I recently set up Bali’s smart blinds with my Samsung SmartThings hub, and they’ve been working perfectly. However, I wanted to take it a step further by integrating IFTTT to enable voice control for opening and closing the blinds. While I understand that varying levels of control aren’t possible due to limitations in the SmartThings IFTTT actions, I at least wanted to create a custom device handler for basic on/off functionality.
The challenge was understanding how to communicate with the device to trigger these actions. I decided to look into the device handler code to see what commands it supports and how they can be called. After some research and trial and error, I managed to create a custom handler that works seamlessly with my setup. This experience taught me a lot about device communication and the flexibility of IFTTT in enhancing smart home automation.
If anyone else is looking to do something similar, I’d be happy to share my findings or troubleshoot any issues you might encounter!