Anchor device planning to the right local time
Give scheduled planning a reliable time reference so device tasks are discussed against the right local clock.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get current date and time
Gets the current date and time, allowing for a specific timezone offset.
Why this helps
Time zone assumptions can make otherwise useful device plans confusing or mistimed.
- Get the current date and time with a timezone offset.
- Give a scheduled planning summary a consistent temporal reference.
- Reduce confusion when device work spans locations.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Adafruit IO and Google Calendar once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3Tell Notis to retrieve the current date and time using the timezone offset relevant to your device planning.
- 4Pick the recurring schedule trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real run and confirm the timezone offset is correct.
Questions about this workflow
Does this action return Adafruit IO sensor data?
No. It returns the current date and time, optionally using a timezone offset. Supply device status separately if the planning summary needs it.
What timezone should I provide?
Specify the offset appropriate for the planning context. Revisit it if the relevant location changes or daylight saving time changes the applicable offset.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Adafruit IO to Google Calendar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Adafruit IO triggers
Google Calendar actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Insert Calendar into List
Inserts an existing calendar into the user's calendar list.
Webhook trigger
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Update Calendar List Entry
Updates an existing entry on the user\'s calendar list.
Delete Calendar
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Update Calendar
Updates metadata for a calendar.
Clear Calendar
Clears a primary calendar. this operation deletes all events associated with the primary calendar of an account.
Create Event
Creates an event on a google calendar, needing rfc3339 utc start/end times (end after start) and write access to the calendar. by default, adds the organizer as an attendee unless exclude organizer is set to true.
Delete event
Deletes a specified event by `event id` from a google calendar (`calendar id`); this action is idempotent and raises a 404 error if the event is not found.
Create a calendar
Creates a new, empty google calendar with the specified title (summary).
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Adafruit IO and Google Calendar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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