Custom routine

What is the Custom routine?

The routine Custom routine is a non-predefined routine to carry out the Niko Home Control programming. If you do not find a suitable option amongst the existing routines, you can create one yourself with the Custom routine.
A Custom routine puts one or more devices in a fixed configured state. If you press the connected push button, the start behaviour of the routine will be activated. If you press the push button again, the stop behaviour of the routine will be activated.

Starting point

• You have created, for instance, the following controls and devices:

  • a ventilator system

  • a push button with LED

  • a switched lighting circuit

  • all devices you wish to use in this routine.

• You are in the Create overview window.
  

  

Procedure

1. In the right-hand button bar, click on the Routine button.
   Result:
   The Routine pane appears.
   

   

2. Choose the room as follows:

   • Choose Room from the drop-down list.

   • Click on the room in the drawing area or select it from the drop-down list. 
     

     

3. Click on the arrow next to the category  Free function.

4. Click on Custom routine.
   

   

5. Give the routine a name.

6. Set the behaviour as follows:

   Behaviour	What?	How?
   A	Choose the control(s) with which you want to start and stop the routine.	Click on the plus signs of the controls you want to include in the routine.
   B	Choose the devices you want to control with the control(s) from behaviour A.	1 Click on the plus signs of the devices. In this example, we use a switched lamp and a ventilation system. 2 Under START, you can define the behaviour a device must display when the routine starts, or you can reuse a device. In this example, we switch on the lamp and put the ventilation system in the highest position. 3 Under STOP, you can define the stop behaviour of each device. In this example, the lamp will be switched off immediately and the ventilation system will switch to medium speed after ten minutes.

   
   

7. Under Parameters, set the following:
   

   Parameter	Choice	Description	Example
   Behaviour of the indication LED	The LED and/or app icon is illuminated: -when all devices from behaviour B have adopted the value of the start behaviour. -when the routine is started.
   Feedback when the start behaviour is active	Text	Add the text here that you wish to see with the app icon.  Max. 20 characters Standard text: Activated
   Feedback wwhen the start behaviour is not active	Text	Add the text here that you wish to see with the app icon.  Max. 20 characters Standard text: Deactivated
   Stop the routine automatically after a specific time period	On/off 1 min. - 23 h. 59 min. 59 sec.	When the parameter is set to "ON", the routine is deactived after the time set and the stop behaviour is executed.
   Start the routine automatically after a predefined period of time	On/off 1 min. - 23 h. 59 min. 59 sec.	When the routine is active and the parameter is set to "ON", the start behaviour is repeated after the time set as long as the routine is active.

At least one control or device is required for both behaviour A and behaviour B. If you do not add this control or device, the routine symbol will show a warning. Underneath the behaviour, the following message will be displayed: you have to add at least one control or device to complete the routine.

Video

Have a look at an example here. Turn on the sound to watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1HZjvMYsgrk