The instructions that tonyfleisher linked to have info on that.
How to use smartthings multipurpose sensor for garage door tilt.
Under the doors locks section select new door.
In other words when your garage door opens or closes the sensor will tilt and send you an alert.
I put a smartthings multipurpose sensor on the top of the garage door with the straight line to the right.
Combine the tilt sensor with a z wave relay to remotely close and open your garage door some installation and diy know how required.
A smartthings garage sensor is merely a sensor which monitors or controls a garage door.
Just input the sensor and the associated relay switch and then tapping the smartsense garage door sensor button will trigger the relay or switch.
Well and a garage too of course.
I ve seen old references in this forum to the new vs.
Connect the samsung smartthings multipurpose sensor with the hub.
I have configured it for use on a garage door and oriented it correctly on the door with the raised bar on the cover oriented vertically on the right side of the sensor.
Then you have the option to pick either garage door or conventional door.
Old sensors mine was purchased a week ago and has the coin battery in it.
Selecting the multipurpose sensor s garage door option through the smartthings mobile app tells the device to use its 3 axis accelerometer to sense the tilt of the garage door so you can use it without the magnet.
The ecolink tilt sensor is a z wave based device that can be used to measure the mounted angle of garage doors.
For this what you ll need is a garage door sensor for smartthings and smartthings hub.
Note that the when you turn on the garage tilt sensor option it will display the garage tilt in place of the magnetic contact sensor.
Just make sure you play with it first so you install it oriented correctly.
Here is how to set up the multipurpose sensor.
Smartthings works with ecolink garage tilt sensor.
You need to change the multi sensor to smartsense garage door sensor button in the ide then install the following program.
A door that knows when to lock itself i put a smartthings multipurpose sensor on my front door that activates the lock when it s been closed for a few minutes.
I m using a smartthings multipurpose sensor on my garage door.