The Digital black has a touchscreen interface. You can control the Digital black in the same way you control your mobile device.
You can use the Digital black, 230 V in two modes:
- Standalone use
- Connected use (connected to your Niko Home Control installation)
Standalone use
When powered but not onboarded yet, you can control the local switch of your Digital black. Swipe from the QR code screen to the switching screen
| Action | Illustration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| short press |
| to control the local switch ON or OFF. |
| horizontal swipe |
| to onboard the Digital black swipe the switching screen to the QR code screen. See the Connecting the Digital black, 230 V to your Niko Home Control installation page. |
Connected use
| Action | Illustration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| short press |
| to control actions or change a value |
| long press |
| to open the second level control (e.g. level adjustment) |
| horizontal swipe |
| to navigate to other controls or other pages |
| flick |
| to go to a minimum or maximum value or predefined intermediate values (e.g. low, med, high, boost) |
| vertical swipe |
| to adjust a level |
Proximity sensor
The Digital black has a built-in proximity sensor. This sensor has a fixed range of 0 - 30 cm in a cone shape.
When you approach the screen in this range, the Digital black wakes up from standby.
Light sensor
The Digital black has a built-in light sensor. This sensor is only used to automatically adjust the display brightness according to the ambient light.
