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Software Manual Niko Home Control I
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Setting the indication LED to stay on continuously

Situation

This step-by-step plan explains how to set up the Niko Home Control software to ensure that the indication LED stays on continuously.

Starting point

The starting point for this step-by-step plan is a project which already encompasses Project information, for which a plan was already drawn up or uploaded 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.

Step 1: Add a virtual output

  • Go to Creation in the menu bar at the top.

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  • Click on add a virtual output. The virtual output appears as a flag on the plan.

  • Drag the virtual output to the correct location and give it a recognisable name.

  • Choose an existing location from the list.
    Click on Add a location if the location has not yet been defined.

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Click on OK to return to the Creation start screen.

Step 2: Define the action's basic behaviour

  • Click on the action that was linked to the switch.

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  • Click on continue to go to the Players tab.

  • Click on the virtual flag on the plan to link it to the action.  

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  • Click on continue to go to the Basic behaviour tab.

  • Remove the stop behaviour from the virtual flag.

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  • Click on Behaviour of indication LED. The LED follows the status of the selected output, referred to as 'LED indication switch'.

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  • Click on save to return to the Basic Behaviour tab.

  • 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.

Result

Continue with Cabinet lay-out and Realisation.