Presence Sensor based on pings

[jody.albritton (Jody)]

Yep. You just need to expose the presence as an endpoint. Some code near this end of this

Virtual Presence Device

@impliciter, you are definitely on the right track. Here is a rough overview of how I’d approach it: Create a new device handler. Give it presence capabilities. This is your virtual presence device. Your code would probably look similar to the mobile presence device handler. You would want to add some sort of identifier preference setting to your custom device handler. This setting will allow you to input an id when you later add the device. The id will map from your phone’s MAC address (or network name, or whatever information your router software gives you) to the associated presence device. Create a new smart app with a custom REST endpoint. Check out this tutorial: http://build.smartthings.com/blog/tutorial-creating-a-custom-rest-smartapp-endpoint/ Give your smart app a “Presence De…