Whether you are a lover of daily routines, a fan of new techno or “just” anxious not to waste energy at home, the principle of smart health home scenarios should appeal to you. The tempo of our weeks is generally punctuated by a succession of repetitive tasks linked to work schedules, personal activities, family life and weekends. Tasks that can be automated to save time (in comfort and peace of mind) thanks to the concept of home automation scenario, a real pillar of the connected house :). We explain everything, examples to the key!
A real miracle cure for our head-up moments that come at a price at the end of the month.
What you will learn
Comparison and explanation
If we return to the use of the word scenario in the world of staging (whether it is to play comedy or to illustrate several shots of a story), it presents many points in common with the meaning attributed to it in home automation.
Indeed, in both cases, it is a matter of laying out the different stages of a story (real or fictitious) and segmenting them: using dialogues, scenes to be played, drawings, plans to film or… daily actions to automate!
Because our story is the one we “play” every day. No need for imagination, therefore, we already have in mind the multitude of scenes that are repeated from day to day. And these are the ones – between opening the shutters, switching off the heating, switching off the lights, switching on the alarm, opening the gate, closing the garage door … – that we will program to shed as much as possible. (If you were thinking of sending your robot clone to your place in certain family dinners, you will have to be patient, it’s not for tomorrow – and so much the better!)
Automation of tasks, the real plus of smart home
Heating schedule, launch of automatic watering at such a time, “off” in case of absence … In other words: accommodation that thinks for us? Yes, except that the scenarios and smart home automation is a bit of the story of the chicken and the egg. One does not exist without the other.
How it works ?
Good news, the operation is not very complicated
If the term “home automation scenario” suggests a technical, even complex operation, rest assured, this is only a prejudice;). Home automation is no longer just for geeks, now it’s 100% general public!
Thanks WHO ? Box-type home automation systems and their hyper educational and intuitive apps. Thanks to their different programming possibilities, it is no longer necessary to have obtained an engineering degree to create a home automation scenario at home. You simply have to generate a scenario via your smartphone or any other connected object that can act as a centralized remote control!
The equipment you need
A centralized home automation system such as a box for example
One or more connected objects (and the sensors / detectors that go with it)
A smartphone
Wi-Fi connection
And an application to create home automation scenarios!
This will act as a guide for the installation, before being relayed to the fore for the remote control and the configuration of the famous home automation scenarios for the house.
Please note, this does not mean that the connected installations will only be controllable from the app. No obligation to have your phone with you everywhere, anytime! Manual controls (like switches) remain functional when needed. With the Sowee Connected Station, you can control the heating, the bulbs, the shutters, the VMC… and even by voice thanks to the integrated Alexa voice service.
In the same logic, it is not necessary to be equipped with the full range of home automation accessories from the start. Nothing prevents you from betting on a scalable system, with the addition of new smart objects as you go along. Convenient to soften the budget at the very beginning!
So ? It encourages to put yourself in “house of the future” mode, remotely controllable from your phone, right?
Operation based on triggers and actions
Creating home automation scenarios is easy! Only element to master: the interaction between the trigger and the proposed actions.
1. What to remember from the actions or orders indicated on the application:
Actions are tasks that have been automated according to a specific hourly / daily / weekly period or according to a particular case identified in the house:
Actions linked to a time indicator (for example: turning on the kettle every day at 8 a.m. or alternating between absence of the whole house between 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays).
Actions linked to the detection of a change of state (for example: deactivation of the light if the motion detector does not indicate any presence or else, the opening of the gate if the geolocation indicates that the car is two steps away of the House).
Exceptional actions compared to a pre-established schedule, that is to say, actions that deviate from the rule (for example: for a day of telecommuting, we activate the heating of the house, although usually it passes automatically at least at work hours).
2. What you need to know about triggers:
The trigger activates when it detects a change of state linked to an action:
A time change (for example: at 9 p.m. sharp, automatic watering will start).
A change of day of the week (for example: Saturday and Sunday, the motorized shutters do not open at 7:30 a.m. as during the week, but at 9:30 a.m.).
A movement (for example: an intruder is detected in the garden, then the alarm system sends you a notification).
A change impacting an automated system in place (for example: the window has just been opened, the heating therefore switches to “eco” mode to avoid energy waste).
Combination of several programs
Good to know: the combinations of home automation scenarios are endlessly multiplying! Indeed, several actions combined can activate a trigger, and vice versa, which greatly increases the possibilities of automatic systems to be implemented.
For example, it could be associated with opening the garage door on weekday mornings, automatically turning off all lights, and turning down the heat. Translation: if you leave the house, it means that it must go into “off” mode!
Examples of scenarios to plan?
1. Predetermined scenarios depending on the day and time
During the week, there are these automatic mechanisms set at a specific time, such as waking up or leaving time so that children are not late for school and to be on time at the office. Like a metronome, home automation rhythms our lives:
The “awakening” scenario
The alarm rings at 7.15 am? In this case, the radiators preheat the room and the bathroom from 6.45 a.m., the shutters open at 7.00 a.m. (daylight helps!) And the coffee maker turns on by itself at 7.20 a.m. Isn’t life beautiful in home automation mode?
The “opening the shutters” scenario
To avoid opening and closing the shutters from your phone almost every day at the same time, it is best to make it automatic. Example: blinds open every day at 7:30 a.m., closing scheduled at 10:30 p.m. and midnight on weekends. And hop, one task less!
And more…
A time slot or calendar? Long live home automation scenarios at will! Outdoor lighting turning on at 8 p.m. in the garden in summer, watering planned for 9 p.m., shutters open every day at 8 a.m. (but not on weekends), household appliances turned off during the day … You are spoiled for choice among automated scripts .
2. Scenarios created from scratch to save time
You know, these small repetitive daily actions, which, alone, do not take much time, but which, cumulatively, end up representing a few good minutes in our often millimeter plans. So, rather than letting them come back in a loop, automate them! Make way for personalized modes according to your specific needs to save precious time every day;).
“I leave home” mode
Here, the objective is to indicate to your accommodation that when it detects your departure, it’s time to take over on the energy savings and security side: by turning off all the lights, by turning off the air conditioning, lowering the heating, switching the appliance to “off” mode, activating the video surveillance system, etc.
The “I come home” mode
Here, it is a question of anticipating the return to your home sweet home to have the least things to do when returning and to find a nest at the top of comfort! Automation will therefore aim to turn on the heating so that the house is at the right temperature when you arrive (and avoid having to stay in a coat while the living rooms heat up!), But also to open the gate to your place and turn on the light on the landing of the door (practical when you have already experienced the return with shopping, in the dark and in the cold winter!).
How to indicate that we are on the way back? Thanks to geolocation via smartphone or manual activation of the mode in question!
“I’m not there” mode
Here, what we want is for the house to manage itself during a short or prolonged absence, while ensuring its own security. We will come back to this below;).
3. Scenarios to make the house less energy-consuming
Thanks to the home automation scenarios that keep an eye on our energy expenditure! A big help to consume less and better. On the menu :
Mobile alerts (as is the case with Sowee;)), indicating a risk of exceeding the budget initially set for the month.
Absence mode, which allows us to automatically turn off the heating, lighting, plugs and air conditioning when we’re not at home!
4. Scenarios that help monitor the house
If home security is one of your main concerns, home automation is there to relieve you;). The scenarios to be implemented are therefore based on several key functionalities:
Presence simulation: to configure to make it look like you are there, and to customize to “your sauce”. This gives, for example, lighting on between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the kitchen and in the living room, then between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the bedroom for adults and children.
Presence detection alert: in the event of a suspicious presence, choose how you wish to be notified. By text message ? By email ? On multiple phone numbers?
CCTV: same principle!
5. Scenarios that involve rain and good weather
The smart home never ceases to amaze us;). Now she is able to adapt to the weather!
A “lighting” scenario that activates automatically when the exterior brightness decreases.
A “progressive shutter closing” scenario according to the sunshine. Convenient to prevent the house from overheating in the middle of summer!
A “shutter closing in case of rain when the window is open” scenario.
6. Scenarios that personalize the atmosphere at home
Home automation lighting scenarios that reinvent the decor and the atmosphere, are we talking about it?
Scenario 1: a very soft light, to accompany a moment of relaxation and cozy evening.
Scenario 2: white light of medium intensity for a reading break.
Scenario 3: maximum light for cooking!
Scenario 4: colored light for a festive evening.
7. Scenarios that are good for our health
Another idea for a home automation scenario? Alerts related to the air we breathe, to receive on the app, by email or SMS!
Alert indicating a critical level of outdoor pollution with advice on activities to avoid.
Alert linked to the humidity or CO2 level inside accompanied by the recommendations to be followed (ventilate, it is time to clean the CMV …).
Alert related to the detection of a fall (thanks to a connected object for seniors for example).
Or also: stop the VMC in case of detection of open window for example.
8. Scenarios that have the solution to our oversights
Bye-bye forgetfulness, home automation comes to the rescue!
With the scenario “automatic lighting deactivation” thanks to the presence detector.
With the home automation scenario “switching off the heating” as soon as the absence mode is activated.
An example of a typical day to schedule from A to Z? Yes !
Timing “millimeter” for the morning
It’s 6:30 a.m., it’s winter and you’re not morning;). Fortunately there are home automation scenarios in life!
The shower knows that you will be visiting in 15 minutes. Result, the anticipation of heating is on so that the room is at the ideal temperature to welcome you early in the morning.
On the kitchen side, the coffee maker is already ready, that’s already won;).
Only 30 minutes to prepare, then you have to spin!
7:30 am, you’re ready, the whole family too. By closing the entrance gate, the house is informed that you are taking off for the day. Make way for absence mode!
Remote management during the day and other possibilities…
At 3 p.m., you are notified by the postman that a package has just arrived. No problem, You open the gate remotely, and close behind him.
At 5 p.m., you return exceptionally earlier than expected. No worries, just change the settings on the app, and it deviates from the rule established by the “day” scenario so that everything becomes functional before home time.
In the evening, home automation takes over!
At 8 p.m., you sit at the table with moderate lighting, as indicated on the app. In an hour, the lighting will be softer. That too was written!
9:30 p.m .: you receive an alert suggesting that you ventilate the rooms to improve the air quality. Perfect, you might not have thought about it for yourself!
At 10 p.m. the vegetable garden is watered without you needing to go out in gardening clothes or move your little finger. In these kinds of moments, you tell yourself that it is still good to garden from the sofa ’;).
And little by little, the bedtime of the children arrives, it is almost at the same time that the shutters close alone, as if by magic. Good night, little ones!
Home automation scenarios have (almost) no more secrets for you. When should you start to get away from the daily grind?
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