User's Manual

Common Tasks
An automation consists of a change in one device (called a ‘trigger’) and the resulting
action of another device. Devices such as Door/Window sensors, Keychain Remotes, and
Motion sensors trigger when a door is opened, a button on a Keychain Remote is pressed,
or a room is occupied. These devices can cause actions such as a camera taking a picture
or a Lamp module turning lights on or off.
As suggested by the sample Automation window, there is a range of features to choose
from in designing your automations. The following bullets and screen shots provide
illustrative examples of the kinds of automations you can create.
x Automate one device to cause another to take an action. Here, when a
Motion sensor detects a family room is occupied, we want the Lamp
module to turn on a light.
When a Motion sensor senses a room is occupied, a Lamp module turns a light on.
x Have automations occur in selected modes. When someone opens the
door at the tree nursery while the business is open or closed, we want a
record of who came in. So, when the Door/Window sensor’s state
changes to ‘Open’, an automation will cause Aaron’s Forest Cam to take a