2. Setup the automatic change of modes for the Smartthings home hub
– Home – 6 am – This mode is our “at home” Day Time mode
– Night – 11 pm – This mode is our “at home” Night Time mode
Smartthings “Good Night” Mode – Configured to operate as our “At Home – Night Time” mode setting. I have this configured it send Off commands to various lighting and to change the home hub mode. Additionally, an instance of the “Keep Me Cozy” app is triggered by the change to Night mode.Smartthings “Good Morning” Mode – Configured to operate as our “At Home – Day Time” mode setting. The only thing I have this configured it do at this time is to change the home hub mode. However, an instance of the “Keep Me Cozy” app is triggered by the change to Home mode.
3. Installed two instances of the Smartthing app called “Keep Me Cozy” – One with our “At Home” Day Time HVAC Setpoints for Heating / Cooling
– One with our “At Home” Night Time HVAC Setpoints for Heating / Cooling
Smartthings “Keep Me Cozy” App – Configured as “HVAC – Dayâ€. When Smartthings home hub is set to “Home†or “Away – Local†modes, this app fires, setting our HVAC Day Time (Home) SetpointsSmartthings “Keep Me Cozy” App – Configured as “HVAC – Night”. When Smartthings home hub is set to “Night†mode, this app fires, setting our HVAC Night Time Setpoints
Confirmation that Thermostat Setpoints had indeed changed in the evening
Home HVAC Thermostat – At 11 pm, Smartthings changed the Home to “Night†mode which in turn fired the Smartthings “Keep Me Cozy” App – Configured as “HVAC – Night” and adjusted Heating and Cooling Setpoints to 69 and 77 respectively
Confirmation that Thermostat Setpoints had indeed changed in the morning
Smartthings App – Activity Feed – This activity shows that at 6:01 am, the “Good Morning” feature fired, setting the home hub to “Home” (our Day) mode.Home HVAC Thermostat – At 6 am, Smartthings changed the Home to “Home†(Day) mode which in turn fired the Smartthings “Keep Me Cozy” App – Configured as “HVAC – Day†and adjusted Heating and Cooling Setpoints to 71 and 77 respectively
4. Using the IFTTT service, I setup a “If this then that” recipe using    the Smartthings and SMS channels
IFTTT Channel Recipes – These are two recipes I setup that will notify me via cellphone text message if the interior home temperature “Rises above our highest Heating or Cooling Setpoints” or “Dips below our lowest Heating or Cooling Setpoints”
March 19, 2015 Danielle, Tiffani, Nancy and I left together late this morning. Â After dropping Tiffani at a babysitting job, the 3 of us stopped for lunch at Trattoria Romano. Â Really good Italian food and of course, great conversation. Danielle dropped Nancy and I at the Zehlendorf S-Bahn station after lunch. Â We took it to…
Stayed at the Hilton in downtown Milwaukee, WI this weekend. Decided to bring my own Internet. Good thing too as the Hilton did not offer free Wi-Fi. I already pay $60/month for the Sprint AirCard, may as well take it with me when I travel. Brought the JunxionBox router/WAP too. It allowed Nancy to connect…
The Brake and ABS warning lights came on in my RAM. Dealer read the codes and determined that the ABS sensor inside a front wheel bearing needed to be replaced. Here is an image of the new wheel bearing with the ABS sensor wire connected to it.
See update from 30-May at bottom of this blog post. We left Elkhart Campground around 10:30 am today. Our plan was to push to Bardstown, KY and stay at White Acres RV Park and spend the next day on the Bourbon Trail. But….. I noticed much of this afternoon, the RV seemed to be dog-tracking…
One Comment
Hi Jim,
I am newbie to smartthings technology. I just purchased a rental house with this Trane thermostat and would like to manage remotely. The hub is version 3. How do I add this thermostat device ? It is not in the list under Trane ? Any help appreciated.
Hi Jim,
I am newbie to smartthings technology. I just purchased a rental house with this Trane thermostat and would like to manage remotely. The hub is version 3. How do I add this thermostat device ? It is not in the list under Trane ? Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Tom