Owner's Manual (Complete)

Chapter 4—Devices
2 The Home Control Assistant
Planning your devices
Before you start creating devices in HCA, it’s a good idea to consider which devices you want to
create, where they are, how they work, and how they might work together. You can make it easier
to remember and use your device codes with a little consideration as to location and function of the
appliances, and by grouping the house and unit codes to match.
When creating devices, there are two possible scenarios; either you already have controllable
switches and modules in your home, or you don’t. The way you plan for creating HCA devices
differs slightly, depending on how you start.
If you already have modules and switches in your home, you need to make a list. You can check
each one and write down:
 the location
 the type of light or appliance it controls
 the manufacturer and model number
 The address.
You will use this list when you begin to create the devices in HCA, and it is easier to have all the
information written in one place, at hand, than to have to run and check the house and unit code for
each device as you go.
If you do not yet have controllable switches and modules in your home, it may be easier to create
the devices in HCA, and then print out a list of what you plan to add. You can take this list with
you and use it as you setup the modules and wire in the units in different parts of your home.
Creating a new device
Now, if you know which devices you want to create, and have made an installation plan, you’re
ready to begin creating devices. There are three ways to start the New Device Wizard:
 Right click on the background of the display pane and select New – Device.
 Right click on a folder name in the design pane and select New – Device
 Press the New Device button in the ribbon Design category.
Any of these options opens the New Device Wizard.