[2024] What is "Schedule"

What is Schedule?

The schedule feature within the app allows Yarbo to establish specific time periods for automated cleaning of work areas. By creating a schedule, Yarbo seamlessly operates without the need for manual intervention, ensuring that the driveway remains consistently clean and free of snow, even in the face of frequent snowfall.

Where to Find it?

To access the schedule settings, start by selecting “Enter My Yard” on the starting page. Once on the My Yard page, navigate to the bottom and click on “Schedule.” This will take you to the schedule settings where you can create a work schedule for automated snow removal.

How to Use it?

Create a Schedule

  • If the current time has exceeded the start time that is set for the new schedule, the schedule will be excuted to the next day. For example, if the schedule is created at 9 a.m with a start time of 8 a.m. It will be executed on the following day.
  • If the current time has not exceeded the start time that was created newly, the schedule will be executed on the same day.
  • If the time difference between the current time and the newly created start time is less than 5 minutes, the newly created schedule will promptly enter the paused state.
  • Only one schedule is allowed within a specific timeframe. If a new schedule is created with overlapping time, it will overwrite the existing one.

Step 1: On the Schedule page, click the "Add " icon to begin creating a schedule.

Step 2: Set the "Start Time " and "End Time “ for the scheduled cleaning. This establishes the time frame during which the Yarbo will autonomously execute its cleaning plan.

Step 3: Next, select a plan from the plan list. Once you have selected a plan, you can turn on the "Enable " option based on your preference, ensuring that the schedule automatically repeat every day within the sepcified time period.

Step 4: Once satisfied with the schedule settings, save the plan to enable the Yarbo to automatically execute the work plan according to the defined schedule.

Execute a Schedule

  • When the battery level drops below 20%, Yarbo will automatically return to its docking station to recharge until the battery level over 80%, Yarbo will resume clearing snow, all within your set schedule.
  • Yarbo will continue cleaning when the battery level does not drop below 80% after a work plan on a schedule has been completed.
  1. When Yarbo does not execute schedules or plans

The plan you have scheduled will be automatically executed by Yarbo upon reaching your set start time.

  1. When Yarbo executes a schedule

  • The scheduled plan will begin to execute automatically as soon as its trigger time arrives if Yarbo is currently performing a non-scheduled plan.
  • When you manually cancel the current work plan, the schedule will only be automatically restarted at the next scheduled start time.
  • A schedule that is currently in progress can be viewed, but not edited or deleted.
  • The work plan in the schedule is still being executed when Yarbo reaches the end time, and it will return to recharge when the work plan is completed.
  1. When Yarbo executes another schedule

Yarbo will continue to run the current schedule even if another schedule is about to execute.

  1. When Yarbo cleans snow with the app’s controller

The schedule will be prompted for automatic execution when time comes, and you can decide whether to run it.

Delete a Schedule

  1. Selecting “Enter My Yard” on the starting page.
  2. Click “Schedule”.
  3. Select the target “Schedule” to delete.
  4. Click the “Delete Schedule

Are there any planned improvements for scheduling plans? Such as scheduling only on certain days, or repeating patterns(days, hours, etc), pause for X amount of time, run once, etc? Since the snowfall notifications/scheduling aren’t very useful ATM, I’d like to schedule Yarbo to run my typical morning and afternoon schedule but for Wednesday only.

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cross linking: One shot scheduling

At the moment, I don’t have a confirmed timeline for these specific scheduling features. That said, we understand the use case you described, and I’ll be sure to share your interest and feedback with our team for consideration.

We really appreciate you taking the time to let us know what would be helpful.

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It looks like auto schedule default return behavior is to return to the dock at the end time. If an auto-schedule has a run time scheduled for example 10-11, if there’s a lot of snow and another auto schedule happens will it try to go out before the battery is charged? Or will it wait until ~80%? What sets the time duration? Last one I saw had a really long time period, todays was only an hour

I believe the new schedule would override any existing one in progress and send it before the charge completed.

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