5.5.1
Selection list digitalSTROM activities
Sample presets for lighting
The selection list shows the created rooms and configurable presets and areas, as well as the activities for the room or the whole installation.
 
Scenes for areas (e.g. Area 1 on) and additional presets (e.g. preset 12-14) are only listed if they were used accordingly in the configuration of the push button function. For more information on this subject, refer to chapter 5.4.2.
The switch conditions and device values for activities, presets and areas can be set to suit the wishes of the end user. Scenes can also be configured by click commands at the light switch. Refer to the 'Setup' section of the digitalSTROM User Manual for the corresponding documentation on the configuration of presets via click commands.
Note on areas
A digitalSTROM push button configured as area push button basically switches/dims with 1x click digitalSTROM Devices belonging to the same area in a room. All other devices in the room are not affected.
 
For more information on this subject, refer to chapter 5.3.2.
 

Higher-level activities for the room
These activities apply to all digitalSTROM Devices assigned to the room, independent of the application area (e.g. light or shade).

«Standby»
The activity «Standby» can be triggered for a room when all lights are in the switched-off state (preset, area or device off) and a light push button is held for 2 s. The activity «Standby» can also be triggered at any time by 3 short clicks on the Off push button of the 2-way light push button (e.g. on the 2-way cable dimmer).
Therefore even digitalSTROM Devices with other colours (e.g. magenta for video) can be switched off with all push buttons independent of the application area. For example, you can use the Wipe mode of the room push button to switch off the TV and put it into its own standby mode after turning off the room lighting.
For more information on this subject, refer to chapter 5.3.2.
 
«Deep off»
The activity «Deep off» can be triggered for a room when all lights are in the switched-off state (preset, area or device off) and a light push button is held for 3 s. The activity «Deep off» can also be triggered at any time by 4 short clicks on the Off push button of the 2-way light push button (e.g. on the 2-way cable dimmer).
For example, this allows you to completely turn off the TV connected to a digitalSTROM inline adapter.
digitalSTROM Devices switched off by the activity «Deep off» are switched on again if:
Does not apply to digitalSTROM Devices in colour group Joker (black).
a corresponding preset or user-defined action is activated by a digitalSTROM Server App (e.g. using a timer switch), a digitalSTROM push button (Joker) configured as app push button or a responder via Event Responder.
 
«Sleeping»
This activity can only be tripped by a digitalSTROM Server App (e.g. timed events).
This activity is used to put all digitalSTROM capable devices in a room in a defined night-time operating condition. You can use it to switch off a WLAN router connected to a digitalSTROM inline adapter, for example.
 
«Waking up»
This activity can only be tripped by a digitalSTROM Server App (e.g. timed events). You can use it to switch the WLAN router on again in the morning, for example.
Higher-level activities for the whole installation
These activities apply to all digitalSTROM Devices in the digitalSTROM installation independent of the application area (e.g. light or shade). digitalSTROM Devices triggering higher-level activities can be installed in any room. Higher-level activities are triggered independent of the room.
 
«Leaving home»
The actuation for 3 seconds of a push button configured as "Leaving home button" triggers the activity «Leaving home». Most digitalSTROM Devices will be switched off. The desired behaviour can be configured as necessary.
 
«Coming home»
The brief actuation of a digitalSTROM push button configured as "Coming home button" triggers the activity «Coming home». The actuation of any digitalSTROM push button will also trigger «Coming home», unless the "Coming home button" was actuated upon returning. Any digitalSTROM terminal block can be configured to either react to this activity or to ignore it.
For example, you can switch on devices connected with a digitalSTROM inline adapter. For this purpose the digitalSTROM inline adapter must be configured in the operating mode Saving. See also chapter 5.3.2.
 
«Door Bell»
The brief actuation of a digitalSTROM push button configured as "Door bell button" triggers the activity «Door Bell». Any digitalSTROM terminal block can be configured to either react to this activity or to ignore it.
Normally a digitalSTROM terminal block can be set to blink to also indicate the door bell visually.
 
«Panic»
The actuation of a digitalSTROM push button configured as "Panic button" transmits the command «Panic» to all digitalSTROM Devices. Any digitalSTROM terminal block can be configured to either react to this activity or to ignore it. In the factory setting of the digitalSTROM terminal block the activity «Panic» turns on all lamps and opens the shutters/blinds.
 

«Wind»
Am external wind monitor can protect e.g. a shade system from damage. The wind monitor signals that a defined wind speed has been exceeded. However activities of digitalSTROM Devices which can trigger a higher-level activity (e.g. digitalSTROM automation terminal blocks for wind and rain) are only processed within a group which the digitalSTROM Device is allocated to. Refer to the application examples in chapter 5.6.
 
«Rain»
An external rain monitor reports the onset of rain or hail to the digitalSTROM System. With it, e.g. shade systems can be retracted or skylights closed.

«Hail»
Based on weather data, external service providers generate weather warnings which prevent potential damage events. Thus online weather services can report e.g. the onset of hail to the digitalSTROM System. With it, e.g. shade systems can be retracted or skylights closed in good time.

«Fire»
An external smoke detector reports that a smoke development has been detected to the digitalSTROM System. With it, the activity «Fire» can be set back with 1x click on the Panic or Leaving home push button.

«Alarm 1 … 4»
The higher-level activities «Alarm 1 … 4» are freely available and can be used e.g. to indicate a specific event as an alarm with the digitalSTROM Server app.
You will find information to additional application possibilities of higher-level activities and configuring the digitalSTROM automation terminal block in chapter 5.3.2.
Higher level activities for groups
In the factory settings, higher-level activities are processed within the entire digitalSTROM installation.

However activities of digitalSTROM Devices which can trigger a higher-level activity
(e.g. digitalSTROM automation terminal blocks for wind and rain) are only processed within a group which is allocated to the digitalSTROM Device. Refer to the application examples in
chapter 5.6.

The available activities are extended all the time.
digitalSTROM Devices have a behaviour for selected higher-level activities that is preset at the factory. E.g. awnings are retracted during rain, lights switched on in case of fire and shutters are opened.
Commands
Rename
Opens a dialogue to rename the selected activity/preset.

Activate
A command is transmitted to all digitalSTROM Devices to activate the current device value for the selected activity/preset in the digitalSTROM Device.
 
Reset selected activity
Use this command to reset digitalSTROM Devices to the last issued device value unless it was changed retroactively e.g. by actuating a room push button. As a consequence you can for example after activating the activity Panic directly restore the lighting preset without activating presets or resetting dimmer values.
 
show_all_scenesDisplay all available presets
All available presets for the room are displayed.
In the factory settings of the digitalSTROM Configurator only those presets are displayed which can be activated for the room with the available push button configuration.
If other presets are to be activated for example with the digitalSTROM Server App Event Responder you can display them by using Display all available presets and rename or configure them as needed.
 

Note on motion commands and presets for shading systems
Comment on the Off preset and the position of various digitalSTROM relay terminal blocks for shading systems.