So we had a power outage a bit ago, which got me thinking about how best to automate for such things. This was the first one that has lasted this long since I've been automating. Here are my questions:
Ian
- I know there is a restart computer/restart Homeseer trigger option with the safe restart plugin. What about a shut HS down/shut computer down option? I know the TripLite UPS I use has a shut the computer down option, but I do not currently have that software installed, and would like to keep it all HS, you know. I'd like to set up an event for this situation that would be like "if UPS status is "On Battery" and battery level is "X %" or X minutes remaining" then close homeseer and turn computer off" or something like that.
- I think my computer has a power on after power failure feature in the bios. Will that work if the computer is powered off by software because of the afore mentioned scenario?
- What sort of "recovered from power failure do people use? I know a lot of devices have the "include in power failure" box that can be checked. Which devices are do people do this with, and how exactly does that work?
- Any other advice people have for power failures?
Ian
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