Frustrated with ST!

[JDRoberts]

@cuboy29

This happened to me once. It actually arm my alarm so when the kids started running around the siren went off. I’ve learn not to rely on presense sensor again. I am now trying to build a better presense detection system. I have an ultransonic car detector in the garage now so If the car is parked then ST thinks i’m home. Still trying to figure how I can AND the car detector with the phone as my presense (2 factors presense sensing).

I use a two factor system based on two different devices tracking my presence (at this point, one is an ibeacon). Took about 6 months to shake everything out, but it now works well for me. Other community members have come up with other approaches. So it can be done, but takes some work.

Here’s my project topic if you’re interested.

A dual device approach to geopresence for smaller areas (sequential detection)

Continuing the discussion from Smart Presence Sensor randomly "leaving" and "returning": Battery life is fine on my presence fob, but I still get random drop-offs with both the fob and the phone presence. Using an idea from @DigitalM0nkey , I am changing over the way I use presence sensing for all activities. I’m now using dual devices at the geo-fence barrier, as well as a virtual presence sensor for better continuous occupancy indication. Basically I’m trying both reduce the range and improve reliability by using two devices that will be recognized in sequence rather than both at the same time. So this is how it will work at my house now: Smartthings recognizes that my phone or the fob, mainly the fob , has entered the Geo fenced area. but nothing else happens yet. I do not tri…