Difference between revisions of "WCmore's Tips"

Revision as of 04:42, 24 January 2020

Hello and welcome!!

This is a collection of things that I have learned over the years. Stay tuned for more Tips & Tricks...

Articles worth reading:

• Move or Copy code using drag & drop
• Simulated Switches
• Adding devices to webCoRE
• External URLs - Execute a piston from elsewhere

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Handy Links for Reference

Here are a few links that I have found to be helpful

webCoRE

• Dashboard (where we create & edit our pistons)
• webCoRE Forum - Latest Topics (great community for like-minded people)
• webCoRE Forum - Tutorials
• webCoRE Forum - Example Pistons (great place to get inspired!)
• webCoRE Functions (data processing & conversions)
• webCoRE Expressions (mathematical constructions)
• $twcweather (which replaces $weather)
• $twcweather.alerts (we're still gathering data on this one)

Other Resources

• SmartThings IDE (where we can add new devices)
• Amazon Alexa Settings
• Font Awesome Icons (can be inserted in tiles, piston states etc)
• Emoji reference (can be inserted in SMS, notifications, tiles, piston states etc)
• Hard refresh browser (sometimes handy after an update)

Advanced Pistons (my gift to you...)

• Making voice announcements & controlling Amazon Alexa Echo
• WebCoRE asks a question, my voice response determines the action
• Send a notification to only ONE device without a SIM card
• Gauge for Length of Day (showing Solstices & Equinoxes)
• Visual Countdown to a Special Event
• Making a 24 hour Clock with webCoRE

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Coming Soon

• Good Practices
• Task Cancellation Policy
• Triggering a piston by voice (Alexa & SimSwitch)
• Installation Tips (GitHub)
• Two Hub Communication
• Passing Arguments
• "Daisy-Chaining" Pistons
• Tasker (Controlling & being controlled by an Android device)
• EventGhost (Controlling & being controlled by a Windows PC)
• Android Presence Sensor using Tasker

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