Your home, your rules: How to make your smart home devices dance!

Are you ready for a home that's not only smart but also tailored to your needs? Then let's chat about how to take full control of your smart home devices by creating scenes and rules.

The Dance of the Devices: Bringing Scenes to Life

Imagine coming home, and with just one tap on your smartphone, the alarm system and security camera are deactivated, the robot vacuum stops working, and the lights are dimmed. Sounds like magic, right? No, that's just a scene in your smart home.

Get on the dance floor – Open the app

Open the app for your smart home platform, such as your DreamCatcher Life app from Chuango: This is the stage where your devices begin the tango.

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Choose the devices you want to participate in your little smart home dance party. These could be lights, security accessories, or household appliances. Pick your top dancers!

Set choreography – define settings

Now things get interesting. Determine how each dancer should act. When should the lights turn on and in what mode? When should they turn off? When should the cameras switch to private mode? At what times should the alarm system be armed? Each device receives its own instructions.

Give your scenes cool names—perhaps "Home Sweet Harmony" or "Relaxing Overture." Save them so you can access them anytime.

Dress rehearsal – test your scene

It's time for the dress rehearsal. Test your scene to make sure every dancer has mastered their part. Is everyone dancing the way you imagined? If so, bravo! Your scene is ready for the premiere!

Congratulations, you have just mastered the art of smart home choreography!

The Maestro of Your House: Introduce Rules

Scenes are great, but what if your devices could act without your commands? Only the perfect interaction of your devices makes your home truly smart. This is the moment for rules. Let's awaken the maestro in you!

Have your baton ready – Open the app again

You're the maestro now, so get your baton out—your app. This is where we'll create the rules that will make your devices play in unison.

Assemble the orchestra – select equipment

Select the devices that will play in your orchestra. Perhaps the camera, the lights, and the multisensor? These are your main instruments.

Distribute scores – set conditions

Now comes the magic. Set the conditions under which your devices should come to life. When the security camera detects motion, the light should flash and the security alarm should sound. When the sun goes down, the lights should turn on. When your baby cries, a light should turn on. The possibilities are endless. These are your grades.

Trial demonstration – Test your rule

It's time for the rehearsal. Let your rules run and see how well your orchestra plays. Is everything running like a well-oiled machine? If so, you're ready for the big performance!

Give your rules a fancy name, maybe something like "Sunrise Symphony" or "Night Watchman." Save your rule, and you're ready for the applause.

Standing ovations

Your smart home devices, your rules, your world. Congratulations! You are now the director and conductor of your own smart home. Scenes and rules give you the power to design your home the way you want. So, what are you waiting for? Let the show begin – the stage is yours!