Dimmable lamp with push button and specific dimming control

Situation

In this step-by-step plan, a dimmable lamp that can be operated using both a single push button and a specific dimming control, is added to the installation.

Starting point

The starting point for this plan is a project which already encompasses Project information, which involves a signed or uploaded plan and where several inputs, outputs and actions have already been added.

Run through the steps in Adding a new project and then Drawing a plan or Upload a background image if there is no existing project.

Add an input

• Go to Creation in the menu at the top of the screen.

• Click on add an input.You can now see the plan of the home on the left and a list of options on the right.
• Click on single push button in the list of options.The icon appears on the plan.
• Drag the push button to the correct location on the plan.
• Give the input a name.
• Choose a location from the list of options or add a location if the location has not been previously defined.
• Click on single dimming control in the list of options.The icon appears on the plan.
• Drag the dimming control to the correct location on the plan.
• Give the input a name.
• Choose a location from the list of options or add a location if the location has not been previously defined.

• Click on save to return to the Creation start screen.

Add an output

• Click on add an output.You can now see the plan of the home on the left and a list of options on the right.
• Click on dimmable lamp in the list of options.
• Drag the dimmable lamp to the correct location on the plan.
• Give the dimmable lamp a name.
• Choose the location of the dimmable lamp from the list of options or add a location if the location has not been previously defined.

Click on save to return to the Creation start screen.

Add an action, "specific operation dimmable lamp

• Click on add an action. The action will appear as a text balloon on the plan.
• Drag the action to a logical and appropriate place on the plan.
• Give the action a name.
• Choose the location of the action from the list of options or add a location if the location has not been previously defined.

• Click on continue to Go to the Players tab.
• Click on the single push buttom and the dimmable lamp to add these to the action as players.

• Click on continue to go to the basic behaviour tab.
  The behaviour is predefined and cannot be amended.

• lick on continue to go to the conditions tab.
• Click on continue to go to the time automation tab.
• Click on save to return to the Creation start screen.

Add an action, "Dimming control dimmable lamp

• Click on add an action. The action will appear as a text balloon on the plan.
• Drag the action to a logical and appropriate place on the plan.
• Give the action a name.
• Choose the location of the action from the list of options or add a location if the location has not been previously defined.

• Click on continue to go to the Players tab.
• Click on the single dimming control and the dimmable lamp to link these to the action as players.
  The lamp and dimming control are now linked to the action on the plan.

Click on continue to go to the basic behaviour tab.

Click on predefined.
The basic behaviour cannot be amended.

Click on continue to go to the conditions tab.

Click on continue to go to the time automation tab.

Click on save to return to the Creation start screen.

The dimmable lamp can now be operated from both controls.

Result

Now continue with Cabinet set-up  and Realisation.