nodon OCTAN Tutorial Download Page 2

Imagine you are sitting comfortably on your sofa and want to turn off the light, adjust 
a comfortable temperature, put music in background, close your shutters ... Here you 
have a very simple solution: 

Our NodOn Octan Remote.

 

 
With  it,  you  can  control  all  your  equipments  from  its  4  buttons.  It  is  no  more 
necessary  to  pull  out  your  smartphone,  unlock  it,  find  the  right  app,  etc…  to  just 
toggle a light! 
 
You  will  find  below  a  tutorial  to  use  the 

NodOn  Octan  Remote

  with  the 

VeraEdge

 

gateway. 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:

  

The NodOn Octan Remote is not yet fully integrated by Vera’s team. Some features are then 
depreciated or need some advanced technical knowledge to be implemented. 

 

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OVERVIEW OF THE NODON OCTAN REMOTE 

 

The  NodOn  Octan  Remote

  has  4  buttons,  with  4  possible  actions  on  each  button: 

Single Press, Double Press, Long Press and Release from Long Press 

You can use the NodOn Octan Remote in 2 different modes: 

 
Standalone  Mode:

  You  control  your  associated  devices  directly,  without  involving  a 

Home Automation gateway.  
Two  profiles  are  available:  Mono  (you  control  a  device  from  1  button)  and  Duo  (you 
control a device from 2 buttons).  

 
Gateway  Mode:

  You  control  the  devices  included  in  your  Z-Wave  network  with  your 

NodOn  Octan  Remote

,  through  your  Home  Automation  gateway,  using  scenes  or 

eventually direct associations.  
 
Using  the  advanced  “Z-Wave  Plus”  technology,  this  remote  can  therefore  easily  be 
used  in  different  rooms  of  your  home  thanks  to  its  optimized  communication 
range. With its embedded magnet, you can place your remote control on any suitable 
surface (refrigerator, central unit of a computer etc.) or on a wall, using its magnetic 
mounting support. 

 

Summary of Contents for OCTAN

Page 1: ...TUTORIAL HOW TO USE THE NODON OCTAN REMOTE WITH THE VERA EDGE Any question please contact support id rf net ...

Page 2: ...te has 4 buttons with 4 possible actions on each button Single Press Double Press Long Press and Release from Long Press You can use the NodOn Octan Remote in 2 different modes Standalone Mode You control your associated devices directly without involving a Home Automation gateway Two profiles are available Mono you control a device from 1 button and Duo you control a device from 2 buttons Gateway...

Page 3: ...rotocol 868 4MHz 500 Series Z Wave Plus certified Range 40m indoor outdoor 80m Dimension 80 80 15mm Warranty 2 years 2 INCLUSION OF THE REMOTE INTO THE VERAEDGE Connect to your VeraEdge web interface and select Devices then Add Device then in the list pick Generic Device Before Inclusion it is advisable to make an Exclusion to ensure that the remote control is not included in another Z Wave networ...

Page 4: ...1 second The LED glows in pink to confirm the selection Then press the button The LED blinks in pink to confirm the selection then in green to confirm the Inclusion process after around 20sec For details about the Learning mode Inclusion Exclusion of the Octan Remote please refer to its User Guide THE INCLUSION PROCESS MUST BE DONE CLOSE TO THE VERAEDGE GATEWAY ...

Page 5: ...If you want to pass to Scene Activation mode you need to modify Configuration Parameter 3 A Central Scene Mode Default Mode In this mode the VeraEdge can currently understand 4 scenes from the Octan Remote 1 for a Single Press on each button The VeraEdge currently ignores double Press Long Press and Release There are 2 ways to set up scene in this mode You already have scene and you want to trig t...

Page 6: ...from Home to Away Note A known VeraEdge s bug is that instead of displaying Button 1 Button 2 etc the web interface displays 4 times the name False In this case consider that the first false is Button 1 the second Button 2 etc You can also create a Scene through the scene menu and select the Octan Remote as a trigger For this choose Option A scene is activated and specify 10 for button 20 for butt...

Page 7: ...r technical support and the one of Vera if you have questions To activate the Scene Activation mode you will need to do the following steps 1 Add configuration parameter to the Octan 2 Ask the VeraEdge to apply your configuration 3 Fix a known VeraEdge bug with some LUA script Indeed natively the VeraEdge doesn t extract the right Scene ID so you must get it using Script 1 Add configuration parame...

Page 8: ...e 1 Scene Activation Mode Confirm the setting and save it 2 Ask VeraEdge to apply your configuration Go back to the main menu of the Octan Remote and click on the button called Advanced Go to the tab called Commands Once in the menu click on configure node right now Once you receive the confirmation that the VeraEdge got the command please wake up the Octan Remote by pushing any of its buttons Mak...

Page 9: ...xample luup call_delay scene_controller 1 function scene_controller local lastSceneID luup variable_get urn micasaverde com serviceId SceneController1 LastSceneID DEVICE_ID if lastSceneID REMOTE_BUTTON_ID then luup call_action urn micasaverde com serviceId HomeAutomationGateway1 RunScene SceneNum scene_num 0 end end DEVICE_ID replaced with your Octan Remote ID REMOTE_BUTTON_ID replaced with button...

Page 10: ...nfiguration parameters and Association groups please check the user guide of the Octan Remote First you have to add configuration parameter to the Octan Remote Select your Octan Remote in the Devices menu and then click on the menu called Device Options Then you should arrive on a menu where you can see a button call Add Configuration settings Click on it and you should be able to set up a new con...

Page 11: ...lready included in your VeraEdge network that you wan to control with buttons and Confirm the setting and save it Then go back to the main menu of the Octan Remote and click on the button called Advanced Go to the tab called Commands Once in the menu click on configure node right now Once you receive the confirmation that the VeraEdge got the command please wake up the Octan Remote by pushing any ...

Page 12: ...ake this more user friendly and easy to use The 2 others portable controllers of NodOn Soft Remote and Wall Switch are working in the exact same manner as the NodOn Octan Remote once the Inclusion is done You can apply above tutorial For Learning modes Inclusion Exclusion of the Wall Switch and the Soft Remote please refer to the relevant User Guide Soft Remote NodOn Z Wave Plus Wall Switch NodOn ...

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