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FIRST START
Download the free wBox application. If you have an Android mobile device,
you will find the application in the Play Store. For iOS devices the application
is in the App Store.
By using your mobile phone or tablet, connect it to the device wireless
network. To do this, enter to your smartphone or tablet settings, then go to
setting of the WiFi network and find the network name „thermoBox-
-xxxxxxxxxx” where xxxxxxxxxx is the serial number of the device. Connect to
this network.
Turn on the wBox application. A device will appear at the top of the screen. To
add it to the application, click on "+" on the right side of the name. To pre-
configure the controller, click on the default device name.
You can also set the configuration using the web browser of your phone /
tablet. After connecting to the wireless network of the controller, turn on the
browser and go website www.blebox.eu
Go to settings ("Settings" icon in the upper right corner of the screen) to the
"Thermo settings" section. Select the device operating mode - "Heating" or
"Cooling". In the fields "Minimum temperature" and "Maximum temperatu-
re", it is possible to change the operating range of the temperature controller.
Limiting the operating range helps with the precise adjustment of the
temperature using the setting scroll bar.
If you have connected two probes select from the table below which probe is
a safety probe and enter "Maximum safe temperature" to which the controller
can heat / cool. To recognize the probes heat one of them e.g. by holding it in
your hand. Refresh the temperature readings by pressing the button with
two arrows. Confirm the settings by clicking the "Save" button just below.
The further description of the controller behavior will be based on the
operating mode as a heating controller. In the case of the "Cooling" mode the
settings will be analogous but the logic will be reversed.
Return to the control screen. Wait a while for sensors initialization.Test the
work of the controller by moving the ON / OFF button to the ON position in
which it is possible to adjust the desired temperature. Move the temperature
control scroll bar upwards. When the desired temperature exceed current
temperature the controller will turn on the relay and heating will start.
Observe the readings of measured temperature: the readings should increase
at the same time as the room heats up.
The controller operational status is visible below the temperature setting
slider. The regulation system is completely turned off (power-down) when
the ON / OFF slider is in the OFF position.
If you have connected a push button, check its operation - the next short
pressing of the button turns the regulator off and on to the last setting which
will be visible on the device control screen in the application. A long button
press activates the Boost mode.
After a power failure the controller returns to the last state - when it was
turned on it starts working with the last temperature set while when it was
turned off it remains in the off state.
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OTHER DEVICE SETTINGS
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MEASUREMENT DATA
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ACCESS POINT AND WIFI NETWORK SETTINGS
Go to the configuration ("Settings" icon in the upper right corner of the
screen). In the "Main configuration" section, you can change the name of the
device that is displayed in the wBox application. The "Status LED enabled"
option allows you to turn off the built-in LED on the device.
To communicate with the device from outside the local Wi-Fi network, from
anyplace in the world, through the wBox application, the option "Enable
remote access" must be set to "Yes". Selecting the option "Yes" also means
accepting to send measurement data to the BleBox server in order to process
and archive them. Setting this option to "No", will cause no access to the
controller from outside the internal network or access to the historical data; it
will only be possible to obtain a visualization of the current values.
In the "Thermo settings" section after clicking the "show advanced" button
additional settings for the controller adjustment parameters will be
displayed. Remember that incorrect selection of settings may cause system
overshoots and even damage the connected heating / cooling system.
The main screen of the controller shows the reading of the current tempera-
ture.
Historical measurement data are available by clicking on the diagram icon in
the upper right corner of the screen. Measurement data are stored only on
the BleBox server and are available only when the "Remote access" option is
set to "Yes".
Once you turn on the controller for the first time, you can proceed to its
further configuration. Being connected to the WiFi network emitted by the
device, in the control panel of the wBox application select the device, then go
to “Settings” (icon at the top-right corner of the screen).
You can change the name of the device that is displayed in the wBox
application. In addition, you can change the name and password of its
generated WiFi network. Remember that changing the network name or
password will disconnect the device immediately after you click the "Save"
button, so re-connect to the device using the newly assigned network name
and password.
You can add the controller to your home WiFi network to control it through
this home network or from anywhere in the World. To do this, in the
"Connect" settings section, select a network name from the list and press
"Connect". If is required, enter the WiFi network password. During the
connection of the controller to your home network, the phone / tablet may
disconnected from the network. In this case, you will need to reconnect your
phone / tablet to the controller network.
Please remember that in order to control the device outside the local WiFi
network, from anyplace in the World by using the wBox application, the
option "Remote access enabled" in the controller settings must be set to
"Yes".
Once you've finished configuring the WiFi network, you can disconnect your
phone/tablet from the controller network and connect your mobile device
directly to your home WiFi network. The control from the wBox application
will work the same way as when the phone / tablet is connected to the
controller network. If the user leaves the local network, for example, leaving
home or using the mobile data, the wBox application will signal this state as
"Remote mode". In this case, the devices can be controlled, but for security
reasons settings are not available.
In the "Boost time" field you can change the heating time with the "Maximum
temperature" setting (quick heating function).
Default: 1h.
The "Control time" is the minimum time interval between switching on / off of
the output relay. It is independent of the set hysteresis. Setting the value too
low will significantly shorten the life of the relay and may damage the
switched load (e.g. solenoid valve).
Default: 5sec.
The "Hysteresis window" is the range of allowed temperature fluctuations
around the set (target) temperature that the controller should maintain. The
settings can be made with a slider or by filling values in the fields. The width
of the hysteresis window depends on the heated object, its cubature, heating
efficiency and the expected precision of the system. The window can be
centered in relation to the set value or moved when it is important, for
example, not to overheat the room. Too narrow hysteresis window will result
in intensive operation of the regulator (and thus also frequent switching of
the relay and the equipment connected to it).
Default: -0.2°C - 0.2°C.
The "Temperature value shift" option allows to correct the temperature
reading from the probe by a constant value. Settings can be made with a
slider or by filling a value in the field. This option is useful in case of unusual
probe installation when it turns out that the probe lowers or increases the
real temperature. The setting is made separately for each probe.
Default: 0°C.
You can also turn on the "Boost" mode which will start heating to the
"Maximum temperature" for the time specified in the settings - so you can
quickly heat the room. Then the controller will return to regulation according
to the primary temperature set.
