M1EZ8 Installation and Programming
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RULES -
This section essentially brings all the power of the automation together. Rules consist of three major elements: A
WHENEVER (“triggering”) condition, one or more ANDs (“qualifiers”), and one or more THENs (“activations”). Rules utilize the
various elements of the previously described sections in addition to the many control conditions (arm, disarm, alarms, etc.),
plus many of the event codes listed in Appendix A. For example: A rule might be triggered by a Task to activate a specific light
and output, but only if the control is armed in a specific mode.
WHENEVER -
The first element of a rule and the starting point of every rule is a triggering event. Every rule must have a
triggering event in order to be started. A triggering event can be a time of day occurrence, a zone opening or closing, the
security system going from armed to disarmed, a light changing from on to off, or literally hundreds of other events.
Below are some examples of WHENEVER elements:
Example 1 = WHENEVER THE TIME IS 08:00AM
Example 2 = WHENEVER Living Rm Light [6 (A6)] IS TURNED ON
An important point to remember is that a WHENEVER gets triggered by the transition of its event from one state to
another. In example 1, the trigger occurs when the time of day goes from 07:59AM to 08:00AM. In example 2, the trigger
occurs when the living room light goes from off to on. Some WHENEVER elements may even include the word
“BECOMES”, which clearly implies that the event has to change from its current condition and “become” the alternate
condition. Just remember, a rule can only be triggered by the transition of an event from one condition to another.
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