Powerview Blinds Manager
This SmartApp allows you to install and manage Hunter Douglas Powerview blinds in SmartThings, which then allows controlling blinds from IFTTT, Google Home etc. Powerview does provide a native IFTTT channell, but it is damn slow; while SmarThings is much faster.
Installation Instructions
- Add the Github Repo to your IDE with the following settings:
- Owner: kqyang
- Name: smartthings
- Branch: master
- Under 'My Device Handlers' in the SmartThings IDE click
- Select smartthings (master) from the drop-down menu.
- Select Powerview Blind from the 'New' tab.
- Click the 'Publish' check-box in the bottom right.
- Click on 'Execute Update'
- Go to the "My SmartApps" tab in the IDE and click
- Select smartthings (master) from the drop-down menu.
- Select Powerview Blinds Manager from the 'New' tab.
- Click on 'Execute Update'
- In your 'My SmartApps' section of IDE, open 'Powerview Blinds Manager'
- When the SmartApp opens, click Publish -> For Me
- Now, open the SmartThings App on your phone/tablet
- Go to the 'Marketplace' tab in the bottom right.
- Go to the 'SmartApps' tab and select 'My Apps'
- Select 'Powerview Blinds Manager'
- From here follow the instructions and start adding the blinds
Virtual Device Manager
This SmartApp allows you to install virtual devices to control multiple physical devices at the same time. For example, you can create a virtual switch for all the switches in downstairs and use this virtual downstairs switch to turn on or off all the switches in downstairs.
Installation Instructions
- Add the Github Repo to your IDE with the following settings:
- Owner: kqyang
- Name: smartthings
- Branch: master
- Under 'My Device Handlers' in the SmartThings IDE click
- Select smartthings (master) from the drop-down menu.
- Select Virtual Device from the 'New' tab.
- Click the 'Publish' check-box in the bottom right.
- Click on 'Execute Update'
- Go to the "My SmartApps" tab in the IDE and click
- Select smartthings (master) from the drop-down menu.
- Select Virtual Device Manager and Virtual Device Manager Child from the 'New' tab.
- Click on 'Execute Update'
- In your 'My SmartApps' section of IDE, open 'Virtual Device manager'
- When the SmartApp opens, click Publish -> For Me
- Now, open the SmartThings App on your phone/tablet
- Go to the 'Marketplace' tab in the bottom right.
- Go to the 'SmartApps' tab and select 'My Apps'
- Select 'Virtual Device Manager'
- From here follow the instructions and start adding the blinds