Tagged: rules

Firmware R083 released

We have just released the Firmware R083 and it contains lot of new features, fixes and improvements. We can update the firmware directly via LCD UI from R72 onwards and anything less than that via Web UI. You can find installation instructions here: http://wiki.securifi.com/index.php?title=How_to_upgrade_the_Firmware_-_Almond%2B_2014 Note: Please do ensure to reboot the...

How to create a rule using between on the Almond+

The Between option for time based rules have cause a little bit of confusion among some of you if the comments on the forums are anything to go by. As such we’ve created a short screencast that will hopefully clear things up a little. Click on through for a step by step guide…

How to create a rule using a timer and delays on the Almond+

So far we’ve shown you how to make some simple rules on the Almond+. This time around we want to show you how to make a slightly more complex rule using the timer and delays. In the example we’ve created we’ve set up a rule that will turn on the light at 7am and the increase the brightness of the light every two minutes, as a wake up call in addition to your alarm clock. Click on through for a step by step guide…

How to create a rule using delays on the Almond+

In our first guide to rules we explained things in quite a lot of detail, so this time we’ll keep things fairly brief. We’ll be showing you how to use delays for the triggers and in the example, we’re using a door sensor and a light switch to create a rule that turns on the light in a wardrobe for two minutes when the door is opened and then turns it off again. Click on through for a step by step guide…

How to create simple home automation rules on the Almond+

In firmware R070 we added support for home automation rules and we’ve improved things massively in R072, so we thought it was time to provide some instructions on how to create rules. A rule can be compared to a short instruction or piece of code that tells the sensors and devices you have connected to your Almond+ what should happen when a certain condition is met. So how do you create a rule? Read on to find out…

Firmware R072 released

Firmware R072 has been released for the Almond+ and it contains a lot of new features, improvements and bug fixes. We’ll cover some of them here and we’ll provide a more detailed breakdown in the forums. We’ll be detailing what has been updated since R070, as not everyone installed the R070as beta release. Click on through to read about the key changes in this release.