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It is also possible to control the lights triggered by Events, eg Motion by PIR, Time programs, Alarms etc
This is a very useful and practical feature in a real Home automation system.
For example a motion detector on Zone 7 can be programmed to turn on the Light
The zone type for Zone 7 in this example is PIR Night/Away which willl cause alarm in Away and Night Mode so this can be a normal alarm sensor.
The Zone Response is activated when the Zone is activated. This can be programmed to turn on the light.
This is similar to the behaviour of the stand-alone motion lights. However this goes much further than simple motion lights. You can program conditions eg At what times this will happen, or on what days, or when the system is armed to Night mode only, and the delay when no motion is detected for the light to be switched off again
Click on the On Response of Zone 7 on ... to the right
Select a Response window appears
Select New.. to create a Response as follows.
This means that if the time is equal to or more than 23 ie 11 PM OR time is less than 7 AM then Do Response Light1 On
Note that 2 conditions Hours >= 23 and Hours < 7 are ORed together for a combination
We want to have the light go off after 5 minutes if there is no more motion
We can use the Zone Off Response. In the OFF Response, click on the ... on the right of the Off Response. Create a new Response as shown below
Zone Off Response is activated when the zone turns off ie no motion detected. The Response starts a timer using one of the 32 timers (Timer 1 in the example) for 300 seconds after which, Do Response Light 1 Off
If the motion is detected again before the timer expires the Lights are switched on again (will remain on since it is already on), and the zone off will restart the timer
This means that if there is no motion for 5 minutes the light will turn off
This is a very practical example of automation control linked to the alarm sensors
Last edited on Saturday Jul 25th, 2015 05:04 pm by slychiu
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