Hey everyone, I wanted to share an exciting project I’ve been working on! I’ve been trying to create a custom device handler for the Leeo alarm system that can be controlled through IFTTT commands. While I’m still in the early stages, I’ve managed to get some basic functionalities up and running, and I’d love to hear your thoughts or suggestions!
So far, I’ve been able to trigger smoke, carbon monoxide, and water alerts through IFTTT. The device is currently set up to act as a smoke detector in the system, which means it can integrate with other smart home features. I’ve also added a bunch of capabilities, though I’m not entirely sure if some of them are necessary or if they might cause confusion. For example, I included lock/unlock and close/open commands, but I’m not sure if those make sense in the context of an alarm system.
One thing I’m particularly curious about is how to handle the dismissal of alerts. Right now, if an alert goes off, I haven’t figured out a seamless way to turn it off through the app or another command. If anyone has experience with this or knows a workaround, I’d be super grateful for the help!
I’ve also been experimenting with using the device to change the color of my Leeo light based on the security mode in my smart home app. It’s a fun feature, but I’m running into some issues with getting the color changes to work reliably. I’m looking into using WebCore to handle this instead of the Artik cloud service, which hasn’t been cooperating so far.
Another challenge I’m facing is getting temperature and humidity readings to display properly. I’ve managed to get some placeholder data to show up, but I’m stuck on how to pull the actual sensor data from the device. If anyone has tackled something similar or knows how to work with webhooks to pull this data, I’d love to hear your advice!
Overall, I’m really excited about the progress I’ve made, but there’s still a lot to figure out. I’d love to hear if anyone else has tried something like this or has tips on how to improve the device handler. Let me know your thoughts – I’m all ears!
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