# Heimdall - Let Homey watch over your home **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app, official, security, homey-pro:mini:shs, heimdall\ **Created:** [August 22, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134 "2018-08-22T13:41:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![KvM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kvm/32/6707_2.png) [@KvM](https://community.homey.app/u/KvM)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/428 "2019-03-06T13:14:29Z")
Here some screenshot to show what I mean: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/e/e3172f42c5f8e40550aeb44098aa96b94928743f.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/9/99c45a5707731b900e926535eebda282db9955d3.png) I was thinking the flow card shown in the 2nd screenshot was the status of the modus (armed / de-armed) shown in the left, but it actually means “a sensor has been tripped while surveillance modus is on”. ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/429 "2019-03-06T16:09:45Z")
Hi Koen, I see what you mean. Never realised that (I use English on my own Homey) I’ll see if I can think of different translations so there will be a clearer distinction between the **Surveillance Mode** and the **Alarm state** ---
**Author:** ![KvM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kvm/32/6707_2.png) [@KvM](https://community.homey.app/u/KvM)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/430 "2019-03-06T17:09:30Z")
Maybe use “ingeschakeld” & “uitgeschakeld” for the arming modus? And keep “geactiveerd” for the tripping of the alarm? Or even call that one “alarm gaat af” & “alarm is gereset”? And does the homey app support translation of the instructions? Maybe that might help as well? Cheers! Koen ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/431 "2019-03-06T17:44:12Z")
> [@KvM](#): > > And does the homey app support translation of the instructions? Maybe that might help as well? The instructions should be in Dutch, aren’t they? ---
**Author:** ![KvM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kvm/32/6707_2.png) [@KvM](https://community.homey.app/u/KvM)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/432 "2019-03-07T12:48:13Z")
Yes they are, my bad… I was pretty sure I saw them in English, maybe I was mistaken with the opening post of this topic?🤐 In that case, the confusion still remained with the Dutch instructions 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/433 "2019-03-07T14:05:34Z")
👍 I’m working on the Dutch translation to take away the confusion, it’s next in line after an update to get an indicator showing the **Alarm State** on the **Surveillance Mode Switch** and the **Alarm Off Button**. ---
**Author:** ![KvM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kvm/32/6707_2.png) [@KvM](https://community.homey.app/u/KvM)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/434 "2019-03-07T19:22:35Z")
Sounds good! ---
**Author:** ![2Be](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/2bfe46/32.png) [@2Be](https://community.homey.app/u/2Be)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/435 "2019-03-08T08:26:09Z")
Nice one @DaneedeKruyff, showing the alarm state on the switch button. If you get this done might other app builders be able to show states of movement sensors, temp sensors etc. on the switches in the main view? Or is this prohibited by the sensor type/capability? ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 8:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/436 "2019-03-08T08:47:39Z")
That depends on the type of information to be shown. I asked Emile to revisit the request to enable community developers to show a value or indicator on a device tile ([https://github.com/athombv/homey-apps-sdk-issues/issues/17](https://github.com/athombv/homey-apps-sdk-issues/issues/17)) and he advised me to use the `alarm_generic` capability for this particular use case. That does indeed whats needed, it shows an indicator on the device tile, so that’s something that is possible right now. The indicator is as is, no customisation possible (color or icon), and there is no way (yet?) to show temperature information and such however. ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/437 "2019-03-08T18:26:27Z")
New version published > ## Version 2.0.13 > > - Added Alarm indicator to Alarm Off Button > - Added Alarm indicator to Surveillance Mode Switch I’m very happy to announce that this new version enables the **Alarm State Indicator** on both the **Alarm Off Button** and the **Surveillance Mode Switch** ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/c/c7e6767ec03e31a7d7d4e87afa9e1beaebfa97c7.jpeg) To make use of this new functionality you will have to remove and re-add the **Alarm Off Button** and **Surveillance Mode Switch** Unfortunately is it still not possible for Community Developers to customise what is shown as an indicator on a device tile so it’s not possible to change the icon or color. ---
**Author:** ![rindler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rindler/32/5501_2.png) [@rindler](https://community.homey.app/u/rindler)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/438 "2019-03-08T18:57:12Z")
Great news! Would it be possible to have a card (or maybe another solution) like ‘When surveillance switch is pressed’? Then I could turn off an active alarm with a short click and change surveillance mode with long click on the same device/button, since both of them now show an active alarm? Would save some space among those favourite devices on the homescreen. ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/439 "2019-03-08T20:02:24Z")
Better yet, I’ll look if it is possible now to add the capability the **Alarm Off Button** uses to the **Surveillance Mode Switch** without it interfering with it’s own function. (Tried this on V1.5 but that didn’t really work out as I wanted.) ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/440 "2019-03-11T19:41:08Z")
New version published > ## Version 2.0.14 > > - Improved dutch translations In this version the Dutch descriptions for the different **Surveillance Modes** are changed from **Geactiveerd** , **Gedeactiveerd** and **Deels geactiveerd** to **Ingeschakeld** , **Uitgeschakeld** and **Deels ingeschakeld** to have a better distinction from the **Alarm State** because the old description was [confusing](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/423). @KvM ---
**Author:** ![KvM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kvm/32/6707_2.png) [@KvM](https://community.homey.app/u/KvM)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/441 "2019-03-11T20:20:20Z")
Very nice, think this might prevent some confusion for other Dutch users ---
**Author:** ![KvM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kvm/32/6707_2.png) [@KvM](https://community.homey.app/u/KvM)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/442 "2019-03-11T20:28:07Z")
Only the Dutch alarm button shows “schakel uit” as well. This should be “deactiveer” I think? In the flowcards everything seems correct after this update. ![Screenshot_20190311-212451_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/9/9da993c8c26d9047d7834fef18518c0d6756359b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/443 "2019-03-11T20:31:07Z")
Good find, thanks. Will change it. ---
**Author:** ![J\_Pouwels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/j_pouwels/32/10507_2.png) [@J\_Pouwels](https://community.homey.app/u/J_Pouwels)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 11:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/444 "2019-03-12T11:10:19Z")
Heimdall upgraded, Now I don’t get an “Alarm Uit” anymore! Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? ![Home](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/a/a8b074d40c1f409324057d8aa7c4d69b6d96a21d.jpeg) ![Alarm%20Huis%20Aan](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/1/162f3139248df78cab7bf81b882fe34bc4820fbd.jpeg) ![Alarm%20Huis%20Uit](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/4/45f561386f7faaa067533f6a733574666777c46f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 11:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/445 "2019-03-12T11:35:53Z")
Hi @J_Pouwels, the latest update has only been an change in translations, no functional changes. I don’t understand how you use _ **Heimdall** _, I see you have a virtual switch (Alarm Huis) and from the looks of it you use that to trigger the alarm (Activeer Alarm) It’s very important to understand that there is a **Surveillance Mode** and an **Alarm state** , if I understand your flows you are actually activating the **Alarm State** and not setting a **Surveillance Mode** Please read the opening post and follow the instructions step by step, you don’t need any virtual devices to set a **Surveillance Mode** or **Alarm state**. And if you set the **Surveillance Mode** you also don’t need to start the **Sensor Check** (Controleer de status van alle sensoren) this is done automatically when using the **Surveillance Mode**. (Btw, in your first flow _any_ change of the _Alarm Huis_ device will activate the alarm, you don’t evaluate a value (waarde) as you do in the second flow, so even if you intend to only run the second flow, the first flow will also run) ---
**Author:** ![J\_Pouwels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/j_pouwels/32/10507_2.png) [@J\_Pouwels](https://community.homey.app/u/J_Pouwels)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/446 "2019-03-12T12:57:13Z")
I want to use this with a virtual button because I can then turn the alarm on or off with only 1 button. ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/447 "2019-03-12T13:16:40Z")
Ok, but do you understand you are activating the **Alarm State** but should be setting the **Surveillance Mode**? (To make it more clear to you, in Dutch: Je zet dus niet de _toezichtmode aan_, waarin het openen van een deur of beweging het alarm af laat gaan, maar laat direct het alarm af gaan.) [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134.md?page=21) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134.md?page=23)