Trigger a Link’nX scenario at sunrise or sunset
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Link’nX web: Sun event trigger, with the shared installation location already checked
The Sun event trigger in Link’nX requests a scenario start at sunrise or sunset, with an offset before or after this event. The times are calculated for the installation’s location, which is shared by all sun-based items.
Intended for administrators and installers, on a context whose installation location has already been checked. To allow a scenario only during the day or the night, use the Day/Night condition instead.
Create the sun event trigger
Section titled “Create the sun event trigger”- In Triggers, click Add, then choose Sun event in Select a trigger type, Schedule group. To edit an existing trigger, open its name or its pencil.
- Fill in Name, required, 64 characters maximum. Fictitious example: “Outdoor lighting before sunset”.
- In Select a sun event, choose Sunrise or Sunset. The corresponding time appears in Sunrise time or Sunset time.
- Check the map and Link’nx position. The message The location is shared for all conditions and triggers (Sun events) indicates a location common to all these items, not one specific to this trigger alone. Keep the already checked location of the installation.
- Choose + in Plus for an event after the solar time, or - in Minus for an event before it. Fill in Hours from 0 to 5 and Minutes from 0 to 59, with whole numbers. For no offset, use 0 hours and 0 minutes.
- Review Trigger time. Fictitious example: -, 0 hours and 20 minutes requests an event twenty minutes before the chosen sunrise or sunset.
- Click the floppy disk, then follow the trigger save confirmations.
- Add this trigger to the relevant scenario, then check its conditions and its activation.
Check the location on the map
Section titled “Check the location on the map”The map may request the browser’s location permission. Check that the marker matches the installation, especially if you are working remotely.
Clicking the map moves the marker. Do not move it to correct the time of a single trigger: the location is used by all sun-based items. To change the shared location, contact support to check the automations concerned and the appropriate procedure. After clicking the floppy disk, a later cancellation does not necessarily restore the previous location.
Check the result
Section titled “Check the result”Reopen the trigger from Triggers and review the event, the offset and the times shown. These times are a preview for the location and the current date; to test the scenario on the installation, watch the device at the planned time and see the history.
If a summary viewed from a scenario shows information that differs from the form, contact support before changing the event or the offset.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”| Message or symptom | Action |
|---|---|
| Issue with the Sun event selection field. It requires a value. | Choose the event |
| Issue with Hours or Minutes fields. It requires a value (not empty). | Fill in both fields, including 0 when no offset is wanted |
| The map does not display | First check the browser’s location permission for the site |
| Marker missing or not matching the installation | Stop the configuration and contact support to establish the appropriate location |
| Start at a time other than the expected time | Check the event, the sign, the hours and minutes, the trigger’s presence in the scenario, its conditions and its activation, then the history |
For an unexplained offset, a missing solar time or a question about how the times change from day to day, contact support@can-nx.com with the date, the times shown, the chosen event and the checks already made.