GE TEQ Home Center Software Manual
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1. 6 FAQ2. As soon as you clicked on a configurable device the details of this device will open not a door or window You can edit the status of this device and then exit the detail by clicking next the detail window 01 Detail page of the opened device 02 Click anywhere outside of the detail page to close it Simulation A Home Control figure 7 floor plan device detail 2 2 Group A group can represent a logical grouping of devices such as all heating all lights doors windows or can represent a physical space in your house For each group a different background image can be shown When the window of the software is scaled the devices are scaled with the background to appear on the same spot on the background The functionalities of the devices are the same as in the room of a floor plan You can click on a device to see its details and configure the device 01 List of floor plans Click one to open it 02 List of groups Click one to open it f Floor plans 03 All the devices belonging to this group Click one to open its detail page 6 e a Drag and drop the device to move them to desired place 1st level 8 a or ee Kitchen gt 7 Children Bedroom Living room All lights Doors and Windows A Home Control figure 8 Group overview 2 3 Devices This section gives a list of all possible devices that are visible on the floor plan or group When configuring these sections
3. If the camera type you re looking for is not available in the list you can manually add it You will need the camera URL login and password 02 gt Not listed 01 Selected camera type 02 Name of the camera PRA 03 The URL or IP where your camera can be found 04 Port number 05 Motion jpeg URL ee Oo 06 Login leave blank if your camera is not password protected a o a 07 Password leave blank if your camera is not password protected Add camera 192 168 0 0 Port mupeg Ud 80 O img mjpeg cgi speed 30 Login 0 Password 5 4 Extras 01 Click the add button to select a new plug in 02 List of plug ins already added to the system Select a plugin file from you local PC Select a file from your disk 6 Computer gt CA gt Users gt Pieter Paulus gt Desktop demo FONTS Fun Lovin Criminals TO3LEICA Buscemi A Debug Warm Blue italia 2009 offertas Ri selecie ay LaMontagne trouw emmy amp wouter 5 5 Options You can choose to configure and see additional options to the configuration of the software These options include language password protection warning and event logs and the cleaning lock mode 5 5 1 Language In order to have the software in your desired language you can choose the language from the radio button list As soon as a language is selected the text is changed to this language
4. woensdag 18 november 2009 b Extras figure 17 Extras overview 01 Menu showing all the plug ins installed in the software By default the CLOCK will be preinstalled 3 1 Clock The clock plug in is standard in the software and shows the current time and date 01 Clock showing the current system time 02 The current date woensdag 18 november 2009 b Extras figure 18 Clock plug in 4 Installation 4 1 System requirements Resolution minimum 800x600 1024x768 recommended OS Windows xP SP2 or higher CPU 1Ghz Pentium or compatible RAM 512Mb Free HD space 500Mb Ethernet connection NET framework 3 5 SQL server express 2005 or higher 4 2 Installation Go to following url http ge aaltra eu teghomecenter publish htm and click the instal button pa File Download Security Waming mi Do you want to run or save this file Name setup exe Type Application 799KB From qbus aaltra eu 0 While files from the Intemet can be useful this file type can potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not run or save this software What s the risk When the file download dialog appears click the save button and choose a location on your harddisk Internet Explorer Security Warning MA Name setup exe Publisher Unknown Publisher The publisher could not be verif
5. Options i Language i e English Language Password protection __ Nederlands Warning logs ye Cleaning lock mode 3 92 Password protection 1 Options Language Password protection Waring logs Cleaning lock mode You can protect the home center configuration with a PIN code to prevent unintented changes You can enter a PIN code with a length of 4 to 6 digits i E Activate password protection The Software configuration can be protected with a PIN code to prevent unauthorised people to change the configuration or to prevent from unintended changes Check the checkbox to activate the PIN code Enter your PIN code twice to activate 5 5 3 Warning logs Whenever a message appears on the software it will be logged into this page When the list becomes to long it can be cleared by clicking the clear logs button Options i Warning logs Language 26 08 2009 13 48 Connection to Aalfra Internal failed Password protection i 26 08 2009 13 48 Connection to Aaltra Internal failed Warning logs i Cleaning lock mode 5 5 4 Cleaning mode lock When a touch screen needs to be cleaned it is advised to lock the screen to prevent unintended actions to be made This can be done by clicking the lock screen button This will lock the screen completely for 20 seconds Afterwards una Arc pesonn the software will activate automatically aga
6. floor plan the dialog will disappear Go to the configuration section to get all detailed information of how to add the information Controller There is no controller configured O Click here to connect to your controller AN Floor plan and groups RES e configured Click here to add a floor plan or group Import data BA You can also import configuration senno o file Click here to import configuration settings A Home Control Figure 19 First startup screen 01 First you will have to add one ore more controllers to the software This can be done buy clicking the link or via Configuration gt Connection 02 Secondly you can draw a floor plan or create a group This can be done by clicking the link or via Configuration gt Home Control 03 You can also import the configuration from another software installation This can be done by clicking the link or via Configuration gt Import Export 5 Configuration This section describes how to configure the software in order to use it To configure the software in the fastest way you first make a connection to a controller and you add the possible cameras from your house Then all devices will be present to be placed in the groups and floor plans you will create When you have set up a full configuration already you can choose to export these settings and import them into a clean setup Figure 20 Configuration menu overview 01 Connecti
7. gt Desktop Debug 103LEICA Buscemi A Warm Blue demo FONTS Fun Lovin Criminals img9 itali 2009 Seven Pounds Sioen trouw emmy 2008 amp wouter Ra selectie y LaMontagne 1 all foorpianjpg MN ea sal n drmden gif Selfimage 12 Select an image to use as a floor plan example from your local pc f New floor plan Image Are you satisfied with the image you H selected if not you can select another image here 01 If the chosen image is not ok you can still select another one by clicking the change button 02 You can scale the image up and down by clicking the plus and minus buttons 03 If floor plan is not exactly horizontally and vertically aligned you can rotate it by clicking the rotate buttons clockwise or counter clockwise 04 When the image is placed correct click next step to continue 5 2 2 2 Draw a new space When you are drawing the rooms of your level the software will snap your walls to an invisible dynamic grid This means that your walls and corners will snap nicely to each other in order to end up with a good floor plan 01 Clicking the new space button will start the drawing mode f New floor plan Define spaces i Now you can draw spaces one by one 01 You can draw a space drawn by clicking each corner of the space in the same direction clockwise or counter clockwise The space should always be close by
8. it is a light a power plug a door sensor or a window sensor 04 You can also rename the device if the current name is not correct or clear enough 05 The delete button will remove the device from the group but not from the controller 06 When all devices are added to the group click the ready button to finalise When adding devices to the group is done the wizard closes and redirects you to the detail page of the group You can enter a new name for the group and choose to add scenes The scenes are shown in the right of the screen when the group is shown in the main window therefore it is recommended to only add relevant scenes to the group a Home Control lt Groups gt New Group 01 Name of the group 02 List of the scenes belonging to this group 03 Add a new scene to the group Select a name 04 Change the order the scenes 05 Add or edit the devices in this group New Group 06 Change the background image No items present 07 Delete the group and all its settings this cannot be undone 08 After making any changes to the group you must always save them by clicking the save amp close button 5 2 2 Add floor plan A floor plan helps you to find the desired devices quicker in a very user friendly way The advantage of a floor plan is that it is drawn based on vectors which means that when the floor plan is shown onto a larger scale resolution screen there is no loss
9. percentage Keep pressing the button to decrease faster 07 The OFF button will set the dimmer at zero capacity 0 2 3 3 Socket The socket represents a socket in your house where a device can be attached to such as a television When showing the detail page you can choose to either put the device on or off Small icon size Status OFF ON Medium icon size Status OFF ON Detail page 01 The line around the power plug shows the ON OFF status 02 The label shows the name of the device 03 The ON button will switch the power plug on 04 The OFF button will switch the power plug off figure 11 Socket detail 2 3 4 Shutter The shutter shows the status of your shutter You can choose to put it up down or stop it while running in the details page Small icon size Status CLOSED HALFWAY OPEN OPEN Medium icon size Status CLOSED HALFWAY OPEN OPEN Detail page 01 The icon shows the opened status 02 The label shows the name of the device 03 The UP button will move the blinds up until they are fully opened or until you press the STOP button 04 The STOP button will stop the blinds 05 The DOWN button will move the blinds down until they are fully closed or until you press the STOP button label 02 figure 12 Shutter detail 2 3 5 Thermostat The thermostat icon represents the chosen and current temperature in a certain room The colour rep
10. these devices in a certain place of the image or without dragging In case you have not dragged the icon to a certain location the icons are shown next to each other f New group Add devices New device 01 01 Click the new device button to add a new device to your group Select a device lt Controllers gt Aaltra Internal 01 KOFFIEZET 02 e v BADKAMER Temperatuur Ma uur ZETEL LAMP LEESLAMP SLAAPKAMER ROLLUIKEN Select the device you want to add Output devices will be grouped per controller Cameras and other devices non controller devices will be found on the highest level Toggle outputs are shown as a lamp you can change the icon as soon as it is added 01 The directory path showing the current controller you are searching on Click CONTROLLERS to go back to the controller overiew 02 Select a device 03 Click the SELECT button to confirm The devices within the controller depend on the latest database downloaded from the controller Be sure to check if the latest database is downloaded in case of irregularities Edit group Add devices New device BADKAMER mallicon ES gt Rename 2 03 M Change Icon SE g 01 The new device will be selected white border You can drag and drop it to the desired location 02 You can choose a smoll or a big icon 03 When adding an on off device you will be given the option to define if
11. you can choose to either show the small icon or medium sized icon When you click on the icon small or medium the detail page is shown on top where you can configure the device 2 3 1 Lamp The lamp represents a toggle lamp in your house and can either be on or off Small icon size Status OFF ON Medium icon size Status OFF ON Detail page 01 The line above the light bulb shows the On or OFF status 02 The label shows the name of the device 03 Press the OFF button to switch the light off 04 Press the ON button to switch the light on Y label 02 figure 9 Lamp detail 2 3 2 Dimmer The dimmer represents a dimmer lamp in your house You can choose to either put it on off or choose a percentage in the details page This percentage can be set by using the slider or clicking the or button Y Y Small icon size Status 0 60 100 Medium icon size Status 0 60 100 d label 02 figure 10 Dimmer detail Detail page 01 The blocks above the light bulb show the percentage of the dimmer The light bulb shows the ON OFF status 02 The label shows the name of the device 03 The slider can be moved up and down to lower or higher the percentage of the dimmer 04 The ON button will set the dimmer at full capacity 100 05 The button increases the percentage Keep pressing the button to increase faster 06 The button decreases the
12. 02 Done Cameras i 3rd floor All heating 2nd floor All lights Istfloor Figure 25 Home control edit list order 01 When you have clicked the ORDER button each item in the list will get a DRAG icon Now you can drag and drop items to rearrange the list 02 When you are ready just click the ORDER button again to save 5 2 1 Add group As soon as you clicked the add button in the home control overview the new group wizard shows up This wizard will guide you to create the group with success You can choose to either add a group with or without a background If you choose to use no background a dark background is used where your icons will be placed upon When you choose an image it is recommended to not use high definition images when your system resources are low 01 Progress indicator f New group 02 Close the wizard all progress will be lost 03 Select an image to use as background for the group Welcome to the group wizard i 04 Skip the image In this wizard you can create groups that represent a logical group or a space in your house We recommend to connect your mouse for a better user experience Would you like to use a background Yes image I would like to use a background image If you are making a group representing a physical space you can use a photo of the specific space as a background No Iwill use the default background figure 26 Add group wizard
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14. When you chose to select a background file the file selector will appear You can navigate through the folder structure of your computer using the file selector To go a level up parent folder you can click on the desired folder in the breadcrumb f New group Select a file from your disk lt lt Documents gt Projects gt 090053QBus Homecenter_2 gt Ontwerp gt Al gt Img Admin Documents and settings Boot Lamp png LaurelLamp p ng living_OLpng living 01 800x theme_OLpng theme_02 png theme 03 png TiZeta_cloverj 600 png TiZeta_parsley ipa figure 27 Add group image selector fight png light O1png light 02 png Select an image to use as a background from your local pc 01 The directory path You can click any directory level to open it 02 If the path becomes to long the ARROW button on the left will activate Click this button to view the remaining directories 03 Select an image file 04 Click the SELECT button to confirm As soon as you have selected a file the image is loaded and visualised f New group Image Are you satisfied with the image you selected if not you can select another image here 01 If the chosen image is not right you can still select another one by clicking the change button 02 Click next step to confirm your image choice When you confirmed your image you can start to add devices to the group You can choose to add
15. a Medium icon size Shows a live preview of the camera in medium size if no image appears you will have to check your camera setting see item 2 3 Cameras Unlock TV Open door T 04 Turn on heating Lock all doors label 02 figure 14 Camera detail Detail page 01 The image filmed by the camera If no image appears you will have to check your camera setting see item 2 3 Cameras 02 The label shows the name of the camera 03 Press the CLOSE button to close the camera 04 List of camera actions These actions are scenes that can be coupled to a camera on the camera settings page see item 2 3 Cameras 2 3 7 Door The door represents a door sensor in your house You cannot edit this device clicking it will not open a detail page Small icon size Status CLOSED OPEN Medium icon size Status CLOSED OPEN label figure 15 Door icon 2 3 8 Window The window represents a window sensor in your house You cannot edit this device clicking it will not open a detail page Small icon size Status CLOSED OPEN Medium icon size Status CLOSED OPEN figure 16 Window icon 3 Extras Extras contain all the plug ins added to your system A plug in is a small program that operates independently from the main software You can write your own plug ins or in the future there will be more plug ins available for download on the website
16. d 51 A or AEA n a ki t On a e EEE EEA TE aur us nanan a e a BS kk n e bares 52 5 6 1 EXO IU A CA k in 53 5 6 1 nato Le ki e A E E a ei YO SEA AEI NOE 54 Overview This is the manual for the EQOmmand software that will help you control your house and get an overview of all devices attached to your controller This manual describes the usage installation and configuration of the software using screenshots Section O and 4 describe the user interface that is visible during normal usage of the software Section 4 explains how to install the software from scratch and section 1 explains all configuration screens in detail 2 Home control The main window has a title bar on top a menu bar in the bottom and the contents in the middle The contents can exist of a floor plan a group or an extra When switching between home control extra or configuration the opened floor plan or group will reopen when home control is clicked figure 1 general user interface 1 illustrates the general user interface that users will see upon start up of the fully configured software SE 179 home conter f Floor plans 2nd level ist level f Groups Kitchen Living room All lights Doors and Windows Kitchen and Dining 01 a Home Control figure 1 general user interfaces All off Economy mode Holiday mode 01 HOME CONTROL contains all the functionalities to control your home 02 EXTRAS contains one or more plug ins Plu
17. e sure to check if the latest database is downloaded in case of irregularities f EditBedroom 2 Add devices New device BAL An O Smallicon L Bigicon 03 Change Icon 04 gt Rename 05 Delete 01 The new device will be selected white border You can drag and drop it to the desired location 02 You can choose a small or a big icon 03 When adding an on off device you will be given the option to define if it is a light a power plug a door sensor or a window sensor 04 You can also rename the device if the current name is not correct or clear enough 05 The delete button will remove the device from the group but not from the controller 06 When all devices are added to the group click the ready button to finalise 5 3 Cameras You can add your IP cameras to the software When the camera type is not listed and you want to add a custom camera you have to be sure that your IP camera is configured to show MJPEG image streams and that you know the MJPEG url You can add these cameras to groups or rooms in floor plans 01 Click the add camera button to add a new camera e 02 List of cameras already added to the system Cameras Add camera 192 168 0 0 01 List of known camera types If your camera type is listed you can select it from the list Camera type not isted 02 If your camera type you can add it by clicking the not listed button
18. ending the line on the same point where you started Each corner will p A Pa A be automatically aligned with the other walls to create perfect vertical or space one by one F l horizontal walls 02 If you misplaced a corner you can click the undo step button to undo your latest steps 03 To completely erase the drawn walls click the clear button 04 When the space is closed you can save the space by clicking the ready button New floor plan Define spaces i Name Bedroom 2 01 Finally you can give the new space a name which will appear in the centre of the room Continue these steps until every space on th e floor plan is drawn fi New floor plan Define spaces Now you can draw spaces one by one 01 When every space is drawn you can go to the next step 5 2 2 3 Editing floor plan When the drawing of the floor plan is finished you can give it a name and start adding devices and scenes to the rooms 01 Name of the floor plan 02 List of the scenes linked to the floor plan 03 Add a scene to this floor plan 04 By clicking the order button you can change the order of the scenes in the Select a name i y list Ts foor E i 05 List of the spaces on this floor plan By clicking an item in the list the detail Pls e page of the item will open e 06 By clicking the order button you can change the order of the rooms in the i Bedroom 1 list ALES UT e
19. for login QBUS and a blank password 07 Connection status shows if you are connected to the controller green is connected grey is disconnected To connect to the controller click the connect button in the upper right corner 08 Database status shows if the database is up to date The first time you connect to a controller you will always have to update the database This can be done by clicking the update button in the upper right corner When the database is not up to date the devices of this controller will be empty or outdated Once the controller is saved the software will check for updates automatically when starting up You can upload the right database with the System Manager Ill 09 Check this box if you want the software to connect to the controller automatically on start up 5 2 Home control The home control tab shows all present groups and levels in your configuration You can click a level or group in order to edit it Click the add button to create a new group or level the order button will activate the order sliders where you can drag and drop the level or group into its right place 01 List of groups added to the software 02 Change the order of the groups 03 Add a new group 04 List of floor plans added to the software 05 Change the order of the floor plans o 06 Add a new floor plan All heating 2nd floor All lights Ist floor Figure 24 Home control y Groups
20. ftware to the controller Conndckonitoicontrollers green is connected red is disconnected oak A AEE ke Nen ka on e 03 List of saved controllers ae 04 Start the automatic search for controllers 05 manually add a controller EQOmmand Controller figure 21 Connection overview 5 1 1 Automatic search Automatic search will search your local network for detectable controllers if the controller is in another part of your local network divided by a switch it will not be found due to security reasons When you chose a found controller you will be redirected to the detail page with all available information filled in see next section List of controllers found on the network Click to select one Search for controllers within your network 00 20 4A B9 79 CC v3 0 0 192168 0 138 TES In case the automatic search can t find your controller If your controller is connected through USB another program is using the controller or the USB driver is not installed properly Disconnect any program that could interfere with the home center and download the USB driver from www ftdichip com If your controller is connected through Ethernet e Make sure the Ethernet cable is connected in the controller e The software can only perform an auto search within the local figure 22 Automatic controller search network If you want to connect to a controller outside your local network you have to enter the IP address
21. g ins are completely independent small programs you can add to your software to extend the functionalities By default this will contain one plug in the CLOCK 03 Open CONFIGURATION panel 04 Clicking this icon will open recent warnings or events And it shows the status of your connection to the controller more info next image 05 Minimise button By default the software will open full screen You can click this button when you want to minimise the window or close the software 06 The current date and time Warnings or events will appear when the software wants to notify the user When the connection to an automatically connected controller is lost the user will be notified The background colour of the notification icon indicates the connection to the controllers figures 2 to 4 illustrate the different states of the icon Normal status Currently you have no new warnings figure 2 no new events Warning event status blue Currently you have 4 new warnings events E figure 3 new events Connection to the controller is lost 4 When the connection to one or more controllers is lost the warning icon will turn red This applies only on controllers configured to connect automatically figure 4 new events and no connection 2 1 Floor plan A floor plan represents a level in your house where you can control the devices of When a floor plan is chosen from the submenu on
22. ied Are you sure you want to run this software This file does not have a valid digital signature that verifies its publisher You should only run software from publishers you trust How can I decide what software to run As soon as the software is downloaded choose to run the setup This will guide you through the installation of the software r Application Install Security Waming Publisher cannot be verified Are you sure you want to install this application Name EQOmmand From qbus aaltra eu Publisher Unknown Publisher While applications from the Internet can be useful they can potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not install this software More Information The installation wizard will ask you if you want to install the software on your computer press the install button r 43 Installing EQOmmand Installing EQOmmand This may take several minutes You can use your computer to do other tasks during the installation Q Name EQOmmand From qbus aaltra eu Downloading 3 53 MB of 8 06 MB The software will be automatically downloaded to your computer and installed in the programs folder 4 3 Startup The first time you start the software it will show what is necessary for the software in order to function right As soon as you have added a controller and group or
23. in When cleaning the touchscreen it is Language recommended to disable all touch capabilities to prevent unwanted actions o or changes When you start the cleaning BESSA LESS mode the touchscreen will be locked for 20 seconds Warning logs Cleaning lock mode 5 5 5 Animations Options Language Password protection Waming logs Cleaning lock mode Animations Animation You can activate or deactivate the animations here on slower computers it is recommended to deactivate Y Activate animations Animations can be disabled to gain better performance on slower computers The detail dialogs won t zoom and fade in the zoom animation on the floor plan will not be disabled by this feature 5 6 Import Export a Import Export Import Export configuration Export your current configuration i Import configuration You can export your settings to a configuration file This can be used as a backup or to easily i You can import settings from a file It distribute your settings to several setups is recommended to export your current configuration first When your software is completely configured you might want to take a backup for safety reasons Or you can export your configuration to import it into another installation of the software on another PC It is recommended that you take a backup of your whole configuration as soon as it is finished This bac
24. kup can be restored at any point of time in case of data loss or new software setups 5 6 1 Export data When you want to export your configuration you will be asked to choose a location where you want to save the export file This location can be your local hard drive but also a USB stick or mapped network drive that you plug into your computer eter Paulus gt Documents Downloads Expression My Music My Pictures My Received My Videos Fies And you will be asked to give the configuration file a name 5 6 1 Import data To import data you must first select the configuration file of your choice Select a file from your disk lt lt Computer gt CA gt Users gt Pieter Paulus gt Documents Expression My Music My Pictures My Received My Videos Files im Ke NETA Expon 2408 0 testaxp 2008 xp Cancel Then you can choose witch elements of the software configuration you want a to import For each element you will be able to choose to either Import Export gt Import configuration Merge the data this means it will not override the current data in your Select the components you want to import softwa re a l Replace the data this means the current data will be removed and T replace with the data from the import file Replace 8 No import Importing floor plans and or groups implements the controller info and the cameras have to be imported ass well
25. manually e All controllers connect to port 8445 this number can only be different if you connect to a controller outside your local network e Check your firewall settings and make sure these rules are present 1 Allow all TCP traffic on port 8445 connecting to the controller 2 Allow all UDP traffic on port 30718 automatic search 3 Allow the home center software to communicate over the internet 5 1 2 Add manually If your controller hasn t been found by the automatic search you can try to add it manually You will be redirected to the controller details form and have to enter all information manually s gt 00 20 4A B9 79 CC v 3 0 0 Host IP Port 192 168 0 138 3445 Login e Password Connection status Q Database status Not connected oh Co Unknown nnect last update none Auto connect at figure 23 controller detail form 01 Give your controller a name 02 A controller can be connected trough USB or TCP IP 03 The host or IP address where the controller can be found When the controller is connected trough USB the COM port has to be entered 04 The TCP port number When connected trough USB this field will be disabled The default TCP port is 8445 05 amp 06 Login and password for logging in to the controller If the controller is not password protected these fields can be left blank The default credentials for a newly installed controller are
26. of quality whereas group backgrounds have a limited amount of resolution You can choose to draw a floor plan based on a digital version of the floor plan scan or image If you are working on a touch screen device it s advised to connect you mouse before you continue this wizard 5 2 2 1 Selecting an example floor plan When adding a floor plan you can choose to use an existing floor plan as a drawing guide This floor plan can be uploaded as an image file with extension jpg png bmp or gif If you have no example floor plan to start from you skip this step 01 Progress indicator Mi Nen Roc 02 Close the wizard All progress will be lost 03 Select a floor plan as a drawing guide Welcome to the floorplan wizard 04 Skip the floor plan upload In this wizard y ou can draw a floor plan for each floor or zone in your building You can either draw the spaces guided with a floorplan scan image or you can draw unguided if you have no scan image of your floor plans We recommend to connect your mouse for a better user experience Would you like to use an example Yes floorplan Thave a digital version image or scan of my floorplan If you have a digital version image or scan of your floorplan you can upload it to use it as a template No Iwill draw the floorplan from memory 04 gt Skip fi New floor plan Select a file from your disk lt lt Computer gt C gt Users gt Pieter Paulus
27. on configure the connection to one or more controllers 02 Home Control configure groups and floor plans and add edit the devices 03 Cameras configure the cameras 04 Extras manage the plug in s in the software 05 Options Set the software language password protect the configuration review the warning logs cleaning mode screen lock 06 Import Export import or export your configuration settings 07 About information about the software manufacturer the version number en the license agreement 08 Quit the configuration panel 5 1 Connection to controller In order to be able to communicate with the controller you will have to set up a connection The software can connect to one or more controllers Once a controller is added it will be saved to the list You can always choose to disconnect from a controller without removing its settings from memory The status to all auto connecting controllers is shown in the overview of the connection tab in the configuration To connect to a controller which is connected through USB you have to make sure no other programs are using the controller Only one program at a time can connect to one serial port To connect to a controller which is using Ethernet you have to make sure your firewall allows the home center to send and receive commands 01 Connection status of the software to your local network green is connected red is disconnected 02 Connection status of the so
28. resents the chosen program the height of the bar represents the chosen temperature A program comes with a preset temperature which you can choose to change temporarily Small icon size Status Comfort red Economic orange Night green Away bleu Manual grey Medium icon size Status Comfort red Economic orange Night green Away bleu ape ape Manual grey label label 20 E label Detail page 01 The icon shows the chosen regime and the current temperature a 22 Comfort 02 The current temperature l 03 The target temperature R E 04 The label shows the name of the device 20 EO 05 The arrows indicate if the system is heating up or cooling down 16 Night 06 Pressing the button increases the temperature by 0 5 07 Pressing the button decreases the temperature by 0 5 06 Away 08 In this menu you can select the regime of your choice 09 The CLOCK button can turn the clock off to switch to manual mode label 04 figure 13 Thermostat detail 2 3 6 Camera The camera icon represents an IP camera present in your network The medium sized icon already gets the live feed from the camera and shows it in your group or floor plan In case you want to show multiple cameras in the same group know that video demands a lot of processing power from your system Small icon size Shows the icon of the camer
29. the left the full floor plan is shown You can choose to zoom in into the rooms of the floor plan and control all the devices that are present in that room On the right of the screen the attached scenes are shown and will activate when you click on it The scenes can be attached to the floor plan itself or to a specific room The scenes are adjusted to the item that is currently visible to the user G 01 List of floor plans Click one to open it 02 List of groups Click one to open it A Floor plans g 03 List of scenes linked to the current floor plan All off 04 The floor plan itself You can click any space to zoom in to it Ist level Economy mode Holiday mode a Se 02 Kitchen Living room All lights Doors and Windows Kitchen and Dining A Home Control figure 5 floor plan overview When you have clicked a room of the floor plan the room is maximised relative to the screen You can choose to switch between the rooms by clicking on another room When you want to zoom out to the full floor plan you can click out of the rooms and floor plan a home center 01 When zoomed in the devices in the selected room will appear Click on a device to op its detail page f Floor plans 02 The list of scene linked to this space 2nd level ist level Groups Kitchen Living room All lights 1 J Doors and Windows Kitchen and Dining A Home Control figure 6 zoomed in floor plan
30. w FLEE 07 If the list is longer than the available height a scrollbar will appear ALLES AAN mR lt oor plans wc 5 2 2 4 Editing room details In each space you can add devices and scenes which will appear when you click on the room to zoom in 01 Name of the space 02 List of the scenes linked to the space 03 Add a scene to this space 04 By clicking the order button you can change the order of the scenes in the Select a name l list Bedroom 2 05 Illustration of the space 06 Add or edit the devices in this space lt Floor plans gt Ist floor gt Bedroom 2 Tit Scenes 04 5 2 2 5 Add devices to a space The procedure to add devices to the room are the same as adding devices to a group You can choose a device from a controller and drag and drop it to the right location 01 Add a new device f EditBedroom 2 Add devices Select a device lt lt Controllers gt aaltra internal iy 7 d d ZETEL LAMP KEUKEN e 74 Li BADKAMER Temperatuur COZTemperat LEESLAMP uur PKAMER Select the device you want to add Output devices will be grouped per controller Cameras and other devices non controller devices will be found on the highest level Toggle outputs are shown as a lamp you can change the icon as soon as it is added The devices within the controller depend on the latest database downloaded from the controller B
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