BTW, another variation on this would be to have the momentary button also turn on a virtual presence sensor in SmartThings. That might allow you to extend it to even more use cases.
In the spirit of enhancing the connected world, I decided to release an Improved version of my Switch-Controlled Virtual Presence. Itās a Virtual Device type that presence can be controlled by a virtual switch. So whatās different except for a better name?
Responds to āarrivedā and ādepartedā commands.
Easily updatable on GitHub.
Generally better.
GitHub Integration Info:
Owner: ajpri
Name: VPresPlus
Branch: master
Manual Install Instructions:
Go to the SmartThings IDE
Click āCreate new device handlerā
Click the āFrom Codeā tab. Paste the GitHub code linked below. Click Create
Click "Publish, then āFor meā
Go to āMy Devicesā and create a new device by clicking on ā+ New Deviceā
Chose any name you want (Will show as than on app & other ST tools.
Choose any Device Network ID you wā¦
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