# Save a register of devices configuration **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Created:** [August 27, 2018, 11:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657 "2018-08-27T11:51:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stepic7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stepic7/32/18659_2.png) [@stepic7](https://community.homey.app/u/stepic7)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 11:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/1 "2018-08-27T11:51:00Z")
Is there any App or method to save from time to time the configuration of all or some devices and keep record for consulting during any flow? thanks ---
**Author:** ![Belpet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/belpet/32/28834_2.png) [@Belpet](https://community.homey.app/u/Belpet)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/2 "2018-08-27T15:02:24Z")
What do you mean by > consulting during any flow? Something like if … and DeviceX setting is Y then … ? ---
**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:** [August 27, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/3 "2018-08-27T15:38:39Z")
There is a backup system in the pipeline. For now it’s not possible to backup ur devices . There is an app to backup ur flows tho. Now plz don’t ask when the backup system will be ready because we simply don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![stepic7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stepic7/32/18659_2.png) [@stepic7](https://community.homey.app/u/stepic7)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/4 "2018-08-27T18:10:09Z")
exactly, let’s make an example I have several devices testing the security of a house. Some MUST be satisfied (i.e. doors) some others not necessarily, i.e. if I forget to close a window before leaving the house it may not matter under some circumstances So for this latter class of devices I MUST check the condition of alarm only for the devices which Do change their configuration while the system is armed to detect an alarm condition Thanks for anybody who can help ---
**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:** [August 27, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/5 "2018-08-27T18:20:26Z")
So you basically want to check the status of a window (or door) whem arming your alarm? Assuming it’s Homey based, did you look at [Heimdall](https://community.homey.app/t/134) It has a configurable pre-arming check that triggers a flow card when the Surveillance Mode is set. ---
**Author:** ![stepic7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stepic7/32/18659_2.png) [@stepic7](https://community.homey.app/u/stepic7)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/6 "2018-08-27T20:29:40Z")
It seams it was exactly what I was looking for thanks for suggestion NOw I need to study and then implement in my system Certainly it looks much easier I was trying to do thanks for your contribution ---
**Author:** ![stepic7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stepic7/32/18659_2.png) [@stepic7](https://community.homey.app/u/stepic7)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/7 "2018-08-31T16:35:38Z")
Hello Danee on the settings page of Heimdall I find only movement detection sensors How can I add hardware switches detecting doors/windows open/Close status? IN my Homey they are implemented through the Fibaro universal binary-sensor and are already present in the devices list but can’t find in Heimdall settings thanks ---
**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:** [August 31, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/8 "2018-08-31T17:02:44Z")
Heimdall recognizes devices that have the alarm\_motion or alarm\_contact capability, if your fibaro binairy sensors are not listed automaticaly in Heimdalls settings they probably have a different capability. I don’t have these devices so I can’t test myself. Maybe someone with this sensor type can tell what capability they support? What type of flow cards are available, maybe that can hint on the capability? ---
**Author:** ![stepic7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stepic7/32/18659_2.png) [@stepic7](https://community.homey.app/u/stepic7)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/9 "2018-08-31T17:41:05Z")
**FIBARO Universal Binary Sensor** is a wireless module allowing to improve the functionality of any wired sensor with a binary output by adding Z-Wave network communication. > **[FIBARO | Universal Sensor](https://www.fibaro.com/en/products/universal-binary-sensor/)** > > Connect with z-wave technology. They are just input binary sensors that are hardware connected to the magnetic switches on the doors/windows They sense if any switch is open or close. Each binary sensor has two inputs for two switches. That was the only way I could connect the magnetic sensors on the doors/windows to Homey Forgot to say that flow cards they support is just open close status or the change from on to off and viceversa ---
**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:** [August 31, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/10 "2018-08-31T17:56:14Z")
That doesn’t yet make it clear enough what capability it uses. @Caseda do you know what capability is used by the Fibaro Binairy Sensor in the way @stepic7 uses it? Heimdall cycles to all devices and checks for _alarm\_contact_ in device capabilities but the Fibaro Binairy Sensor is not found to support that capability. ---
**Author:** ![stepic7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stepic7/32/18659_2.png) [@stepic7](https://community.homey.app/u/stepic7)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/11 "2018-08-31T17:59:59Z")
I understand, probably @Caseda could answer the question Is it possible to add the capability _alarm\_contact_ to each binary input of the Fibaro binary sensor? ---
**Author:** ![Caseda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/caseda/32/138695_2.png) [@Caseda](https://community.homey.app/u/Caseda)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/12 "2018-08-31T21:14:46Z")
If you change the driver yourself, sure. I’m not gonna do it for the general driver, as within homey and zwave devices currently I would need to add every possible contact/alarm type to make all people happy. For zwave devices there is just no way to choose during pairing unless it’s a socket type, which is a default homey thing, not app related. That’s about 12 capabilities (times 2), so not going to happen. Easier is to create 2 [virtual devices](https://apps.athom.com/app/com.arjankranenburg.virtual), each for every input, and couple them together with flows. ---
**Author:** ![stepic7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stepic7/32/18659_2.png) [@stepic7](https://community.homey.app/u/stepic7)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/13 "2018-09-01T15:07:38Z")
That’s a good idea I added a virtual device Class “Home alarm” of the many capabilities ![59](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/1X/227196ad8041c3745c81f8c1b1554ad06cbe1193.png) only the one with - Motion detection ![33](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/1X/f055988280066e48d3172ec010c160da0c8c38b4.png) was acknowledged by Heimdall ![38](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/1X/66672f594af7bbc6cf132a336ade7c17b34d064f.png) How do I use this device? I mean the switch will always be open as if there was motion detection when the window is open If I also select Capability ON/OFF it does not have meaning to Heimdall, since all sensors are seen as motion sensors, therefore I canNOT be acknowledged if a door is open or close: ![56](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/1X/df8a632b51e6364f58395091911b40aa41078985.png) and finally how should the flow work to say to Heimdall the status is changed? ![19](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/1X/8b08b4408a06f867cfc0c2cc1edd98f8b5dbef97.png) ---
**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:** [September 11, 2018, 8:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/save-a-register-of-devices-configuration/657/14 "2018-09-11T08:58:16Z")
The flow card to set the state of a Virtual Motion sensor isn’t functioning in version 0.7.3 of the Virtual Devices app, it is fixed in version 0.7.4 but that one has not been released to the app store yet.