HomevisionXL control
It may be useful to check the state of timers, scheduled- or periodic
events. These overviews were already available as web pages and they have
now also been added to the Control menu. All these windows show a snapshot
of the information at the time of the last request for an update.
Timer control
The timer window will display the timer values and their state. From the
context menu timers can be Loaded, started, stopped and resumed.
Scheduled Event Control
The scheduled event control window shows the next exuction time (especially
useful for sun based events, or events that contain a random component) and
their state. An asterisk will be appended to the time indication if it
refers to the next day. Each scheduled event can be enabled, disabled, or
rescheduled. It is also possible to immediately execute the actions of a
scheduled event.
Periodic Event Control
The periodic event control window shows the event rate and the state of all
periodic events. Periodic events can be enabled, disabled, and the event
rate can be changed. It is also possible to immediately execute the actions
of a periodic event.
Custom lighting control
The custom lighting control screens allows individual lights to be
controlled. The lights can be switched on or off, dimmed, brightened, or
set to a specific level with a selected ramp rate. Also scenes can be set,
if supported by the lighting system.
X-10 control screen
The X-10 control screen of HomeVisionXL has a slightly different layout from
the screen used in the original software. The X-10 module to control can be
selected by name instead of by ID only. The user can limit the number of
displayed modules by specifying which house codes are in use to make it even
easier to find the desired module. The HomeVisionXL X-10 control screen will
also display the current state of each module, if known. Finally, sending
the standard X-10 commands is implemented differently, generally requiring
less mouse clicks to transmit the signals.
Timers can be configured to catch up after download
The Timer summary screen has a new option that allows the user to specify
initial state of each timer. Available choices are "Stop & Clear", "Stop"
and "No Change". "Stop and Clear" is the familiar behaviour from the Windows
software that causes the "Running" flag of the timer to be cleared and the
timer value is reset to "0". The "Stop" selection clears the "Running" flag,
but does not change the timer value. The "No change" option keeps the timer
running during the download of the schedule. After the download has
completed and the controller is running again, the timer will catch up. If
the timer would have expired during the download, the "Ringing" flag of the
timer is set and the associated actions will be performed.
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