4
5
In the
Doorbell Events
window immediately below, select
When the Doorbell is pressed
.
Figure 5: Setting the doorbell event
6
In the
Actions
pane in the upper-right, select the lighting
device.
7
In the
Light Commands
pane, select
Toggle
, and drag the
green arrow icon into the
Script
pane two times.
8
In the
Actions
pane, select
Programming Control
, then in the
Programming Control Actions
pane, enter a delay time (for
example, 500-1,500 milliseconds).
Figure 6: Adding delay
9
Drag the green arrow icon and drop it between the two
Toggle
actions.
Figure 7: Programming
Note:
You can repeat the delay-and-toggle steps
multiple times as desired. If the instructions above are
used “as is,” the light will flash only once. The delay
time can be varied depending on the installer and the
homeowner’s preference. If the homeowner doesn’t like
the abrupt flashes, the script can be modified to use a
series of ramp-to-level actions instead.
Step three: Add audio events to rooms.
Note:
Composer does not include an Announcement
agent to support interrupting and resuming music
sessions, so a workaround has been devised to enable
this capability. To create audio events that interrupt and
resume an existing music session in a room, you need
to make use of unused audio out ports on other devices
in the project. An unused audio out port is any physical
audio out port not currently connected to some other
device in the project. Some commonly unused audio out
ports in projects are the RCA jacks in Speaker Points
and any unused audio out ports on home controllers.
1
In Composer Pro, go to the
System Design View
and add a
new room called “Phantom Room” for every room where
you plan for the event to take place. (This room name
will be used throughout these instructions. During actual
installation, you should create your preferred room name
such as
Phantom Family Room
and
Phantom Garage
.)
2
In the
Connections View
, select the “Phantom Room” and
bind its audio end point to an unused audio out port.
3
Then, again using the
Connections View,
bind
Contact Input 1
to the Doorbell.
Figure 8: Binding audio endpoint to audio out
4
Go to the
Programming View
, and from the
Device Events
window in the upper left, select
Doorbell
, and in the
Doorbell
Events
pane immediately below, select
When the doorbell is
Pressed
.
5
In the
Actions
pane in the upper right, select
Digital Media
.
Figure 9: Select Digital Media
