It's simple enough to pop a battery out, wait a minute and put it back. Test. Should be completely unaffected. Then do it again with an hour between remove and replace. Test, should be completely unaffected.
Have you been able to have Ring and the Hubitat connected at the same time. If you have succeeded can you tell me your setting in the Yale app under Yale Smart Module->Entry Code Management: either "Yale Access" or "External System". Thanks
One of mine is at 74% and the other is at 24%.
I just tested mine by unlocking then locking it via the Device Info page, and of course it works fine. That particular lock is very light on battery use. The motor doesn't drive the bolt into the door jam, it just slides a pin into the mechanism and doesn't have to deal with friction of the alignment.
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My other one is more traditional with a sliding deadbolt that has a variable friction as the bolt slides into the jamb depending on weather. I've changed the batteries 3 times in the years I've had it, while the lever lock (above) is about to need it's second battery change since purchased in 2020.
It is external system.
And your implying that you have access to both Ring and Hubitat right? If that is true did you connect your Ring first and then Hubitat?
I am not sure what you are asking. The ring keypad and the Yale assure lock are just zwave devices. They both interact with hubitat fine.
My only real issue has been with LCM managing codes on them. LCM just fails to send codes to one or both of them at times. LCM fails to send the codes to one device or the other and then I can't get LCM to do anything with them. I have scene other users say similar things with LCM. I have resorted to just updating the devices individually from the device page. LCM is great while it works, but once it got in a bad state i couldn't get it to update either device properly.
Did you connect your Ring via Z-Wave to the Yale Lock first and then Hubitat or vice-versa? When I say Ring I mean the Ring Alarm System.
Ok i think there is confusion. I have a ring keypad for HSM on hubitat. The Ring keypad doesn't talk directly to the Yale Zwave Lock. Sorry for the confusion.
LOL! Yup... I am confused. Sorry about that. I am trying to connect my Ring Alarm System (It does not connect) and my Hubitat (Does connect) upto the lock. Thanks anyway.
I think the Ring Alarm can act a Z-wave hub?
You cannot connect a z-wave device to two hubs at the same time if thats what you are trying to do.
You also would not be connecting the Ring system to the lock, its the other way around. Just like you have already connected the lock TO the HE hub. Stating it backwards is another reason why you are confusing people (and getting confused).
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You are correct Jeff... I just talked with Yale Tech Support and they said that only one device can be connected: either Ring or Hubitat. So I guess I will stop trying to do the impossible! I also found out that if you have a Z-Wave module in the lock you can also have Wi-Fi capability if you purchase their Wi-Fi bridge that plugs into a wall outlet. I will now be able to use their app and not have problems if I am over 30 feet away because the Bluetooth fails. They said the functionality of the lock will be exactly like it had the Wi-Fi module placed in it instead of the Z-Wave. Thanks for the help.
I'm planning to buy a Yale assure 2 ZWave. Before doing so, I would like to know if I can use it to disarm my alarm (Konected.io) and run specifics devices basrd on unlock code?
For exemple, when I enter my code, door unlock, alarm disarm, light 1 open at 100% and my playlist starts.
When my wife unlock, door unlock, system disarm, light 1 open at 50% and her playlist starts.
Can't find the info anywhere! I have to purchase the lock on Amazon US and have it shipped to Canada since the ZWave is not available in Canada and won't be able to return it!
And is it possible to arm system in stay mode when lock from inside? And away mode when lock from outside?
Thanks!
I have a Yale Assure SL (YRD256) with the ZW2 module. If they are still shipping the ZW2 module you should get the same stuff as me. If they have finally switched to the S2 capable ZW3 module then I think it is the same just an upgraded chip.
This is all also pretty standard stuff for Z-Wave locks since they all conform to the same specs, I have 3 different brand locks and get similar info from all of them.
Here is sample events.
Here are columns:
The Name/Value combo is the main thing you can act on with rules.
The type can also be used in special cases.
You can also write rules to look for certain text in the "Description" I think thats what sometimes has to be done with locks if you need something not in the value / type.
You get locked/unlocked physical
I dont think you can tell the difference between if it was on the inside of the door (thumb turn) vs the outside (yale button).
If you lock it from a hub command you get this:
If you unlock with a named code you get this (name is blurred out)
So I think you could trigger off the "lastCodeName" if you want to do actions for only a specific person.
I have 3 of the Yale Assure Lock 2 locks (key free with keypad).
For your first question, you can use the unlock codes to trigger Hubitat rules. If you can disarm the alarm via a Rule Machine rule, then you can do what you want to do.
I use Lock Code Manager to create and manage lock codes. I have codes for "Guest" and neighbors S and P. I set up a rule to notify me when one of those codes is used:
You can see that each door and locks code can be handled separately. The %text% of the event is in the format of "Kitchen Door Lock was unlocked by Guest", and I use that in the body of the notification.
For the arm stay/away, the answer is a conditional Yes. If you set the lock to require a code to lock from outside, then you can tell the difference between the door being locked from inside or outside. If you set the door to lock by just pressing the "Yale" key, then you can't tell which side of the door the locking action was initiated from.
When we had a house sitter while we were on vacation, I set it up that way, so if the door was Unlocked by their code, the house was occupied, even if the door was then physically locked. When the door was locked by their code, then the house was empty.
So in that mode, you would use "physically locked" to set armed stay, and "locked by code" to set armed away.
Cant you just lock it by pressing the Yale button though? You dont need a code to lock it. Thats how mine works anyway. Maybe that feature can be disabled though.
That is configurable in the lock settings. It is either/or. If you set it to require a code to lock, you have to enter a valid code and press the check mark button to lock. It's set in the Yale app under Settings -> {Lock Name} -> Keypad settings -> One-Touch Lock
Here is a rule that run actions based on whether the door was locked from inside or outside. This rule was used to change the mode of some internal cameras to give our house sitter more privacy while she was in the house. (Ask me in a PM why that turned out to be a really bad idea. We're still not sure what set off the smoke detector!)
This triggers on any lock changing
- then sets a local variable to the text of the trigger event.
- then notified me with the text of the trigger event
- If the %text% contains "was locked by" then the door was locked from outside, so it makes sure all doors are locked and sends MQTT commands to enable the cameras
- If the text contains "was unlocked" then someone is home and it sends MQTT commands to disable the cameras
When the door is manually locked from inside (the only way to lock from inside), or locked using the "just press the Yale button" method, the log entry looks like: "Basement Door Lock was manually locked [physical][6:1]".
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Thank you very much guys!
