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The Concept of dS Device Bots

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The Concept of dS Device Bots

dS device bot

What is a "digitalSTROM device bot"?

Imagine a helpful, intelligent and invisible "butler" who knows and answers your
requests. He knows how to adjust and operate the devices in your household so that
everything meets your individual needs. Your butler is in dialog with you, he learns more
and more every day and can even acquire knowledge from the Internet. Each bot is a
specialist and is only responsible for one device. And with his services in the background
he also ensures that you enjoy more comfort and safety at home with digitalSTROM.
The dS device bots are based on the decentralized cover of digitalSTROM, since these
already give your electrical devices basic intelligence – so that they know how they are
integrated in the network and which tasks they should fulfill in the household. The dS
device bots enhance and optimize this intelligence even more: The devices learn how to
carry out their particular functions better and better and tailored to your individual needs.

How do I install and use a dS device bot?

The dS device bots are available as additional services in your digitalSTROM installation
and can be booked easily. You communicate directly with the bot by app or voice command
and convey your requests to it. It then carries out your requests on the device that it is
responsible for – and continually learns more about your needs at the same time.

What skills do devices obtain from device bots?

The dS device bots can:

access cognitive services in order to attain more knowledge,

access information in the house – so that they can know where light is on or off, for
example,

learn autonomously,

adapt to individual situations in the house and

enter into a dialog with the user in order to know and implement their preferences
and requests better.

Summary of Contents for dSS-IP

Page 1: ...dSS IP digitalSTROM Server IP Manual Operation Settings ...

Page 2: ...nect dSS IP 7 2 2 dSS IP Setup 8 3 Setup 12 3 1 Detecting IP Devices 13 3 2 Presets Setup 16 3 3 Creating User Defined Actions 19 3 4 Creating Feedbacks 21 4 Operation 24 4 1 Voice Control with Amazon Echo 24 4 2 Voice Control with Smartphone App dS Listener 24 4 3 Smartphone App dS Dashboard 24 4 4 Smartphone App digitalSTROM dS Home Control 25 5 The Concept of dS Device Bots 26 ...

Page 3: ...ou and execute an operation And thanks to User Defined Actions available to you on the server as an app you can allow light and audio to perform a common action 1 1 Setting up Calling up and Operating You can already control IP devices e g Sonos Philips Hue Smart iKettle etc individually using the appropriate manufacturer apps With your dSS IP not only do you control these IP devices but you inter...

Page 4: ...water to 80 C with a warm keeping time of 30 minutes User Defined Actions The dSS IP allows you to create extensive user defined actions which the previously configured presets and actions call up spanning all rooms and devices on the IP devices in the corresponding rooms Example of a user defined action Name of the user defined action Breakfast consisting of Preset Cook Light goes on in the kitch...

Page 5: ...ined Actions Event Responder Push Messenger User Defined States You can find further information and useful tips under Help in the relevant app in the help bar at the bottom of the screen dS device bots As the owner of a dSS IP you will also have access to the digitalSTROM device bots in the future The dS device bots are available in the digitalSTROM system as additional services and can be booked...

Page 6: ...dS Listener voice control available in German only Amazon Echo voice control Voice control with digitalSTROM is also possible via the Amazon Echo You can find further information on integration of the Amazon Echo here http productinfo digitalstrom com amazonalexahelp You can find a short video tutorial for the voice control app dS Listener via the following link https www youtube com watch v GD8ux...

Page 7: ...P_Manual 7 27 2 Installation 2 1 Connect dSS IP u Connect the LAN cable to your router u Connect the LAN cable to the dSS IP u Connect the power cable to the dSS IP and connect the power supply to a socket outlet 2 1 3 Connect dSS IP ...

Page 8: ...s This will have a slightly different appearance depending on the browser The local web server on the dSS IP has a self developed certificate for technical reasons which is why this must be confirmed approved manually u Depending on the browser confirm the security certificate continue Security certificate u Enter the login details User dssadmin Password dssadmin Login ð The digitalSTROM Configura...

Page 9: ...eing extended and improved To ensure that you benefit from new functions and bug fixes update your system regularly u Select in the menu System System Update Check for new updates u Select Update System ð The updates are installed This may take a few minutes u The web interface must be reloaded Confirm with OK ð The Configurator is restarted System update ...

Page 10: ...cation of your home u In the menu System System Settings enter your Location Installing dS Apps Before you can integrate IP devices e g Philips Hue Sonos Smarter iKettle or additional functions e g Push Messenger you need the digitalSTROM server apps u In the menu Apps Install select the desired apps and install these Updating dS Apps If you have already installed dS Apps you must update these tog...

Page 11: ...ss is also necessary in order to access the settings of certain IP devices such as the iKettle u Open the app my digitalSTROM in the dS Configurator my digitalSTROM app u If you do not yet have a free my digitalSTROM account register here via https www digitalstrom com index php cl register u Connect your dSS IP to the account ð You can now log in to your smartphone apps with this account and use ...

Page 12: ...e smartphone or PC app Sonos and play lists as well as favorites are created Your Smarter iKettle is connected to your home network via the smartphone app Smarter from version iKettle 2 0 Example You have three Philips Hue lights and one Smarter iKettle installed in the kitchen In the dining room one Philips Hue light and one Sonos speaker is installed When having breakfast you want the light in t...

Page 13: ...Hue Controller app in the dS Configurator u Select Connect Hue Bridge ð The Hue Bridge is connected to digitalSTROM and the existing lights are detected automatically Assigning Philips Hue Lights to the Rooms u Open the dS Configurator u In the Rooms tab select the room created by Philips Hue u Give the room a name in our example Kitchen u In the Rooms tab select create new room u Give the room a ...

Page 14: ...ction u Install the server app Sonos Controller Installing dS Apps Sonos Controller u Open the Sonos Controller app in the dS Configurator u In the Sonos Speaker tab select Automatically discover Sonos speakers ð The existing Sonos speakers are detected and listed automatically Assigning Sonos Speakers to the Rooms u In the Sonos Speaker tab select the desired Sonos speaker u Select Assign room an...

Page 15: ...ntroller Installing dS Apps Smarter Controller u Open the Smarter Controller app in the dS Configurator u Select Search for devices ð The Smarter iKettle is now connected to digitalSTROM and stored in the dS Configurator under its own room Assigning Smarter iKettle to a Room u Open the dS Configurator u In the Rooms tab select the room Room nnnn created by Smarter ð The Smarter iKettle is displaye...

Page 16: ...rectly or you can link them together for an action and then call them up Example When having breakfast you want the light in the kitchen to appear with the preset Cook and the light in the dining room to appear with the preset Dine At the same time the Sonos speaker in the dining room SWR3 should place your favorites and the Smarter iKettle should heat the water for Black tea Set up the following ...

Page 17: ... You can also set up the lighting presets on your smartphone tablet using the digitalSTROM iOS dS Home Control Android app under Configuration Activities Setting up Audio Presets for Sonos u Open the Sonos Controller in the dS Configurator Sonos Controller u In the Presets tab select New Preset u In the Trigger tab select the desired room and preset which starts the music to do this you can select...

Page 18: ...me the action e g Black tea and set the desired values u Confirm your action with Save changes ð You have now created the action Black tea that you can use later Tips Alternatively you can create a bot You will find information on this via the link Start the bot here in the Device settings You can also open the device settings on your smartphone tablet using the digitalSTROM iOS dS Home Control An...

Page 19: ...e understood for voice controls e g I want to have breakfast Example When you have breakfast the light should switch on in the kitchen with the preset Cook and in the dining room with the preset Dine the iKettle should heat up the water for Black tea and the music SWR3 should be played from your favorites Create the following user defined action Breakfast SWR3 Dine Cook Black tea Breakfast Dining ...

Page 20: ...predefined preset e g SWR3 Adding iKettle Action u Select New activity u In the initiated activities tab select Single device Kitchen iKettle u Select the predefined action e g Black tea Saving User Defined Actions u Confirm the new action with Save ð You have created the user defined action Breakfast and you can now call this up Tips You can test the new action immediately using Test action The d...

Page 21: ...ts in the kitchen should blink Your tea is ready Your tea is ready Blinking Creating Feedbacks with the Sonos Controller u Open the Sonos Controller in the dS Configurator Sonos Controller u In the Activities tab create New Activity u In theTrigger tab Event on Device Kitchen iKettle Events select one or more Ctrl Cmd events u In the What To Play tab select the Text to Speech u Now write the desir...

Page 22: ...t New Responder u In theTrigger tab Device Actions Kitchen iKettle Events select one or more Ctrl Cmd events u In the Initiated Activities tab select Activity in room Kitchen room Light Blinking u Enter the activity a name e g Tea is ready u Confirm your activity with Save ð You will now receive the created feedback the next time you prepare water for tea ...

Page 23: ...ique name u In the Trigger tab select activity or an event on which you want to trigger a message u In the Message tab enter the Message that should be sent to one or more smartphones u Confirm your message property with Save ð You will now receive the created feedback the next time you trigger this activity or event Tip You can also use these dS server apps with the same procedure Event Mailer fo...

Page 24: ...your smartphone tablet u Give clearly understandable German voice commands such as Ich will frühstücken or Schalte das Licht im Esszimmer ein ð The dS Listener now executes your commands 4 3 Smartphone App dS Dashboard Create your favorites here so that the user defined action such as Breakfast can be started directly from your dS dashboard app u Open the dS Dashboard app on your smartphone tablet...

Page 25: ...ing new actions presets and user defined actions u Open the digitalSTROM iOS dS Home Control Android app on your smartphone tablet u Select a room in which you want to call up a preset or action e g Kitchen u Select the desired preset e g Cook ð The selected preset is now executed Tip In this app via the settings you can also create favorites that you can select directly at the bottom of the scree...

Page 26: ...n the network and which tasks they should fulfill in the household The dS device bots enhance and optimize this intelligence even more The devices learn how to carry out their particular functions better and better and tailored to your individual needs How do I install and use a dS device bot The dS device bots are available as additional services in your digitalSTROM installation and can be booke...

Page 27: ...001_EN Support Do you have any questions or would you like further information Contact us We are at your service Phone CH Phone DE AT 41 44 445 99 66 49 951 605 02 51 E Mail info digitalstrom com Web www digitalstrom com www digitalstrom com dSS IP support digitalstrom com ...

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