How To Install Smartthings Multipurpose Sensor On Garage Door

I m reading that installing the main sensor on the main door would be able to capture the door knock.

How to install smartthings multipurpose sensor on garage door. With automations this sensor can trigger alerts tell the lights to turn on and off or set your thermostat based on the built in temperature sensor. Howdy i am using the new smartthings app. Overall there are loads of smartthings garage door sensor options available. For basic sensing a tilt sensor is more than enough.

So i logged into the website and updated the type to smartsense garage door multi. Garage door sensor for smartthings. It works in harmony with the tilt sensor on the gocontrol garage door opener. Do we need to place the main sensor on the moveable area of the door and the magnet on the fixed area towards the side of the door.

Hello i have another newbie question. I added the multipurpose sensor but there was no option to change this to garage door mode. Also i noticed that this sensor is always reporting incorrect temperature right now it is showing 808. Need some suggestions on good placement for this st multipurpose sensor on my door.

I put a smartthings multipurpose sensor on the top of the garage door with the straight line to the right. The smartthings multipurpose sensor is great for monitoring doors windows cabinets or any off limits area. Can anyone please help. I would like to know the best way to place the multipurpose sensors on the doors.

But the reason i wanted to use the multipurpose sensor is because we. After that it is always showing open. Any advice on which piece would be better suited to which side. I set it up with the options do you want to use this sensor on a garage door set on and three axis reporting options set to disabled.

In this video i explain the features of the compact smartthings multipurpose contact sensor. As you can see i ll have to attach one piece on moulding that isn t even and obviously a piece on the door. Is there any pros and cons of both. I have the adt smartthings panel but want to know if i get the non adt branded multi sensor if i install it on a garage door where it will report that it s opened.

I show how to pair this sensor device with the smartthings hub as well as the echo plus speaker hub.