About the automation engine feature
Automation engine is the Synergis™ Softwire feature that executes rules, similar to event-to-actions in Security Center. Automation engine works even when the Synergis™ unit is disconnected from its Access Manager.
The automation engine is intended to only be used with onboard I/O and non-intelligent controllers. It might not work as expected with intelligent controllers that have capabilities that could interfere with the operation of the automation engine. For Mercury controllers, it’s recommended to use the Mercury triggers and procedures feature instead.
How it works
An automation engine rule is composed of a trigger event, optional conditions, and one or more actions. If no conditions are configured in the rule, the actions are triggered once the event occurs.
A condition specifies an input and an expected state. If conditions are configured in the rule, then when the event occurs, the automation engine checks the states of the inputs configured in the conditions, and then triggers the actions if the states match. If the input states don't correspond to the ones defined in the conditions, then the actions aren't triggered.
Automation engine rules are part of the Synergis Cloud Link unit's configuration files. It’s recommended that you download these files after you finish configuring the rules, so that you can restore the configuration if you need to replace the unit.
Limitations
- The Copy configuration tool doesn’t apply to this feature.
- The Unit replacement tool doesn’t apply to this feature.
- Deleting a door that has automation engine rules applied to it doesn’t automatically delete the configured automation engine rules.
- The Synergis Cloud Link unit must be online to configure automation engine rules on the target unit.
- Decimal values aren’t supported for the pulse interval of the Output - Pulse action.
- The minimum security clearance configured on an area in Security Center overwrites the minimum security clearance activated by an automation engine rule.