ABB ABB-free home, System Manual

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Linking sensors and actuators (Fig. 24)
The sensors and actuators created in step "Allocation"
can now be linked to implement simple ON/OFF circuits,
two-way circuits, scenes, and many more.
» To connect an actuator with a sensor, first click on the
desired sensor [1] which is to operate the actuator and
then on the actuator [2].
» Press the tick at the bottom right to take over the
entry.
» A blue connecting line indicates the link between the
two devices. The configuration is now transmitted
automatically to the devices. The transmission can
(depending on the number of affected devices) take
a number of seconds. During the transmission a pro-
gress bar is displayed around the devices affected.
» After the transmission has been completed the sensor
can be operated directly locally.
Switching options (Fig. 25)
Two-way circuit (01)
An actuator is connected with one or several sensors.
Group circuit (02)
Several actuators of the same type (e.g. all the lights in a
corridor, all roller blinds of a room) are combined in a
group. The group acts like a single actuator and can be
connected with sensors or integrated into scenes (at
ON all actuators of the group switch on, at OFF they all
switch off).
Scene (03)
A scene produces a state that can be defined by the user.
This, for example, allows the user to create a "TV" scene
that dims the living room light, switches off the lights in the
corridor and dips the blinds. Scenes cannot be switched
ON or OFF. The same pre-defined status is always re-
stored when a scene is called up.
The states of the participants in a scene can be defined
when the scene is created.
A created scene can also be linked with a sensor to ena-
ble it to be switched locally.