Installing the Device DriverUpdated 5 months ago

The SmartThings Smart Home Controller needs a "Device Driver" for each hardware Device that you wish to use so that it functions correctly. A Device Driver is a piece of software / code written in the LUA programming language and these are created by SmartThings themselves, by manufacturers of hardware devices or by the SmartThings Community.

Vesternet hardware is no different in this respect, but fortunately for the end user we've created our own Device Drivers for our full range of hardware. This means that you don't need to search and scour the web to try and find code and information in getting the Device to work!

For best compatibility with the SmartThings Smart Home Controller we recommend that you use our supporting Device Drivers.

In order to make the Device Drivers available for your Vesternet Z-Wave devices, simply subscribe to the Vesternet Edge Channel.

Here you can enrol your SmartThings hub to the Edge Channel and then select which of the available Device Drivers to install:

Note that the Device Drivers are first release versions so while they might not be fully functional featuring all features and capabilities, they should be usable for their primary functions.

It should also be remembered that the SmartThings Edge platform itself is still under development and changes there may unintentionally break third-party Device Drivers.

Please report any issues with the Vesternet Edge Device Drivers by submitting a technical request ticket.