Behavior of inputs, outputs and actions.
An input is a control with which you can start or stop something, switch something on or off, or activate or deactivate some- thing. Examples: push button, motion detector, sensor, etc. An output is a load which directs a control. Examples: lights, dimmable lights, roll-down shutters, sun blinds, connected wall outlets, ventilation, heating, etc.
With an action, you can connect a control with an output and determine what will happen at what moment. Examples: switch- ing lights on and off, opening and closing roll-down shutters, activating and deactivating certain mood settings (combination of several outputs at various positions), etc. An action consists of start and possibly stop behaviour:
• The start behaviour determines what happens when you press the button to activate the action for the first time (if you start the action).
• The stop behaviour determines what happens when you press the control while the action is being carried out (if you stop the action).
Under alarms and notifications you can modify the message for programmed alarms or notifications which are generated for an action. These can be linked to a start and/or stop behaviour.
With the Reset button, you can undo changes you made to an action. This action will reapply the values which the installer programmed.
To go to the behaviour of an action:
| 1. In the start screen, briefly click on a location. The actions which the installer assigned to the clicked location appear (see section "Name of an action"). 2. Briefly click on an action. You will see an overview of everything which is pre- sent in the clicked action: controls, conditions, lighting, motors and other elements (ventilation, heating, etc.), programmed alarms and notifications, and the possibility to reset the action. |
Example 1: Changing the dimmer value
| 1. Click on the action for which you can dim the light (out- put). 2. Click on the light (under lighting) for which you want to modify the dimming value. The start behaviour and possibly the stop behaviour, as well as the adjustable parameters, will appear: 3. Drag the yellow block from the setting that you wish to modify: • after: You will modify the delay time with which the dimmer reacts. • to: You will modify the status the dimmer receives after activation. • slow (medium or fast): You will modify the speed with which the dimmed light dims from 0 to 100%. 4. Click on the cross at the top right to save the changes and close the window. |
Example 2: Changing the roll-down shutter position
| 1. Click on the action that activates the roll-down shutter. 2. Click on the roll-down shutter (under motors) for which you want to change the position. The start behaviour and possibly the stop behaviour, as well as the adjustable parameters, will appear: 3. Drag the yellow block from the setting that you wish to modify: • after: You will modify the delay time with which the roll-down shutter reacts. • to: You will modify the position the roll-down shutter receives after activation. • open in and closing in: You will modify the running time of the roll-down shutter, the sun blinds or the gate. Warning: The running time is the time which a motorised load (output) needs to open or close. This running time depends on the type of motor used. You need to configure a value which approximates the real time as much as possible. That way you can ensure that the Niko Home Control installation recognises this time. You can't speed up or slow down the motor by modifying the running time. 4. Click on the cross at the top right to save the changes and close the window. |
Example 3: Changing the delay time
You can assign a delay time to the behaviour of an action, which ensures, for example, that one light switches on immediately and the other light a few seconds or minutes (delay time) after activation. Or that the lighting will remain switched on for the duration of the configured delay time after the motion detector has detected the last motion. As soon as the delay time has elapsed, the lighting switches off. Warning: The delay time is displayed incrementally: the actual delay time per load is determined by totalling the configured delay times of all loads.
Warning: You can only modify the delay time if this value is not equal to 0.
| 1. Click on the action that activates the load. 2. Click on the load for which you want to modify the delay time. The start behaviour and possibly the stop behaviour, as well as the adjustable parameters, including the delay time, will appear: 3. Drag the yellow block from the setting until you have reached the desired value. 4. Click on the cross at the top right to save the changes and close the window. |
Example 4: Modify the boost time of the ventilation system.
With the Niko Home Control ventilation control, you can activate the lowest, normal or highest setting of the central ventilation system. You can activate the highest setting for a pre-programmed time (boost time) with the action button at the bottom right of this control. The boost time can be modified via this screen. After completing the boost setting, the installation will revert to the pro- grammed ventilation setting.
| 1. Click on the action with which you control the central ventilation system. 2. Click on the load (under other) for which you want to modify the delay time. 3. Drag the yellow block until you have reached the desired boost time. 4. Click on the cross at the top right to save the changes and close the window. |
Example 5: modify the control time of input by pressing the button down
| 1. Click on the action that you activate by pressing down this push button. 2. Click on the control (under controls) for which you want to modify the control time. 3. Drag the yellow block until you have reached the desired control time. A value often used here is two to three seconds. This control time is sufficiently long to avoid the action being activated by incorrectly pressing (briefly) on the control. 4. Click on the cross at the top right to save the changes and close the window. |
Example 6: Modify light threshold of a mini detector
| 1. Click on the action to be activated using the mini detec- tor. 2. Click on the mini detector (under controls and/or con- ditions) of which you wish to modify the light threshold. If the mini detector is a control, the switch-off delay can also be modified here. If the mini detector is a condition, only the light thresh- old can be modified. 3. Drag the yellow block until you have reached the desired light threshold. 4. Click on the cross at the top right to save the changes and close the pop-up window. |
