rontalley
October 16, 2019, 11:32am
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You can turn your laptop into a motion sensor!
How about:
Turn on Kitchen PC
Turn off Bedroom PC
Mouse is Active
Turn on Kodi
Even Works with Alexa or Hey Google!!
This Tutorial will not only show you how to make your PC a totally controllable Switch in ST, but also use Virtual Switches as a Motion device or to Execute Programs which can all be used for Home Automation! After setup, your PC status will be in perfect sync with the Virtual Switch no matter if you turn on/off the PC manually or through SmartThings.
It might seem like a lot but you can have this up and running fairly quickly especially if you are already familiar with installing custom apps. It’s up to you how far you want to go down the rabbit hole!
Tools used: Send Events to Event Ghost (App), Host Pinger (App), EventGhost (Free Windows Program), CoRE or webCoRE …
The process is spelled out in the advanced section of the tutorial below. Would be simple to set up as all you need to do is monitor the mouse activity on your laptop.
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