Actions based upon who is present?

[JDRoberts]

@logar

Right now I have lights turned on with motion. However, is there any way to selectively have that happen for each presence sensor? I would love it if when a particular presence sensor is there (for example a dog!), that lights don’t come on but will for my personal presence sensor.

This should help. This FAQ ( this is a clickable link) explains how you use custom code in SmartThings:

[OBSOLETE] FAQ: An Overview of Using Custom Code in SmartThings (SmartThings Classic, Groovy Code)

The original FAQ information in this thread refers to the original smartthings architecture, which was in place through the end of 2022 and a little beyond. Custom code was written in the groovy programming language and ran in the smartthings cloud. As of May 2023, you can no longer add new Groovy DTH‘s or smartapps to your smartthings account. So if you came here because of a link in an old forum thread, or on another site, I’m afraid the Groovy information is no longer usable. All of this was replaced by a new architecture. Cloud to cloud integrations use the smartthings API. Hub connected devices, mostly Zigbee and zwave, now use “Edge Drivers,” written in the LUA programming language. Here’s the official announcement on those: The process for using a custom Edge Driver in the new …

After you’ve read that, people have suggested two different possible custom code solutions for you to consider.

Flexilighting is specific to lighting. The author has already given you the link to the code that you would copy.

Rule Machine is a comprehensive rules engine with many different options. You’ll find its code and discussion with its author in the following topic:

Rule machine - as per the app developer, this app is no longer available for new installs, distribution, or support

Rule Machine is no longer available.