Light

A light in evonHOME corresponds to a lighting channel that is connected to an evonHOME light module. Once connected, each light can be switched on and off. In addition, you also have the pre-defined universal functions “all lights on” and “all lights off”.

You can find the lights under “all apps”.

Usage

You can switch a light on or off via the “power symbol” on the left side. The right-hand side of the panel shows you whether the light is currently switched on or off. Clicking on the element takes you into the extended operation or configuration of this light. You can switch the light on or off by clicking on the bulb symbol.

If you have a dimmable light, you can switch in on or off via the object panel. Of course, you can also control this dimmable light via the operator panel by setting the circular slider around the light to the desired value.

RGBW

If you own a RGBW Module (HC-L1644), you can control the desired light color and brightness from within the OperatorPanel.

Additionally, you can also save the current light settings as a favorite and activate it again later.

Saved favorites will also be displayed in the ObjectPanel, if you resize it to the appropriate size.

Configuration

Once a light has been given a name, you can configure it to suit your needs.

General

Mode
This setting determines whether this light is controlled by a switch or a presence detector. If you select “presence detector”, the settings to adjust the time the light is switched on are displayed.

Activate daylight lock
This option lets you prevent the light from switching on during the day (if there is sufficient light). This can be used for a hallway where the light is controlled by a presence detector. You can adjust the source for daylight detection in the global settings.

Lock
If you activate “lock”, then the light cannot be switched on or off by the switch, nor by the presence detector.

Activate energy saving mode
This option lets you configure the light to switch itself off after a certain time. If you have activated this option, then the software shows you the settings for the time the light is to remain switched on. You can change this time to anything you want.

Remove from universal scene
An example of a universal scene is “all lights off”, where all lights are switched off. However, if you want a particular light to be excepted from this, then activate this option (useful for lighting an aquarium).

Reserve
If you have a module with spare connections, i.e. where no light is connected, the app still shows that the light is on or off, because the output is active (although no light is actually connected). The “reserve” field lets you hide lights that are not used/connected. You can reactivate this light via the corresponding module in the app “hardware”.

Dimmer

Minimum and maximum brightness
Minimum and maximum brightness: many lights only have a noticeable change in brightness within a certain range. Hence you can set a minimum and maximum brightness level so that dimming will happen in between those limits. The visualization will still display 0% to 100%.

Fade in time
This is the time that the light is to take to reach the desired brightness from being switched off.

Dim speed
This is how fast the brightness is reached when the button is pressed continuously.

RGBW

Minimum brightness
Legt die kleinste Helligkeitsstufe fest
Set the minimum brightness level

Maximum brightness
Set the maximum brightness level

Fading time
This will set the time it takes for the light to dimm between "on" and "off" state rather than switching instantly.

Dimm speed
Sets the time it takes for the light to dimm to the desired brightness.

Color changing speed
This setting will affect how fast the light switches through all available colors when using the linked switch with a longpress.

Only white
When this setting is active, the color wheel will be hidden and only the brightness slider is available in the OperatorPanel.

Enable saving energy
Enables the energy saving mode, in which the light will switch itself off after a given time. You can adjust the desired time with the given interface elements, which appear once this setting is active.

Exclude from universal scene
Activating this option will exclude it from Universal scenes which will not impact this light anymore until this option is turned off.

Switch off automatically after
This option only appears after the "enable saving energy" setting it active. It allows you to adjust the time it takes for the light to switch itself off.

While the standard mode of the RGBW Module is "1xRGBW" it is also possible to switch to "4xWhite". This will allow you to connect 4 separate lights to one RGBW module and use them like normal dimmable lights. To change this setting, go to "All apps" - "Hardware" and navigate to the correct module ("Light1644"). Click on the Name and change the setting in the appearing OperatorPanel.

Linking

Linking allows you to connect your light to other elements in your evonHOME.

Switch on with
If you want this light to be switched on as soon as another is switched on, then use the function “switch on with”. The button “select” lets you select the other light you wish to link to this one.

Bewegungsmelder/Taster hinzufügen
Further presence detectors or buttons can be defined in one light channel to control the light.

The function of the linked button or presence detector depends on the autonomous light function, i.e. whether the button or presence detector mode has been selected.

Gruppenfunktion

Über die Gruppenfunktion lassen sich mehrere Lichter zu einer Gruppe zusammenfassen. Dadurch werden alle gleichzeitig geschalten.

Um eine neue Lichtgruppe anzulegen, wähle "Neue Lichtgruppe" innerhalb der Licht App.

Eine neue Lichtgruppe wird erstellt.

In den Einstellungen der Gruppe solltest Du als erstes einen Namen vergeben und einen Raum zuordnen.

Hier hast Du außerdem die Möglichkeit, die Gruppe zu deaktivieren. Dadurch kannst du eine bereits konfigurierte Gruppe temporär abschalten, ohne sie löschen zu müssen.

Füge nun mehrere Lichter hinzu. Alle Lichter die sich in der Gruppe befinden werden nun gleichzeitig geschalten. Schaltest Du ein Licht der Gruppe aus, werden auch alle anderen ausgeschalten. Handelt es sich bei einem der Lichter um einen Dimmer, so wechselt dieser zwischen "Aus" bzw. der zuletzt eingestellten Dimmstufe.

Die Gruppenfunktion wirkt sich sowohl auf die Bedienung über die evonHOME Visualisierung, als auch Taster und Bewegungsmelder aus. Du kannst außerdem zu jeder Gruppe weitere Taster hinzufügen.

Motion Detector

If a light channel is connected to the input of a presence detector, then this light will always be automatically switched off after the defined time independently of whether an additional button or presence detector is switched on.

A presence detector light can be immediately manually switched off using an additional button.

If the time for the presence detector is to be used, then the time for the light must be set to 0. If the time for the light is to used, then the time for the presence detector must be set to 0.

Additional buttons
The light can be switched off at any time with an additional button linked to this light channel (or on, if required). If the light is switched on via the button, it is also switched off after the defined period of time.

Note that in this case, the energy saving time cannot be 0, because otherwise the button input would be immediately switched off – and hence not seem to work.

Additional presence detector
An additional presence detector can also switch the light off after the defined period of time.

Note that in this case, if the energy saving time is defined with 0, then the on/off times for the light will vary due to the times defined by the presence detector.

Switch

If a light channel input is connected to a button, this light will be switched by every linked button or presence detector according to the autonomous function.

If no automatic switch-off time is defined (energy saving mode), then the presence detector can only switch the light on.

Additional button
The light can be switched on or off at any time using an additional button linked to this light channel.

Note that in this case, the energy saving time cannot be defined as 0, as otherwise the light would be switched off immediately after the button press – and therefore not seem to work.

Additional presence detector
An additional presence detector will always switch the light on and switch it off after the defined period of time.

Settings

You can configure settings that affect all lights in “all apps – settings – lights”.

Daylight-lock-delayed switching
To configure the daylight lock, navigate to settings and select lights. You can adjust how many minutes after dusk you want the daylight lock to be deactivated and how many minutes after dawn you wish the daylight lock to be activated. In other words, if your evonHOME registers dusk at 8pm and you have set 10 minutes, then the daylight lock will be deactivated at 8:10pm.

Examples

You can find possible application examples here: