Overview Block Setpoint



This control element is used to realize a setpoint input. The function is the same as for the normal setpoint input, but the design is adapted to the control elements from the structured area. Clicking on the control element shows a popup dialog in which the setpoint can be changed with a slider or entered via a numeric keypad; clicking on the setpoint in the popup dialog shows the numeric keypad.

In the Presence operation variant, the functions Time switch and Presence are additionally accessible in the title bar of the dialog via the respective icons.

Time switch

With the Time switch function the setpoint can be set time-controlled. To add a new switching time, press the symbol at the bottom left, to delete switching times 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 clock type is set. As type Weekly timer, Year timer and Sunrise-sunset can be selected.

With the button Save the switching time is applied.

Presence

Via this dialog a setpoint can be set for each of the three states Present, Absent and Holiday that is executed when switching to the respective state. Via the respective symbol it is set whether a value should be executed when switching to this state (dark background is active).




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 2 lines is possible.

Value display

Minimum/Maximum
Limit value for the value input; if both are 0, the limit values are ignored.
Step
Step size for the slider and setpoint input.
Formatting See Format specifications
Factor
Optional factor. When the variable is written with the entered setpoint it is multiplied by this factor, and divided before display. With a factor of 10, for example, the value 100 is displayed as 10, and the input 20 is output as 200.
Offset
Optional offset. This is subtracted before display and added when the variable is written.


Connected variables

Setpoint
Variable Setpoint.


See also General properties of all control elements