“Having a working hard wired alarm system with PIR's already, I wanted to tap into this to provide SmartThings with motion detection.
This device simply just works! No fuss, no bother. The output, whilst not controllable programmatically, responds immediately with no lag with the input, and has so far provided flawless feedback to SmartThings despite being a decent distance away from my SmartThings hub, and tucked away in a metal box!
I plan to get several more of these sensors to provide feed back on a whole host of dumb appliances over time”
“I tried to use this with Z-Wave Popp Hub Gateway - Gen5, it did not complete inclusion but was able to see temperature from sensor, but the data was unusable.”
“I'm using this universal sensor with the 1st channel linked to my doorbell. Means I can have an attractive bell push outside and still have a integrated smart doorbell system.
Connected through my Samsung Smarthings Hub (needs custom device handler code which can be found on the smartthings forum) I get text messages and my porch / hallway lights come on when someone presses the bell. Also flashes my decking lights if I'm home in case I'm mowing the lawn and don't hear the bell.
This unit can also send alarm frames to other Fibaro devices so, with the second chanel linked to a Fibaro relay and the 12v doorbell supply, I can now trigger all my house lights to flash when the alarm sounds. Trying to do this with code alone is buggy and unreliable so I'm a very happy customer. Reccomended but only if you have a good grasp of electronics.”
“Used this with my Honeywell G4 alarm panel. Most panels will have a set output trigger. Connect this to the universal sensor and you can monitor is your alarm is set or activated. Great if like me you get half way up the road and wonder if it is set or not.”
“This is a great little device.. Very small indeed.. I was surprised just how small! The unit comes with a connector that has 8 wires coming out of it. These are for the various connections to power, inputs and thermometers. I purchased one of the weatherproof DS18B20 sensors along with this and it works flawlessly.
Integration into Homeseer was a little tricky and hence why it lost 1 star. Didn't find out until after I purchased it that there is an issue with how Fibaro presents the sensors. After lots of messing around I got it semi working, only 1 input and the thermostat inputs but that's all I needed. Thus far happy with it's performance. Would certainly buy one again.”
“Very handy unit for converting other devices to Z-wave. My first one now connects the doorbell to the network and incorporates an outside air temperature sensor. All intended thermometers must be connected before the device is included in your network - adding extras (up to 4 total) requires exclusion and re-inclusion. Temperature readings can be taken at intervals up to 255 secs, and reports can be sent either regularly or when the temperatture changes by more than a set amount. There are two switch inputs and two corresponding opto-isolated outputs. Be warned that this device is not low-current: it draws a "steady" 14 mA from a 9 V source, and as such it is hard to operate from batteries.”
