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1. Send value Open front door With this action you can send a pre set value to the automated home for instance to open a door or to set the thermostat to a specific mode xxter user manual 21 Temperature 21 50 C Display actions There are several display actions available Display temperature Display light intensity Display wind speed Display atmosphere pressure and Display humidity Depending on the chosen display option you can choose the corresponding action for the automated home Living room fs Thermostat 19 49 C 20 50 C With the thermostat action you can display the current temperature as well as the intended temperature which can be adjusted To the thermostat action two commands should be connected one for the current temperature and one for the desired set temperature lor wall Colour control Color wa With the colour control you can easily select a colour for RGB led lighting There is a basic version which only displays the colour wheel and also a version wherein you can additionally select the hue from a colour triangle in the middle Kitchen of 22 xxter user manual Camera With this action a camera image or intercom can be added to a page Graphs With this action a graph can be added to a page 25 20 di 14 00 wo 08 00 do 02 00 do 20 00 vr 14 00 Button row A button row allows you to add a row of 1 to 6 buttons to a page Every button can be connected to an2. XX CCL User manual Version 1 9 1 January 2014 2014 xxter bv All rights reserved Screenshots in this manual and the actual screens on your computer can be different Updates are made to the website and the products on a regular basis More information can be found at www xxter com 2 xxter user manual ae ee Oe SS eS Contents Welcome xxter introduction Logging in to My xxter Profile set up Page configuration Start up page App download and settings Creating scenarios Using the scheduler Additional configuration options Alert service Service and support Addendum A action overview Technical specifications xxter user manual CONa WS 10 12 13 15 16 20 21 24 Welcome With xxter you can control your automated home or office with your smartphone or tablet in only a few steps This manual is intended for the end user and requires that the home automation and the xxter device are properly installed and configured by an installation professional The basic xxter installation is described in the installation manual and is required for xxter to work Make sure this installation is completed before you continue In the following chapters you will be taken through the steps to configure the visualisation for your smartphone or tablet and how to use xxter s features including scenarios the scheduler and the alert service This manual will focus on the basic functionalities of xxter Fo
3. 4 140 167 Now colour control Background Profile default New scenario X Apply changes Page 2 Add action Type Button row lt gt Add ee de Image 2 Page configuration You can change the name of the page This name is displayed on the top of the page itself and on every link you use on other pages to redirect to this page For these links you can also select an icon to be 8 xxter user manual shown next to the page title Through the Jmages menu you can also add personal icons For securing a page you can add a PIN code When the link to this page is selected from another page this PIN code is required before you can continue After any changes always confirm your actions by clicking the Apply changes button Adding actions After these general page settings actions can be added to the page In the section shown on the bottom right hand corner of the screen you can select the type of action you want to add An overview and explanation of the most used types is included in addendum A Almost every action that is added to a page must be connected to a component in de automated home For instance to control lights with a switch or dimmer control LED lighting with the colour control setting the temperature using a thermostat etc All available components have already been added by your installation professional For every type of action you can make a selection of the appropriate components After conn
4. action in the automated home fof ff xxter user manual 23 Technical specifications Size Ixwxh 180x152x38mm Weight 0 5 kg Voltage 5VDC Power consumption 300mA avg Cooling passive Accessories Adapter 5VDC UTP cable enOcean antenna only for models HE01 HCE0O1 en HKE01 Installation manual EN User manual EN Internal IP address Dynamic DNS Username Serial number amp mac address 24 xxter user manual
5. al background image through the Images menu Every profile has a name which you can change for better identification After any changes always confirm your actions by clicking the Apply changes button Adding a new profile By selecting New profile in the Profile menu you can add a new empty profile or select one of the standard demo profiles The demo profiles can be experienced in the demo of the app on your smartphone or tablet These demo profiles can be used as a base to create your own visualisation You can also copy a profile which will duplicate the profile including all subsequent pages We always recommend this action when you intend to make bigger changes to a working profile because this will allow you to always fall back on the last working version of the profile you were using You can use an unlimited amount of profiles xxter user manual 4 Page configuration After you have selected the profile you want to edit you can configure the subsequent pages using the Pages menu Here you can select one of the existing pages or create a new one You will see the settings of the selected page For new pages the default settings of the profile will be used Standard profile Page aoe Name Page 1 f Image Fa g White version PIN R GBA Background colour 255 255 255 255 Text colour 0 0 0 255 New switch a Seperator colour 224 224 224 255 j New dimmer Title background colour B 11
6. e detected After you have added a component to the scenario you can set the value you want the component set to for instance to turn it on or to set it to a certain dim value By swiping a component to the left you can remove a component from the scenario lt Cancel Scenario Kitchen dining Done Live preview Kitchen dining table gt Kitchen hanging light m Kitchen spots Add action Image 4 Editing a scenario If you select the Live preview option the scenario is immediately performed so you can verify whether all the components are set as intended When you press the Done button the changes will be saved to the device When you now use the scenario from the visualisation or from the automated home the selected actions will be performed 12 xxter user manual 8 Using the scheduler With the scheduler it is possible to have an action be performed automatically on predefined times and or days For instance you can have your lights turn on in the morning as an alarm clock or automatically turn on the garden lights in the evening To set up the scheduler push the configuration icon in the right hand top corner on the start up page in the app and then select Scheduler Any already created schedulers will be shown and with the option Add scheduler you can create a new Scheduler Demo 1 lt Cancel Scheduler Living room Kitchen Active Yes Bedroom Example scheduler Intercom Date Every day fet Came
7. ecting the action to a home automation component you can change the name that is displayed on the page Depending on the type of action additional settings may be available for instance the use of icons or other options Certain actions have an option ask for confirmation as extra precaution before performing that action This prevents you from performing an action by accident for instance to close the shutters unintentionally You can remove an action by clicking the red cross or move an action up or down by using the up and down arrows In the Pages menu you can add new pages By using the action type Link to page you can refer from one page to another xxter user manual 9 5 Start up page Every profile has one start up page This page is the root of your profile and is shown first From this page links to other pages can be included to navigate through the entire profile When using the xxter app on a tablet the start page is always shown on the left hand side when the tablet is in the landscape position You can select which page you want to use as the start page By selecting Profiles gt name of your profile you have the option to change the start up page of your profile Ground floor Living room Living room on First floor Kitchen Living room cosy Second floor Dining room Living room off Outside Hall Table light Office Spots Curtains Television Image 3 Start up pa
8. ge and page links After you have configured your profile and one or more pages you can load it into the app on your smartphone or tablet 10 xxter user manual 6 App download and settings You can download and install the app from the iTunes App store or Google Play Direct links can be found on the website http www xxter com but you can also search the App store or Google Play for xxter The app is free to download After the app has been installed and started open the configuration menu by tapping the icon in the right hand top corner In the menu choose Settings In case your smartphone or tablet is connected to the same wireless network as the xxter device the app will automatically find your xxter and fill in the appropriate settings You will only have to enter your username and password In case the settings are not detected automatically you can enter the IP address of the xxter device manually You can find this information on the back page of this manual or on My xxter on the devices page http www xxter com myxxter In addition to the internal IP address of the xxter device you can also enter the external address in case you want to be able to use xxter fro outside the house or office This can also be found as the IP or host external on the devices page of My xxter in case it is not automatically detected For extra security it is possible to set up a shared key on the xxter device f
9. his configuration step by step xxter user manual 5 2 Logging in to My xxter To create a visualisation you have to log in to My xxter using the following web page http www xxter com myxxter HOME PRODUCT INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS SUPPORT CONTACT MY XXTER xxTer Username Password Login Forgot my password xxter b v Elandsgracht 73 1016 TR Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel 31 0 20 624 28 65 Email info xxter com Image 1 Logging in to My xxter This requires your login and password as an end user The installation professional should have created this for you and written it on the back page of this manual In case this has not been done yet please contact your installation professional After you have logged in you will see your personal information as they have been entered by the installation professional You can alter this information by clicking on Change 6 xxter user manual 3 Profile set up For new users there is a Standard profile created automatically You can select this by choosing the Standard profile in the Profiles menu An example of a smartphone is shown with the default settings for every page of the profile These settings are automatically used but can always be over ruled for an individual page In case you want to use a background image you can choose one from the standard selection of images that is available Of course you can also add a person
10. ll be replaced by the time of the message short notation only hour and minute T This will be replaced by the time of the message long notation hour minute and seconds Standard profile Name Standard profile Urea Sere ee Updated 2014 01 24 16 55 54 Number of pages 2 Device home Startup page Page 1 Change Duplicate Delete Alert service active Text message credits 0 Name Door bell Message Someone at the door at d t x value d D date t T time Max 1 message always every Type To vJ Email Push notification Text message Change Change and return Image 7 Adding an alert service If you want you can restrict the amount of messages that are sent within a timeframe For instance you can choose to send no more then 1 message every minute For SMS text messages this restriction is automatic 1 message per minute per service to prevent from using up your credits faster then intended xxter user manual 17 Additionally you must add the recipient s of the message Messages can be sent by push message email and SMS text message To be able to send SMS text messages a sufficient amount of credits is required When using SMS text messages use the international notation for phone numbers for example 31612345678 Push messages use a special service from Apple and Google to send messages quickly and easily to your iPhone iPad or Android device When using push notifications you ca
11. n optionally select the page of the visualisation you want to be redirected to when you receive a message for instance a page with a camera or intercom on it The devices you can select to send a push message to are automatically updated when you have downloaded the profile on a certain device Step 2 Setting up the trigger for an alert message This can be done using the web page of your xxter device You can access this using the Link to local settings which you can find on My xxter on the device page in the devices menu You can only access the web page of your xxter device from within your own network home office You can log on to this page using your xxter username and password First select the menu option Settings system and then push the Load button at the Load personal configuration option This will download the services you have added in step 1 to the device Then open the menu option Triggers and click the Add button Active Yes Name Trigger Select a trigger Any telegram No action Action Alertservice No service Save Image 8 Adding a trigger Enter a name for the trigger to be able to recognise the alert service 18 xxter user manual In the Trigger field you can select what should trigger the alert and under which circumstances For instance for a door bell only the trigger itself is relevant so you can select Every telegram In other cases for instance when a temperature
12. or communication with the app In most cases this can be left empty After the username password and the IP address of your xxter device have been entered select the Profile option and then Load profile configuration You can then select the profile you want to use Select yes when you are prompted to load the selected profile You can now use xxter to control your automated home xxter user manual 11 7 Creating scenarios You can create and manage scenarios from the xxter app to use them in the visualisation and from the automated home A scenario is a set of actions you can have performed with one push of a button For instance you can select a series of lights to turn on or off but also include music control or RGB colour led lighting To manage scenarios push the configuration icon in the right hand top corner on the start up page in the app and then select Scenarios All available scenarios will be automatically loaded from the xxter device that have been previously created by the installation professional In case no scenarios are shown please contact your installation professional Select the scenario you want to edit With the option Add action you can select a relevant action from your home automation to be controlled through the scenario Apart from the standard components you will possibly also see available uPnP or infrared commands to control your audio video equipment in case these options ar
13. ove them xxter user manual 19 11 Service and support In case you encounter any problems or if you have questions please contact your installation professional Answers to frequently asked questions can be found on http www xxter com faq Additional support can be found on http www xxter com support In case you are unable to resolve the issue you can contact us on support xxter com Please always include the serial number of the xxter device it concerns 20 xxter user manual ADDENDUM A action overview Actions can be added to every page in the visualisation Below you will find a short description of the actions that are most often used widi Curtains er With a switch you can turn a light on or off but for instance also open or close curtains Dinmer Table light With a dimmer you can not only turn a light on or off but also dim it to a specific brightness This is done using the slider Living room on Scenario By using a scenario action you can trigger a scenario More information on how to set up a scenario see chapter 7 Shutter blinds Curtains m With a shutter action you can control a shutter or blinds but for instance also control curtains This action should be connected to two switch commands one for the up down or open close movement and one to stop the current movement Link to page Living room gt With this action you can go to another page in the visualisation
14. r the set up and use of additional options like intercom systems scripts and many other features please refer to the website www xxter com We hope you enjoy using xxter 4 xxter user manual 1 xxter introduction With the xxter app you can see and control your automated home with your smartphone or tablet This is often called a visualisation You can configure the visualisation on xxter s central servers and then load it onto your smartphone or tablet The xxter visualisation always consists of a profile and one or more pages The profile describes the basic characteristics of the visualisation It is possible to use multiple profiles next to each other On your smartphone or tablet you can choose which profile you want to load This way it is for instance possible to use one profile for yourself and another for your children The pages are the different visualisation screens within the profile Every profile has one page as a start page and an unlimited amount of subsequent pages When you have created your visualisation it must be loaded in the xxter app on your smartphone or tablet To do this the app will connect to the xxter device in your home or office to retrieve the intended profile from xxter s central servers After the visualisation is downloaded onto your smartphone or tablet you can control your automated home set up scenarios and use the scheduler In the following chapters you will be guided through t
15. ras Weekdays Su Sa Energy Sati n time Weather Time 23 00 ptomnauon Call scenario Kitchen off Change action S Image 5 Setting up a scheduler You can give the scheduler a name and select on which dates or days you want the scheduler to become active You can also select a time when the action should be performed or choose the sunrise or sunset times as the preferred trigger including an offset For instance one hour before sunset xxter user manual 13 On the bottom of the page you can select the action you want to have the scheduler perform Apart from the standard components you will possibly also see available uPnP or infrared commands to control your audio video equipment in case these options are detected In case you want more then one action to be performed you can use the scheduler in combination with a scenario On the top of the page you can set the scheduler to active or you can select it to be active depending on a value that is set in the home automation This can be useful for instance to let the curtains open automatically in the morning only when the alarm system is activated When you press the Done button the changes will be saved to the device and the scheduler will be shown on the overview page Schedules that are active are listed as green and deactivated schedules are shown in red 14 xxter user manual 9 Additional configuration options In the app there are
16. rises or falls beyond a certain value you can add a restriction when you want to be informed For restrictions you have the following options means the value of the telegram action has to be exactly the same as the set value lt and gt means the value needs to be smaller or larger then the set value lt 1 and gt 1 means an alert should only be given the first time a value falls below or rises higher then the set value A BIT action can be 0 or 1 a BYTE action can be 0 to 255 and most other actions are a decimal number for instance a temperature For instance when you want to send a message when the temperature falls below 5 degrees Celsius you can best select the lt 1 option This will make sure you receive a message when it gets too cold but not for every subsequent temperature change below that Only when the temperature has been above 5 degrees and then again falls below it you will receive a new message Action Apart from the alert service you can optionally also select an action that should be performed when the trigger is activated Alert service Here you can select the alert message that should be sent as the alert This is the message you have composed in step 1 With Triggers it is also possible to trigger an action without using the alert service to send a message On the Triggers overview page you can change existing triggers temporarily disable triggers or rem
17. several additional configuration options available Configuring a PIN code You can protect access to the Settings page and other parts of the configuration with a PIN code To do this you can enter a code on the Settings page under Access to settings Subsequently you can also enable the PIN code for other configuration options like the scenarios and the scheduler When you no longer want to use a PIN code you can update and remove the code Alert log and service shop In case you use the alert service see chapter 10 you can see all previously received alerts in the Alert log In case you want to use SMS text messages for the alert service you can buy credits for these on an iPhone or iPad The credits will be paid through your iTunes account Multiple configurations In case you want to use multiple xxter devices or multiple profiles next to each other you can select the option Multiple configurations on the top of the Settings page After this option is set you can choose a different configuration on the Configuration page one menu level higher by swiping to the left or right over the screen On the top of the screen the account is shown that is selected You can use 5 different profiles account next to each other When using multiple configurations it is recommended to also supply an account name on the top of the Settings page xxter user manual 15 10 Alert service The alert service allows you to set
18. up messages that can be sent to you from your automated home in certain situations The configuration of the alert service is done in two steps Step 1 setting up alert text and recipients This can by done using My xxter using the following web page http www xxter com myxxter Choose the profile you are using from the profiles menu You now see the alert service profile and the amount of credits you have for sending SMS text messages Standard profile Created 2013 10 31 Name Standard profile ama p Updated 2014 01 24 16 55 54 Number of pages 2 Device home Startup page Page 1 gt Change Duplicate Delete Alert service active Text message credits 0 Name Message There are no alertservices are set up Add alert service Image 6 Alert service By selecting Add alert service you can create and set up a new service By clicking on an existing service you can change it 16 xxter user manual You can give the alert service a name and define what alert text you want to have sent in the alert In the text of the alert message you can also use the following special character combinations x This will be replaced by the value of the action that has triggered the alert service for instance a temperature value d This will be replaced by the date of the message short notation only the day and month D This will be replaced by the date of the message long notation day month and year t This wi
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