Set up Scenes - Revision history

A-lurker at 02:54, 15 June 2013

2013-06-15T02:54:08Z

Mcv.adi at 21:29, 20 March 2012

2012-03-20T21:29:32Z

Micasaverde at 08:36, 4 August 2011

2011-08-04T08:36:08Z

Henk: Scenes moved to Set up Scenes: Reflects content better

2011-05-22T20:50:25Z

Scenes moved to Set up Scenes: Reflects content better

Henk at 18:04, 22 May 2011

2011-05-22T18:04:09Z

Henk at 18:03, 22 May 2011

2011-05-22T18:03:30Z

Silviu.parvana: /* Create scene on Vera1 */

2011-04-04T14:44:31Z

‎Create scene on Vera1

Silviu.parvana: /* Create scene on Vera2 */

2011-04-04T14:44:07Z

‎Create scene on Vera2

Silviu.parvana at 14:24, 4 April 2011

2011-04-04T14:24:20Z

Javier at 21:01, 17 April 2010

2010-04-17T21:01:07Z

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 === <span id="Note:_This_information_is_only_for_Vera1.2FUI2._For_more_information_about_Vera2_with_UI4_go_to_docs2.mios.com_and_for_more_information_about_Vera2.2C_Vera3.2C_Vera_Lite_with_UI5_go_to_docs5.mios.com" class="mw-headline"><u><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">'''Note'''</span></u><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">''': This information is only for Vera1/UI2. For more information about Vera2 with UI4 go to '''</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">[http://docs2.mios.com/doc.php '''docs2.mios.com''']''' and for more information about Vera2, Vera3, Vera Lite with UI5 go to '''</span>[http://docs5.mios.com/doc.php docs5.mios.com]</span> ===
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 == Reference ==
 http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php?topic=6556.0
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-[[Category:User_Instructions]] [[Category:Glossary]] [[Category:How_To]]

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-[[Category:User Instructions]]
+=== <span id="Note:_This_information_is_only_for_Vera1.2FUI2._For_more_information_about_Vera2_with_UI4_go_to_docs2.mios.com_and_for_more_information_about_Vera2.2C_Vera3.2C_Vera_Lite_with_UI5_go_to_docs5.mios.com" class="mw-headline"><u><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">'''Note'''</span></u><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">''': This information is only for Vera1/UI2. For more information about Vera2 with UI4 go to '''</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">[http://docs2.mios.com/doc.php '''docs2.mios.com''']''' and for more information about Vera2, Vera3, Vera Lite with UI5 go to '''</span>[http://docs5.mios.com/doc.php docs5.mios.com]</span> ===
-[[Category:Glossary]]
-[[Category:How To]]
 A scene is a group of commands or settings that you can do all at once, rather than one at a time. For example, when you leave your home, you may want to turn off 5 lights, turn on the porch light, ARM your motion detector so the alarm is active, turn on the garage light for 5 minutes so you have time to leave, and then turn it off again. You could do this using the [[Dashboard|dashboard]] by clicking on the control buttons for each of the lights and devices, and then waiting 5 minutes and turning off the garage light. But this is a lot of work. So, instead, you can create a scene, give it a descriptive name, like "Leave your home", and then put all the settings for those lights and the motion detector in the scene. This way, when you leave, you just choose the one scene "Leave your home", and Vera does the rest.
 When you create a scene you must first decide what room to put the scene in. This is just to make it easier for you to keep track of your scenes. Generally pick the room where you are most likely to use the scene. Often this is the same room where you want to control the devices. For example, if you create a scene called "Watch TV", which turns off all the lights in the living room so you can watch TV in that room. In this case, the "Watch TV" scene would probably go in the living room, since that's where you'll most likely use it. But this isn't necessarily the case. Maybe, for example, you have a young child, "Sarah", and you want a scene that turns off the lights in Sarah's room, but you usually do this from your own bedroom. In this case, you would put the scene in the "Master Bedroom" because, even though it controls the lights in Sarah's room, you will generally use the scene in the Master Bedroom. Similarly, scenes like "Leave for Work" or "Come Home" would typically go in whatever room you normally enter and leave the home from, like the Garage, Kitchen, Patio, etc.
 By organizing your scenes according to the room you use them, you can leave a remote control in that room, like an iPod Touch, and have it just show the scenes for that room, so it's easy to find what you're looking for. For example, you could leave an iPod on the coffee table in the Living Room, set to the room "Living Room", and you'll see just the scenes for that room, like "Watch TV", without having to scroll through lots of scenes in other rooms you won't use. You can also give scenes the same name if they're in different rooms. For example, you may have 3 scenes called "Go to bed"; 1 in the master bedroom, 1 in Sarah's room, and 1 in the guest bedroom. Each scene does something different, as appropriate for that room. <br>
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-== Create scene on Vera1 with UI2 ==
 To add a scene, click the 'Scenes' button on Vera's [[Quick Start|setup page]]. All the rooms are listed, as shown here. Click the 'Add Scene' button next to the room you want to add the scene to.
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 One device you can set in a scene that may not be so intuitive are motion detectors and other security alarm sensors. The reason for this is that you may want to be notified when a sensor is tripped because it might mean there is an intruder. But, when you are at home and passing in front of the sensors all the time, then you probably do not want to be notified every time the sensor is tripped; only when you are away. The solution is to create a scene which you choose when you leave the house and which changes the sensors to "ARM" and then another scene when you return home which changes them to "BYPASS". Then you can create an [[Event|event]] which notifies when the sensor is tripped while it is armed. For more information on setting up a security system with Vera, see [[Intro Security|Security Introduction]].
-<br> [[Image:Scene1.jpg|thumb|center|512px]] [[Image:Scene2.jpg|thumb|center|512px|The Scenes]]
+<br> [[Image:Scene1.jpg|thumb|center|512px|Scene1.jpg]] [[Image:Scene2.jpg|thumb|center|512px]]
-== Create scene on Vera2 with UI4==
+== Create scene on Vera2 with UI4 ==
-To create a scene (we will use the leave home example) on Vera2 with UI4 you must follow a few simple steps:<br>
-) click the little '''Add scene''' button from the upper left side of the dashboard and a pop up window will appear. Click on the New scene title in the upper left corner and you'll be able to rename it so you can identify it easily in the future.<br>
-) To turn off 5 lights, turn on the porch light, ARM your motion detector so the alarm is active, turn on the garage light for 5 minutes so you have time to leave, and then turn it off again we have to go to the '''Commands''' tab and select the room/s where the 5 lights are, check every light and from the dropdown option select ''OFF'', on the motion sensor you have to select ''Arm''. For the garage light you have to check ''ON'' and ''after 5 minutes'' ''OFF''. <br>
-== Create scene on Vera2 with UI5 ==
+To create a scene (we will use the leave home example) on Vera2 with UI4 you must follow a few simple steps:<br> 1) click the little '''Add scene''' button from the upper left side of the dashboard and a pop up window will appear. Click on the New scene title in the upper left corner and you'll be able to rename it so you can identify it easily in the future.<br> 2) To turn off 5 lights, turn on the porch light, ARM your motion detector so the alarm is active, turn on the garage light for 5 minutes so you have time to leave, and then turn it off again we have to go to the '''Commands''' tab and select the room/s where the 5 lights are, check every light and from the dropdown option select ''OFF'', on the motion sensor you have to select ''Arm''. For the garage light you have to check ''ON'' and ''after 5 minutes'' ''OFF''. <br>
 To create a scene follow these steps:<br>
-) Click Automation > New scene<br>
+== Create scene on Vera2 with UI5  ==
 ) Pick the device category from the sub-tabs, e.g. Lights<br>
-) Click on the command button you want to add into scene, e.g. ON button for a dimmable light<br>
+To create a scene follow these steps:<br> 1) Click Automation &gt; New scene<br> 2) Pick the device category from the sub-tabs, e.g. Lights<br> 3) Click on the command button you want to add into scene, e.g. ON button for a dimmable light<br> 4) If you want to add delayed commands, type the delay into "Add commands to be run [] seconds after the scene starts" and click ADD; <br>from this point you will edit the commands which will be executed after the delay you introduced.<br> You can switch back to immediate commands, add or remove commands from that group or delete entire delayed commands group.<br> 5) Once you have finished, click "Create/Save" button. You can cancel entire scene when you click on "Cancel/Back to UI".
 ) If you want to add delayed commands, type the delay into "Add commands to be run [] seconds after the scene starts" and click ADD; <br>from this point you will edit the commands which will be executed after the delay you introduced.<br>
 You can switch back to immediate commands, add or remove commands from that group or delete entire delayed commands group.<br>
 ) Once you have finished, click "Create/Save" button. You can cancel entire scene when you click on "Cancel/Back to UI".
 == Adding timers &amp; Events  ==
-Vera can also run your scenes for you at certain times, such as every Wednesday at 6pm, or every 30 minutes, or 10 minutes after Sunrise.  These are called 'Timers'.  Learn [[Timer|How to create timers]].  Vera can also run your scenes automatically in response to some event from another device, for example "When a motion sensor is tripped" or "When a door is locked".  These are called 'Events'. Learn [[Event|How to create events]].
+Vera can also run your scenes for you at certain times, such as every Wednesday at 6pm, or every 30 minutes, or 10 minutes after Sunrise. These are called 'Timers'. Learn [[Timer|How to create timers]]. Vera can also run your scenes automatically in response to some event from another device, for example "When a motion sensor is tripped" or "When a door is locked". These are called 'Events'. Learn [[Event|How to create events]].
-==Reference==
+[[Category:User_Instructions]] [[Category:Glossary]] [[Category:How_To]]
-http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php?topic=6556.0

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 ) click the little '''Add scene''' button from the upper left side of the dashboard and a pop up window will appear. Click on the New scene title in the upper left corner and you'll be able to rename it so you can identify it easily in the future.<br>
 ) To turn off 5 lights, turn on the porch light, ARM your motion detector so the alarm is active, turn on the garage light for 5 minutes so you have time to leave, and then turn it off again we have to go to the '''Commands''' tab and select the room/s where the 5 lights are, check every light and from the dropdown option select ''OFF'', on the motion sensor you have to select ''Arm''. For the garage light you have to check ''ON'' and ''after 5 minutes'' ''OFF''. <br>
 == Adding timers &amp; Events  ==

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 [[Category:Glossary]]
 [[Category:How To]]
 A scene is a group of commands or settings that you can do all at once, rather than one at a time. For example, when you leave your home, you may want to turn off 5 lights, turn on the porch light, ARM your motion detector so the alarm is active, turn on the garage light for 5 minutes so you have time to leave, and then turn it off again. You could do this using the [[Dashboard|dashboard]] by clicking on the control buttons for each of the lights and devices, and then waiting 5 minutes and turning off the garage light. But this is a lot of work. So, instead, you can create a scene, give it a descriptive name, like "Leave your home", and then put all the settings for those lights and the motion detector in the scene. This way, when you leave, you just choose the one scene "Leave your home", and Vera does the rest.

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 [[Category:User Instructions]]
 [[Category:Glossary]]
 A scene is a group of commands or settings that you can do all at once, rather than one at a time. For example, when you leave your home, you may want to turn off 5 lights, turn on the porch light, ARM your motion detector so the alarm is active, turn on the garage light for 5 minutes so you have time to leave, and then turn it off again. You could do this using the [[Dashboard|dashboard]] by clicking on the control buttons for each of the lights and devices, and then waiting 5 minutes and turning off the garage light. But this is a lot of work. So, instead, you can create a scene, give it a descriptive name, like "Leave your home", and then put all the settings for those lights and the motion detector in the scene. This way, when you leave, you just choose the one scene "Leave your home", and Vera does the rest.
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 Vera can also run your scenes for you at certain times, such as every Wednesday at 6pm, or every 30 minutes, or 10 minutes after Sunrise.  These are called 'Timers'.  Learn [[Timer|How to create timers]].  Vera can also run your scenes automatically in response to some event from another device, for example "When a motion sensor is tripped" or "When a door is locked".  These are called 'Events'. Learn [[Event|How to create events]].

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	A scene is a group of commands or settings that you can do all at once, rather than one at a time. For example, when you leave your home, you may want to turn off 5 lights, turn on the porch light, ARM your motion detector so the alarm is active, turn on the garage light for 5 minutes so you have time to leave, and then turn it off again. You could do this using the [[Dashboard\|dashboard]] by clicking on the control buttons for each of the lights and devices, and then waiting 5 minutes and turning off the garage light. But this is a lot of work. So, instead, you can create a scene, give it a descriptive name, like "Leave your home", and then put all the settings for those lights and the motion detector in the scene. This way, when you leave, you just choose the one scene "Leave your home", and Vera does the rest.		A scene is a group of commands or settings that you can do all at once, rather than one at a time. For example, when you leave your home, you may want to turn off 5 lights, turn on the porch light, ARM your motion detector so the alarm is active, turn on the garage light for 5 minutes so you have time to leave, and then turn it off again. You could do this using the [[Dashboard\|dashboard]] by clicking on the control buttons for each of the lights and devices, and then waiting 5 minutes and turning off the garage light. But this is a lot of work. So, instead, you can create a scene, give it a descriptive name, like "Leave your home", and then put all the settings for those lights and the motion detector in the scene. This way, when you leave, you just choose the one scene "Leave your home", and Vera does the rest.