# Heimdall - Let Homey watch over your home

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134>\
**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:** 43

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**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:** [June 12, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/855 "2020-06-12T16:52:43Z")

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I understand the desire to not receive these messages when setting the **Surveillance Mode** when you consciously create a separate method of warning you when a sensor has not communicated. Most users however do not want to think about this or bother with additional flows so I’m not going to add a setting for this, maybe these flows can be of help for your use case:

Run **Communication Check**

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/2/22a395f2a274cb6484d5d602eec16c05078785d3.jpeg)

Send result of **Communication Check**

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/7/376d6b382493751b9895d78a7db2a5527e0a1872.jpeg)

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**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:** [June 16, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/856 "2020-06-16T18:27:49Z")

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New version published, sorry no new functionality.

> ## Version 2.0.42
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> - No functional changes, resubmission to enable App Store languages

The apps description in the app store is now available in several extra languages. There are just 2 languages that still needs translating, Italian and Norwegian, Please reply here if you can help translate, Thanks!

(Version 2.0.41 was skipped due to the workings of the submission process)

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**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:** [June 22, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/857 "2020-06-22T07:47:24Z")

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Due to recent developments on how Athom deals with community developers I’ve decided to ask Athom to remove _ **Heimdall** _ from the app store.

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**Author:** ![2Be](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/2bfe46/32.png) [@2Be](https://community.homey.app/u/2Be)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/858 "2020-06-22T08:08:03Z")

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Will Heimdall still be available true the community app store?  
How are Henk and Ingrid gonna be able to find the Heimdall now?

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**Author:** ![Igy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/igy/32/22144_2.png) [@Igy](https://community.homey.app/u/Igy)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/859 "2020-06-22T08:18:48Z")

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Is there anything we as a users can help with? E.g. to push towards Athom to change something?

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**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:** [June 22, 2020, 10:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/860 "2020-06-22T10:28:13Z")

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Hey that’s too bad to hear…

It’s a brilliant app, and a lot of effort from your side already in it.

Will you place it in the community store?

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**Author:** ![Rob\_Bruining](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rob_bruining/32/16757_2.png) [@Rob\_Bruining](https://community.homey.app/u/Rob_Bruining)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/861 "2020-06-22T10:35:12Z")

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Please let us know if we can do anything about it. An alarm is the most important thing where I use my Homey for.

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**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/862 "2020-06-22T10:59:29Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/3/d305b2aa156d6db7efc690727d6e1f0c09d5d715.jpeg)

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**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:** [June 22, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/863 "2020-06-22T11:36:57Z")

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@Igy @Rob_Bruining and anyone else that’s concerned by Athom’s actions:

I guess the only thing you can do is let Athom know you are concerned with their actions: They removed the Foscam app from a community developer and replaced that with an app from Foscam which is in fact a copy of the community developers app.

> **[Homey](https://www.facebook.com/homey/)**
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> Homey. 9,076 likes · 26 talking about this. Homey - Make It Your Home.
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> Learn more at https://homey.app

[https://twitter.com/athom](https://twitter.com/athom)

info@homey.app

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**Author:** ![molensky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/molensky/32/13037_2.png) [@molensky](https://community.homey.app/u/molensky)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/864 "2020-06-22T11:53:07Z")

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Sorry to hear this. 😭 💔

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**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:** [June 22, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/865 "2020-06-22T12:23:33Z")

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Crisis averted, @emile made a statement about what happened and took the right decision

> [@Foscam niet meer met Homey?](https://community.homey.app/t/foscam-niet-meer-met-homey/31519/18):
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> Hey all, I’m very sorry to see that this has gone wrong so badly. Let me explain the situation and our solution. Foscam has been in contact with us about publishing an official app for their products. This is usually great news for both Athom as a company and users. Firstly, users get a front-row experience, on par with an iOS & Android app of the manufacturer. That’s also where we see Homey, as an equally important platform for smart home products. When a manufacturer maintains their own Hom…

I will cancel my request to remove the _ **Heimdall** _ app from the app store.

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**Author:** ![Rob\_Bruining](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rob_bruining/32/16757_2.png) [@Rob\_Bruining](https://community.homey.app/u/Rob_Bruining)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/866 "2020-06-22T12:48:58Z")

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Good to see and also a clear reaction from Emile. Hope they learned from it. Good to hear the story behind.

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**Author:** ![Igy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/igy/32/22144_2.png) [@Igy](https://community.homey.app/u/Igy)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/867 "2020-06-23T16:37:26Z")

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I like that clear and honest statement from Emile. Good points for Athom earned 🙂.

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**Author:** ![Philipp\_Karl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philipp_karl/32/12702_2.png) [@Philipp\_Karl](https://community.homey.app/u/Philipp_Karl)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/868 "2020-07-14T05:31:26Z")

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Hello,

i installed Heimdall and i’m very sasified. the only problem i hev is how i select a zone or reason?

To set the action Homey should take when the _ **Alarm State** _ is activated you need to make a flow with the _ **The alarm is activated** _ flow card as the trigger. That flow card has the _ **Zone** _ and _ **Reason** _ token which will show what sensor was the tripped and which zone it belongs in.

I cannot selct the tag zone or reason?

thanks

philipp

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**Author:** ![Rob\_Bruining](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rob_bruining/32/16757_2.png) [@Rob\_Bruining](https://community.homey.app/u/Rob_Bruining)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/869 "2020-07-14T11:45:26Z")

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You can use Zone en Reason under the and condition and also under the then card.  
Under the then card you can use it as notification for example.

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**Author:** ![Philipp\_Karl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philipp_karl/32/12702_2.png) [@Philipp\_Karl](https://community.homey.app/u/Philipp_Karl)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/870 "2020-07-14T15:29:33Z")

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i’m not able to select nothing?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/e/dee2c183d1e2ce78634fcc81611010ff8513a488.jpeg)

thansk

Philipp

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**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:** [July 14, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/871 "2020-07-14T16:33:37Z")

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Hello @Philipp_Karl,

Can you explain what you are trying to do and what you would expect to happen?

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**Author:** ![Philipp\_Karl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philipp_karl/32/12702_2.png) [@Philipp\_Karl](https://community.homey.app/u/Philipp_Karl)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 11:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/872 "2020-07-15T11:00:43Z")

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Hello,

i have the following Flow:

[https://homey.app/f/ne36id](https://homey.app/f/ne36id)

In the “when” option i cannot select the tags (zone, cause), is this correct?

I also have the problem that the alarm is not triggered when one of the 3 motion detectors reports a movement although everything is configured correctly?

 ![2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/0/003746b0a37e5154c23835dff72fc0b5b5720ec4.png) ![1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/f/4fb99604e394f1df360eee668d384f3a5a17af4d.png)

How can I install in the flow that the Heimdall alarm button switches off the siren?

Thanks for help.

Philipp

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**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:** [July 15, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/873 "2020-07-15T13:12:22Z")

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> [@Philipp\_Karl](#):
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> In the “when” option i cannot select the tags (zone, cause), is this correct?

Yes, tags are not ment to be used in the When… column, only in the And… and Then… column.

Also, why do you evaluate the **Surveillance Mode** in your flow? Do you have a separate flow that evaluates on **Partially Activated**?

> [@Philipp\_Karl](#):
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> I also have the problem that the alarm is not triggered when one of the 3 motion detectors reports a movement although everything is configured correctly?

I can’t really tell, what does it say in the log on the dashboard? (Open it in [Homey Developer Tools](https://developer.athom.com/tools/app-settings) so it’s readable)

> [@Philipp\_Karl](#):
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> How can I install in the flow that the Heimdall alarm button switches off the siren?

I suggest making a flow using the **The alarm is deactivated.** (Alarm is deaktiviert.) card as the trigger. That way the Sirene will switch off regardless the method of deactivating the **Alarm State** (Which can be done by pressing the **Alarm Off Button** or changing the **Surveillance Mode** in any way)

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Bittner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_bittner/32/16698_2.png) [@Peter\_Bittner](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Bittner)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134/874 "2020-07-15T21:51:19Z")

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I have set up the VD as a Sensor and selected the Motion capability, so I’m pretty sure I have done this step correctly.

Where I’m miss8ng something is in the next step.

> [@DaneedeKruyff](#):
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> To do that you need to use the **Set a virtual sensor value** flow card form the **Virtual Device** and use it like this:

I can’t seem to get to the options in the then step that you show in your post. I add a flow. In the When step I select the VD that I just created and I am given the following options.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/c/2ca1bda61ecd5482fc203b6019277c948a1978f8.jpeg)  
I select The motion alarm turned on.  
In the Then section I select the VD again and get the following.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/2/d2c9c171d063df592386bd9d5bac29f676d72927.jpeg)  
Have I done it correctly to this point?  
If I select a Tag I can’t find alarm\_motion. I tried typing alarm\_motion in and typing true in the value field but when I tested it it didn’t work.

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