This guide will show you how to create an AutoVera Status Update condition from a specific sensor. When a door is opened, or motion is detected, your phone will speak the event, dynamically speaking the device name.

STEP 1 - ENABLE STATUS UPDATES FOR YOUR SENSOR

• Within the AutoVera app, choose Your Veras
• Choose Devices
• Enable Status Updates by pressing the Bell icon. When the bell is yellow, the device is ready to send status updates to Vera.

STEP 2 - CREATE STATUS UPDATE EVENT

• Open Tasker
• Within a new Project, create a new Profile
• Choose Event and then Plugin
• Select AutoVera Status Update from the list of plugins

STEP 3 - DEFINE STATUS UPDAT

• Choose your Vera. Next, select Device. Choose the Device you wish to receive Status Updates from
• Select Service and choose the service you wish to monitor. Enable the Security Sensor service

Different Z-Wave devices offer different services to monitor, some devices offer multiple services.

• Select Variable. Choose from the available Variables for the chosen device. Security Sensors off two variables, Tripped and Armed.
  • Tripped will report any time a sensor is tripped or un-tripped, regardless of the armed state.
  • Armed will report any time a sensor is armed or disarmed, regardless of the tripped state.
• After choosing your Variable, you can leave the other fields empty and press the Back button to return to the Event Edit screen.

STEP 4 - CREATE THE ACCOMPANYING TASK

• Press Back from the Event Edit screen and you will be prompted to choose a task.
• Select New Task from the top of the list and optionally name your Task

Tasks assigned to specific profiles do not need to be named, however once named, it will appear in the list of Tasks within that Project

• You should now have an empty Task screen, ready to add your first Task

STEP 5 - CREATE AN IF TASK

• Add a new Action to your Task. Choose Task from the menu of Actions. Choose If from the menu of Tasks

The Status Update this Action will act upon returns a 1 for Tripped and 0 for not Tripped. Therefore, the Action will have two possible outcomes.
In the Variable field of your Condition, use the Tag icon to show a list of possible AutoVera Variables.

• Choose %avnewstatus from the list of variables

In the variable Value field, input the number 1

• Press Back to return to the Task Edit screen

STEP 6 - SPEAK THE UPDATE

• From the Task Edit screen, add a new Action. Choose Misc from the menu of Actions. Choose Say from the menu of Misc actions.
• In the Text field, select the Tag icon to reveal the list of available AutoVera Variables.
• Choose %avdevicename from the list of variables

Choosing %avdevicename will dynamically pass along the device name according to Vera. This allows for your Profile to continue to adapt to name changes.

• Complete the text field with the text you'd like to be spoken.
• Press Back to return to the Task Edit screen.

STEP 7 - YOUR 2ND IF STATEMENT

• Add a new Action to your Task. Choose Task from the menu of Actions. Choose Else from the menu of Tasks
  • The Status Update this Action will act upon returns a 1 for Tripped and 0 for not Tripped. Therefore, the Action will have two possible outcomes.
• In the Variable field of your Condition, use the Tag icon to show a list of possible AutoVera Variables.
• Choose %avnewstatus from the list of variables
• In the variable Value field, input the number 0
• Press Back to return to the Task Edit screen

STEP 8 - YOUR 2ND SAY ACTION

• From the Task Edit screen, add a new Action. Choose Misc from the menu of Actions. Choose Say from the menu of Misc actions.
• In the Text field, select the Tag icon to reveal the list of available AutoVera Variables.
• Choose %avdevicename from the list of variables
• Choosing %avdevicename will dynamically pass along the device name according to Vera. This allows for your Profile to continue to adapt to name changes.
• Complete the text field with the text you'd like to be spoken.
• Press Back to return to the Task Edit screen.

STEP 9 - END YOUR IF

• Add a final Action to your Task. Choose Task from the menu of Actions. Choose End If from the menu of Tasks
• Press Back to return to the Task Edit screen.
• Your Task is complete. Remember to completely exit Tasker before testing your profile.