The Fortrezz dry contact units (Mimo2+ and Mimolite) have been popular on ST, has anyone successfully used them on HE? Are there any competitors I should be aware of? I see Aeon has a single channel dry contact sensor (ZW097-A) that seems to be sold out . . .
It may not be obvious, but Qubino has a single channel dry contact too.
I've always considered their single and dual relay devices as the same, but doubled, if you get my meaning.. turns out they have two single relay products, the 1 and the 1D. I never noticed that D hanging out at the end before. They both can be used in Line and low voltage DC applications, which is how I "discovered the obvious."
I am looking to use the Qubino Flush 1D as the remote to my Pool Heater, which needs to be a dry contact. I'm looking to use a Qubino Flush 2 in 24 vdc mode to control a Jandy-like Pool valve Actuator.
I think I used wrong terminology to describe what I am looking for. I would like something that can sense the status of a switch. My use case is to put wired sensors on some outdoor gates. I currently have a z-wave sensor in a piece of PVC tubing but while it is mostly weatherproof, the temperature extremes are hard on battery life. I am thinking of using a wired switch, running the wire into the house, and connected it to something like the Mimolite so it can participate in the home automation system. It's a bit confusing because the Fortrezz units can do both, sense and switch.
There's a 2 wire header inside that receives a sensor. I have used it for a pressure switch (which is a resistive change) and to sense a Large (waterproof/outdoor) push button.
csteele: Thanks for that lead! I had done a similar thing with one of the early generation ST door/window sensors but the newer ones are not a friendly to modifications. The ST sensor didn't have screw terminals but the connection to the magnetic sensor was easily accessible so with a bit of soldering . . .
Sorry! I just saw this question. Hopefully you’ve already found some of the contact sensors with external sensor terminals. The ones I have were part of an old GoControl kit sold at Home Depot a few years back.
A quick search in the SmartThings Community forum will probably turn up what folks are currently buying.
Just to reply to an earlier post, there's an updated driver, you can just search for it. Seems to work well. I have the MIMO2 but so far no luck on a driver that does two. I'm not sure I'm up for coding it myself.