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Conditionals for Automations
It would be great to have the ability to add conditionals to the automations in the app. It would only need to be as simple as adding something like “if system set to: (Pick one) [Off] [Home] [Away]” at the top of the Automation setup page in the app.
As an example, when I leave the house for an extended period of time and don’t expect to arrive home until late, I will set my system to [Away]. However, my existing automation will switch my system to [Home] mode at 11pm, which disables the interior motion sensors and triggers an instant alarm when I open the door rather than the delay that [Away] mode has. I would’ve preferred that my automation had a conditional so that it is only invoked if the system is [Off], otherwise the automation does not trigger.
This change would also have the added benefit of not needing to remember to turn on “Vacation Mode” in the app, so I can just hit the [Away] button as I leave for the airport and the system will stay in that mode (with conditionals set up properly).
ryehollowhouse
1 Message
1 month ago
Yes this would be very helpful and I've been thinking the same. If I have manually armed AWAY and a daily Arming Automation sets HOME, then it should not run.
Related, if there is a daily Disarm Automation set and I am away and previously have manually set the system to AWAY, then the automation should not run.
These both are easy conditions to add to the automation logic for arming and disarming. Other systems that I have had include both of these over-rides built in. Please consider adding.
Also the notifications in the App and Txt messages could do with some better descriptions of events that happen by Automations. "System Armed by Automation Rule" "System Disarmed by Autiomation Rule" and so on, to better distinguish from other arming and disarming events such as pin-pad or app.
Thanks!
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dlpsr
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1 month ago
One way I know of, among several and what I do.
Home Assistant, add unofficial Simplisafe intgration in there.
I make my own schedules, arm and disarm with geofencing.
Example;
If armed away,
And we come home late, past my scheduled arm home time,
Then, don't arm Home until my device is inside the geofence. Wi-Fi connected etc etc.
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