Triggers
Triggers are specific actions or events that the Task Manager can continuously listen for. You may already recognize a lot of the triggers from the Composer, for example wait for a voice command.
List
| The availability of the triggers is highly dependent on the connected device and the software version. |
The following triggers are available:
Sensor
A task can be started by tapping any of the sensors (e.g. 'tap the head button'):
-
Tap the list to view a list of sensors available on the device. For example, the following list will be shown when connected to James:
-
Toggle which sensor should be used to trigger the task.
-
Tap the button 'OK' to apply the changes.
QR code
A task can be started by showing a qr code to the main camera of the device:
-
Toggle whether any qr code can start the registered task or if a specific code needs to be shown.
-
Enter the qr code to be shown (1)
-
Toggle whether a 'beep' noise should be made when a matching qr code has been detected.
Monitoring
A task can be started by a monitored event (e.g. 'if a person was detected wearing a mask'):
-
Enter the device that triggered the monitoring event.
-
Enter the type of monitoring event that was triggered.
-
Select an optional alarm type that must be included in the monitoring event.
-
Tap the button 'Update' to apply the new trigger settings.
| The monitoring options for the event must be enabled in the Monitoring section page. |
Motion detection
A task can be started when motion is detected:
-
Toggle whether an image of the detected motion is saved to the cloud.
This image can then be viewed in the Surveillance page -
Choose how frequent the task should be triggered(1)(2).
(1): Note that the monitoring events for the motion detection will be triggered as well
(2): If the value is '0', every detected motion will trigger the task.
Face detection
A task can be started when a face was detected:
-
Set how many faces should be detected (e.g. 'the amount of faces is equal to one', 'more than zero', 'less than two', …)
-
Toggle whether only known faces should be counted(1).
-
Choose how frequent the task should be triggered(2).
(1): If this setting is enabled, the setting for 'amount of faces' will be ignored.
(2): If the value is '0', the task will be triggered every time the amount of faces is detected.
Voice
A task can be started by using voice commands:
-
Enter the list of voice commands to start the task.
-
Toggle whether the wake-word should be triggered before the voice command will be accepted.
Mqtt
A task can be started by a message on a mqtt broker:
-
Set the topic to be published on the broker so the task will start.
-
Enter (optional) conditions for the payload (e.g. "mqtt.payload.value" < 5).
-
Toggle whether to use an external broker or the broker installed on the device.
-
Enter the requirements for the external broker.
| Entries marked with a * are required. |
Domotics
| The settings for the Home automation systems must be enabled to view the configured devices. |
A task can be started by a change in the configured smart home devices:
-
Tap whether an event (e.g. 'any device comes online') or a device (e.g. 'lamp 1 was switched on') should be used to trigger the task. For example, when selecting 'device', the list of devices will be shown:
-
Tap the category for the device.
-
Tap the device that will trigger the task.
-
Set whether any changes or specific conditions will start the task to start.
-
Enter the (optional) conditions for the trigger.
| Consult the manual for the smart home device(s) to view more information on available settings. |