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Creating an Event
Naming the Event
The Event Properties screen is
where basic options for the
specified event can be set, such as
the name of the event, whether or
not it will respond to voice
commands, and so on.
To get to the screen, click Add
Event from the Events screen to
create a new event, or click the
Name tab from the Event Trigger
and Event Actions screens.
Give the event a name, such as
"Porch Lights On". To be able to
run the event by voice, specify the
voice command that will be used to
trigger the event and select
whether the voice command can
be given via microphone,
telephone, or both. To have the
The Event Properties Screen
HomeTroller confirm the command
before running the event, enable
the Confirm Voice field. Type a
four-digit number in the DTMF
Figure 7: Add Events Screen
Trigger field to be able to run the
event by pressing the corresponding buttons on telephone keypad. Select any other options
you'd like to enable for this event by checking the appropriate check box in the Options field.
Specifying the Event's Trigger
The Event Trigger screen lists all of the trigger and condition types available in the HomeTroller.
To get to this screen, click the Trigger tab from the Event Properties or Event Actions screens.
In this screen, select the type of trigger that will run the event, such as a specific point in time,
an email message is received, a device changes status, etc. Select which days of the week the
event can run, whether the trigger has additional conditions that must be met, and whether the
events start time is to be randomized based on the value set in the General Setup screen.
Additional fields will appear in the screen, depending on which type of trigger is selected. For
triggering on the status change of a Z-Wave device, enable polling for the Z-Wave device in the
devices properties screen. This will ensure that the HomeTroller sees any changes to the
device's status. You can then set a trigger on that particular device changing status, such as
someone arriving home. The status change trigger can be used on any device.
Setting the Event's Actions
The Event Actions screen is where actions are added to an event. Select an action to be carried
out when the event runs by making a selection in the Add Action drop-down menu, setting the
appropriate values for the action, and clicking UPDATE. More than one action can be carried out
when an event is triggered; to add more actions, select them from the drop-down menu and
click UPDATE after adding each action.
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