Ready to get started with CUE? Follow the step-by-step directions below to create your own automations.
Mobile App
- Open and log into the abode mobile app
- Navigate to “Actions” on the bottom left
- Click on “CUE automations”
- Click “+ create new”
- Create a trigger by clicking the “+” sign in the first box
- Select at least one of the available trigger types that you want to cause an action by clicking the “+” icon to the right of the desired type
- You may add multiple triggers
- Multiple triggers operate as “or” statements
- For example, you can trigger your automation by saying “when the back door has been open for 3 minutes” or “5 minutes after the sun sets”
- Click “done” when you have added all of the triggers you would like
- Create an action by clicking the “+” sign in the box just below your newly-set triggers
- Select at least one of the actions you would like to happen when your triggers happen
- You may create an action for any of the devices you have connected to your abode system
- Going back to the triggers we had set previously, if you had Philips Hue or LIFX light bulbs connected to your abode system, your action could be “set the dining room lights to 50%”
- Once you have your desired actions in place, click “done”
- You may add conditions if to your automation if you would like. They are not mandatory like triggers and actions are.
- To do this, click the “+” icon in the box below your newly-set actions
- Add as many conditions as you like
- Unlike triggers, multiple conditions operate as “and” statement
- For example, you could set your conditions to be “if the time is between 6 and 8PM” and “I am not Home”
- Once you have added all desired conditions, click “done”
- Review your triggers, actions, and conditions to make sure your automation will run exactly as intended
- Click “save automation”
- Name your automation so you can easily find it if you need to go make edits or delete it
- Click “save”
- You should now see your newly created automation in the CUE automations page
- From here, you can toggle your automation on/off, view details for an easy to understand summary of the automation, make edits, or delete the automation
Web App
- Open and log into the abode web app using your web browser
- Click on “CUE automations Beta” on the navigation bar on the left of your screen
- Click the “create new” button under “What is an automation” or click the large “+” in the box below
- Create a trigger by clicking “+ use” in the box of the trigger type you would like to set
- Select at least one of the trigger types that you want to cause an action
- You may add multiple triggers
- When you finish configuring your first trigger, you will be brought back to the triggers menu where you can add an additional trigger or proceed to actions
- Once you are comfortable with the trigger(s) you have set, click “proceed to actions” or “add” within the “then do this action” box on the right side of the screen
- Create an action by clicking “+ use” in the box of the device you would like to act
- Configure the action of the device you have selected
- When you finish configuring your first action, you will be brought back to the actions menu where you can add an additional action, save your automation, or proceed to conditions
- Once you have your desired actions in place, click “proceed to conditions” or “add” in the “If this condition is met (optional)” box on the right side of the screen
- Alternatively, you may click the “save automation” button in the bottom right corner of the screen if you do not wish to add any conditions (skip step 6)
- You may add conditions if to your automation if you would like. They are not mandatory like triggers and actions are.
- To do this, click “+ use” in the box of the condition type you would like to set
- When you finish configuring your first condition, you will be brought back to the conditions menu where you can add additional conditions or save your automation
- Review your triggers, actions, and conditions on the right side of the screen to make sure your automation will run exactly as you intend
- Click “save automation” in the bottom right corner
- Name your automation so you can easily find it if you need to go make edits to or delete it
- Click “save”
- You should now see your newly created automation in the CUE automations page
- From here, you can toggle your automation on/off, view details for an easy to understand summary of the automation, make edits, or delete the automation