{"id":8336,"date":"2013-12-22T11:29:48","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T18:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/?p=8336"},"modified":"2020-07-05T14:57:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-05T20:57:04","slug":"modules-associations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanuja.com\/blog\/modules-associations","title":{"rendered":"Modules associations"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are few different companies that manufacture modules for home automation. Even with products from same company, it can be difficult to find all in one solutions to consumers’ need. Through manipulating the behaviors of the modules through the controller, we can accomplish almost anything.<\/p>\n

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Let’s look at a situation where solution is not obvious. In my home, I have a separated garage with a conventional door opener and lights. To automate the door, I added a Z-wave inline module. It works great, but it often interferes with the built-in light of the opener. So I removed the light fixture from it. Now every time I come home the garage is dark because the other set of lights requires me to turn on separately. Solution is to combine two modules; the door open\/close sensor and the light switch module.<\/p>\n

I wrote down what I would like to have and what equipment I have to solve the problem. What I wrote is; Sensor is Armed –> Sensor is Connected\/Disconnected –> Turn ON lights –> Wait 10 min –> Turn OFF lights. Then, being a good computer scientist I created a flow chart.

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Flowchart: Garage Door Sensor associating with Light Switch<\/figcaption><\/figure> Now, I installed the Z-wave 2-way switch module by replacing the old switches. Then I used the association in Vera controller to make a relationship between the sensor and the light switch.<\/p>\n

Here is an example video of an association (not the same one describe above).<\/p>\n