siclark wrote:I was also looking for a replacement for the flakey and horrible to use Home Remote app. I have been testing GeoHopper and GeoFency and prefer GeoFency but I really dont want to open any ports on my router for them so looking at this.
That I wanted to do was setup geofences for specific individuals. ie I want actions to be triggered when I enter the geofence at my local train station, and a different action to be actioned when my wife does. Can I do this? would I need to use Python if friendsinRange>0 to check which device is in the listFriends?
Thanks
Hi
Short answer - yes it is possible - the Geofences have a state of listFriends - which contains a list of the friends within. And the state friendsinRange (giving the number)
But more usefully there is a Trigger for enter and Exit Geofence.
eg.
Setup Train Station as Geofence (will list numbers within and list of friends)
But can have trigger for that Friend - entering or exiting this Geofence - this trigger then can perform whatever task you are after.
The limiting factor of entry triggers is it depends on the time interval of checking. The default of 5 minutes means there may be a upto - 5 minute delay. If you are there for less the 9.99 minutes (it is possible) it might miss you altogether. You can overcome some of that by having a larger Geofence range e.g. 200metres etc.
If you need; immediate entry triggers - best to have phone-indigo approach like GeoFency with its indigo plugin. This sends a trigger from your phone when you enter and then can act - in my experience it is within seconds of arrival.
https://github.com/IndigoDomotics/Beacon(It doesn't use any addition 'Beacons' just your phone and an app to send entry/exit signals)
G