Overview Block Presence



With this function block, the central switching of presence is implemented. This function block is connected to the control element Block Presence.  See also Presence General.

The presence function can be used optionally in order to trigger certain functions when presence changes. Here, it can be set on each control element what should happen on a change. A distinction is made between the three states Present, Absent (short-term, at work) and Holiday (long-term). For example, on the shading it can be set that it is active when Present and Absent, and not when on Holiday.

With this function block, switching is done centrally; if the presence function is used, this block must be created once and the addresses generated. The control element must then be connected to this block.

This applies to all control elements from the Block area; these must always be connected to the corresponding function block, only then can functions in the background be executed, for example time switch functions that were set on the control element.

The connected control element also uses the addresses that are connected at the function block; therefore these must be connected at the function block instead of at the control element. This applies not only to the switching addresses but also to the status addresses (feedbacks).

Multiple presences (areas)
In a project with several apartments, each apartment should have its own presence. To do this, open the parameter Areas of the block with the ... button. In the dialog, presences are added with + and deleted with −; the name is changed by double-click. The number results from the rows; the number is the position of the row and counts from 0. It is best to define the number at the start: if a row is deleted later, the rows below move up and receive new numbers.

For each presence the block has its own input and its own outputs (with several areas numbered consecutively, e.g. AW1, AN1, AB1, UR1, AW2 ...). When the addresses are generated, a separate address group is created for each presence under "Presence" with the assigned name. A block without a list has exactly one presence.

Which presence applies is selected in the page properties (selection "Presence" with number and name), for program pages and for visualization pages:
  • All blocks of a program page (light, blind, scene, room controller etc.) react to the presence of their page.
  • Header, footer and the control element Block Presence show and switch the presence of their visualization page.
  • The schedules of the presence are set separately for each area, on the control element Block Presence of the respective visualization page.
The selection in the page properties only appears if the block has more than one area. Pages without a selection use the presence with number 0 – this is the previous behavior.

Note: The middle group of the address is the number of the area. The connection to the portal (GDAS) continues to work only with presence no. 0.


Inputs

AW
 Presence
 Presence input as a byte value. 0 = Present, 1 = Absent short-term, 2 = Absent long-term / Holiday.



Outputs
AN
 Present
 At the outputs, the status is output as a bit value; these can be connected to other function blocks more easily than with byte values.
AB
 Absent
UR
 Holiday

See also common parameters of all function blocks.