Web-IO Digital as timer switch

Various types of timer switches are available. They are used whenever consumers need to be turned on at a particular time for a given duration. Traditional examples include night lighting, automatic sprinklers, alarm activators, door locks, shutter controls, backstage bells, etc.

Manage switching times centrally over the network:

What most timing switches are lacking is a convenient way to configure them and above all a clear overview of the switching times. The Web-IO 2xDigital now closes this gap. For time-controlled switching actions it permits what has always been a matter of course for personal scheduling. The switching times are updated like normal events either on the local PC or in an online calendar. Using an iCal file (the most common calendar file format) the switching times are then sent to the Web-IO through the network connection.

But it gets even easier: when using an online calendar, such as the Google calendar, the Web-IO can even retrieve the switching dates automatically from the calendar.

Once the iCal file has been loaded into the Web-IO, the built-in timing switch works of course even without any connected network.

An especially practical feature: if the Web-IO is connected through the network, the outputs can be switched on or off directly from the browser even when the calendar setting is different. The switching state selected in this manner remains in force until the next timed switching action takes place (or the user again intervenes through the browser).

The time switch function can be upgraded for all model 57637 Web-IOs by means of a firmware update!

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Here’s how

Preparation:

You have already provided your Web-IO Digital

• with power,
• configured the inputs and outputs,
• connected it to your network,
• assigned it an IP address - no problem using WuTility

To manage the switching times any online calendar can be used, as long as it provides the corresponding iCal file through a link. Of course any calendar program, such as Mozilla Sunbird, can be used for such a scenario.

Entering switching times in calendars:

In this example the Google online calendar is used. (prerequisite: a Google user account)

• Create a separate calendar for each output you want to switch by time control.
• The switching times are then entered like normal events.

Sending switching times to the Web-IO:

For the Web-IO to be able to take the switching times from the Google calendar the corresponding link to the iCal file must be entered in the Web-IO.

• Clicking on the corresponding icon shows the link to the iCal file.

• This link must now be copied and entered into the interface of the Web-IO.

Then all the settings are saved. The Web-IO will now switch the corresponding output on the defined day and at the defined time.

That’s it!

Any calendar application which can save its events as an iCal file can be used (e.g. Microsoft Outlook or the freeware calendar Sunbird from Mozilla).

The procedure is the same as for the online calendar:

• Create a separate calendar for each output
• Enter switching dates and times
• Save calendar data as an iCal file (ICS file)
• Upload calendar data to the Web-IO

With just a few clicks you can configure the switching times in the familiar program environment!

A detailed description of the timed switching functions of the Web-IO 2xDigital can be found here.

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