Smart Home actions are executed, when you are leaving or returning a customized zone (GPS center point plus radius), like your home or work place location. You defines the zone easily in the app via the viewed map and radius input.
Arm the alarm system automatically when you leave your house/flat
Prepare your apartment for your arrival. Increase room temperature when you leave your office.
Turn on the lights on the driveway when you are only a short distance from home.
Create a scene in the ZIPATO Web portal, e.g. arm the alarm system.
Set the zone in the app via center point (map single click) and radius input.
Choose the scene for "In" & "Out" of the zone. Start the location tracking in the app. Ready! Change your position and see whats happen.
Move the map with your finger to the new center point. Confirm it by a double click with your finger.
Yes. Use the input box Longitude & Latitude.
Yes. Use the button right from the radius input.
Yes, to execute the scene you need mobile data or Wi-Fi.
Yes, see app setup.
Please check the app permissions via your operating system setup. Look for apps and permissions. The access to the internet and GPS location is needed.
Yes, search for "zipaGPS Start" in the app store. Note: The "OUT" scene of the trail version fixed set to the selected "In" scene.
Use the button "Current" / "Target", right from the map zoom slider.
Check the app permission. Allow location access "Always". Check iOS setting: Privacy / Location service / App Name. Set it to "Always"
A scene combines actions for a group of devices and set it to a certain state (on, off, 25°C…). Once the scene is called by the GPS location, all devices in that group will go to that certain state.
When you leaving the target zone (inner circle), the scene selected as "OUT" is executed. When returning, the "IN" scene is performed. A scene combines actions for a group of devices and set it to a certain state.
All in your ZIPATO controller available scenes.
You can create and modify your scenes via the Zipato Web portal.
Yes. Press the "In" or "Out" button, right from the scene name, to execute the scene.
Note: An Wi-Fi or internet connection is required.
You use the limited "Start" app version. To avoid the limit buy the "PRO" version.
Open the system log viewer page. Here you see the date & time, the distance to the center and scene name.
To avoid multiple scene executions due to GPS tolerances in the range of the in/out border, a threshold from 10% is implemented.
Example: Radius 3000m, "Out" triggers at 3300m, "In" triggers at 2700m.
Create a virtual switch and two scenes who's changes the state in "on/off". Create also two rules to arm / disarm the intruder alarm via the switch state.
Select the unit via the app setup. The distance and radius is displayed as meter or feet.
Note: Values >9999 are displayed as km or miles.
The comma is always displayed as "."
Set the format in the app setup.