INSTEON HouseLinc Manual - Manual (Page 13)

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 INSTEON – (From the devices panel, drag the INSTEON device (or button) into the trigger
window and click edit)
 X10 Commands – (Drag the X10 icon into the trigger window and click edit)
Conditions
Once triggered, the conditions are evaluated and if True, the Actions are carried out
 Calendar – Choose to have the event activate only on certain days of the week
 Clock – Choose to have the event activate only during a chosen time range, or when it is light or
dark (based on the local sunrise / sunset)
 INSTEON Device State – Click edit to set a state value and then what logical test you wish to
confirm. Logical tests include:
 = equals to
 > greater than
 < less than
 >= greater than OR equal to
 <= less than OR equal to
 <> not equal to
o (Examples might include; device brightness level is = 50%, or > 20% or < 30% or >= 40%
or <= 80% or not equal to (<>) 100%.
 HouseLinc will query the device when the event is triggered to perform the conditional test.
Actions
Steps which are executed when an Event is Triggered and all Conditions test true. Each step is executed
in the order in which they are displayed.
 Scene Control – Turn a Scene On or Off (drag a scene into the Actions window and click edit)
 INSTEON Device – Control a device already in your devices list. Example commands to send
include; On, Off, Beep, Set LED Brightness
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, etc. (drag INSTEON device or button into the
Actions window and click edit)
 Pause – Halts execution of Actions for a desired period of time (drag clock icon into Actions
window and click edit)
 Email – Sends email to configurable address with customizable subject line and body text (drag
the envelope icon into the Actions window and enter details)
 Send INSTEON Command – Advanced users can send custom commands (Direct Standard or
Direct Extended) to any device ID.
Create an Event
3) Click the Events tab
4) Click “Add Event” to create a new event or highlight an existing event and click “Edit Event” to make
changes
5) If you chose “Add Event”, name the event in the “Name of event” field
6) Set the Trigger by dragging the INSTEON device/button, Clock or X10 Icon into the Triggers window
(hint: you create multiple, independent Triggers to a scene)
1 NOTE: Setting the LED brightness does not turn on the device’s LED if it is off. If you would like
the event to turn on the LED as well, this can be set as a second action in the event.