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2. Power P User manual version 10 3 Contents an kr won 5 2 5 4 5 5 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION RS 5 FEATURES AND USES to pne pip ER td nba ua HR qp n cR Vu de du cht oa Ru rae EXAMEN OR Nn 5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND PERMISSIONS sees 6 LITE AND PRO VERSIONS sse ennt enne trennen nennen nnne nns 7 INITIAL SET OP m 8 The configure servers screen ssssssssssssssssesesee enne enne nnne nennen snnt nnne 9 5 1 2 e Fe Tar E anod 10 5 1 3 xou 10 5 1 4 m YA 11 5 1 5 POWER CY CHING EF n 12 5 1 6 Reorganising switch orders sess 12 Testing Voll COnfIgUlatlOn ves sea roe eben tte to neca dp eA ue Edwyn er Ru iaa 13 Notes on particular Switches rettet tener ebbe eor crai venu cn 14 5 3 2 IP9258SX IP9258DS IP9222 IP9280 IP9258Pro IP9258 1U P9820 nance 14 5 3 3 P9212 DON c dee 14 5 3 4 P9255 15 5 3 5 IP9258 S T Ping V4 01 ccecccecceseeeceeeeeeeeseeeseneeeneeeeeeseeeeacecaeesaaesnaeenseeeaeees 15 5 3 6 IP Sensor 92106 1i intet eet ge ad ade eee adiu o RE ud aaea 15 Importing exporting switch settings ssssesesseeeeeeneeeneennnenn 15 5 4 2 Exporting Settifigs HN reine etn ice ded EE etd LI dua aaiae 15 5 4 3 Importing settings enne 16 The p
3. 4 2 Add separate support for IP9258 Ping v4 01 see paragraphs 5 3 5 and 15 8 66 Date Version Notes 14 06 2013 4 1 Add support for IP9258S T Ping v1 56 Add get names and scheduling support for IP9223K v4 01 IP9258S T Ping v1 61 and IP9258SP v1 52 11 05 2013 4 0 Add support for power cycling only the 4 0x firmwares support this I m afraid Cosmetic improvements to the user interface 20 04 2013 3 5 Add server settings export import you can find it in the menu on the settings screen Improve compatibility when getting setting schedules on older firmwares v 1 16 Expressly now supports IP9258 Ping variants 29 03 2013 3 3 Add move server option so you can reorder the servers Add confirmation dialog when cancelling all changes 24 03 2013 3 2 Adding support for reading inputs on the IP 9212 Delux Added new copy server function to speed up setup 23 03 2013 3 1 Adding support for the IP 9212 Delux v1 00 22 03 2013 3 0 1 Fixing minor get names bug 22 03 2013 3 0 Add support for unlimited switches you can define as many as you like in a new server configuration screen Your existing settings will be preserved if you re upgrading you may wish to add nicknames though 26 01 2013 2 4 Removes schedule buttons from screen if not in use to declutter Adds support for IP9222 Improved reliability in poor mobile coverage areas 14 01
4. Swipe up or down to show a menu from which you can jump to a switch directly including the favourites or macro screens if enabled Cancel Macros Favourites 1 Main rack 2 Study 3 Office server room 4 Tokyo office 5 Shanghai office 6 Paris office 7 Main rack The favourites screen sits to the left of screen 1 if you swipe left on screen 1 it will take you to the favourites screen see section 8 The favourites screen must be enabled first see section 5 5 and you also need to define your favourites See section 5 1 3 The macros screen sits to the left of the favourites screen If you swipe left on the favourites screen it will take you to the macros screen see section 10 The macro screen must be enabled first see section 5 5 and you also must define your macros see section 10 2 Power cycling If you press and hold one of the output buttons this will cause the output to be power cycled If it is on the output will be cycled off and then back on again If it is off the output will be cycled on and then back off again 22 6 4 The time delay in the settings see section 5 1 5 is used when power cycling the outputs Note that the instruction to power cycle is set to the switch in one go Therefore this facility can be used even if turning off an output e g a router would cause the connection to the switch to be lost When power cycling PowerlP will count down the time delay b
5. have forgotten the password for my server settings screen What can I do There is no way to recover this password If you have forgotten it either e uninstall and reinstall PowerlP or e go into your phone s settings select Application Manager select PowerlP then select Clear Data You will lose all of your settings however 59 15 8 15 9 If you have backed them up using the export facility you will be able to import them again see paragraph 5 4 have an IP 9258 with Ping v4 01 but the scheduling function is not working What is wrong There is a slight difference in the v4 01 firmware between the with Ping and without Ping version of the IP 9258 Prior to PowerlP version 4 2 these were grouped together i e there was a single entry in the server type for IP 9258 S T Ping v4 01 However the scheduling function did not work properly on the IP 9258 Ping for that firmware After version 4 2 separate support has been provided for IP 9258 S T v4 01 and IP 9258 Ping v4 01 which addresses this issue Please ensure you select the right server type depending upon whether your switch has the Ping feature or not see paragraph 5 3 5 My switch is ignoring all http commands sent to it Why is that PowerlP uses a set of http commands to communicate directly with the Aviosys switches These have to be enabled in the settings screen of your switch to work The set up screen for the IP9258S
6. Temperature 30 7 C switch see section 9 2 Version IP9258W2 This is the firmware version reported by the switch see section 9 3 Refresh Temporarily unprotect switch Press here to unprotect the switch temporarily see section Press here to go back to the 9 5 main screen When in landscape mode the advanced screen looks like this m OF y EL PowerlP Advanced M E Open switch in browser Set top box 0 0A Light 0 0A Temporarily unprotect switch Temperature 30 9 C Version iPosow2 MEDD 9 2 Current and temperature values If your switch does not support reading these values then N A will be displayed 29 9 3 9 4 9 5 Firmware version If supported by your switch this will show the firmware version On some switches the switch merely reports the switch type e g IP9258W2 On others it will report the actual firmware version e g V3 00 Router Printer NAS box Webcam Temperature Version Open switch in browser Should you wish to access all settings of your switch pressing the open switch in browser button will open up the switch s web interface in your browser If you have more than browser installed you will be prompted which browser to open it in Temporarily unprotect switch As described in sections 5 1 2 and 5 1 4 it is possible to protect outputs from accidentally being switched by enclosing the names of the particular o
7. togglec s1 p3 will toggle output 3 of switch 1 and confirm afterwards 37 10 7 5 10 7 6 See section 10 7 11 below as to how to determine which switch is which and which port is which Please note that the toggle command will send two commands to your switch The first reads the current status of the output and the second updates it Macro command cycle This will power cycle a particular port on a particular switch This uses the power cycle command on your switch if supported so that the timing is handled by the switch itself It is the same as the power cycle command referred to in sections 5 1 5 and 6 3 There are two variations of this command cycle01 This will initially power off the output wait for a period of time then turn it back on You could use this to reboot a server for example cycle10 This will initially power on the output wait for a period of time then turn it back off The syntax is cycle 01 or 10 sx py tz where x is the switch number y is the port number and z is the number of seconds The timing parameter is optional if you leave it out PowerlP will use the time specified in the settings for the switch see section 5 1 5 above Some examples are cycle10 s1 p3 t10 This will turn on output 3 of switch 1 wait 10 seconds then turn it off again cycle01 s1 p3 t10 This will turn off output 3 of switch 1 wait 10 seconds then turn
8. 58 How can access my IP switches via my mobile network when am not at hOifie 24 AW E ddid dAn DRA det Ue aue iW eae ed ADC e quU 59 have a 9212 Delux When try to switch an output PowerlP says Input only Whatis WrODQ a mtu tee FN FEW e e Da dada de FRO NOD 59 am trying to set a schedule but PowerlP says Could not get scheduling information Try AGAIN 1 iiie iiec tete tee LAW a e da da dana dedans 59 have forgotten the password for my server settings screen What can I yp 59 have an IP 9258 with Ping v4 01 but the scheduling function is not working Whatis WIOng eoe ci eite abe eren creer ki t the ed ea erecta edu 60 My switch is ignoring all http commands sent to it Why is that ssusss 60 When I use PowerlP my switch keeps on beeping How can turn that off 61 PowerlP says unlicensed on the main screen What is that uessssss 61 PowerlP shows a dialog saying invalid installer when I try to run it Why iS that one 62 The manual refers to the menu button on my phone Where do I find that 62 CONTACTING AMAPPS ud I dedi arai a Hed ata Tad ed edge Habet 62 CHANGELOG aa Ho abet als ena eden vie als eek DYLAI a ek ee 63 DEG AIS ME omes certe a dnd dee o Abo cee rere 68 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing PowerlP PowerlP is for users of the IP Power 9258 9222 9223 9255 9212 9280 9
9. due to a lack of network coverage Timer out of range You tried to use the repeat command but specified a time greater than 3600 seconds Counter out of range You tried to use the repeat command but specified 0 or a negative number for the number of repetitions Parsing error You tried to use the repeat or ffmacro commands but the syntax is wrong No time specified You tried to use the wait command but no time was specified You need to specify the tz parameter where z is the time in seconds see section 10 7 7 Time out of range You tried to issue a wait command where the time was not between 1 and 3600 seconds Server out of range The server number x in the sx parameter must be an integer being 1 or above Output port invalid The output port number the py parameter must be between 1 and 4 Cycle command invalid You must specify cycle01 or cycle10 in order to tell PowerlP which way to cycle the outputs see section 10 7 5 Instruction not allowed You have tried to do something that is prohibited by the security settings for your switch see section 5 1 4 Server or port missing All commands with the exception of wait and repeat require the server and port parameters No macro specified You tried to use the macro command but did not specify the macro to run Macro out of range You tried to use the macro command but the macro specified was out of range e g 1 or greater than the number of defined
10. for Press this button to go back to the the output light see below Press main Sereen the area within the border to set the schedule 24 When in landscape mode the schedule screen looks like this ee ef EI PowerlP Main rack 2013 01 13 2000 01 0 20 2 2013 12 21 20 30 00 19 20 00 Disabled E Disabled Disabled Power off Ner C Power on Power on 2013 12 22 00 ve 00 10 00 Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Power off Power off Power off Power off 7 2 Setting a schedule Press the schedule on the scheduling screen to change it The following screen will be shown PowerlP Main rack Light Pressing here opens a menu LE D des M Y T This is the date for the event It l is ignored by switch other than 09 f Jun 82013 for a just once event Disabled Just once r Poweron Power off Every day Work days Weekends Mon amp Thu Tue amp Fri Wed amp Sat 0000000 Apply the new schedule Sets the date and time to Cancel changes to the the present schedule When in landscape mode the set schedule screen will look like this oa aa TT PowerlP Main rack Main PC Disabled v Poweron Power off 26 8 FAVOURITES SCREEN The favourites screen allows you to group your most used equipment onto a single screen Like on the main screen you can power on off your devices or power cycle outputs Security e g disabling outputs also works in the sam
11. in Tasker the Action field should be set to com amapps android PowerlP action CONTROL the Extra field should be set to todo command all other fields should be left as they are The screen should look like this Action Edit Action Edit A s Send Intent X S Send Intent X Extra Action e xs 2 3 todo on s1 p3 on s2 p2 ipps android PowerlP action CONTROL P P 5 Extra Cat 2 Optional None 4 Package e Mime Type 2 O Optional Optional 5 3 Class 2 Data 2 Optional Optional Target Extra e Activity d todo on s1 p3 on s2 p2 In this example running this action will turn on switch 1 output 3 and switch 2 output 2 Example setting up Manual Intent Shortcuts This app allows you directly put an icon on your homescreen that does something in PowerlP You can do this in Tasker also but Manual Intent Shortcuts is a free app on 54 13 8 Google Play PowerlP also has the feature to create home screen shortcuts directly see section 10 3 Press and hold on your homescreen then select create shortcut to bring up the settings screen for Manual Intent Shortcuts When creating an intent action in Manual Intent Shortcuts the Action field should be set to com amapps android PowerlP action CONTROL the Extra Key field should be set to todo the Extra Value field should contain your command to execute all other fields should be left as they are Your screen
12. macros Macro not enabled You tried to use the macro command but the macro specified is not enabled and macro security has not been overridden 45 10 10 Check syntax A value for a parameter could not be read It is likely you have a syntax error in your macro Executing macros in the background If the background option is set for a macro see section 10 2 then when you select a macro to run PowerlP will minimize and the macro will execute in the background If the background option is enabled and you turn your phone s screen off the macro will continue to run Please note that this may adversely affect battery life If background is not enabled the macro will pause When your macro is running a notification will be displayed in the status bar on your phone If you use the wait or repeat commands a macro could take some time to run If you want to cancel you can press on the notification and press the stop button on the main macro screen If you are using macros that have long timers in them using wait or repeat it may be preferable to set them up using intents and a third party alarm based scheduler such as Tasker This will allow your phone completely to power off in between the events which will save battery life If you use the Z prompt instruction in a background macro PowerlP will display the prompt before the macro goes to background 46 ANDROID WEAR Introduction PowerlP allows you to control y
13. phones Select to lock portrait orientation If checked then PowerlP will always be in landscape screen orientation e g for tablets If checked then PowerlP will use the sensor to determine which screen orientation to use 5 5 7 Custom connection parameters Connection parameters Advanced Use default parameters cc Ed a ie If checked PowerlP will use the default connection parameters This is checked by Connection timeout ms default and it is recommended to leave it Enter connection timeout in milliseconds checked Socket timeout ms Maximum permitted retries Enter maximum permitted retries per request PowerlP uses http based commands to control the Aviosys switches There are various parameters that influence how those commands are sent You should use the default settings leaving the Use default parameters checked unless you understand the consequences of changing the settings Incorrect configuration of these options can render communication impossible or severely impact performance A description of the options is below Connection timeout ms This is the amount of time in milliseconds that PowerlP will wait to receive a response to a packet sent to your switch The default amount of time is 4000ms 4 seconds Socket timeout ms After receiving a packet from the switch i e a connection has been established this is the amount of time in milliseconds that PowerlP will wait for
14. right address port username and password e If you are using a dynamic DNS service make sure you have forwarded the port to your switch in your router s settings 58 15 4 15 5 15 6 15 7 e Make sure you have enabled the use of http commands in your switch s settings see 15 9 below If you are using PowerlP on an unreliable or slow network you could try adjusting the network connection parameters see section 5 5 7 If you are still having trouble or if your firmware is not listed please contact me See section 16 below for the contact details How can I access my IP switches via my mobile network when I am not at home You will first need to give your switch a static IP address on your internal network and to assign a port to it You can do that using the IPEdit utility provided with the switch In your router settings you then need to open or forward the port that your IP switch is on to the IP address of your switch You will also need a static IP for your router available from your ISP or to subscribe to a dynamic DNS provider such as no ip com http www noip com or dyndns org http dyn com dns Getting a static IP address for your router from your ISP usually costs money However subscribing to one of the dynamic DNS providers is usually free If you opt for a dynamic DNS service you will get a host name such as demo dyndns org that will point to the IP address of your router from time to
15. should look like this Action com amapps android PowerlP action CONTROL Zategory Component Package Component Class FQN ok Cancel In this example pressing the Lights icon on your homescreen would turn on switch 1 output 1 and switch 1 output 4 Example controlling PowerlP from your own code If you wish to send an instruction to PowerlP from your own programs you can use the following Java code Intent intent new Intent intent setAction com amapps android PowerIP action CONTROL intent putExtra todo commands startActivity intent Replace the commands string with the macro you wish to run e g on s1 p3 55 SUPPORTED FEATURES Switch firmware Switching Reading Getting Power Scheduling Reading inputs port cycling currents names temperature IP9212 Delux Y Y A v1 00 IP9212 Delux Y Y v v4 01 IP9222 v1 00 Y n a IP9223K v4 01 Y n a Y Y Y IP9255 Pro v4 03 Y n a Y Y Y IP9255W v2 10 Y n a Note 2 Y IP9255W v1 0B Y n a Note 2 Y IP9258DS v4 01 Y n a Y Y IP9258DS v4 03 Y n a Y IP9258HP v1 1 Y n a IP9258HP v1 16 Y n a IP9258S T Ping Y n a Y Y v1 56 IP9258S T Ping Y n a Y Y v1 61 IP9258S T Ping Y n a Y Y v1 62 IP9258S T Ping Y n a Y v3 00 IP9258S T v4 01 Y n a Y Y Y IP9258S T Ping Y n a Y Y Y v4 03 IP9258S T Ping Y n a Y Y Note 1 v5 01
16. sssesssssseeeeeneen 37 10 7 3 Macro commands off and sfoffc essssssssssseeeee 37 10 7 4 Macro commands toggle and sttogglec sseeeeeees 37 10 7 5 Macro command CYCIe sssssssssssseeeeeeee eene 38 10 7 6 Macro command Zistatus ssssssesssseeseeeneee nennen 38 10 7 7 Macro command ffwail ssssssssesssesen eene 39 10 7 8 Macro command repeat ssssssesssseeeeneeeeeen eene 39 10 7 9 Macro command ffmacro sceana eiiiai ai nennen 39 10 7 10 Macro command prompt nennen 40 10 7 11 Determining which switch is which and which port is which 40 10 7 12 Defining macros eicere decere adea aaepe ce dea dp enean 41 10 7713 Macro security ueu iwyd ii dep ee gue ed ve decur LOG cat eva ay Scag 41 10 7 14 Macros run on the phone sssssssssssseseeeeee nennen 42 10 7 15 In app helpis soot es diae a Po METAL Acie qi aaa 43 The macros Sereen catio i inei i a E AEE SNE EEA SAAE 44 The status panel and error messagges ssssssseseeeeeene nennen 45 Executing macros in the background ssssssssssseseseeeeeeeen enne 46 ANDROID WEAR cent wel a ceive eel pet oc dte de eee yale heii 47 Introd UCtlon s HEH FRAU REF REF FFR A7 Enabling Android Wear res erriren errre EAE O EEEE RIE NE TEN A EOT E En 47 Launch PowerlP on your Android Wear smart watch ss
17. supports creating home screen shortcuts directly see section 10 3 PowerlP integration is an advanced feature please exercise caution when using it Specification for the PowerlP intent In order to send an intent to PowerlP you must use the following Action com amapps android PowerlP action CONTROL Extra key todo Extra value command see below The command is a macro and the syntax is the same as when defining macros within PowerlP See section 10 7 See sections 13 6 and 13 7 of this manual for some examples of how to set this up in Tasker and Manual Intent Shortcuts Security and intents You must enable the intent functionality within PowerlP in order to use intents See section 5 5 4 As with macros using intents is not a means to circumvent security If you are not able to do something through the PowerlP user interface because it is prohibited by your settings e g an output is disabled a switch is disabled or power cycling is not permitted then by default it will not be permitted in an intent either The command will simply be ignored 51 13 4 13 5 If you want to be able to do things in your macros that are prohibited within the user interface you can override the security by selecting the override security option in the Intents panel of the preferences screen see section 5 5 4 However if you do this it will mean that a user will be able to do anything within PowerlP irrespective of your s
18. will run in the background See further section 10 10 below Home screen shortcut Save all changes Cancel all changes Press here to save your changes Press here to cancel all changes 31 10 3 Creating home screen shortcuts This feature allows you to create a shortcut on your home screen that will execute a macro You can also use the wizards feature to create home screen icons see section 12 3 After entering the nickname and macro press the create shortcut button to create the shortcut Home screen shortcut Create Create shortcut Link to this macro Home screen prompt This will create a shortcut on your home screen with the same name as the nickname It will execute the macro that is contained within the macro setting Home screen shortcuts always execute the macros in the background 10 3 2 Linking home screen shortcuts to macros If link to this macro is ticked then the shortcut will link to the macro by reference to its number This means that if you subsequently amend the macro the shortcut will cause the amended macro to run However if you subsequently delete the macro or the macro number changes the shortcut may not work or may point to the wrong macro Please therefore exercise caution when creating links to macros By default link to this macro will be unticked This means that the shortcut does not link to the macro Therefore you can add reorganise or delete your macros
19. 2013 2 3 Hides second server if not enabled for a tidier screen 13 01 2013 2 2 Significant performance enhancement for setting schedule Increasing timeouts to help reliability in poor mobile coverage areas Changing authentication method for scheduling IP9258S T v 4 03 13 01 2013 2 1 Adds optional debug logging 67 Date Version Notes 11 01 2013 2 0 Adds support for scheduling and getting output names from the devices only the IP9258S T devices at the moment but more to come 02 01 2013 1 4 Adds support for the IP9258S T v 4 03 and for the IP9255 Pro 29 12 2012 1 3 Adds a refresh button for the power status Added an About box and fixed a typo on the settings screen 16 12 2012 1 2 1 Adds support for additional switches and firmwares IP9258SP v1 52 IP9258HP v1 1 IP9258WiFi v1 1 IP9223K v4 01 IP9258SX v1 38 IP9258DS v4 03 n a 12 not released 15 2 2012 1 1 Adds an optional password to the preferences menu 14 12 2012 1 0 Initial release Supports IP9258S v1 61 and v3 00 LEGAL PowerlP is a project undertaken in my spare time For that reason any liability howsoever arising including negligence is limited to the price paid by you for purchasing PowerlP Beyond that liability is excluded to the full extent permitted by law PowerlP does not come with any express or implied warranties as to fitness for purpose or satisfactory quality 68
20. 3 upon completing the macro the Wear app will exit on your watch Otherwise you will be returned to the macro selection menu 48 12 12 1 12 2 12 3 WIZARDS Introduction Macros are an advanced feature To make it easier to set up macros as well as create home screen shortcuts and control devices from your Android Wear smart watch there is a wizards feature to guide you through the process and automate the set up Accessing the wizards To access the wizards press your phone s menu button and select Wizards The following screen will be displayed 3 in Create shortcut or macro At the moment the only wizard is to create macros and short cuts Further wizards may be added in future If a settings password has been applied you will be prompted to enter it before you can access the wizards Wizard create shortcut or macro This wizard will create a macro and optionally also a home screen or Android Wear shortcut The wizards are laid out as a step by step guide to walk you through the process The wizard will also enable the various options within PowerlP such as macros intents and security to ensure that the shortcuts will work once created 49 The create shortcut or macro wizard screen is shown below PowerlP Wizards Follow the step by step guide and select the options that you wish Once you have finished simply press the create shortcut button and the macro and any requested s
21. 820 range of Aviosys network controlled power switches PDU s It allows you to power on or off an unlimited number of devices remotely from anywhere in the world using your Android mobile schedule events for the devices to turn themselves on and off or power cycle a device such as a router or server to reboot it The various available Aviosys IP power switches can be found here http www aviosys com ippower html If you like PowerlP please do leave a comment and rating on Google Play Positive ratings are very much appreciated If you do not like PowerlP for some reason e g you are having trouble setting it up or would like a feature to be included please do get in touch see section 16 below for the contact details and will try my best to help FEATURES AND USES The main features of PowerlP are e simple and clean user interface e remote control as many switches as you like including the 1 port 4 port and 8 port variants of the Aviosys switches e run macros to control any amount of equipment according to pre set sequences e control your devices from your Android Wear smart watch e give each switch a nickname e user definable names for each of the controllable outputs e get output names from the switches during setup if supported to save yourself having to type them in e reorganise the switches to have them in any order on screen e favourites screen so you can group your most frequently used equipment on one scree
22. Enable F n E mail BEEPER D Enable Disable Change Password Power Schedule ttn Command Network Wakeup Verification IPSrv Conf DelaySwitch 0Sec Device Name IP9258 Firmware Update V1 62 2011 04 21 Submit Cancel Release Version Logout Internal Time Change Time PowerlP says unlicensed on the main screen What is that Android apps are protected by Google Play s licensing system If Google reports that PowerlP is not licensed for your device then it will display unlicensed in the top right hand corner of the main screen and prompt you to purchase a valid copy You will also get this screen if you are running a cracked version of PowerlP from a third party market If you have validly purchased PowerlP you should never see this Once purchased you are able to use PowerlP on as many devices as you like If you believe you are seeing the unlicensed message in error please contact me If you were using a cracked version but have now purchased the legitimate version from Google Play you will need to reinstall it You can back up your settings first and then restore them Please note that if you are using an unlicensed copy of PowerlP you cannot disable the report anonymous statistics feature see section 5 5 8 This is to keep track of piracy 61 15 12 15 13 PowerlP shows a dialog saying invalid installer when try to run it Wh
23. IP9258 Ping v4 01 Y n a Y Y Y IP9258 Pro v4 01 Y n a Y Note 1 IP9258 1U v1 62 Y n a Y Y IP9258 xx v4 01 Y n a Y Y Y Y IP9258SP v1 52 Y n a Y Y IP9258SX v1 38 Y n a 56 Switch firmware Switching Reading Getting Power Scheduling Reading inputs port cycling currents names temperature IP9258WiFi v1 1 Y n a IP9258WiFi v1 16 Y n a IP9258W2 v1 00 Y n a Y 1P9258W2 v1 0B Y n a Note 2 Y IP9280 v1 00 Y n a IP9820 v2 10 v n a Note 2 v IP9820 v1 0B v n a Note 2 v IP9858S T Ping DX Y n a Note 2 v1 0B IP Sensor 9216 n a Y n a n a If your firmware is not listed in the table or a feature such as getting port names scheduling or power cycling is not supported please contact me see section 16 I can most probably add support but am looking for users with the different switches and or firmwares for testing Note 1 These switches have current and or temperature sensors but reading them is not yet supported by PowerlP Please contact me if you require support and can endeavour to add it Note 2 These switches do support power cycling but it is not yet supported in PowerlP Please contact me if you require support and can endeavour to add it 57 15 15 1 15 2 15 3 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS How do I check which firmware my switch has You can find this on the web interface for your switch Fo
24. Reorganising switch orders The main screen shows two switches per screen see section 6 1 below each with up to four outputs each You can rearrange the order of your switches in the setting screen so that they appear in the order you wish on the main screen Press this button to move a switch to a different place in the list You will be prompted to specify where in the list to Reorganise move the switch to Move Move server i Press this button to create a duplicate copy of the current switch You can use this to speed up set up if you have many switches an 8 output switch or a 9212 Copy Copy server to new Delete Delete this server Delux with inputs see section 5 3 below Press this button to delete the present switch You will be prompted to confirm first Note you cannot delete the last two switches However if you only have one switch you can disable the second see section 5 1 5 2 Testing your configuration Once you have set up a particular switch you can see if it works correctly by pressing the test button on the server configuration screen Pressing the test button will check the configuration for the currently selected server If everything is ok you will see a Server OK message Otherwise if there is a problem you might see one of the following messages How to resolve each message is shown in the table below Message Resolution You must enable the server to use it
25. T Ping is shown below You should make sure that Http command verification is set to Enable otherwise PowerlP will not be able to communicate with your switch at all IP9258 Power Power Controls n E mail Change Password Power Schedule Network Wakeup IPSrv Conf Firmware Update Logout System Configuration Please restart for any changes to take effect DHCP Client Enable Disable IP Address 192 168 M Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 DNS SNMP Enable 9 Disable TELNET Enable 9 Disable Http Command Verification 9 Enable Disable DelaySw Device Name IP9258 Release Version V1 62 2011 04 21 Submit Cancel Internal Time Change Time 60 15 10 When I use PowerlP my switch keeps on beeping How can I turn that off 15 11 By default the Aviosys switches beep to acknowledge incoming requests You can turn this off by disabling the beeper in your switch s settings The set up screen for the IP9258S T Ping is shown below You can turn off beeping by setting BEEPER to Disable System Configuration Please restart for any changes to take effect IP Address 192 168 IP9258 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Pow r Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 Power Controls DNS SNMP D Enable Disable D Enable Disable 7
26. Tick the enable server box on the server configuration screen You must enter a username Enter a username in the Username field You must enter a password Enter a password in the Password field You must enter a server address Enter the server address in the Address field You must enter a port Enter the port number in the Port field The port number must be between 0 and 65535 Enter a port number between 0 and 65535 in the Port field You should enter the port separately rather than in the server address field You have entered the port in the Address field e g myserver myhouse com 1234 You should enter the server address in the Address field and the port in the Port field You should not include http in the server address Delete http from the Address field The username contains leading or trailing spaces Delete the leading or trailing spaces The password contains leading or trailing spaces Delete the leading or trailing spaces The server address contains leading or trailing spaces Delete the leading or trailing spaces The port contains leading or trailing spaces The switch responded but there was a problem with your username or password Check them and re enter them if necessary Delete the leading or trailing spaces Check your username and password The username is normally admin The password is normally exac
27. a further packet to be received The default amount of time is 3000ms 3 seconds Maximum permitted retries This is the number of times that PowerlP will try to establish contact with a switch before returning an error The default number of times is 3 5 6 As noted above you should generally leave these settings alone If you are using PowerlP on an unreliable or slow network and frequently receive the Problem communicating with servers error when trying to access switches on particular networks then you can change these settings to make PowerlP more tolerant For example on a network with very high latency you could increase the Connection timeout or Socket timeout settings e g to 8000ms and 6000ms respectively On a heavily congested network where packets are frequently dropped you could increase the number of permitted retries e g to 5 Note that if you increase the number of retries or the timeouts the time taken for PowerlP to try to access the switches will increase Note also that these settings pervade the entirety of PowerlP including the main screen advanced screen favourites and macros for example 5 5 8 Debug logging Debug logging Enable debug logging a log of sent and received data from Log server details nformation including p gt in the log Anonymous usage statistics Send anonymous usage statistics to Amapps Debug logging This enables debug logging You should leav
28. and the home screen shortcuts will still work If however you do want to edit a macro you will need to re create the home screen shortcut when finished in order to reflect the changes 10 3 3 Home screen prompt for shortcuts If home screen prompt is ticked then PowerlP will prompt on screen before the macro associated with the home screen shortcut is run This prevents you from accidentally turning on off important equipment for example Executing macro You are about to execute the following macro Complete shutdown Are you sure Proceed Cancel Note that this setting takes effect when the home screen shortcut is created if you subsequently want to change the setting you will need to re create the home screen shortcut Note also that if the prompt command is used in the associated macro see section 10 7 10 then you will always be prompted before running the macro regardless of whether the home screen prompt setting is ticked 32 If PowerlP is already running the PowerlP main screen will show and the confirmation prompt will be shown there If PowerlP is not already running the confirmation prompt will be shown on the home screen If you prefer the confirmation prompt to show on the home screen always exit PowerlP when you are finished using the exit button see e g section 10 8 10 3 4 Icons for shortcuts Shortcuts have a slightly different icon so that you can distinguish them from the main Power
29. chieved if your switches support power cycling using cyclel0 s1 p3 t10 cyclel0 s2 p4 t10 Macro security Using macros is not a means to circumvent security If you are not able to do something through the PowerlP user interface because it is prohibited by your settings e g an output is disabled a switch is disabled or power cycling is not 41 10 7 14 permitted then by default it will not be permitted in a macro either The command will simply be ignored and an error will be generated If you want to be able to do things in your macros that are prohibited within the user interface you can override the security by selecting the override security option in the Macros panel of the preferences screen see section 5 5 3 Macros run on the phone The macros execute on your phone even when launched via Android Wear Therefore if a macro executes but you do not have mobile coverage for example the commands will fail Therefore if all you want to do is turn on or off a device at a certain time and your switch supports it it is much better to use the in built scheduling feature on the switch see section 7 42 10 7 15 In app help A summary of the macro commands can be viewed within PowerlP by pressing the menu button and selecting Help Help In the macro settings screen you can define macros that PowerlP will execute Here are some examples of the commands you can use You can use many commands in s
30. dvanced screen sssssssssssse esee nennen nnne nens 29 Current and temperature values sse nennen nenne 29 Firmware a Ln TY RHYN HEFFER FFEFRIR dnas debe ute ado uae nre Rida eua 30 9 4 9 5 10 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 6 10 7 15 1 15 2 Open switch in DrOWSOTF uio die edd Yd NAY seven Ya dee et uar eiu d ua a de d da 30 Temporarily unprotect switch ssssssssssssseese LLALL LY LL FELLY LLYR LLYR nL enne 30 MACROS uae nn a Y deos 31 ait geiel eit cn EG 31 Setting Up un o RR 31 Creating home screen shortcuts cceeeeeeece eens eeeeeeeeeeeeceaeeeceaeeesaaeseeeeeseaaeeeeaaeseeeeeeaas 32 10 3 2 Linking home screen shortcuts to macros ssssssssee 32 10 3 38 Home screen prompt for shortcuts sssssssseneene 32 10 3 4 Icons for shortcuts ssssssssssssssseseseeeeee enne nnns 33 10 3 5 Enabling intents for home screen shortcuts ssssssessess 33 Android M Gar xi re iR PO BARI E RAE DERE PIER NEIN RETE DIRE RERUMS 34 Heorgarising ITIdelOS cn hou E nonn Emu OG ERR TATE te eiie YS 34 Importing Exporting macros ssssessseeneeneneeenen nennen enne 35 10 6 2 Eoma MAOS n ro eret ero ina gue i rad iei 35 10 6 3 Importing Mat 0S i hi ee eit dE RE epic ee he ce 36 The macro language toe nt E ATE EEE DERART quM ERIN E RA atts 36 10 7 2 Macro commands on and fonc
31. e protect outputs option is checked see section 5 1 4 below Name 4 Output 4 5 1 3 Favourites Favourites Output 1 Output 2 Selecting an output or input here will mean that it appears on the favourites Output 3 screen see section 8 Output 4 Please bear the following in mind when selecting favourites You can select favourites from any number of different switches However the more switches you select the more time PowerlP will need to query the status of the outputs on the favourites screen as it needs to communicate with more switches You can select as many favourites as you like However only the first 8 active ones will show on the favourites screen If a server is disabled see section 5 1 its corresponding favourites will not show If you are using the IP9212 Delux see section 5 3 3 you can also select inputs to show on the favourites screen You must enable the favourites screen before you can access it see section 5 5 5 1 4 Security Different users can be allowed to use different features of PowerlP These settings allow you to set up what features are available for each switch If this is checked any output whose name is in brackets e g Router will be prevented from being switched Security Protect outputs If this is checked then scheduling will be enabled for this switch see section 7 Allow scheduling If this is checked then power cyc
32. e 47 Selecting the macro to run esesssssssssssseeseee seen enne nennen nsns 47 WIZARDS S chc US att E EE 49 uureieeioe EE 49 Accessing the wizards sssssssssssssssseess eene nennen inrer intense nnne 49 Wizard create shortcut or macro sssssssssesseeeeneeeeneneen enne 49 INTEGRATION WITH OTHER APPS sse nennen eene nene 51 Introd UCllor a ote oe Ro e YDY RR e ie t es 51 Specification for the PowerlP intent sssssssseseeeneneeeeen nnns 51 Security and Intents tite eta etie i tet d ne ae e npe 51 Important points to note when using intents esssseeeen 52 Debugging your Intents tee Da te E e Rete eed eee cet 52 Example setting up Tasker asit i i a a E a a E e G anaia 54 Example setting up Manual Intent Shortcuts eee 54 Example controlling PowerlP from your own code ssssseeee 55 SUPPORTED FEATUBES pua ied rou t eeepc dag FE ug e rnt in unis 56 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS sees 58 How do I check which firmware my switch has sssssssssee 58 My switch or firmware isn t listed as supported What can do ss 58 15 3 15 4 15 5 15 6 15 7 15 8 15 9 15 10 15 11 15 12 15 13 16 17 18 have set up my switch but when I try to access it PowerlP says Problem communicating with server switch NAME sssssssseseeeeeenneenn
33. e it deselected unless you are instructed to enable it by Amapps for support purposes See further section 5 6 below If this is selected the log will also contain your switch information address username password etc You should leave it deselected unless advised to enable it by Amapps No personal information is sent to Amapps without your permission If this is selected anonymous usage information is sent back to Amapps for example which features are most used This allows development to concentrate on the most popular parts of the app No personally identifiable information is sent Please note that if you are using an unlicensed copy of PowerlP or a copy installed from anywhere other than Google Play or the Amazon Appstore you will not be able to uncheck this Debug logging is included in PowerlP to help with diagnosing user issues debugging and adding new features It is disabled by default and you should not enable it unless instructed to do so by Amapps or you want to debug one of your own intent macros see section 13 5 No personal information is sent to Amapps without your permission Debugging information is stored as a file on your phone When instructed by Amapps this file can be cut and pasted into an e mail to send to the Amapps e mail address amapps2012 gmail com To copy the debug file to the clipboard press the menu button on your phone and select copy debug log This option is only sh
34. e preferences password if you wish to protect your macros see section 5 5 The macro language PowerlP uses a number of macro commands that you can use in a sequence to control devices The commands you can use are on This will turn on a particular port on a particular switch off This will turn off a particular port on a particular switch toggl This will toggle a particular port on a particular switch onc This will turn on a particular port on a particular switch and confirm on screen once switched offc This will turn off a particular port on a particular switch and confirm on screen once switched togglec This will toggle a particular port on a particular switch and confirm on screen once switched cycl This will power cycle a particular port on a particular switch status This will confirm on screen whether the input or output is on or off but will not change its status wait This will cause PowerlP to wait for a number of seconds before continuing repeat This will cause PowerlP to repeat the macro macro This will cause PowerlP to run another macro 36 prompt This will cause PowerlP to prompt for confirmation before running the macro Each of these is now described 10 7 2 Macro commands ffon and onc This will turn on a particular port on a particular switch If the onc variant is used PowerlP will confirm on scr
35. e the macro is executed To use Android Wear integration intents must be enabled within PowerlP If they are not you will be prompted to do so when you try to select Allow Wear execution Enable intents To run macros from Android Wear devices the intents option in PowerlP needs to be enabled Would you like to enable this feature now Yes Cancel If you have enabled the override macro security feature in PowerlP see section 5 5 3 PowerlP will also enable the override intent security feature If this is the case you will receive the following prompt when trying to enable Wear execution Enable intents To run macros from Android Wear devices the intents option in PowerlP needs to be enabled Since macro security override is enabled intent security override will also be enabled Would you like to enable these features now Cancel Reorganising macros The settings screen scrolls downwards You can reorder the macros on the macro screen using the buttons below Press this button to move a macro to a different place in the list You will be prompted to specify where in the list to move the macro to 34 Reorganise Move Move macro Copy Copy macro to new Press this button to create a duplicate copy of the current macro Press this button to delete the present Delete Delete this macro macro You will be prompted to confirm first 10 6 Importing Exporting macros If you have m
36. e way You need to enable the favourites screen in the settings screen see section 5 5 and select your favourites in the configure servers screen see section 5 1 3 before it can be accessed You can then reach the favourites screen by swiping to the left when on the main screen for the first server You can also reach the favourites screen by swiping upwards and selecting Favourites from the selection popup See section 6 2 for further information on navigating between screens Up to 8 favourites can be active at any one time If more than 8 favourites are defined only the first 8 are shown The favourites can be selected from any number of different switches If you are using the IP9212 Delux see section 5 3 3 you can also include inputs on the favourites screen 8 1 Layout of the favourites screen The layout and operation of the favourites screen is very similar to the main screen see section 6 Power iP Favourites This indicates that you are on the favourites screen Swipe right to move back to the main screen for the first switch or swipe up to Study misc select from the menu see section Main PC This output is disabled because 6 2 Study light the output name is in brackets see sections 5 1 2 and 5 1 3 If you want to access it you need Spam server to unprotect the switch see sections 5 1 4 and 9 5 Hall light These are the output switches Press them to toggle an output on or off L
37. ecurity settings This is because PowerlP cannot restrict what commands it might receive from a third party app Important points to note when using intents Please note the following As with macros the intent commands execute on your phone Therefore if a macro executes but you do not have mobile coverage for example the commands will fail Therefore if all you want to do is turn on or off a device at a certain time and your switch supports it it is much better to use the in built scheduling feature on the switch see section 7 When your macro is running a notification will be displayed in the status bar on your phone If you use the wait command a macro could take some time to run If you want to cancel you can press on the notification and the macro will cease To avoid clashes if a macro is executing you will not be able to launch PowerlP using its icon If you try to do so a message Macro running please wait will be shown Please wait for the macro to finish or cancel it per the above Similarly if you are using PowerlP when a macro begins to execute PowerlP will minimize while the macro executes Once finished you can open PowerlP again by pressing on its icon If a macro is running and you try to execute another macro through an intent the first macro will be cancelled and the second will not run You should ensure when sending intents that you leave enough time for the first to finish before sending an
38. een the new status of the switched device on screen The syntax is 4on sx py where x is the switch number and y is the port number The syntax is the same for the onc variant For example on s1 p3 Will turn on output 3 of switch 1 onc s1 p3 Will turn on output 3 of switch 1 and confirm afterwards See section 10 7 11 below as to how to determine which switch is which and which port is which 10 7 3 Macro commands ffoff and offc This will turn off a particular port on a particular switch If the offc variant is used PowerlP will confirm on screen the new status of the switched device on screen The syntax is of f sx py where x is the switch number and y is the port number The syntax is the same for the offc variant For example off s1 p3 will turn off output 3 of switch 1 offc s1 p3 will turn off output 3 of switch 1 and confirm afterwards See section 10 7 11 below as to how to determine which switch is which and which port is which 10 7 4 Macro commands toggle and togglec This will toggle a particular port on a particular switch If the togglec variant is used PowerlP will confirm on screen the new status of the switched device on screen The syntax is toggle sx py where x is the switch number and y is the port number The syntax is the same for the togglec variant For example toggle s1 p3 will toggle output 3 of switch 1
39. efore refreshing the status You can press refresh to cause the status to be refreshed immediately If the confirmation prompt is enabled see section 5 1 5 then a prompt will be shown before the power cycling operation is started Power cycle Power cycle output Router On Off On Delay of 30s Proceed Cancel Advanced screen If you press and hold within the green boxes for each server you can access the advanced screen for that server See section 9 You must have enabled the feature within the server settings screen of PowerlP for that switch see section 5 1 4 23 7 SCHEDULING If supported by your switch you can get set schedules for the outputs to turn on and off automatically Press the schedule button on the main screen or in the menu to go into the schedule screen 7 1 Layout of the schedule screen Each output has two schedule options Usually one will be used to switch the output on and the other will be used to switch the output off Consult the Aviosys user manual for your switch for more information about how this works This is the nickname of the switch you are scheduling Power Main rack This output is green because it is enabled not protected 2000 01 01 00 00 00 This output is red because it is protected the output name is in brackets Power off These are the output names 23 29 00 Disabled pewer on Power off Power off These show the two schedules
40. equence separated by a space If you use onc offc or sttogglec rather than son off or toggle then PowerlP will confirm the status of the device on screen after switching it Turn on switch 1 port 3 Turn off switch 1 port 3 Toggle switch 1 port 3 Cycle switch 1 port 3 off then on Delay 5s Cycle switch 1 port 3 on then off Delay 5s Wait for 5 seconds Repeat 3 times with 5s delay Repeat forever with 5s delay Execute macro number 3 43 10 8 The macros screen PowerlP Macros Press here to launch the macro These are the names of the Macros macros you have defined Computer on zz Computer off All lights on All lights off Power off everything Toggle lights Lights on every 30 mins This box shows the current status of the macro and any error messages see section 10 9 Press here to stop the macro that is currently running Press here to exit PowerlP When in landscape mode the macros screen looks like this G LUP Macros Computer on Computer off All lights on Status 44 10 9 The status panel and error messages When a macro executes the currently executing command is shown in this window Any error messages are also shown When there has been an error the border of the status window turns red shed son s1 p4 communication er The error messages you might see are Communication error There was a problem communicating with the switch e g
41. favourites screen the macros screen Android Wear support landscape screen orientations creating home screen shortcuts security the advanced screen including current monitoring intents 3rd party app integration custom connection parameters INITIAL SET UP When you first install PowerlP or upgrade from a version below 3 0 you will be greeted by a welcome screen If you are upgrading from PowerlP Lite you will be prompted as to whether you wish to import your settings from PowerlP Lite Once the settings have been imported you can uninstall PowerlP Lite Import settings Thank you for upgrading to PowerlP Pro Would you like to import your settings from PowerlP Lite After importing your settings you can uninstall PowerlP Lite 5 1 The configure servers screen Before you can use PowerlP you need to configure your switch settings After opening PowerlP press your phone s menu button and select configure servers from the popup menu See section 15 13 of this manual if you are not sure where to find the menu button on your phone When you have selected configure servers the following screen will be shown You can set up as many servers switches as you like Press here to select which server switch you want to edit The pull down menu lists the nicknames of all defined switches amp o PI 01 15 i i 44 XE O Enter a nickname to identify the particular switch 1 Study
42. hortcuts will be created The nickname specified will be used as the name for the macro as well as being shown under the home screen icon If you wish to cancel just press cancel 50 13 13 1 13 2 13 3 INTEGRATION WITH OTHER APPS Introduction PowerlP can be controlled through instructions issued by other apps This in turn allows you to control your connected equipment PowerlP uses Android intents Any app that is capable of issuing an intent including ones that you may write yourself can be used to issue an instruction to PowerlP Some example apps on Google Play that are capable of integrating with PowerlP are Tasker see https play qoogle com store apps details id net dinglisch android taskerm Manual Intent Shortcuts free see https play google com store apps details id net cwfk ig88 intents See sections 13 6 and 13 7 below on how to set up these apps to work with PowerlP Some possible uses for this are allowing third party apps to run macros within PowerlP so that you can turn on or off many items of equipment in order with a preset period of time between the operations turning on or off equipment in response to another event e g being at a particular location arriving home time or date battery low the phone ringing shaking the phone or a notification from another app creating home screen shortcuts to power on or off your equipment directly though note that PowerlP
43. ight the way down to the bottom of the list selecting start and selecting the PowerlP icon by using a third party launcher such as Wear Mini Launcher in which case you can swipe in from the left of your watch screen and select PowerlP directly Selecting the macro to run If your watch is connected to your phone then shortly after launching PowerlP on your watch a list of macros will appear Please wait will appear on the screen until a successful connection is made to your phone If it cannot connect then no connection will be displayed and the PowerlP app will exit on your watch If you have not enabled any macros for Wear PowerlP will exit on your watch with the message No Wear macros 47 Once the list of macros has appeared you can scroll up and down the list to select the macro to run Toggle study misc If you wish to exit you can swipe to the left When you select a macro if you selected Prompt before execution see section 10 4 you will be prompted on your smart watch to confirm before the macro is executed Your watch will then send a request to your phone to start the macro running on your phone Your watch will show the following screens as the macro executes Launching macro Any output from the macro e g confirmation messages as to whether devices are on or off will be redirected to your watch If you selected the Exit Wear if finished option see section 5 5
44. is repeat cr tz where r is the number of repetitions that will be executed and z is the number of seconds to wait between repetitions z must be an integer between 1 and 3600 If z is not specified a repetition delay of 1 second will be used If the cr parameter is not specified the macro will repeat until cancelled For example repeat c3 t60 will cause PowerlP to repeat the macro 3 times waiting for 60 seconds between repeats Note that here the delay is handled by PowerlP not by the switch Note that the cr parameter specifies the number of repetitions For example toggle s1 p3 repeat c3 t5 will cause switch 1 port 3 to toggle then the macro will repeat a further three times waiting 5 seconds between each repetition So switch 1 port 3 will toggle a total of four times Note that if a macro is called using the macro command which contains a repeat instruction then that repeat instruction will only operate across the sub macro Macro command macro This will cause PowerlP to run another macro The syntax is macro nm where m is the number of the macro to run The number of each macro can be seen from the pull down menu in the macro definition screen see section 10 2 39 10 7 10 10 7 11 Since the macro instruction uses macro numbers to reference the macro to be called if you add edit or delete macros you will need to update your macros to point to the right macro
45. it on again cycle01 s1 p3 This will turn off output 3 of switch 1 wait for the time configured in the switch s settings then turn it on again See section 10 7 11 below as to how to determine which switch is which and which port is which Macro command status This will confirm on screen whether the specified input or output is on or off Unlike on off and toggle which only work on outputs the status command works both on inputs and outputs see e g 5 3 3 The syntax is status sx py where x is the switch number and y is the port number For example status s1 p3 will show on screen whether output 3 of switch 1 is on or off 38 10 7 7 10 7 8 10 7 9 Macro command wait This will cause PowerlP to wait for a number of seconds before continuing the macro The syntax is wait tz where z is the number of seconds z must be an integer between 1 and 3600 For example wait t60 will cause PowerlP to wait for 60 seconds Note that here the delay is handled by PowerlP not by the switch Therefore while off sl p3 wait t60 ffon sl p3 and cycle01 s1 p3 t60 will both have the same practical effect in the first case PowerlP is responsible for timing whereas in the second case it is handled by the switch If your switch supports power cycling the second approach is better Macro command repeat This will cause PowerlP to repeat the macro The syntax
46. lP app Computer on Computer off 10 3 5 Enabling intents for home screen shortcuts Please note that the home screen shortcut feature uses the intents feature within PowerlP This must be enabled for the shortcuts to work If it is not already enabled you will be prompted to enable it when you try to create the shortcut Enable intents To use home screen shortcuts the intents option in PowerlP needs to be enabled Would you like to enable this feature now Yes Cancel If you have enabled the override macro security feature in PowerlP see section 5 5 3 PowerlP will also enable the override intent security feature If this is the case you will receive the following prompt when trying to create a home screen shortcut Enable intents To use home screen shortcuts the intents option in PowerlP needs to be enabled Since macro security override is enabled intent security override will also be enabled Would you like to enable these features now Cancel 33 10 4 10 5 Android Wear You can also run your macros from your Android Wear smart watch You can specify which macros should be available in the macro settings screen See further section 11 of this manual If you select this option the macro will be Android W i E available on your Android Wear device Allow Wear execution Prompt before execution Selecting this option will mean that you are prompted on your smart watch to confirm befor
47. lets Other bugfixes 63 Date Version Notes 08 09 2014 9 5 Adding new macro command prompt as well as option to prompt for confirmation when running macros from home screen icons see e g sections 10 3 3 and 10 7 10 29 08 2014 9 4 Adding new macro commands onc offc and togglec which confirm the status of the device on screen after switching see section 10 7 17 08 2014 9 3 Adding prompt to test the configuration if PowerlP repeatedly cannot communicate with your switch Also various bug fixes 07 08 2014 9 2 Adding new troubleshooting testing feature to the server configuration screen to help you set up your switches see section 5 2 19 07 2014 15 07 2014 9 1 9 0 Fixing issue that could affect upgrading from very old versions Updating Google Play libraries to latest version PowerlP now requires Android 2 3 1 to run Adding support for IP9255W v2 10 including current temperature monitoring Adding support for IP9212 Delux v4 01 Improving server and macro configuration screens on devices with large displays Add anonymous usage statistics 18 04 2014 8 9 Adding support for IP9820 v2 10 including current temperature monitoring Fixing minor get names bug for IP9258 1U 64 Date Version Notes 22 03 2014 8 8 Adding support for IP9258 1U v1 62 Fixing bug where the screen could flip a
48. ling will be enabled for this switch see section 6 3 Allow power cycling Allow advanced screen If this is checked then accessing the advanced screen will be enabled for this switch see sections 6 4 and 9 If the allow scheduling or allow power cycling buttons are greyed out it is because your switch firmware does not support it Please see section 14 below A password can be defined to protect the switch settings screen see section 5 5 This prevents a user from enabling or disabling security options When used together the protection and password features can prevent access to certain outputs If the software is deployed to more than one device different users can be allowed access to different outputs for example 5 1 5 Power cycling The power cycling feature allows an output to be switched off and back on again or on and back off again by sending a single command to your switch For example you can use this feature if you wish to reboot a router but turning it off would mean connection to your switch is lost The following settings can be configured This is the delay in seconds between switching the device off and back on again or vice versa Power cycling If this is checked a confirmation prompt Confirmation prompt will be shown before the switching takes place see section 6 3 Power cycle Power cycle output Router On Off On Delay of 30s Proceed Cancel 5 1 6
49. main remote v This enables or disables the switch Basic Make sure it is checked iau Study main remote Press this to show a pull down menu with the supported switches and firmwares see further section 14 If your switch or firmware is not listed please contact me Enable server Network settings D SASE IPO258 1U v1 62 1 4 Enter the username for your switch Username e g admin Password Enter the password for your switch Address e g 12345678 Port Enter the address for your switch e g 192 168 1 10 or A myswitch myhouse com Do not include http Test Cancel N Enter the port for your switch e g 80 Press here to save your changes Press here to test the configuration for the current switch see section 5 2 Press here to cancel all changes The settings screen scrolls up and down The remaining settings are set out below 5 1 2 Output names Each switchable output can be given a name that shows on the main screen to identify what is connected to that output See section 6 1 Output names If supported by your switch this button will be enabled Pressing it will try to pull the names of each output from the switch Get names Name 1 Name 2 Output 2 You can enter the output names here Names DC If you enclose the name of a particular output in brackets e g Router that output will be protected from switching if th
50. n e create shortcuts to control your equipment directly from your home screen e get and set schedules on the switches themselves e power cycle an output using a specified delay e read the status of the inputs on the 9212 Delux e read temperature and power values on the 9258W2 e password protect the preferences screen and server set up screens e protect individual power outputs to prevent a user from accidentally powering off important equipment e protect power outputs so that certain users cannot control them at all e conveniently and temporarily unprotect your power outputs if you need to power on off protected eguipment e import export server settings to an encrypted file for easy deployment across multiple devices e open the switch s web interface in your browser to make changes to other settings e integration with other Android apps using Android intents so that equipment can be controlled based on other events or criteria Possible applications for PowerlP are rebooting or power cycling a server or router by remote control if it has crashed turning your computer on or off when you are out so that you can use it remotely remote control security lights to turn them on or off when you are out remote control heating systems using your Aviosys switch as a remotely programmable time switch home automation applications power off your devices to save energy rather than leaving them on standby monitoring equipment wi
51. ng v4 01 If you have an IP9258 v4 01 without Ping you need to select P9258 S T v4 01 See also paragraph 15 8 below 5 3 6 IP Sensor 9216 This device has 16 inputs but no outputs When setting up an IP Sensor 9216 you will need to define the switch four times if you wish to access all of the inputs The inputs are designated by 11 14 15 18 I9 12 and 113 16 Importing exporting switch settings If you have more than one phone tablet you can export your settings so that you can easily apply the same settings across your devices It also works as a backup if you need to reinstall PowerlP for some reason To export or import settings press your phone s menu button while in the configure servers screen and select whether you want to export or import The exported settings are encrypted with a password to prevent them being accessed Note that only your server configuration is exported The settings in the preferences screen see section 5 5 are not stored For example you would need to set up the preferences password if protection is required 5 4 2 Exporting settings Export settings Please specify the name of the settings Enter the filename for the settings file file to export to and the password to be here By default the settings file is used to secure it called PowerlPsettings dat and is stored in the root of your SD card UM Storage sdcard0 Powe Enter the password to secure the file Password P
52. nstruction You tried to use the repeat command but the syntax is wrong process instruction This will show the particular instruction within the macro that is trying to be executed process instruction wait no time specified You tried to issue a wait command but no time was specified You need to specify the tz parameter where z is the time in seconds see section 10 7 7 process instruction wait time out of range You tried to issue a wait command where the time was not between 1 and 3600 seconds process instruction wait waiting for seconds The wait command executed successfully and PowerlP waited for the number of seconds specified process instruction server out of range The server number x in the sx parameter must be an integer being 1 or above process instruction output port invalid The output port number must be between 1 and 4 process instruction cycle command invalid specify 01 or 10 You must specify cycle01 or cycle10 in order to tell PowerlP which way to cycle the outputs see section 10 7 5 process instruction instruction not allowed You have tried to do something that is prohibited by the security settings for your switch see section 5 1 4 process instruction server or port parameter missing All commands with the exception of wait and repeat require the server and port parameters pre check macro macro no macro specified You need to
53. o here The password can be blank It also does not have to be the same as any preferences password you 5 5 5 4 3 Importing settings Import settings Please specify the name of the settings file to import from and the password used to secure it NOTE This will overwrite your current configuration Filename storage sdcard0 Powe Enter the filename you used for the seitings file here By default the seitings file is called PowerlPsettings dat and is stored in the root of your SD card Enter the password you used to secure the file here The password can be blank Do not forget to set up the preferences password if you wish to protect your server settings see section 5 5 The preferences screen This screen can be reached from the main screen by pressing your phone s menu button and then pressing settings The settings are described below 5 5 2 Favourites Favourites Favourites Enabled Select to allow access to favourites screen Start on favourites Select to start on the favourites screen Check this to enable the favourites screen see section 8 If this is checked then when you launch PowerlP it will start on the favourites screen rather than the main screen for the first switch 5 5 3 Macros Check this to enable the macros screen see section 10 Macros Macros Enabled Select to allow access to macros screen Check this to allow macros to perform any Ove
54. o select 1 4 or 5 8 to select which bank of four outputs you wish to use IP9258SX v1 38 IP9258SX v1 38 Select this switch type to control outputs 1 4 IP9258DS v4 o IP9258DS v4 0 Select this switch type to control outputs 5 8 IP9222 v1 00 IP9222 v1 00 5 3 3 IP9212 Delux This switch has 8 outputs and 8 inputs The outputs can be switched but the status of the inputs is determined by what is connected to them The inputs cannot be switched but their current status can be read by PowerlP When setting up an IP9212 Delux you will need to define the switch four times if you wish to access all of the inputs and outputs The inputs are designated by 1 14 and 15 18 The outputs are designated by O1 O4 and 05 08 IP9212DL v1 90 01 04 7 lt Select this switch type to control outputs 1 4 IP9212DL vil 00 05 08 lt Select this switch type to control outputs 5 8 IP9212DL v1 00 11 14 lt Select this switch type to read inputs 1 4 IP9212DL v1 00 15 18 lt Select this switch type to read inputs 5 8 gt 5 4 5 3 4 IP9255 This switch only has one output The other three outputs will show as disabled in PowerlP 5 3 5 IP9258 S T Ping v4 01 There is a slight difference in the v4 01 firmware between the with Ping and without Ping version of the IP 9258 If you have an IP9258 v4 01 with Ping you need to select IP9258 Pi
55. ong press them to 4 way desk These are the output names y power e see see section 5 1 2 TV room mise sections 5 1 5 and 6 3 Router Press this to re read the status Press this to exit PowerlP of the outputs from the switch 27 When in landscape mode the favourites screen looks like this God Tm TY PowerlP Favourites Main PC ao Webcam Set top box Light NAS box 8 2 Limitations of the favourites screen The following features cannot be accessed from the favourites screen the advanced screen for a particular switch see section 9 including temporarily unprotecting a switch to access an output the scheduling screen see section 7 28 Press here to refresh the values Press here to open the switch s web interface in your browser see section 9 4 Open switch in browser 9 THE ADVANCED SCREEN This screen allows you to view advanced information about your switch including if supported current and temperature readings for the output ports and the firmware version of your switch It also includes advanced options such as accessing the web interface for the switch via your phone s browser and unprotecting the switch temporarily 9 1 Layout of the advanced screen PowerlP Advanced Main PC 0 8A unused 0 0A These are the currents being drawn by each of the outputs Set top box 0 0A see section 9 2 Light 0 0A This is the temperature of the
56. ore than one phone tablet you can export your macros so that you can easily use them across your devices It also works as a backup if you need to reinstall PowerlP for some reason To export or import macros press your phone s menu button while in the add edit macros screen and select whether you want to export or import The exported macros are encrypted with a password to prevent them being accessed 10 6 2 Exporting macros Export macros Please specify the name of the macros Enter the filename for the macros file file to export to and the password to be here By default the macros file is used to secure it called PowerlPmacros dat and is stored in the root of your SD card Filename storage sdcard0 Powe Enter the password to secure the file here The password can be blank It also does not have to be the same as any preferences password you Cancel have set up see section 5 5 Password 35 10 7 10 6 3 Importing macros Import macros Please specify the name of the macros file to import from and the password used to secure it Enter the filename you used for the NOTE This will overwrite your current macros file here By default the macros settings file is called PowerlPmacros dat and is stored in the root of your SD card IEEE storage sdcard0 Powe Password secure the file here The password can be blank Ls Enter the password you used to Cancel Do not forget to set up th
57. other Alternatively you can build in a series of operations into a single macro You should also avoid running an intent when a macro is already executing within the PowerlP user interface The two macros will run concurrently with unpredictable results If you use the Z prompt instruction in an intent PowerlP will display the confirmation prompt even if PowerlP is not running This will interrupt whatever you are doing on your device at the time the intent is received For this reason it is best not to use the prompt instruction in intents Debugging your intents Macros run via intents execute silently and no feedback is given other than PowerlP showing a notification while the macro is executing If your macro is not working properly you can enable debugging in PowerlP to see what the issue is See section 5 6 on how to enable debug logging The messages you might see are as follows Attempt to run intent permission denied You tried to run an intent but they are not enabled in the preferences screen process intent This sets out the full macro that was received by PowerlP process intent repetition timer out of range You tried to use the repeat command but specified a time greater than 3600 seconds 52 process intent repetition counter out of range You tried to use the repeat command but specified 0 or a negative number for the number of repetitions process intent could not parse repetition i
58. our devices from your Android Wear smart watch Android Wear support is only available in the Pro version When defining a macro see section 10 4 or using the shortcut wizard feature see section 12 3 you can specify whether the macro should also appear on your Android Wear smart watch You can then run the macro without taking your phone out of your pocket The macros still execute on your phone so your watch must be paired with your phone and have an active connection in order to be able to control your devices Your phone also needs to have a network connection Enabling Android Wear When you install PowerlP Pro the Wear app will be installed on your watch automatically It may take a few minutes to appear if you are installing PowerlP for the first time You can then define macros as explained in section 10 If you select Allow Wear execution for a macro see section 10 4 it will be available within the PowerlP Wear app on your watch Macros and Intents must be enabled within PowerlP on your phone for Android Wear support see sections 5 5 3 5 5 4 and 10 4 If they are not you will get a Disabled message when you try to start PowerlP on your watch Launch PowerlP on your Android Wear smart watch To run macros from your watch you first need to launch the Android Wear app on your watch You can do this in a number of ways by saying OK Google followed by launch PowerlP by tapping the screen scrolling r
59. owerlP is run If it is the first time you have seen a force close you should try to ignore it it might not be related to your configuration If you have a saved backup of your configuration you can restore it by clicking this button You will be prompted for the location of the backup see section 5 4 3 If the configuration has become corrupted this will try to repair it Once the repair has been applied you will be taken to the server configuration screen see section 5 1 where you can check it and make any changes As a last resort if repairing the configuration does not work you can clear the configuration by pressing this button However you will lose all of your macros and server settings If this does not work then you should clear all data associated with the PowerlP app see section 15 7 20 6 THE MAIN SCREEN 6 1 Layout of the main screen Once set up when you open PowerlP the main screen will be shown that will look similar to the below Power IP 1 3 Where you have more than two Main PC switches this shows the screen number Here you are on screen 1 of 3 unused Set top box This is the nickname of the switch see section 5 1 These are the output names see section 5 1 2 Press this to schedule the switch at the top see section 7 If you have a 800x480 screen press Schedule Top your phone s menu button to omen access the schedule buttons Press this to
60. own when debug logging is enabled see section 5 4 5 7 5 8 To paste it into your email app create a new email and then press and hold on the screen in the text edit area of your email app You should then be prompted to paste or an icon will appear at the top of the screen which looks like a clipboard which you can press If you are not using debug logging you should disable the feature to prevent a large log file from being generated on your phone Stack trace report PowerlP should never force close If it does to assist in diagnosing the issue you can report the crash via Google Play s reporting system In addition debugging information is also instantly copied to your phone s clipboard This happens whether or not debugging is enabled in 5 5 8 above You can paste the debugging information into an email and send it to amapps2012 gmail com No personal information is sent to Amapps without your permission Recovery mode In the event that PowerlP does force close it can sometimes be as a result of the configuration becoming corrupt This should not happen so it is important to report any errors so any underlying bugs can be fixed However if the configuration does become corrupted it can prevent PowerlP from running at all To help you get back into PowerlP there is a recovery screen to help restore a working configuration After a force close the recovery screen will appear automatically the next time P
61. priate button on screen There is a wizard within PowerlP that allows you to set up macros very easily See section 12 3 If you wish to set up macros manually you must first enable macros within PowerlP You can do this in the preferences screen See section 5 5 To reach the macro screen keep swiping to the left or swipe up and select Macros from the menu that appears see section 6 2 Up to 50 macros can be defined If there are more than will fit on one screen the list of macros will scroll up and down 10 2 Setting up macros When in the macros screen press your phone s menu button and select Add Edit Macros If you have set a preferences password see section 5 5 5 you will be prompted before you can access the settings screen This allows you to create read only macros that a user can run but not edit The macro settings screen appears Press here to select which macro you want to edit The pull down PowerlP i menu lists the nicknames of all defined macros as well as their macro numbers Enter a nickname to identify the particular macro Basic Enable macro This enables or disables the macro Make sure it is checked You can hide disabled macros in the settings menu see section 5 5 3 Macro Macro fon s1 pl on s1 p4 Enter the seguence of macro instructions you wish to execute See further section 10 7 below Settings Background If this is checked when the macro is run it
62. r example for an IP Power 9258 itis in the System Setup gt Setup tab IP9258 Power Power Controls E mail Change Password Power Schedule Network Wakeup IPSrv Conf Firmware Update Logout Internal Time Change Time m 3 System Configuration Please restart for any changes to take effect DNS IP Address 192 168 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 SNMP 7 Enable Disable TELNET 7 Enable Disable DHCP Client Enable Disable BEEPER D Enable Disable Eid MUD Enable Disable DelaySwitch 0Sec Device Name IP9258 Release Versio a V1 62 2011 04 21 My switch or firmware isn t listed as supported What can I do Please contact me and will see if can add support for you Frequently the switches will work anyway if you specify a slightly different firmware version or switch model I have set up my switch but when I try to access it PowerlP says Problem communicating with server switch name If the switch works some of the time this may be a network problem It can sometimes happen when you attempt to access your switch over a mobile network rather than WiFi If it happens all the time this is usually a configuration problem Make sure you have e Specified the right switch e g IP9258 IP9212 etc e Specified the right firmware version e Specified the
63. re read the status of the outputs from the switch Long press within the green box to access the advanced screen for that server see sections 5 1 4 6 4 and 9 This output is disabled because the output name is in brackets see sections 5 1 2 and 5 1 4 These are the output switches Press them to toggle an output on or off Long press them to power cycle the output see sections 5 1 5 and 6 3 Press this to schedule the switch at the bottom see section 7 If Schedule Bottom you have a 800x480 screen press your phone s menu button to access the schedule buttons Press this to exit PowerlP A green border around a switch shows that it is enabled Switches which are disabled will show in red if at the top or will not show at all if at the bottom 21 6 2 6 3 When in landscape the main screen looks like this ee a TT PowerlP 1 4 Main PC Router unused Printer Set top box NAS box Light Webcam Note that if your phone tablet does not have a big enough screen the scheduling buttons may be moved into the menu Press the menu button to access the scheduling feature Navigating around the main screen favourites screen and macro screen Where you have more than two switches you can navigate between them using gestures Swipe to the left to move to a lower screen e g 3 2 1 Favourites Macros Swipe to the right to move to a higher screen e g Macros Favourites 1 2 3
64. references screen ssssssssssssssssseseeee enne ener en nhnnen nennen sn nn nnne en 16 5 5 2 a Na LLC FN YN NWN NN RHENTI NO ENNYN YNN DF FFON 16 5 5 3 MAGIOS P 17 5 5 4 UL 1 ES PE 17 5 5 5 Preferences password ssssssssssesssseeeee ener enne nnn ens 17 5 5 6 Screen OrlerftatiOEic cuoio eoo id rosea ax cevaaastveasades eda dut Fea aas cevgscnte TYNN casaaanaces 18 5 5 7 Custom connection parameters essssssssseeeee eene 18 5 5 8 Debudlogglimga a ee ect te ptt eee ect huis eis 19 Deb g logging RES 19 Stack trace TS DOM FFAN FYND a WYF RAF a FRY EE 20 Racovory Mode sr r a E S 20 THE MAIN SCREEN riter ebrii dri oed lee bei enia ee YSOL ss cedo need Pneus 21 Layout of the main SCTeen c erento taco aeiaai 21 Navigating around the main screen favourites screen and macro screen 22 Power CycliNg PERIERE ORE TITRE 22 Advanced Srodan eene nte da epe d YR NWYN ETT LIA EANA ENEE NEREAREN ASET 23 SCHEDULING oresoon e n 24 Layout of the schedule screen esssssssssssssssesesee enne ennt enne 24 SI juineE M iee o 0 Em 26 FAVOURITES SGREEN uterine FY EFENECHTYD CHEFN 27 Layout of the favourites screen u 19 eeeen nnr LL LL YL LL LA LLLL RHYL YL LLA LLY nn FEL tenent 27 Limitations of the favourites screen nnns 28 THE ADVANCED SCREEN essere enr sns serre tnnt nnns 29 Layout of the a
65. res E mail amapps2012 qmail com Twitter amapps2012 62 CHANGELOG Date Version Notes 19 06 2015 10 3 Increasing timeouts on Android Wear to help Android devices that are a little slow to wake up 15 03 2015 10 2 Fixing force close related to Android Wear support 08 03 2015 10 1 Adding support for IP9255W v1 0B IP9258S T Ping v5 01 IP9858S T Ping DX v1 0B IP9258W2 v1 0B IP9820 v1 0B IP Sensor 9216 v1 00 19 02 2015 10 0 Adding Android Wear support so you can run macros from your smart watch Adding a new macro function status which allows you to see whether an input or output is on or off see section 10 7 6 Adding a new wizards feature see section 12 Adding a shortcut and macro creation wizard see section 12 3 03 01 2015 9 10 Adding help message regarding the menu button on modern phones 01 12 2014 9 9 Various bugfixes including a screen orientation problem when using home screen icons 18 11 2014 9 8 Adding new No network connection message where communication cannot take place because there is no network Adding new connection parameters settings to allow advanced users to configure retries and timeouts see section 5 5 7 11 11 2014 9 7 Fixing issue where special characters in passwords would prevent communication with a switch 02 11 2014 9 6 Fixing screen orientation issue on some tab
66. round on a button press if a phone tablet was held upside down Fixing bug where in some circumstances the configuration could become corrupted Adding recovery screen to assist in rectifying configuration problems that cause a force close see section 5 8 29 01 2014 8 7 Adding support for IP9258xx v4 01 including temperature and current monitoring Fixing on off buttons for international languages Fixed issue that could cause force close on swiping Added new debugging feature for when force closes occur see manual section 5 7 Cosmetic improvements to user interface 15 01 2014 8 6 Adding setting to hide macros when they are disabled see section 5 5 3 Adding landscape screen layouts for phones and tablets see section 5 5 6 02 01 2014 8 5 Adding upgrade facility from the newly released PowerlP Lite 24 12 2013 8 4 Add new macro command macro Add linking feature for creating shortcut Minor bug and formatting fixes for Android 4 3 18 12 2013 8 3 Add new welcome screen when PowerlP is first installed and run 12 12 2013 8 2 Add new create home screen shortcut feature requires install shortcut permission 10 12 2013 8 1 Allow background macros to execute even when powered off requires wake lock permission Add support for reading current and temperature on the IP9255Pro v4 03 65 Date Version Note
67. rride security operation see further section 10 7 13 Select to override security in macros Start on macros If this is checked then when you launch Select to start on the macros screen PowerlP it will start on the macros screen Hide disabled macros Select to hide disabled macros If this is checked then any macros that are Exit Wear if finished not enabled will be hidden from the screen Select to exit the Wear app upon macro completion If this is checked the Android Wear app on your smart watch will exit once the macro has finished executing see section 11 4 5 5 4 Intents MRS Check this to allow integration with other Intents Enabled apps see section 13 Select for PowerlP to process intents Override security Check this to allow other apps to perform any Select to override security in intents operation see further section 13 3 5 5 5 Preferences password If this is checked then it will be necessary to enter a password before the server settings Password reguired screen macros settings screen or the Preferences password Select if password is reguired for preferences preferences screen can be accessed screens Preferences password Press here to enter the preferences Enter password for preferences password The default password is admin 5 5 6 Screen orientation Screen orientation If checked then PowerlP will always be in Portrait portrait screen orientation e g for
68. s 09 12 2013 8 0 Adding new macros screen Increasing maximum delay time in macros to 3600 seconds Adding option to disable execution of intents Adding override security option for intents Adding new repeat command in macros Adding support for get names in IP9255 Pro v4 03 01 12 2013 7 0 Adding support for integration with other apps through Android intents see section 13 of the manual Fixing a bug in the scheduling screen that in some circumstances could cause a force close 24 11 2013 10 11 2013 6 1 6 0 Adding support for IP9258DS v4 01 Added a new favourites screen so that you can group your most recently used equipment on one screen see section 8 07 09 2013 5 2 Adding temporarily unprotect switch button in the advanced screen see section 9 5 24 08 2013 5 1 Internal changes to allow distribution on the Amazon Appstore No impact on the user 27 07 2013 21 07 2013 5 0 4 4 Add new screen with current temperature and firmware parameters enable in the server settings then long press on the main screen Reading current temperatures is only supported on the IP9258W2 at present Add support for opening the switch s web interface in your browser Add back button on schedule screen Add support for the IP9258 Pro v4 01 and the IP9258W2 v1 00 29 06 2013 4 3 Add support for the IP9280 Boot Manager v1 00 15 06 2013
69. s If you do not you may get unexpected results Please therefore exercise caution Macros are called Therefore once the macro called has finished execution will pass back to the next instruction in the original macro Please note that macros cannot directly or indirectly call themselves If this is detected an error will be shown Recursion not permitted If you wish to create macros that run forever you should use the repeat command For example 1 toggle s1 p3 wait t10 macro n1 x 1 toggle s1 p3 repeat t10 Y If you call a macro using the macro instruction and that macro is disabled then an error will be given unless security has been overridden see 10 7 13 Macro command prompt This will cause PowerlP to prompt for confirmation before a macro is executed Executing macro You are about to execute the following macro Complete shutdown Are you sure Proceed Cancel b You are only prompted once at the point you try to execute the macro Please note that if you have a macro calling several others using the macro command and any of the macros use the prompt command then you will be prompted at the outset before any of the macros start to execute Determining which switch is which and which port is which When using the sx parameter you will need to specify which switch you want to control 40 10 7 12 10 7 13 If you swipe up on the main screen a list will be displayed
70. see section 6 2 Cancel Macros Favourites 1 Main rack 2 Study Office server room Tokyo office Shanghai office Paris office Main rack NOON S Ww The server numbers shown there are the numbers to use in the sx parameter In relation to the py port parameter y must be between 1 and 4 This is also the case if even if you are using a switch with 8 outputs For example if you are using an IP9258DS you will have defined the server twice The first definition will be for outputs 1 4 and the second definition will be for outputs 5 8 see section 5 3 2 If the definition for server 1 was for outputs 1 4 and the definition for server 2 was for outputs 5 8 then would turn on output 2 on the switch on sl p2 would turn on output 8 on the switch on s2 p4 This is clarified in the table below Value of y in py Referenced port Referenced port parameter outputs 1 4 outputs 5 8 1 1 5 2 2 6 3 3 7 4 4 8 Alternatively you can use the create macro wizard feature which will allow you to select the desired sever and port from a menu directly See section 12 3 Defining macros Any number of the above commands can be put together in order For example on S1 p3 ifon s2 p4 ffwait t10 off sl p3 off s2 p4 will turn on output 3 of switch 1 turn on output 4 of switch 2 wait 10 seconds then turn them both off again This could also be a
71. specify the macro to execute using the n parameter pre check macro macro macro out of range The macro specified in the n parameter is out of range either 1 or greater than the number of macros defined pre check macro macro not enabled The macro specified in the n parameter is not enabled and intent security has not been overridden pre check macro macro recursion not permitted The macro directly or indirectly calls itself This is not permitted grab_parameter could not parse parameter check syntax for parameter The value of the stated parameter could not be read It is likely you have a syntax error in your macro 53 13 6 13 7 onNewilntent user cancelled macro or attempted to run more than one macro at once You either cancelled the macro by clicking on the notification or you issued two intents in quick succession before the first macro had completed See the limitations in section 13 4 Example setting up Tasker Tasker allows you to send intents as one of its actions Those actions can be triggered by any number of different types of event location battery gestures timers etc Alternatively they can be set up as an icon on the homescreen The intent settings for an action in Tasker are described below This is not intended as a replacement for the user guide for Tasker This can be found here http tasker dinglisch net index htm When creating an intent action
72. th the 9212 Delux turning your lights on when you get home in conjunction with Tasker turn off your phone s battery charger when it is full in conjunction with Tasker turning on or off lights depending upon ambient light levels in conjunction with Tasker turning on different equipment at many different times during the day e g more than the two events which the Aviosys switches natively support in conjunction with Tasker 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND PERMISSIONS Android 2 3 1 as of PowerlP version 9 0 1 6 prior to PowerlP version 9 0 Controlling two switches per screen or using scheduling needs at least a WVGA 800x480 screen A compatible Aviosys IP Power switch PowerlP uses six permissions Internet for communicating with the switches Write storage for server export import only Wake lock to allow macros to execute in the background PowerlP Pro only Install shortcuts for creating home screen shortcuts PowerlP Pro only Google licensing check to ensure that PowerlP is validly licensed PowerlP Pro only View network access used only in PowerlP Lite for displaying ads LITE AND PRO VERSIONS There are two versions of PowerlP PowerlP Lite is available free of charge but is ad supported and has fewer features than PowerlP Pro PowerlP Lite is limited to two switches only and the following features are disabled scheduling getting names from the switches automatically power cycling the
73. time You will need to configure your router to update the dynamic DNS service each time it gets a new IP address You can then point PowerlP at the static IP address or host name of your router and the port of your switch and because you have forwarded that port your router will then pass on the incoming communications to the switch The exact steps you need to go through to set this up depends upon your router make and model If you have trouble please contact me and I will try to help you set it up I have a 9212 Delux When I try to switch an output PowerlP says Input only What is wrong The 9212 Delux has inputs and outputs The inputs are not switchable their status is determined by what is connected to them To switch the outputs you need to specify the 01 04 or 05 08 variants in the server type To read the inputs which are read only you need to specify the I1 14 or I5 I8 variants in the server type See section 5 3 3 I am trying to set a schedule but PowerlP says Could not get scheduling information Try again If scheduling works some of the time this may be a network problem It can sometimes happen when you attempt to access your switch over a mobile network rather than WiFi If it happens all the time you should double check that you have set the right firmware in the server settings screen see section 5 1 See also 15 8 below if you have an IP 9258 with Ping running firmware 4 01
74. tly 8 characters By default on most Aviosys switches it is 12345678 The switch responded but with an unexpected result Check that you have selected the correct type of switch and the correct firmware version Most probably you have selected the wrong type of switch or the wrong firmware version See section 15 1 for how to determine your firmware version If you cannot get the switch to work please contact me There was no response from the switch at all Check your internet connection the server address and port the server type and firmware and that you have correctly forwarded the port in your router If there is no response at all from the switch it could be for a variety of reasons including having selected the wrong switch type having typed in the wrong server address or port not having forwarded the port properly in your router if accessing the switch externally see section 15 4 If you are confident that the settings are right but the switch is not responding please contact me 13 5 3 Notes on particular switches 5 3 2 IP9258SX IP9258DS IP9222 IP9280 IP9258Pro IP9258 1U IP9820 These switches have 8 switchable outputs PowerlP addresses these outputs in two banks of four To use all of the outputs you need to define the switch twice use the copy server to new feature see section 5 1 6 When selecting the switch type from the pull down menu see section 5 1 you need t
75. utput in brackets e g Router and then selecting protect outputs in the server security settings This would prevent you for example from accidentally turning off your home router Sometimes for example if your home router has crashed you may wish deliberately to reboot it For this reason you might need temporarily to unprotect the outputs on your switch Rather than having to go into the server settings unprotect the server power cycle your router then re enable the protection the temporarily unprotect switch button allows you to unprotect the switch quickly If you press temporarily unprotect switch it will disable the protection but only until you next exit PowerlP Note that if you use a task switcher to switch to another application so that PowerlP is still running it will not re enable the protection If you want to re protect the switch make sure you actually exit PowerlP If your server settings screen is protected with a password see section 5 5 you will have to enter this password before the switch is unprotected If you unprotect a switch it will also unprotect any associated favourites in the favourites screen see section 8 30 10 MACROS 10 1 Introduction PowerlP supports macros which allow you to create sequences of instructions to control your devices You can set up macros within PowerlP and they will appear on the macro screen You can then run your macros simply by pressing the appro
76. y is that The dialog says To ensure you have a genuine copy of PowerlP please only install it from Google Play or the Amazon Appstore PowerlP is only legitimately available through Google Play and the Amazon Appstore If you obtain a copy from elsewhere it could have been tampered with A dialog box will pop up when this is detected However when you press ok it will not show up again Please note that if you are using a copy of PowerlP which has not been installed through Google Play or the Amazon Appstore you cannot disable the report anonymous statistics feature see section 5 5 8 The manual refers to the menu button on my phone Where do I find that Older phones will have a physical menu button which may look like the below circled red On newer phones look for three vertical dots at the top or bottom of your screen circled red below On some phones the menu can also be accessed by pressing and holding one of the hardware buttons usually the task switching button For example on the Samsung S5 Mini and S5 pressing and holding the left hand side hardware button the task switching button acts as a legacy menu button Similarly on recent LG phones pressing and holding the task switching button acts as a legacy menu button CONTACTING AMAPPS Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any suggestion for additional features bug reports or would like support to be added for different firmwa

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