Ilevia Control: app, timers and scenes

Introduction

This guide contains the information needed to use the Ilevia Control application (formerly called Ilevia Remote Plus).

The system provides a free application for remotely controlling your Ilevia system.
Ilevia Control is available for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, and for Windows and macOS computers.

The mobile version is available on the Google play store and for Apple on the App store.

The desktop application can be downloaded directly from our website in the Download section.

Home Screen

Once the Ilevia Control application is started, you are on the home screen. In the top-left corner there is a gear icon that gives access to the settings; in the top-right corner there is the User icon, which lets you create a new account.
The list of configured accounts is displayed in the center of the screen.

There are two default accounts to try the demo area.
These accounts show two user interface examples and can be deleted at any time.

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Settings

To access the settings, click the gear icon in the top-left corner of the home screen.

• Version: Latest app date and version;

• Pin: Checkbox to enable a passcode and an icon to set the personal passcode;

• Forced orientation: checkbox to force the default screen orientation (portrait / landscape);

• Keep screen always on: checkbox to keep the screen always on while the app is in use;

• Exit in background: checkbox to log out when the app goes to the background (list of running apps);

• Use effects: Checkbox to enable special effects within the app (for example vibration, sounds, ...);

• Power consumption: Drop-down menu to choose the app power consumption mode;

• Content size: Drop-down menu to select the content size (text / icons);

• Writing system: drop-down menu to choose the default writing setting;

• Request pin if idle: checkbox to require the pin after a period of inactivity;

• Screen width: Screen width, the value is detected automatically;

• Screen height: Screen height, the value is detected automatically;

• Exit: icon to quit the application.

New account

To configure a new account, click the icon in the top-right corner of the main screen.

• Title: Text area where you can enter a custom name;

• Auto search: A drop-down menu showing all Ilevia servers present on the local network;

• IP address: Text area where to enter the IP address of the Ilevia device;

• User name: text area where to enter the user name you want to use to display the interface;

• Password: Text area where you can enter the password of the user you are going to use;

• Title color: Click the color picker to customize the color of the title displayed on the application's home screen;

• Picture: click the camera icon to take a photo and use it as the account image;

• Picture color: click the color picker icon to apply a color to the account image;

Fields marked with an asterisk are required to complete the account setup.
Make sure all fields are filled in so that you can create the account and log in.

Account list

All the accounts configured in the application are shown in the center of the main screen.

An unlimited number of accounts can be configured, even to control different systems.
Accounts are shown in alphabetical order; if you have many, it is useful to decide which ones should appear at the top of the list.

Click the star icon next to the account to set it as a favorite.
When selected, the star icon turns colored. At the next start of the application, accounts with the star will be shown in alphabetical order before the others.

When only one account is set as favorite, at the next launch of the application the home screen is skipped and the connection to the favorite account is made directly, to speed up use.

To edit an account, swipe the account area from right to left with your finger: a red button will be shown. Click “Edit” to access the account panel, where you can modify or delete it.

• Automatic IP resolution: checkbox to allow 4G connection even when a dynamic IP address is used;

Account access

To access the account you want to use, simply tap the account area (configured previously). Remember: when an account is set as favorite, the startup screen is skipped and the connection to the account is performed automatically by the Ilevia Control app.

If login fails due to an incorrect account configuration, contact your trusted installer.
Report the error shown in the Ilevia Control app loading bar to the installer: it will help them identify the issue.

Home screen

Once you log in, you will enter the Home screen of your user interface (created with the Ilevia Manager configuration software).
In the top-left corner you will find a home-shaped icon that takes you back to the Home screen whenever you tap it, wherever you are in the user interface navigation.

In the bottom-left corner there is the icon that lets you return to the main screen of the Ilevia Control application.

Information

When you press and hold the Home icon for more than one second (tap and hold), a menu opens with a row of icons corresponding to the different configurations available to the user. Tap the information icon to display a list of information about the server you are connected to.

Configuration

When you press and hold the Home icon for more than one second (tap and hold), the configuration menu opens, with a row of icons corresponding to the available configurations for the user in the Ilevia Control app. Three icons are displayed, described in the following paragraphs: Weekly Timer (clock icon, for setting timers), Temporary lock, and Single event timer.

To enable timer control, you must add a “Weekly Timer” component to the project using the Ilevia Manager configuration software.

Timer configuration

Scenes and events can be scheduled weekly and monthly. During your daily routine, you do not need to worry about building management: Ilevia will execute events automatically according to the system calendar.

Timer mode

Weekly timer

Tap the object to access the Weekly Timer screen. At the top of the screen you will find the title of the selected object (e.g. Abat Jour).
Below there is a summary area, filtered by day (week row), where all events created for the selected object are displayed (event rows).
You will also find a scroll bar to select a different Weekly Timer (if more than one has been set up in the project).
In the top-right corner there is the icon to add a new event; in the top-left corner there is the arrow icon to return to the user interface navigation.

New event

To add a new event, tap the icon in the top-right corner of the Weekly Timer screen (if more than one Weekly Timer is set up in the project, make sure you are configuring the correct one). The event configuration screen will open, where you can set a timer for the selected object.

Tap the day or days on the week row to choose on which days of the week to set the timer. The selected days are surrounded by a colored circle. Below, the keypad lets you enter the event time. In the top-right corner of the configuration screen you will find the trash icon to delete the event; in the top-left corner the arrow icon to return to the user interface navigation.

After adding a new event, its details are summarized in an editable event chain on the Weekly Timer screen.

Tap the icon in the bottom-left corner to return to the object's Weekly Timer screen.

Event chain

Each event row shown on the Weekly Timer screen summarizes the details of each event and lets you complete the configuration. From left to right you will find:

• a switch that defines whether the event should turn the object on or off;

• a timer display and a weekly display (not editable) that summarize the event details;

• a small horizontal switch that defines whether the event is enabled or disabled.

Use the week row (day filter) on the Weekly Timer screen to move between the events of the specific object's week and modify each event as needed. From timer configuration mode, each event can be modified at any time.

Timer icon

When finished, return to the interface using the arrow icon in the top-left corner of the Weekly Timer screen, then tap and hold the Home icon to exit timer configuration mode. For each object with at least one event set, a Timer icon will be displayed below the title to make it easier to identify it.

Multiple Weekly Timers

To avoid having to keep changing timers according to your routine or holidays, you can use multiple weekly Timers. This lets you create events and define which type of week they refer to: for example, to distinguish the typical week from the holiday week. The project always includes a primary weekly Timer; with the Ilevia Manager configuration software it is also possible to set up additional secondary weekly Timers and use the Weekly Timer Calendar component to select the days of the year when the system must consider the secondary weekly Timer to trigger your events.

To enable timer management, you need to add the “Weekly Timer” module to the installation project using Ilevia Manager.

Tap the calendar icon to access the Weekly Timer Calendar screen. At the top of the screen you will find the title of the selected object. Below it is the calendar area for day selection. At the bottom of the page there is the scroll bar to select the Weekly Timer you want to configure. The primary weekly Timer is not shown, because it is the default one.

You can set as many secondary Weekly Timers as needed: scroll the bar to select the one to configure (one at a time). Then tap the calendar dates on which the selected Weekly Timer must be considered. Selected days are surrounded by a colored circle. On those dates, only the events you configured for secondary Weekly Timers will be activated.

When finished, return to the user interface using the arrow icon in the top-left corner of the screen to save the changes.

Temporary lock

To enter the configuration mode for this function, press and hold the Home icon, then tap the desired icon. Once selected, the Home icon starts blinking blue. From that moment on, you can move within the user interface and select a component to apply the lock event to. To exit the mode, press and hold the Home icon until it stops blinking.

The Temporary lock function is used to lock, for a user-defined period of time, an event executed by components such as Logic, If Then or Weekly Timers. This event has absolute priority over any other logical or previously configured setting: the Temporary lock overrides everything, with the only exception of the Scenario, which is not overwritten.

New event

To add a new event, tap the “+” icon in the top-right corner of the screen. The event configuration screen will open, where you can set a new event for the selected object.

Select the day or days of the week on which you want to set the timer. The numeric keypad lets you enter the exact time of the event.

To the right of the last selected day you will find the trash icon to delete the event; to leave this screen, tap the arrow icon to return to the user interface.

Single-event Timer

To access timer configuration mode, press and hold the Home icon, then tap the desired icon. Once selected, the Home icon starts blinking in a different color (blue). From that moment on, you will navigate in timer configuration mode until you long-press the Home icon.

Single-event Timers are used to trigger an event, for example turning off a light, only once: after that, the timer is automatically deleted. This timer has absolute priority over any other logical or previously configured setting: it overrides everything, with the only exception of the Scenario, which is not overwritten.

New event

To add a new event, tap the icon in the top-right corner of the Single-event Timer. The event configuration screen will open, where you can set a timer for the selected object. Select the day on the weekday row on which you want to set the timer. To the right of the created timer you will find the trash icon to delete it; in the top-left corner there is the arrow icon to return to the user interface.

Scene recording

The Ilevia system allows you to manage an unlimited number of scenes, useful for eliminating repetitive operations and speeding up building control. The Ilevia Control app also lets you record personal scenes directly from the user interface, without using the Ilevia Manager configuration software.

The User Scenario is a component that must be added to the user interface with the Ilevia Manager configuration software. It allows you to record custom scenes to be executed with a simple button in the user interface.

User Scenario configuration mode

Step 1. To start recording, press and hold the “User Scenario” command icon for more than one second and tap the red circle in the top-right corner of the window.

Step 2. You are in recording mode when the “Home” icon turns completely red and starts blinking.

Step 3. From this moment on, every command that changes a state at the user's initiative will be recorded. You can move through the app interface and select any change: lights, dimmers, temperature, etc.

Step 4. You can save the recording at any time by holding down the “User Scenario” icon for more than one second.

Step 5. The “User Scenario” command icon returns to its original color and the Home icon stops flashing: recording is complete.

Scene recording

Touch and hold the User Scenario icon to enter scene recording mode. After tapping the red circle in the top right corner, the Home icon starts flashing red.
You can now browse the user interface and select the components to add to the User Scenario, for example:

• Switch on / off switches and lights;

• Dim lights to a custom percentage;

• Open / close shutters and blinds;

• Switch on / off the A / V system;

• Enable / disable the alarm system;

• Increase / decrease the room temperature or set a mode.

When you consider the recording complete, touch and hold the initial User Scenario icon to exit recording mode and confirm it. From then on, simply tap the User Scenario icon to activate the newly recorded scene.

If you accidentally enter recording mode, simply tap the User Scenario icon to exit without changing the recorded scene.

Resetting the scene

To restore a User Scenario, touch and hold its icon to enter recording mode, then touch and hold the icon again. Without making any new changes, the User Scenario will record “no action”, deleting the previous recording. You can then record a new scene as explained in the previous paragraph.