HSM Battery Alert

kilowatts · January 12, 2019, 11:25pm

Got a low battery alert today. HSM said "ALERT!" in Red, along with the 15% level of the device.
After changing the battery, the red alert didn't go away, but just changed to say 100%. Had to cancel it manually. Seems like the alert should automatically clear after changing battery, yes?

Ryan780 · January 12, 2019, 11:32pm

Picky picky! LOL. jk. I've never actually seen one. Good to know it actually works!

kilowatts · January 12, 2019, 11:34pm

Yeah it was definitely the highlight of my day Just seemed weird later when it said "ALERT! Battery is at 100%!"

Ryan780 · January 12, 2019, 11:39pm

It just wanted to make sure you knew....just in case.

vjv · January 13, 2019, 12:27am

You must click cancel, no auto canceling feature.

Actually I seen a lot of those alerts, ST presence sensors suck batteries like crazy.

bravenel · January 13, 2019, 4:03am

HSM by design wants you to take affirmative action to cancel an alert once it is triggered.

marktheknife · January 13, 2019, 3:57pm

I created a rule in RM to auto-clear custom alerts after a short period of time. Most of mine are for presence events, contact sensors, etc. so I rarely need the alert to persist, and this was the easiest way I could think of to clear the alerts automatically.

bobbles · January 13, 2019, 4:05pm

Would you mind sharing your rule?

marktheknife · January 13, 2019, 6:11pm

Sure, pasted below.

The capability HSM alert has several options, by choosing “rule” that seems to be the custom alerts.

bobbles · January 13, 2019, 6:25pm

Thanks very much.
Didn't realise it was that easy.
I've never played with this side of HSM before.
Thanks again.

vjv · January 14, 2019, 2:24am

Thanks, nice rule

raidflex · January 14, 2019, 3:38am

The HSM battery level option is a nice feature. I think also adding a column under devices that shows battery percentage would be helpful also.

pcgirl · March 16, 2019, 9:43pm

I setup a battery alert in HSM but I haven't received any alerts and one of my batteries is showing 1%. Where does the alert show?

marktheknife · March 16, 2019, 9:48pm

Did you setup an sms or pushover notification in the HSM alert settings?

bobbles · March 16, 2019, 9:49pm

Hi @pcgirl
This is my HSM custom alert and it sends me a pushover notification when the battery level falls below 30%.
I know it works as it send me an alert today.

pcgirl · March 16, 2019, 9:51pm

Yes, I do have a push notification setup for the HSM battery level.

pcgirl · March 16, 2019, 9:53pm

Actually, I just checked the motion sensor and it says the battery is 20% so no wonder I haven't received an alert! Says 1% in ST??

bobbles · March 16, 2019, 9:54pm

At least you know why.

JasonJoelOld · March 16, 2019, 10:50pm

You'll be lucky to ever see a 5% battery. My devices always seem to get to 20-30% and die. I have my HSM battery alert set at 33%.

njanda · March 16, 2019, 11:05pm

I agree you're unlikely to see 5% battery level but hey, give it a go.
Mine is set to 30%