Lamp blinks when doorbell sounds

Situation

This step-by-step plan explains how, in the Niko Home Control software, you can set the lamp in the living room to go on and off for a specific period when the doorbell sounds.

Starting point

The starting point for this step-by-step plan is a project that already encompasses Project information and for which a plan is already drawn up or uploaded.

Run through the steps in Adding new project and then Drawing a plan or Upload a background image if there is no existing project.

Part 1: Add a digital sensor

• Go to Creation in the menu bar at the top. 

• Click on add an input.
• Click on digital sensor in the list of options in the right-hand window. The input appears on the plan.
• Drag the digital sensor to the correct location and give it a recognisable name.
• Choose an existing location from the list.
  Click on add a location if the location has not yet been defined.

• Click on save to return to the Creation start screen.

Part 2: Add a virtual output

• Click on add a virtual output. The virtual output appears as a flag on the plan of the home.
• Drag the icon to a logical and appropriate place on the plan.
• Give the virtual output a clear name, for example "Is the light on?" 
• Choose an existing location from the list.
• Click on add a location if the location has not yet been defined.

• Click on OK to return to the Creation start screen.

Step 3: Create an action

• Click on add an action. The action will appear as a text balloon on the plan.
• Drag the action to a logical and appropriate place, e.g. to the relevant input or output.
• Give the action a name.
• Choose an existing location from the list.
  Click on add a location if the location has not yet been defined.

• Click on continue to go to the Players tab.
• Click on the lamp and the digital sensor on the plan to link them to the action.

• Click on continue to go to the Basic behaviour tab.
  The standard basic behaviour for this example is correct.

• Click on continue to go to the Conditions tab.
• Click on add a condition.
• Give the condition a clear name.
• Click on yes (filter).
• Click on the virtual output to add it as a conditional player to the installation.

The virtual output will be linked to the action on the plan via a black line.

• Remove the stop behaviour.
• Click on add another element.
  Start the action with lamp living room off, and end with lamp living room on.

• This will add the blinking function.
• Click on No next to the Yes behaviour.
• Click on create conditional behaviour.

• Start with on and end with off.

• Click on continue to go to the Time automation tab.
• Click on save to return to the Creation start screen.

Result

Now continue with Cabinet lay-out and Realisation.