I’m trying to figure out how to get the door locks to lock after a period of time after which the 345Mhz door sensors signal to the GC2 panel that the door is closed again. One would think this would be simple, but I can’t figure out how to make all the pieces work.I can’t seem to find any logic in the GC2 panel (firmware 1.16) to make this happen. Is it there and I’m missing it?
For security, Door locks cannot be automated by sensor activity. This is not an option in the panel or in Alarm.com rules.
It seems SmartThings can’t initiate control of the locks based on the door sensors as the GC2 panel won’t signal any of its stateful data on the 345Mhz sensors outward to any other device, much less bridge the sensor data across its internal HW/SW and do something helpful like be able to signal sensor states to another Z-wave controller.
No professional alarm panel will transmit sensor status data via Z-wave.
Up until fairly recently, Z-wave lacked any UL certification for security application. It is not in use for security application in major panels because of this and its limited range, especially for battery operated nodes.
I have a ton of 2GIG equipment I don’t want to abandon, and it seems ridiculous to me that said logic must be pushed outward to a monitored service (reliant on cloud, versus the panel) which then induces delays and recurring costs.
The alarm panel is simply not designed for this use. Professional alarm systems transmit alarm and sensor status data securely to a monitoring service with an alarm signal receiver.
Alarm.com receives the info and arranges it in a useful manner for the user. Most Z-wave rules, to address the delays question, are created in ADC and saved at the module/panel and run locally. If you create a rule stating to turn on a light by opening a door, Alarm.com is not sending the command each time. Your panel is processing this locally.
Note that suretyDIY is an Alarm.com services dealer. It sounds like you are probably looking for something the equipment is not designed for. You might be better served with something like a Vera Secure.