The Ruby Presence Light is a status light that displays your availability to people around you. The small compact design allows you to mount the light on your computer monitor or laptop screen using the included Velcro strip.

The light is a 3D printed stick you connect to a USB port on your computer. Using the supplied software, you can sync with Skype for Business or Microsoft Teams. There is also a manual mode if you don't use either program. Below is a video of the light syncing with Skype for Business.

The cost for the Ruby Presence Light is $25 (plus S&H) and it comes with

• 3D Printed Presence Light.
  • Dimensions : 22mm X 12mm X 26mm
• 3.8Ft USB-C to USB A cable.
• Velcro strip to attach to monitor or laptop screen.
• Windows 10 software to sync your light with Skype for Business or Microsoft Teams. Also supports manual mode.
  • Software requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8

The program runs in your notification area and is a traffic light icon.

You access the menu by right clicking the icon.

Manual mode is activated by selecting any of the top menu options. The default colors are

• Available : Green
• Busy : Red
• Away : Yellow
• Be Right Back : Yellow
• Do Not Disturb : Red
• Off : No Color

The "Reset" menu item is to resync your light with your monitored program of choice from the "Settings" menu. Click this if you notice your light does not match your presence status.

The "Settings" menu item opens the following screen.

Below is a description of each setting and what it is for.

• Presence Service : You can select your desired presence service. Available options are "None", "Skype for Business" and "Microsoft Teams".
• COM Port : Once your Ruby Presence Light has been plugged into your computer, the program will attempt to find your light. Once selected you can click the "Test Connection" button to verify. (The light should blink red.)
• When status is set to away, the light will shut off in : This controls how long the program will wait before turning the LED light off.
• LED Brightness : You can choose how bright your LED light is.
• Color Modifications : Here you can customize the color of the light for each status. Clicking on a status button will open the color selection screen where you can choose a new color to use for that status. To go back to the original color, click the "Reset" button next to each status color.

The "Exit" menu item closes the program.

Ruby Presence Light 1.5.5

System Requirements

• Windows 10

The Ruby Presence Light software depends on Microsoft's .NET Framework 4.8. It will be automatically installed if it isn't already on the system.

Installing

Note : Please make sure to unzip the downloaded file to your desktop before trying to install.