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Customising IFTTT applets ?

  • 14-02-2017 10:11pm
    #1
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,075 ✭✭✭


    There's an IFTTT applet I want to use which enables my nest cam to turn on the lights it if detects a sound. I tried it today & it works great, however, I only want it to work between the hours of midnight & 7/8am. Is there any way to adapt it to this do you know?


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  • #2
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭mossym


    OU812 wrote: »
    There's an IFTTT applet I want to use which enables my nest cam to turn on the lights it if detects a sound. I tried it today & it works great, however, I only want it to work between the hours of midnight & 7/8am. Is there any way to adapt it to this do you know?

    peoblem there is you have a couple of variables, which ifft doesn't like. have you had a look at stringify? a lot more powerful, but not sure if it controls the nest cam, i think it does


  • #3
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,008 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    mossym wrote: »
    peoblem there is you have a couple of variables, which ifft doesn't like. have you had a look at stringify? a lot more powerful, but not sure if it controls the nest cam, i think it does

    Yonomi might be an option too.


  • #4
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Might be just me, but I found IFFT a bit more limited than I expected. For example I tried to create an applet so that I would get an alert when the heating comes on which is pretty straightforward, everything there at the moment only create triggers when the heat drops or rises above a certain temperature etc. I might check out the others mentioned above when I have a bit of time.

    The other thing that slightly bugs me, having come from a Netatmo, is that you can't see when the Nest Thermostat has been on during the day until the next 24 hour segment. The Netatmo app will show you exactly when it came on, for how long, at what temperature etc as the day goes on.


  • #5
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 23,008 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Might be just me, but I found IFFT a bit more limited than I expected. For example I tried to create an applet so that I would get an alert when the heating comes on which is pretty straightforward, everything there at the moment only create triggers when the heat drops or rises above a certain temperature etc. I might check out the others mentioned above when I have a bit of time.

    That is more of a limitation of the developers, then IFTTT itself. IFTTT can only work with the actions and triggers that the developers of each device and service decide to make available by IFTTT.

    I've found some devices to have a very rich set of triggers and services, while others are very poor and feel like just the bare minimum the developer could get away with to satisfy his/her boss and marketing department.
    ThisRegard wrote: »
    The other thing that slightly bugs me, having come from a Netatmo, is that you can't see when the Nest Thermostat has been on during the day until the next 24 hour segment. The Netatmo app will show you exactly when it came on, for how long, at what temperature etc as the day goes on.

    Uh, given that you have had both Netatmo and now Nest, it would be great to get your feedback on them both, the pros and cons, etc. And what you would recommend to people.


  • #6
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    It's me misunderstanding the power of IFTTT, I hoped it was a tool in which you could actually build such triggers given the API is exposed. If I really wanted to, and had the enthusiasm I had for programming when I was 15/20 years younger, I could probably build one myself, but I was looking for the easy way. (edit: cursory look of the API release notes and I don't see a method for a simple on/off status)

    Re the Netatmo/Nest, leave it with my while I gather some thoughts.


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