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OK, how do we set all this up? First take the physical Lamp Module (address A2) that we
used previously, to your bedroom and connect your bedside lamp to it. Be sure to turn the
lamp on. Take the Transceiver Module (address A1) to your kitchen and connect your
coffee pot to it (remember to turn it on).
Now let’s rename the on screen “My Lamp Module” by clicking on the name field, press
backspace, then type Bedside Lamp and push enter. Also change the name of your “My
Appliance” module to Coffee Pot.
Next, go to the Macro Generator screen (click the right most button on the tool bar) and
click Macro on the menu bar. A pull down menu will appear, click on Fast Macro. A new
Fast Macro will be created for you named “Macro 1” with an address of A4-On. The
ActiveHome software always defaults to the next available Housecode/Unit Code address
when creating a new module or Macro. The software will also provide the next on/off
switch state for that address. To change the on/off state, click on the on/off field.
To define your Macro:
1. Change the name of the Macro to WAKE UP.
2. Move your cursor over to the right side of the screen, with the left mouse button click
on the “Bedside Lamp” module and drag it to the left side of the screen and drop it on
top of the WAKE UP Macro. A copy of the “Bedside Lamp” will automatically link to
the Wake UP Macro. “Bedside Lamp” is already turned on for you, so we do not need
to do anything else with it.
~ A
~ A
~ A
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~ A
CTIVE
CTIVE
CTIVE
CTIVE
CTIVE
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H
OME
OME
OME
OME
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OFTW
OFTW
OFTW
OFTW
OFTW ARE
ARE
ARE
ARE
ARE
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Note:
If your computer has Rapid Resume, Wake Up on Ring, Instant On, On Now, or
something similar, you should enable this feature to take full advantage of ActiveHome’s
capabilities. Refer to the on-line Help for more details.
A second Demo Macro, with a Housecode/Unit Code address of A3-Off, shown on the
left side of the Macro Generator screen, has two modules “linked” together. Macro A3-Off
is shown to demonstrate that you can have both an On and an Off Macro, which can be
totally unrelated, for each House Code/Unit code address. Because a Macro initiates a
sequence of events (which could be turning devices on or off), we can have the turn ON
command for a given address to initiate a Macro and the turn OFF command for that same
address to initiate a completely different Macro.
CREA
CREA
CREA
CREA
CREATING YOUR OWN MACRO
TING YOUR OWN MACRO
TING YOUR OWN MACRO
TING YOUR OWN MACRO
TING YOUR OWN MACRO
Let’s see if we can put what we learned from the Demo Macro to actual use in your
home...
Let’s define a Wake-Up in the morning Macro. What do you want to do when you wake up
in the morning? Let’s assume you want to turn on the lamp next to your bed. You also want
to turn on the coffee pot in the kitchen so you have fresh coffee for breakfast. When you
get out of the bathroom you can turn off the lamp and head to the kitchen for that cup of
coffee. Don’t forget, you need to turn off the coffee pot before you leave for work.
~ A
~ A
~ A
~ A
~ A
CTIVE
CTIVE
CTIVE
CTIVE
CTIVE
H
H
H
H
H
OME
OME
OME
OME
OME
S
S
S
S
S
OFTW
OFTW
OFTW
OFTW
OFTWARE
ARE
ARE
ARE
ARE
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