This application note shows how to use VERA as a Dusk to Dawn controller to automatically control a light.
Project Aim
The aim of this project is automatically control a light during the night:
- Use VERA Edge as the central controller and scheduler
- Light turns On at Dusk (Sunset)
- Light turns Off at Dawn (Sunrise)
- The time of Sunset and Sunrise is automatically calculated by VERA - no need to change the times manually
Setting the Scene
This application needs two Scenes to be created:
- Scene 1 - turns the light On at Sunset
- Scene 2 - turns the light Off at Sunrise
- Note: As this application uses VERA's time control, you need to ensure that it's time and location have been correctly configured. For further information take a look at Application Note 118 - Setting Time and Location in Vera Edge
Create Scene 1 - Sunset
Scenes are created and edited in VERA's Scenes Tab. For further information take a look at Application Note 103 - Creating Scenes in VERA UI7
- Create a Scene with a Daily Schedule to trigger at Sunset
- Select the Z-Wave device to be turned On by the scene
- Give the new scene a name and assign it to a room
- Save the Scene
Create Scene 2 - Sunrise
To create the second Scene to switch the light Off at Sunrise, follow the same process as above:
- Create a Scene with a Daily Schedule to trigger at Sunrise
- Select the Z-Wave device to be turned Off by the scene
- Give the new scene a name and assign it to a room
- Save the Scene
We now have two scenes that will control the On and Off times for the light.
