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n writing events

Now that everything is congured in the Cortexa, you are ready to start writing events. This

is the fun part, where the system starts to come alive and automate your home. The extent

to which you can have the system automate the sub-systems in your home is limited only by

your imagination and creativity, so many scenarios are possible.

The way to think about your new integrated home is that every device congured into

the Cortexa is “connected” to every other device. So, thermostats, lights, security zones,

cameras, audio, TVs/DVDs (through IR control) are “connected” – your vision of living in a

connected home is becoming a reality.

Here is one simple example of the integration of the sub-systems. Think about all the things

you do when you go to bed at night; arm the security system, turn lights off, check garage

doors are closed, adjust thermostat(s), turn TVs and other devices off. With one simple event

in the Cortexa, just arming the security system will trigger all of these other things to happen

automatically, within seconds.

Event writing is simple; there is no programming language to learn. Events are written using

selections provided to you in drop-down boxes and we feel sure you will easily master

writing your own events.

Be sure to name your events logically so you can easily identify each event and what each

event performs.

There is a detailed section on event writing, including several sample events, in the Home

Management section of this Owners Guide.

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