Set up automations

once your busy bar is connected to your smart home, you can create automations set it to update its status based on events in your home , or have other devices respond when its status changes on this page, you‘ll learn more about automations with busy bar creating an automation with busy bar https //app archbee com/docs/eosi3gcxsgkach2eym0ym/1t94klet1ewou0b3c0gh5#s2ifw toggling automations per timer https //app archbee com/docs/eosi3gcxsgkach2eym0ym/1t94klet1ewou0b3c0gh5#sga26 how automations work https //app archbee com/docs/eosi3gcxsgkach2eym0ym/1t94klet1ewou0b3c0gh5#sga26 create an automation with busy bar before creating automations with busy bar, make sure busy bar is connected to your smart home https //app archbee com/docs/eosi3gcxsgkach2eym0ym/o o1v6n63 pisllcqjbjn open your smart home app create a new automation the steps may vary depending on your platform apple home automation → + → add automation google home automations → + → automation samsung smartthings home name → create routine set up your automation triggers — events that start the automation conditions (optional) — requirements that must be met for it to run actions — tasks performed when triggers occur and conditions are met busy bar works in all three roles learn more below save the automation toggle automations per timer this toggle is available in each mode on busy bar and each timer in busy app it lets you start a focus session without triggering your smart home at the same time, it won‘t remove your busy bar from the smart home system this way, you can choose which timers interact with the smart home and which work independently you can enable and disable smart home automations for the timer individually — right from your busy bar or the mobile app if your busy bar is paired with your phone, the setting will change on both devices for synced timers, regardless of where you toggled it on busy bar to toggle automations on busy bar switch your busy bar to or to set up the chosen mode go to setup > smart home set trigger smart home to on to enable smart home automations, or off to disable them in busy app to toggle automations in busy app open busy app , swipe to the timer you want to set up, and t ap settings to open timer settings set smart home automation to on to enable smart home automations, or off to disable them how automations work smart home automations work by connecting smart devices — like lights, thermostats, and sensors — to a smart home hub, allowing them to act on rules, schedules, or triggers without manual input these systems use "if this, then that" logic to automate tasks, such as turning on lights when a motion sensor detects movement or adjusting the temperature based on time of day to build any automation, there are three basic parts in smart home systems, devices are interpreted as having clear states for example, busy bar is treated as a smart light with only two possible states on and off from the system‘s perspective, this makes it a simple switch like device that can be reliably used in automations in most smart home systems, busy bar can be used as trigger when busy bar turns on/off condition if busy bar is on/off action turn busy bar on/off (starts the timer) in most systems, busy bar works in all three roles however, amazon alexa has a limitation you can view and set busy status using automations, but you cannot use busy status as a trigger for alexa routines