Using device variables as triggers

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darkNiGHTS posted this 15 September 2015

I'm probably missing something, but I can't figure out how to use the various variables that each of my devices have. For example, my motion sensor doesn't just detect motion, it displays the temperature. How do I use this as a trigger? Another way I want to use a variable is for low battery notifications.

I read through all Screen Reference pages but I didn't see any mention of it.

Thanks!

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f0ggy987 posted this 15 September 2015

[quote=darkNiGHTS]I'm probably missing something, but I can't figure out how to use the various variables that each of my devices have. For example, my motion sensor doesn't just detect motion, it displays the temperature. How do I use this as a trigger? Another way I want to use a variable is for low battery notifications.

I read through all Screen Reference pages but I didn't see any mention of it.

Thanks![/quote]

The documentation is a bit all over the place - I think what you're asking about is this: https://www.incontrolha.com/recipes/recipe/23

Clicking the gear icon breaks that particular variable out as its own device which you can then use in scenes, etc.

Hope that helps!

darkNiGHTS posted this 15 September 2015

Yep, that's it, thanks for the link!

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