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What rules and notifications are available for the Alarm.com Flex IO sensor?

The following rules and notifications are available for the Alarm.com Flex IO® sensor. 

Rules 

Video

The Alarm.com Flex IO® sensor supports the following Video Rules: 

  • For contact sensors and pull-apart use cases: 
    • Sensor Open or Closed - Record video when the Alarm.com Flex IO® sensor is opened. 
  • For gate control use cases: 
    • Gate Opened or Closed - Record video when any gate reports an opening or closing. 

For more information about creating video rules, see Create a video clip recording rule for an Alarm.com Flex IO® sensor

Lights

The Alarm.com Flex IO® sensor supports the following Event-triggered Rules: 

  • Automate My: Lights - Control lights based on when a gate reports an opening or closing. 

For more information about creating event-triggered rules, see Create/edit an event-triggered light automation rule

Notifications

The Alarm.com Flex IO® sensor supports the following notifications: 

  • For contact sensors and pull-apart use cases: 
    • Sensor Activity - Get notified when the Alarm.com Flex IO® sensor is opened. At this time, notifications can only be sent when an open event occurs. 
    • Sensor Left Open - Get notified when the Alarm.com Flex IO® sensor is left open.
    • System Actions to watch - Get notified when the Alarm.com Flex IO® sensor is in malfunction or has a low battery. The Alarm.com Flex IO® sensor is included as a device for this notification. 
  • For gate control use cases: 
    • Gate Open/Close - Get notified when any gate is opened or closed.
    • Gate Left Open - Get notified when your gate is left open during a specified time frame

For more information about notifications, see Create a notification for an Alarm.com Flex IO® sensor

 

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