IFTTT Total Connect 2.0 Integration - Technical User Guide Dated 4/12/2019

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Tech Guide for IFTTT with
Total Connect 2.0

What is
I
FTTT?

IFTTT is a
free,
web
-
based
service

(
https://ifttt.com/
)
that integrates and brings together
hundreds

of connected devices and services
following

a simple logic paradigm
of
“
I
F

T
his,
T
hen
T
hat
”.


Simply stated, IFTTT helps
our apps and devices to work together
and with this
service

the user can create dozens
of
new ways
for their

gadgets
to
interact with each other

and various connected services
.
For example,

-

If I arm my security system to away, then
tell
my robot vacuum
to start

cleaning

-

If I disarm my alarm system, then tell my WiFi connected lights to turn on

-

If there is an alarm condition with my security system,
then
tell my WiFi
connected cameras to record a video clip

-

If I disarm my security system, then place my order for pizza delivery

-

If I leave my neighborhood, then arm my security system to away

-

If I p
ush this button, then turn my z
-
wave lamp on

-

If my outdoor WiFi camera is triggered, then run TC2 automation scene
“Floodlights On”



What can the IFTTT
integration

do

with the Total Connect enabled security
system
?

Several examples were provided above,
but in summary, t
he user can configure
IFTTT
“
applets
”

to

perform the actions

listed below.
An
“
applet
”

is a simple conditional
statement that

allows the action of one
connected web service

to trigger a desired
action on another
connected web service
.

1
. T
rigger
other

connected

services or devices based on
arming, disarming, or alarm
condition (Security, Fire, CO) of the Total Connect 2.0 enabled security system.

2.
In response to the configured action of another IFTTT connected service or device,
arm
the security system
*
, toggle a specified z
-
wave device off

or
on, or run a Total
Connect 2.0 automation scene.
*Disarm not supported
due to

life and safety
concerns

How does the user enable IFTTT service
for integrations with

Total Connect?

The user simp
ly logs in to the IFTTT website or
IFTTT
mobile app
(supported on iOS or
Android)
and enables the Honeywell Total Connect Service with their Total Connect
Master or Admin level login information. After connecting the Total Connect service, the
user will t
hen create “applets”
in

the IFTTT
application

to perform the desired functions
and integrations with Total Connect.

This document will use the iOS app but similar
flows
will be seen on the IFTTT Android app and/or website.




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To get started

from the IFTTT iOS app,
login to IFTTT, select My Applets, then click the
+

at the top right of the screen
.

Click
+this
to
begin building
an

applet.

When the user builds the first applet for Total Connect, they will be required to associate
to the Total Connect account by entering their Master or Admin user credentials
(standard users
not authorized
).

Once connected to the account, select the desired
security panel
(s)

and automation device
(s)
.
On multi
-
site accounts, all panels and
devices can be selected if desired.
Cameras are listed, but not supported with IFTTT.
The account linking steps only need to be completed once.










We can now build IFTTT applets for Total Connect. See
below

for examples.





How does the user create the IFTTT applets?

With several hundred connected cloud based services in IFTTT, there are literally
thousands of unique applets

that could be created. Fortunately, they all follow the same
basic logic paradigm (
If

T
his,
T
hen
T
hat), which makes it easy to learn and configure. A
few examples using the IFTTT iOS app are provided below.


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Please note these examples perform functions a
lready available in the Total Connect
application, but are provided here in attempt to offer basic guidance in creating applets
that can be further used to test
the Total Connect
-

IFTTT functionality.

Example 1
: If my security system
is disarmed
, then
send me an email














NOTE: This applet will send to the email(s) configured in the user’s IFTTT account
profile.





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E
xample 2
:

If I push this button

on
the iOS Today View or Android H
ome screen
, then
arm my
Total Connect 2.0
security

system

to away mode
.











Note:

Once
the widget applet is
created
,

the IFTTT Button Widget
must be configured by the
user

in the widget section
of the user’s
device
.

This configuration will

place the Button
widget on the Today View of an iOS device and the
Home Screen of

and Android
device.










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How can the user confirm
or change the Total Connect account linked to the
IFTTT service?

On the IFTTT application, go to Services then find and select Honeywell Total Connect.
Find and select the Total Connect service settings. Under Account Info, the user
can
verify which
Total Connect login they have configured for IFTTT. If needed, the l
inked
Total Connect account can be changed (Select Edit Connection)
or Disconnected
entirely (Select Disconnect Honeywell Total Connect).






How can the user see IFTTT activity related to the Total Connect service and/or
find out more info as to why an applet failed?

As explained above, the user can go to the Total Connect service settings
. Once in
settings, find the option for
Activity Log

and

here

the user
can

see all
service
related
activity including failures.

Troubleshooting tips:



If the Total Connect security system is not responding
to

an
IFTTT
applet
, start
by confirming functionality of that same action in Total Connect (i.e. Arm the
system, toggle the z
-
wave device, run the scene, etc)

and correct any fail
ures
.



Total Connect is
not
directly integrating

with the other devices and services
(integration
s

are

via IFTTT)
. When troubleshooting you will want to
ensure
Total
Connect
functionality with IFTTT, which can be tested with any of the other
available serv
ices. You can test IFTTT and Total Connect operation using one of
the examples provided above

(pages 3 and 4)

or by configuring another applet to
test the same functionality.



IFTTT has a help

section, which contains troubleshooting information. The help
section can be found @
https://help.ifttt.com/hc/en
-
us