Block Roller shutter/Blind

The height and slat can be set with the two sliders. Slat is only visible for a blind. The setpoint can be set via the keyboard by clicking on the height/slat display.

The blind can be moved up/down with the lower up/down arrow elements. With the double arrows, the slat is adjusted respectively (short time).

Preset values can be called up with the elements in the last row. These can also be changed. To store new values, set the corresponding value and click and hold the element; after 2 seconds the value is saved.

In the title bar of the dialog, the Time switch, Presence, Shading and Settings functions are accessible via the respective icons. In the Standalone variant, these functions are not available.

Time switch

With the Time switch function, the lighting can be switched in a time-controlled manner. To add a new switching time, press the symbol at the bottom left; to delete or sort switching times, click on the symbol at the bottom right.

Using the calendar icon in the switching time list, switching times can be imported from a calendar file (iCal, *.ics) - via a link (including Google Calendar, Apple iCloud, Google Drive and Dropbox), from a file or from the clipboard. One on (value 1) and one off (value 0) switching time are created per event. For details on the import see Block Time switch; where to find the calendar links in the respective services is described in the help of the Holiday time clock.

In the first row, the symbols for the clock type and presence are shown. On the left side, the clock type is set. The available types are Week clock, Date and Sunrise/Sunset. On the right side, you set when the clock should be active (highlighted dark means active).

On the right side, you set when the switching time should be active. Present, Absent and Holiday. This allows you, for example, to select that a switching time is only executed when you are present, but not when absent or on holiday. If none of the three symbols is active, the switching time is not executed; in the overview the clock is then shown as deactivated.

Under Execute you can select once or always. With once, the symbols Present, Absent and Holiday are deactivated again after execution, and thus the switching time is also deactivated.

If the brightness input of the function block is linked, switching times of type weekly clock offer an additional Brightness setting that determines when the switching time is executed: Always, When bright or When dark. The corresponding thresholds are defined in the settings under Brightness. Without a linked brightness input the selection is not shown and the switching time is always executed.

The configured time is the earliest possible switching moment. If the condition is already fulfilled at that time (for example it is already dark at 19:00), switching happens immediately. If it is not yet fulfilled, the switching time is queued and executed as soon as bright or dark is detected - in the example only at nightfall. The queued switching time expires after six hours; if it does not get dark by then, no switching takes place. It is also discarded as soon as another switching time of the same element is executed - the more recent switching time always takes precedence. The brightness is checked every ten seconds. If Execute: Once is set as well, the switching time is only used up after it has actually switched.

Presence

Via this dialog, various setpoints can be set when the Present status changes. For example, when switching from Present to Absent or Holiday, the blind is moved down in the example above. When switching from Absent to Present, the blind is moved up.

Shading

Via this dialog, settings for the automatic shading are made. With automatic shading, the blind is automatically moved to a preset position when certain conditions are met. For example, when the sun is in a certain position, shading is applied (anti-glare), or when the room temperature rises too much due to solar radiation.

The three icons set when the shading should be activated; in the example above, the automatic shading is only activated when present.

• Shading position: This specifies the position of the blind when active (shading on) and inactive (shading off).
• Sun position: Here the range is set from which sun position the shading is activated / deactivated.
• Brightness: Optionally, it can be set that the shading is only activated when a certain outdoor brightness is exceeded. This prevents the shading from being activated on cloudy days. The brightness can be switched on/off via the Active/Inactive button.
• Temperature: Optionally, it can be set that the shading is only activated when a certain room temperature is exceeded. This prevents the room from heating up too much due to solar radiation.

In the last row, the status of the shading is shown. Here you can see which conditions are currently met. For example, a sun symbol is shown when the brightness is exceeded.

Settings

Via this dialog, settings for the presence simulation are made.

Presence simulation

The presence simulation can be used to simulate, during absence, that the building is occupied and thus to deter possible burglars. The blind is moved up / down randomly.

The symbols for Present, Absent and Holiday set whether the simulation should be started. In the example above, the right symbol Holiday is highlighted dark, so the simulation is started as soon as it is switched to Holiday.

• Start / End: Start and End set the time during which the simulation is active.
• Count from/to: Here the number of switching operations can be set. The number is varied randomly within this range and also distributed randomly over the time from/to.
• Position from/to: Here the position can be set. The position is varied randomly within this range.
• Off pos.: Here the position of the blind can be set for when the simulation ends. The blind is then moved once to this position.