Is it possible to have a specific sensor armed all of the time? I am looking to have my smoke detectors always armed. Is it possible to do this via the setting of the specific device…or do I have to program a schedule to have them on always?
From the Vera point of view, Arm /Disarm is purely a cosmetic feature. There’s no difference between what you can do with an armed or a disarmed sensor. In either state they can be used to trigger (separate) events.
[quote=“akbooer, post:2, topic:181464”]From the Vera point of view, Arm /Disarm is purely a cosmetic feature. There’s no difference between what you can do with an armed or a disarmed sensor. In either state they can be used to trigger (separate) events.[/quote]Plus, once armed, it should remain armed unless of course you change it.
You could put it into armed status in your startup Lua:
luup.variable_set("urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:SecuritySensor1" , "Armed ", "1" , DevNo)Where DevNo is the device number for the sensor.
When it comes to a smoke detector (building on @akbooer’s point) you would likely want them to report wether they are armed or not armed.