abode is proud to announce the addition of CUE: a powerful automation engine available in both our mobile and web apps. abode CUE (short for custom engine) is the powerful technology platform that powers and programs all of your abode smart home’s customizable features and actions. Create automations for all aspects of your home to give your home detailed instructions on how to make your everyday easier, safer and more convenient. Our community of users has been passionate about abode’s smart home automation capabilities and we are proud to expand on these with the addition of CUE. CUE allows users to:
- Create automations for all devices connected to their abode system
- Set multi-layered triggers for when automations are to occur
- Set multiple actions to occur once defined triggers are met
- Set conditions to ensure actions only occur when you want them to
Mobile App Requirements
All mobile devices are required to be updated to abode Mobile App version 4.1.5 for the CUE Automation Engine functionality to work properly.
Firmware Requirements
To use CUE, you will need the most recent firmware version. If you are not using the most recent version, you will receive an error message when you attempt to save your first CUE Automation. To update to the latest firmware, simply log out and log back into your web or mobile app and you will be presented with a firmware update message.
Automations in CUE are made up of three components: triggers, actions, and conditions
Triggers
Triggers determine when an automation should occur. You can set multiple triggers that are connected by “or” to make sure your automation runs when you want. For example, say you wanted your entryway lights to turn on just after sunset or when you’ve just gotten home. To do this, you would set the below two triggers:
- “5 minutes after sunset”
-OR-
- “Front door is opened”
Actions
Actions are an event you would like to take perform when the automation is run. You can set up any device connected to your abode system to perform an action. You can also add more than one action to your automation. Want the garage door to open too so you can take the dog out for a walk? Going back to our entryway lights example, you would set the below as the actions:
- “Turn on entryway lights”*
-AND-
- “Open the garage door”*
Conditions
Conditions are the final layer of your automation and are what make CUE really shine. A condition is an optional setting that ensures the automation only runs if the conditions are true. The above example was great, but wouldn’t it be annoying if the entryway lights turned on and the garage door opened every time you opened the front door? With conditions, you set “if” statements that must be met in order for the action to be taken. For our example automation, you would set the below:
- “If the automation is triggered between 5:00PM and 8:00PM”