Create Automation

In the nomos system Controller, you can create a new automation that responds to specific conditions and triggers. Automations allow you to automatically control devices or scenes based on predefined rules.

Below the bar at the top, the automation is shown in one sentence, along the lines of "When …, then …". The sentence follows every change immediately, even before you save, so you can check while editing whether the automation does what it should. A long sentence is cut off after two lines; more shows all of it, less shortens it again. A new automation without rules shows No rules yet. More under Automation in one sentence.

Next to the name in the bar is the icon for the note. For a new automation, the note is saved together with the automation.

Steps to Create an Automation:

1. Automation Name:
   • Enter a unique name for the automation so you can easily identify it later.
   • Example: "Turn on lights at sunset."
2. Add Trigger:
   • Click "Add your first trigger" to define a trigger.
   • A trigger is an event that starts the automation, such as reaching a specific time, turning on a device, or detecting motion.
3. Set Conditions:
   • Optionally, click "Add your first condition" to add conditions that must be met before the automation is executed.
   • A condition could be, for example, that the automation only triggers at night or only when no one is home.
4. Define Actions:
   • Click "Add your first action" to define the actions to be executed when the conditions are met.
   • An action could be, for example, turning on the lights or sending a message.
   • All action types and their order are described in Define Actions.
5. Enable Negative Actions:
   • Optionally, you can also define negative actions that, for example, undo a specific action when the conditions are no longer met.
   • When negative actions are executed is described under Negative actions.
6. Save Automation:
   • The editor's actions are in the bar at the top: the automation's name on the left, "Cancel" and "Save" on the right. There are no buttons at the bottom of the editor.
   • After all triggers, conditions, and actions have been defined, click "Save" at the top to save the automation.
   • The automation is now displayed in the list of automations and is ready to run.
7. Cancel:
   • If you wish to cancel the process, click “Cancel” at the top to stop creating the automation and return to the previous screen.
   • When editing an existing automation, the bar also shows “Delete”, set apart before “Cancel”.