A simple on/off switch.
Id
The Id field shows the internal number of the control and its type. The number is for display only and is set automatically by the system. The control type cannot be changed afterwards.
Name
The name of the control. The name is displayed in selection lists and, for most control types, also directly to the user as a label.
Comment
The comment field is for free use by the integrator/system administrator. It serves solely to document the configuration. Information can be entered here, e.g. the purpose of the control, remarks, room/floor and other particularities. The content of this field has no meaning for X2.
Options/Customize
Timer: If the control supports timers, the timer can be activated with the checkbox. Widget size: Sets the size of the tile for the control in the widget/tile view. If the combo box is empty, a default size for the control type is used, which provides a good display in most use cases. More options: Opens a dialog in which further, rarely needed settings can be made (timer lock, override colors).
Functions
| Channel | Function |
|---|---|
| On/Off command | Channel to which the on/off command is sent |
| On/Off status | Channel from which the on/off status is read |
Appearance
In this combo box you can define the appearance of the switch:
| Appearance | Effect: |
|---|---|
| On/Off | On/off symbol(status true: on, false: off) |
| Heating/Cooling | Heating/cooling symbol(status true: heating, false: cooling) |
| On/Off Pushbutton | Pushbutton symbol(status true: on, false: off) |
| Off/On/Off | On/off symbol inverted(status true: off, false: on) |
| Cooling/Heating | Heating/cooling symbol(status true: cooling, false: heating) |
| Off/On Pushbutton | Pushbutton symbol(status true: off, false: on) |
If you leave the combo box empty, On/Off is displayed.
Values
Here you can define the command values sent and recognized for on/off yourself by specifying channel values. If you leave the fields empty, the value true is automatically assumed for on (switching on) and false for off (switching off), and the control behaves as one would intuitively expect from a switch/pushbutton.
Note that when specifying values, the type of the value matters; it may make a difference whether you write true, 1 or 1.0. This can significantly change the behavior of the control, since different rules are applied in these cases to determine equality with the current status value.
The control automatically selects a comparison method based on the configured on/off values, preferring the comparison with the smaller value range of the two types (narrowing comparison).