Overview Block Scene



This control element is used to realize a scene.

This control element is linked to the corresponding logic block, see function block Structured Block Scene Group. T
he variables are linked to the function block here, see also Presence general. First create the corresponding function block and link the variables, then right-click on the control element and select the function block to link the control element.

With this control element the user can freely select the elements of the scene. When creating a scene, the available pages are shown; the elements of type Block can now be added to the scene. Currently this is possible for the elements Light/Dimmer, Blind and Switch. When adding them, the current values are adopted; these can be changed afterwards at any time.



Clicking the element displays the list of created scenes. A click on a scene triggers it. The time switch can be configured via the clock symbol in the title bar.

A new scene is added with the symbol at the bottom left; first the name is requested. Afterwards the available rooms (pages) and their elements are shown for selection.

The edit mode is switched on and off with the symbol at the bottom right. In edit mode the following functions are available for each scene:

Selecting elements

When creating or editing a scene, the user selects the elements freely. First the available rooms are shown, after selecting a room its elements of type Block. An element is added to or removed from the scene via the check box. The elements Light/Dimmer, Blind, Shading, Switch, Switch step, Set value, Room controller, RGBW and Motion detector are available for selection.

In the list of elements of a scene the value to be executed can be adjusted for each element:

When adding an element, the current values are adopted; these can be changed afterwards at any time.

Time switch

With the Time switch function scenes can be triggered time-controlled. To add a new switching time, press the symbol at the bottom left; to delete switching times, click on the symbol at the bottom right. As type Week clock, Date and Sunrise/Sunset can be selected; via the symbols Present, Absent and Holiday it is set when the switching time should be active. Under Execute, once or always can be selected.

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.




Configuration

Display

Display Display Block, Basic Screen or List.
TextText to be displayed. The size of the text is automatically scaled with the control element. Line breaks can be inserted with the special character "\n", for example "Line1\nLine2"; a maximum of two lines is possible.
Tip: If the Background parameter is not selected under Transparency settings, only the icon is displayed. This makes it easier, for example, to place the element over another element.

Connected variables

see function block Structured Block Scene Group



See also General properties of all control elements