Owner's Manual (Complete)

Chapter 10—Programs and the Visual Programmer
The Home Control Assistant 7
Status Export Do a periodic status export
Stop program Stops a running program
Suspend Suspend a device, program, or group
Test Test a condition, and execute different elements
based upon the outcome of that test.
Wait Until Wait until a time in the future. Time given as
hh:mm or as sunset or sunrise.
Element Connect Provides a way to join two elements without
drawing a line between them.
These elements are for specific hardware that you may or may not have.
Element Name What it does
IR Sends a sequence of IR commands
X10 All lights on Send an X10 All Lights On command to a house
code.
X10 All lights off Send an X10 All Lights Off command to a house
code.
X10 All units off Send an X10 All Units On command to a house
code.
Thermostat Controls a thermostat device
Thermostat test Tests data retrieved from a thermostat
UPB Link Send a UPB Link command
UPB Blink Causes a UPB device to blink at a specified rate by
sending the Blink command to the device
Weather Test Tests data retrieved from a weather provider
Send IR Sends raw IR commands
Send X10 Sends X10 commands
These are for specific hardware that has been designated Legacy Hardware. To see these elements,
select HCA – Properties from the menu and look on the Legacy tab.
Element Name What it does
Lynx ADC Test Read an analog input on a LynX-PORT board and
execute different elements based upon the outcome
of that test
Lynx Analog Setup a analog input on a LynX-PORT
Lynx Analog A/B Select either the A or B setup for LynX-PORT
analog inputs
Lynx input Setup an input on a LynX-PORT board
Lynx relay Setup a relay on a LynX-PORT board
MM caddx key Send commands to a Caddx security panel using a
Magic Module