When you can't be there, simulation is the next best thing...

This guide assumes that you have a working system with a security system installed

1. Load Composer and Connect to your project
2. Click on the Agents Tab
3. Highlight the Scheduler Agent.  If you do not have this Agent click on the Add button to add the Agent.
4. Click on New to create a new Variable
5. Enter in a Name for a schedule (In this example we use OccupancySimulator1)
6. Select a time at night and Randomize the time by +/- 30 minutes
7. Select the Repeats Checkbox and Select the Daily Radio Button
8. Ensure that it Repeats Every 1 Day
9. Click on the OK button.
10. You should now have a schedule in your list
11. Select the Programming Tab
12. In the Devices Events side select the Scheduler Event
13. In the Scheduler Events select the OccupancySimulator1 Schedule.
14. In the Device Actions side highlight the Security System
15. In the Security System Actions select Conditionals tab.
16. Select the radio button labelled ‘the Security System is armed to Away’
17. Drag the  icon over the script section of your screen.
18. In the Devices Actions side select the Dimmer device
19. In the Dimmer Actions select the On radio button
20. Drag the   icon over the icon in your scripts section
21. Click no the Programming Control Action in the Device Actions side of the screen.
22. Select the radio button next to Delay.
23. Change the dropdown to minutes and select 30.
24. Drag the  icon and drop it in the scripts section of your screen.
25. In the Device Actions side highlight the Security System
26. In the Security System Actions select Conditionals tab
27. Select the radio button labelled ‘the Security System is armed to Away’
28. Drag the  icon over the script section of your screen.
29. In the Devices Actions side select the Dimmer device
30. In the Dimmer Actions select the Off radio button
31. Drag the   icon over the icon in your scripts section

Congratulations! You have now completed an occupancy simulator.  For additional randomized events repeats steps 2 to 31 but change the schedule name, schedule time and rather then a dimmer have something else turn on and off.

Credit for this write-up goes to Alan Chow of Convergent Technologies from Austrailia. Thanks for contributing, Alan! If you’re visitng from “down under”, be sure to check out their website.

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