Control4 “When >> Then” Personalized Automation

Watch the video to find out how home automation can be implemented to fit your lifestyle. The “When >> Then” methods are similar to IFTTT … “if this then that”.

Here are some automation suggestions based on the type of equipment that might be installed in your home, with each proposed system getting more elaborate.

WHEN a custom button on the system remote is pressed >> THEN

• turn on the AppleTV.
• go to my favourite television channel.
• launch my favourite streaming-music station.
• play my Pandora playlist.

WHEN it is dusk >> THEN turn the porch light on.
WHEN it is dawn >> THEN turn the porch light off.
WHEN it is 10 p.m. >> THEN initiate my “Good Night” scene.

WHEN I tap a keypad button >> THEN

• go to a specific video source.
• go to my favourite television channel.
• launch my favourite streaming-music station.
• play my favourite Spotify playlist.

WHEN I tap a keypad button once, if it is daytime >> THEN turn the heat up.
WHEN I double tap a keypad button, if it is nighttime >> THEN turn the heat down.

WHEN I tap a keypad button once >> THEN open the garage door.
WHEN I double tap a keypad button, wait 5 minutes >> THEN close the garage door.

Basic Control4 system + Control4 Smart Lighting + smart door lock

WHEN it is dawn >> THEN open the Kitchen shades.
WHEN it is dusk >> THEN close the Kitchen shades.
WHEN I tap a keypad button, if it is daytime >> THEN open the shades
WHEN the door is unlocked, if it is daytime >> THEN open the shades.

There are many more options and we can help you design and implement them. Contact us to find out more