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CHAPTER 5: CREATING AN ACTION
5.1 CREATING ACTIONS
Creating an action is about automation. Let IoT Web do the job for you.
Example using a temperature sensor:
Follow steps in Chapter 2 to have a physical sensor with at least one temperature data point.
1.
Go to Sensors from the top left menu.
2.
For the datapoint from your physical sensor, click on Create Action on that line at the right edge..
3.
When a new window appears, you have multiple options:
4.
You can enter an Operator (bigger >, smaller <, or equal =) .
a.
You can enter a value (the current value is filled in).
b.
You can enter for how many seconds the situation is persistent.
c.
You can select the Action Type.
d.
You can set from which hour to which hour this action is active.
e.
You can set the rearming period, which means that once the action was active, it is not active for that amount
f.
of seconds.
Assuming that your physical temperature sensor is indoors, enter 10 as a value, select smaller (<), and select 5s for
timing. Then select action type play alarm. Click on Save. (For Delta Up/Down see below.)
Move your sensor into your refrigerator.
5.
In a few seconds or minutes, the alarm will start. Alarm sounds exit AlertWerks™ IoT Web either by analogue audio or
by HDMI. If you can't hear the alarm, check your settings accordingly (see Chapter 2).
FIGURE 5-1: CREATE ACTION SCREEN
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