SmartThings Tutorial - Auto Start and Stop Alexa Guard with SmartThings

This easy SmartThings automation will help you automate Alexa Guard so that your Echo devices are automatically placed in guard mode when all members of your household depart. Also Alexa Guard will be automatically stopped when any one family member returns home. This automation uses a Simulated Alexa Switch that is easy to setup as a device handler in the SmartThings IDE. To find instructions for setting up the Simulated Alexa Switch in the SmartThings device handler just watch my video found at the following link: https://youtu.be/3aVHQBeF5Ik Once this virtual switch is setup as a Device Handler, you must then create a new device using the Simulated Alexa Switch that can be used within the SmartThings app to trigger the switch on/off with in a SmartThings automation or scene. The status of the switch can then be viewed in the Alexa App and used in a routine to cause Alexa Guard to start or stop when your family leaves or returns home! ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 🔵SmartThings Account (Groovy IDE): https://account.smartthings.com/ 🔵 Link to Brian Pierron's Raw Code for Virtual Alexa Switch: https://tinyurl.com/ybcvnagh ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 🟠 How to support Bud's Smart Home Automation: 🛒- Shop my Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/budssmarthome 💳- Buy me a Coffee via PayPal: https://paypal.me/BudsHomeAutomation ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 🔵 Check out my home automation website at: https://www.budshomeautomation.com ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ You can access Aeotec and countless other SmartThings compatible devices on my Amazon Store, The Popp/to website or via my Home Automation website: 🔵 Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/budssmarthome 🔵 Save 10% on the Aeotec Hub for SmartThings here: https://popp.to/?ref=BudsHomeAutomations 🔵 Aeotec/SmartThings Hub @ popp.to: https://tinyurl.com/kv7jc268 ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Amazon Links for Aeotec/SmartThings Devices: 🔵 Aeotec/SmartThings Hub: https://amzn.to/3hG653a 🔵 Aeotec/SmartThings Motion Sensor: https://amzn.to/3AklqOt 🔵 Aeotec/SmartThings Window/Door Sensor: https://amzn.to/3hI48n2 🔵 Aeotec/SmartThings Water Leak Sensor: https://amzn.to/3klfHC8 🔵 Aeotec/SmartThings Camera: https://amzn.to/2XEjC4x 🔵 Aeotec/SmartThings Smart Plug: https://amzn.to/3lBpqE4 🔵 Aeotec/SmartThings Button: https://amzn.to/3kfDBiC 🔵 Aeotec/SmartThings Range Extender: https://amzn.to/3hDwLSn ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 🎵 Music Selections used in this video include 🎵 ▶ Intro Music - "Dumb as a Box" by Dan Lebowitz ▶ Background Music - "Chubs" by Quincas Moreira ▶ Exit Music – “World_Map” by Jason Farnham ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ AMAZON ASSOCIATE DISCLAIMER: The links in this description are affiliate links, which means if you click on a link to make a purchase I may receive a small commission. You will not incur additional cost for using my affiliate links and your purchase will help support this channel. Thank you for your support! ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ CHANNEL DISCLAIMER Please tap or click on the following link for the policy statement for all of our videos on the Bud's Smart Home YouTube channel: https://www.budshomeautomation.com/policy-statement ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ #AutomateEchoGuard #AmazonAlexaGuard #AlexaGuardAutomation