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Caltrain to PowerView® Automation (Legacy) integrations

When Caltrain posts a service update, IFTTT can trigger your PowerView shades to activate a specific scene. If a delay means you're leaving home later than planned, your shades can adjust automatically based on that news.
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Create your own Caltrain and PowerView® Automation (Legacy) workflow

Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.

6 triggers, queries, and actions

New update

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when there's a new update from Caltrain.

History of updates

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of updates from Caltrain.

Activate Multiple Room Scene

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will activate a Multiple Room Scene.

Activate Scene

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will activate an individual Room Scene.

Turn off all Schedules

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will globally disable all Scheduled Scenes.

Turn on all Schedules

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will globally enable all Scheduled Scenes.

Activate Multiple Room Scene

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will activate a Multiple Room Scene.

Activate Scene

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will activate an individual Room Scene.

History of updates

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of updates from Caltrain.

New update

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every hour on Free, every 15 minutes on Starter, and every 5 minutes on Pro and Pro+.
This trigger fires when there's a new update from Caltrain.

Turn off all Schedules

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will globally disable all Scheduled Scenes.

Turn on all Schedules

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will globally enable all Scheduled Scenes.

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How to connect to a Caltrain automation

Find an Applet using Caltrain and PowerView® Automation (Legacy)

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Caltrain and IFTTT let you catch the latest news and updates about your commute on the Peninsula rail line.
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About PowerView® Automation (Legacy)

PowerView Automation (Legacy) and IFTTT let you control your Hunter Douglas shades by activating scenes and managing schedules.
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