Available element types
EIS 1 on/off
If “is control?” is activated ON/OFF will be sent in case it is disabled this element can be used as a simple status indication.
EIS 5 temperature
Displays the current and setpoint temperature in EIS 5 format. Is controlling activated, you will be able to set the setpoint temperature by “+/-“ in a defined step width. In case “operating” is inactivated, element is just an indicator.
EIS 5 value floating point
Represent EIS 5 values. Maximum and minimum value can be adjusted, step width also. Element can work as a control or as an indicator (“is control?”).
EIS 6 value 0-100%
Represent EIS 6 values. The values 0 – 255 will be converted to 0 – 100 %. Additional maximum and minimum values as well as step width can be adjusted for operation. Element can work as a control or as an indicator (“is control?”).
EIS14 value 0-255
Represent EIS 14 values (0-255). You can specify minimum or maximum value. Step width for adjustment can be defined. Element can work as a control or as an indicator (“is control?”).
Camera with controlling
This element shows pictures from a camera. Therefore, the URL to the fixed frame of the camera must be entered. When open the element in CONTROL S, it will be requested several times in a second, so that a moving picture will appear. The syntax of the URL behind the camera address will depend on the camera manufacturer.
The entry arrays below the camera URL are for the controlling of the camera by http requests, in case of camera is supporting this. Thereby the camera is told by an URL which position it must take. The user then has the possibility to control his camera by hitting the image in his mobile on the four cardinal points.
This function is only available together with the job “HTTP-Requests”. This job has to be created before in Job editor and must be parameterized correctly (for hints please see into the description of the http request). After that the “http-request address” of the camera element can be connected with the job. Please consider setting the EIS 14 values correctly.
Please note: For retrieval the picture from off site, also the camera image has to be reached from outside. Normally therefore a port will be fowarded to the camera. As address of camera, external address of router (fixed IP or dyndns) with corresponding port will be entered.
Jalousie
Shutters
Element for controlling shutters or window shades. Some shutter actuators require inverting of telegrams.
MediaControl
Control element for a network music player connected to the system. EIBPORT offers the possibility to control the Squeezebox™ devices. Element offers functions like “play/stop”, “back/forward” and “volume up/volume down”. Furthermore, information of album, title and artist will be displayed.
Please note: Controlling by CONTROL S only can be realized, if one job (xPL-sender and receiver, or SB-Control) will be applied in job editor before. Element “media control” uses communication objects of this job. Therefore, a perfect function of jobs is absolutely necessary.
List
With this element the playlists of the Squeezebox™ devices will be controlled. Playlists can be triggered by EIS 1 or EIS 14 telegrams. There are 4 possible entries. Name of playlist will not be outlined, but has to be entered before.
Please note: Triggering of a play list can only be realized in connection with considering xPL job (xPL-sender or SB-Control). Communication objects of the job will be used, therefore perfect function has to be assured before.
Dyn. Playlist
This element enables dynamical control of playlists. Communication objects “Current PL” and “PL Display #1 - #4” are EIS 15 output values. By using “Scroll Displays“, playlist display will be moved 4 prompts above or below. By menu item “Select PL“, one of the playlists in „PL Display #1 - #4“ will be elected. This happens by a EIS 14 telegram, thereby value 0-3 for line 1-4 will be valid. See also job “SB control”.
Please note: For the functions of dynamical play list, job „SB control“with respective entries is absolutely necessary. If job once is created correctly, values can be transferred simply.