HCA Admin
Sep 01, 2009, 01:22 PM
A Visual Program is the method in HCA used to perform a series of actions. In other automation programs this is sometimes called a script or a macro. In HCA, you create your series of actions using a visual model. Each time you want to do is represented by a block. To tell HCA in what order these blocks are executed, you simply draw lines with arrows between them. You may have heard the programming term flow chart - HCA Visual Programs are a lot these Flow Charts.
Why use a program? Programs are used when you want to respond to some event that is not tied to the clock. For example, if someone walks in front of a motion sensor and you want to turn on some lights. If you want to do things at a specific time each day, it is better to use a schedule.
To create a program, select from the menu, New then Program. Follow the Wizard to completion, then open the program's properties and select the Visual Programmer tab.
Why use a program? Programs are used when you want to respond to some event that is not tied to the clock. For example, if someone walks in front of a motion sensor and you want to turn on some lights. If you want to do things at a specific time each day, it is better to use a schedule.
To create a program, select from the menu, New then Program. Follow the Wizard to completion, then open the program's properties and select the Visual Programmer tab.