Tag: SmartThings Open Platform

5 New Compatible Devices

July 31, 2015 / / 6 Comments

We’re excited to announce that five new devices are now compatible with the SmartThings open platform.

Each of these new devices will now appear in the SmartThings app under the Things category of SmartSetup. To connect them to your SmartThings Hub and account, simply tap “Connect New Device” in SmartSetup.

Here’s a brief look at each product:

thermostat_left30_refl_fahrenheitZen Thermostat

Close your eyes, inhale deeply, and focus on achieving total climate nirvana while saving energy with this drop-dead gorgeous smart home thermostat.

This new integration allows you to control and automate the Zen thermostat directly from the free SmartThings app. The thermostat’s LED screen provides clear and simple feedback, with icons that only display when they’re required. It’s available in black or white to blend in seamlessly to your home’s aesthetic.

45853-1GE Plug-In Smart Switch

Like the SmartPower Outlet, the GE Plug-In Smart Switch is a portable, pluggable ZigBee outlet can turn lamps, electronics, or small appliances into a “smart” device that you can control and automate from the SmartThings app.

From the free SmartThings app, you’ll be able to see if you’ve left any lights or electronics on after you’ve left, turn things on or off from anywhere, and set lights and electronics to automatically turn on or off when different things happen–like when people enter a room or leave home.

45852-1.1GE Plug-In Smart Dimmer

The GE Plug-In Smart Dimmer is a portable pluggable device that provides the same controllable and programmable functionality as the GE Plug-In Smart Switch, but it also lets you dim or brighten lights to your preference.

By plugging in lights, small appliances, and electronics to this ZigBee dimmer, you’ll be able to control them from anywhere, automate them to turn on or off when different things happen, and manually dim or brighten lights–all from the free SmartThings app.

2065113_saGE In-Wall Smart Switch

This in-wall light switch allows you to control and automate overhead lights and ceiling fans from anywhere using the free SmartThings app, while also letting you manually control it by tapping the switch directly.

The ZigBee switch utilizes your home’s existing wiring. It easily replaces your old light switch and integrates seamlessly with 2-way and 3-way systems.

 

 

2066112_saGE-In Wall Smart Dimmer

Like the GE In-Wall Switch, this ZigBee device allows you to control and automate overhead lights and ceiling fans from anywhere, but it also lets you brighten and dim overhead lights to match your preferences.

The ZigBee switch utilizes your home’s existing wiring. It easily replaces your old light switch and integrates seamlessly with 2-way and 3-way systems.

21 New SmartApps

July 1, 2015 / / 4 Comments

One of the most powerful parts about the SmartThings open platform is that it brings together developers from our growing Community and SmartThings customers. When these developers create and submit valuable new ways to use SmartThings, we’ll publish them in the free SmartThings app for all customers to use. We call these new applications “SmartApps.” Read More

New Compatible Devices

February 24, 2015 / / 19 Comments

We’re excited to announce that five new devices are now compatible with the SmartThings open platform.

Each of these new devices will now appear in the SmartThings app under the Things category of SmartSetup. To connect them to your SmartThings Hub and account, simply tap “Connect New Device” in SmartSetup.

rsz_rsz_photo_1_19_1Connected Cree LED Bulb

Recently named one of the world’s 50-most innovative companies by Fast Company, Cree’s connected LED bulb can be now automated, controlled, and monitored directly from the SmartThings app.

The bulb has an estimated yearly cost of only $1.27, and will save homeowners and renters an average of $127 on electricity bills during its 25,000-hour lifetime. Best of all, with a cost of $14.97 at most Home Depot stores, the Connected Cree LED Bulb is just about the most affordable smart bulb on the market.

 

rsz_photo_2_19 (1)Fibaro Motion Sensor

The Fibaro Motion sensor is a Z-Wave device that will notify SmartThings customers whenever there’s unexpected motion in their home, while also monitoring temperature, light, and acceleration.

The device features an LED indicator on the front, and can illuminate different colors depending on whether motion or acceleration is detected. With a diameter of just 44-millimeters, its small size and sleek white frame will simultaneously blend in to the background of your home, while also keeping an eye on it.

 

rsz_photo_3_15 (1)Fibaro Door/Window Sensor

The Fibaro Door/Window sensor is a SmartThings-compatible Z-Wave device that can send you a notification when a door, window, cabinet, safe, garage door, or other object is opened or closed.

By integrating the Fibaro Door/Window sensor with your SmartThings setup, you can do things like know when kids come home from school and automatically turn on the lights, be alerted if there’s unexpected entry in your home and trigger an alarm to blare, secure dangerous or off-limit areas of your home like cleaning supply cabinets, and gain peace of mind by knowing when people come and go.

 

rsz_rsz_photo_1_20Fibaro Flood Sensor

The Fibaro Flood sensor is a SmartThings-compatible Z-Wave device that can detect water and send you an immediate alert on your smartphone if moisture is detected where it doesn’t belong. It can also measure temperature and send you notifications if the temperature rises above or drops below a certain level.

By integrating the Fibaro Flood sensor with SmartThings, you can do things like automatically shut off a water valve if there’s a leak, ring an alarm to notify you of a little water before it becomes a big problem, or automatically turn on a space heater or window A/C unit in response to unexpectedly hot or cold temperatures in areas of your home like a basement or study.

rsz_rsz_photo_4_8WeMo Smart LED Bulb

The WeMo Smart LED Bulb is a SmartThings-compatible ZigBee bulb that can be connected directly to your SmartThings Hub without the need for the WeMo Link bridge. In addition to being able to turn your lights on and off remotely, you can also dim and brighten this bulb.

SmartThings customers can turn their WeMo lights on and off from anywhere to make it look like they’re home, adjust them to set the mood, or automate them to come on and off at set times or when different events occur (such as a person arriving home or motion ceasing in a room).

The WeMo Smart LED bulb has an average annual cost of just $1.14 and an average life expectancy of 23 years–so you may want to include it in your will.


Here is a list of all products that have been tested by SmartThings and verified as compatible.

 

Logitech Harmony Joins SmartThings Labs

September 26, 2014 / / 48 Comments

Note: We are in talks with Logitech Harmony to improve this integration and should be releasing changes that greatly enhance its performance and reliability soon. Please stay tuned, and thank you for your patience. – The SmartThings Product team

We’re very excited to announce the newest addition to SmartThings Labs: Logitech Harmony. By combining the power of Harmony and the SmartThings open platform, you can now seamlessly integrate your smart home with your home entertainment system to control and automate 270,000 devices from more than 6,000 brands.

Smart Home Entertainment

This SmartThings Labs integration allows you to control the Harmony activities of your favorite home entertainment devices directly from your SmartThings app. By connecting SmartThings and Harmony, you can initiate Harmony activities via SmartThings triggers. For example:

• Turn on Cable TV When I Return Home
• Turn off the Stereo When I Leave
• Turn on My PlayStation or Xbox When I Change to Game Mode
• …and much more

These on/off Harmony actions can be initiated with the following SmartThings triggers:

photosean• mode change
• contact sensor opens/closes
• acceleration detected
• motion starts/stops
• switch turned on/off
• person, pet, or car arrives/departs
• button press
• scheduled time

You can also control SmartThings-powered lights and switches directly from the new Harmony Home Control remote.

Here are just a few of the thousands of things that are now possible:

• Turn on the local news or the Weather Channel on your TV each morning as you wake up

• Trigger your TV to turn on automatically when you come home from work each day, and to turn off when you leave the house

• Set your Sonos to automatically play a certain station or playlist when you open a door

• If you’ve already set up a SmartThings Movie Time mode (or something similar), you can now also trigger a “Play DVD” activity so that the movie starts playing at the same time as the lights dim.

• Invite David Blaine over to your home. Tell him that because of a magical gift that you’ve been born with, you have the power to turn on your TV, play a movie, or blast the stereo just by moving this here frame on the wall. Move that frame, and blast that stereo. Impress David Blaine. Go on tour with David Blaine. Become best friends with David Blaine.

Setup:

To integrate SmartThings with Harmony, you’ll need one of three new products that Harmony recently unveiled: the Harmony Home Hub, the Harmony Home Control, or the Harmony Ultimate Home.

An important note: To access the SmartThings integration, existing Harmony customers will need to upgrade their firmware. Logitech tells us that upgrade will be available in the coming months and that there will be a small fee associated with it. If you have further questions about this forthcoming firmware update, please contact Logitech.  

For new Harmony customers, we’ve put together a series of videos guiding you through the setup process.

First, you’ll want to use the Logitech Harmony app to set up your Harmony Hub with SmartThings, like this:

After you’ve set this up, you can follow this video to begin controlling your SmartThings-powered lights and switches using the Harmony app:

Next, you’ll want to use the SmartThings app to set up and trigger different Harmony Activities:

And now you’re all set to begin using SmartThings Labs to integrate your smart home with your home entertainment setup. Ahem… world’s first smart wall-mounted TV, anyone?

 What is SmartThings Labs?

anigif_enhanced-buzz-19127-1406210468-4SmartThings Labs gives customers access to a curated group of popular third-party devices and services that can work together with SmartThings while they’re still in development. These new product solutions are created by our in-house team, as well as by our growing community of software developers. Together, they make it easier than ever to control all of the connected devices in your home with the SmartThings iOS and Android apps.

As our engineering team works to fine-tune these integrated products and solutions with our platform, they may move from SmartThings Labs into more prominent sections of the SmartThings Dashboard to make way for new integrations and features in Labs. Since Labs is all about experimenting, you may notice that some product features aren’t fully polished yet. If you do experience any performance issues, we’d love to hear your feedback to help improve things–just shoot us a note at support@smartthings.com.

SmartThings Labs is open for all SmartThings customers. To access it, tap the “+” icon at the bottom of the SmartThings Dashboard to go to SmartSetup. Then, scroll to the right to find the “More” category, where SmartThings Labs is located.

 
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