Best Practices at the start
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 12:18 pm
I searched the forums for some best practices, but it all seemed to be best practices about one specific thing.
I find myself wondering about best practices at the very start of things.
Now some of my concern may be because I don't really "get" Indigo yet. I'm working on it, but I'm on day 2, and only have 1 z-wave device moved over so far!
But here are some things I find myself wondering about that might help you understand what I mean about starting off right:
I find myself wondering about best practices at the very start of things.
Now some of my concern may be because I don't really "get" Indigo yet. I'm working on it, but I'm on day 2, and only have 1 z-wave device moved over so far!
But here are some things I find myself wondering about that might help you understand what I mean about starting off right:
- Is presence a variable, or a trigger? Is it both?
- Are "modes" for the house as a whole mandatory, nice, or useless? I'm thinking of "Sleep/Nice Day/Overcast/Night/Away" kinds of modes. These were critical in SmartThings, if only because of ST's very limited logic that meant modes are critical for if/then situations.