EM6505 e-Domotica e-Centre 2 Control Panel
| ENGLISH EM6505 e-Domotica e-Centre 2 Control Panel Table of contents 1.0 Introduction ...........................................................................................................4 1.1 Functions and features ......................................................................................4 1.2 Packing contents ...............................................................................................4 2.0 Installing the e-Centre 2..................................................
| ENGLISH 4.9 Alarm Setup to notify contact persons and record a camera ............................32 4.9.1 Contact Persons ........................................................................................32 4.9.2 Notifications...............................................................................................32 4.9.3 Assign Camera ..........................................................................................32 4.10 Phone call configuration .................................
| ENGLISH 1.0 Introduction Congratulations with the purchase of this high-quality e-Domotica product! This product has undergone extensive testing by e-Domotica’s technical experts. Should you experience any problems with this product, you are covered by a five-year eDomotica warranty. Please keep this manual and the receipt in a safe place. Do not forget to register your product on the online portal for more functions and product updates. 1.
| ENGLISH 4. 5. 6. Start-up your computer. Open a web browser like Firefox, Chrome or Internet Explorer. Empty the address bar and enter http://ecentre/ to open the local webpage of the e-Centre 2. If you cannot open this location, use the IP-address of the e-Centre to open the webpage. You can find the IP-address on the e-Centre by pressing the button Devices, then press Settings. For example: If the IP-address is 192.168.1.30, you can enter http://192.168.1.30 in the address bar.
| ENGLISH Each step of the wizard will be explained in the following chapters. Because the e-Centre has many options, you might need to go back and forth in the Wizard, this is not a problem. All information will be saved when you click ‘Next’ or ‘Previous’ on the page, except when you see a special ‘Save’ button on the page. 3.1 Step 1 – Choose your language Choose your desired language.
| ENGLISH Hints: • The default range of the e-Centre to find Z-wave products is about 1 to 5 meters. You might need to enable the option ‘Normal/High Power’ to include devices used on a wide range. For example, if you have built in Z-wave devices (like the EM6514 Wall Switch Sensor or EM6556 Mini Switch) in ceilings or walls on a larger distance from the e-Centre.
| ENGLISH 3.4 Step 4 – Setup Scenes Image 3 – Setup scenes Now that you have added several e-Domotica devices you can create scenes using these added devices. Within a scene you can change the state of one or more devices. 3.4.1 Examples A few examples to get you started: Example 1 – Watch TV In this scene you can switch on the lights near your TV. If you use a dimmer as well, you can dim the light to the right ambience (for example 30%).
| ENGLISH You can create scenes to your own desire. It is also possible to combine several states in one scene. For example, switch off lights near your TV and switch on lights near your dinner table. 3.4.2 Configure a scene Image – 4. Add a new scene Follow these instructions to add a scene to your e-Centre 2. 1. Click ‘Add’. 2. Give your scene a name, for example ‘Watch TV’. 3.
| ENGLISH 7. A new page will appear with several options. Image 5. Add a product to a new scene The next steps are divided into two situations, one with a selected Switch and one with a selected Dimmer. Note: Enable the Expert mode function if you are more experienced with Z-wave and setting up devices. The Expert mode will not be described in this chapter. 8. 9. Setup this page using a Switch (EM6550 for example) a.
| ENGLISH d. Value: Enter a desired value, for example a percentage between 1 and 99, or a certain step. You might need to try this first and change the setting later again. 10. Click ‘Save’ to return to the previous page. 11. You can add several devices to this scene using the above steps 6 to 10. 12. Once you are done, you can click ‘Save’ to save all settings concerning this scene. If you have decided to show a button on the touch screen it should appear in a few seconds.
| ENGLISH 3.5 Step 5 – Setup Alarm Settings Image 7 - Alarm groups Step 5 allows you to setup several alarm groups at your own desire. This is only necessary if you have are using a motion sensor or smoke sensor for example. The following alarm groups are available in the e-Centre 2: • Smoke alarm • Water alarm • Absence alarm • Custom absence alarm A & B • Night alarm • Custom night alarm C & D Each alarm group is described in the following chapters. 3.5.
| ENGLISH 1. Click ‘Edit’ to setup or change the settings of a smoke alarm. You will see the following page. Image 8 – Smoke alarm group page 2. 3. 4. Select one or more smoke sensors for this smoke alarm. Alarm Events: You can use a scene (created in one of the previous chapters) to be triggered on different events. a. Alarm not available: Once the smoke alarm is not available the selected scene will be triggered. For example once the battery is empty for a long time b.
| ENGLISH b. 5. 6. Siren Sound Duration: Change this setting if you want to have the siren to go off a longer or shorter period (in minutes). c. Maximum number of Siren Count: The number of times the siren should go off. Portal Settings: Enable this option if you want to send a signal to the e-Domotica Portal once a smoke alarm is detected. This allows you to notify yourself and/or contact persons about the smoke alarm.
| ENGLISH 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Select one or more flood sensors for this water alarm. Alarm Events: You can use a scene (created in one of the previous chapters) to be triggered on different events. a. Alarm not available: Once the water alarm is not available the selected scene will be triggered. For example once the battery is empty for a long time. b. Alarm armed: When the water alarm is armed, the selected scene will be triggered. Note that the water alarm will be armed on start-up of the e-Centre. c.
| ENGLISH 1. Click ‘Edit’ to setup or change the settings of the absence alarm. You will see the following page. Image 10 – Setup absence alarm 2. First setup the PIN settings for this alarm. a. By default a PIN code 1234 is enabled using the alarm. In certain situations, you do not want to use a PIN code, so you can disable this by clicking on the checkbox. For most situations, this is not recommended. b. You can change the PIN code by clicking on ‘Change PIN’. A new page will appear.
| ENGLISH 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Select the Alarm Sensors. You can select one or more alarm sensors to be used in for this absence alarm. Set one or more Alarm Events. You can let the e-Centre execute a selected scene on one of the alarm events. Below a list of the events and a example a. Alarm not available: If you want the e-Centre to execute a scene if the alarm is not available, select the desired scene. b.
| ENGLISH 3.5.4 Custom Absence Alarm A & B You can setup custom absence alarms A & B, for example ‘Short Absence’ and ‘Long Absence’. These options are available to allow you to choose between certain absence types. If you control your heating system via the e-Centre you can use one of these alarms to keep your heating on while you are away (for a short time) and to switch of the heating if you are longer away. Click on the ‘Edit’ button to setup this alarm.
| ENGLISH The difference between the Absence Alarm and Night Alarm is that you still can enable/disable scenes on the main window after arming the Night alarm. This enables you to switch on the lights at night, but also have the alarm armed together. It is recommended to select only the sensors which cannot detect you during the night. For example, if your toilet is near the front door, and you have mounted a motion sensor at the front door, it might detect your movement at night.
| ENGLISH 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. By default no PIN code is set for this alarm group. You can check the option ‘Use a PIN code to enable this alarm’ to enable a PIN code for this alarm. You can now setup a PIN code at your desire. You can change the PIN code by clicking on ‘Change PIN’. A new page will appear. First enter the ‘Old PIN’ (1234 by default), then enter the ‘New PIN’. Confirm the new PIN code in the field ‘Repeat PIN’.
| ENGLISH b. 8. 9. Siren Sound Duration: This is the time (in minutes) the e-Centre should play the Siren Sound. c. Maximum number of Siren Count: This is the maximum number of times the Siren should play. Set the Portal settings, if your e-Centre is (to be) connected to the portal. This enables you to contact yourself and/or contact persons when this alarm is fired. Click ‘Save’ to save the settings, you will automatically return to the previous page. 3.5.
| ENGLISH On this page you can setup common automated scenes (also called macros). For example execute a scene on a certain predefined time or when motion is detected. These special wizards will guide you through the possibilities. Click on the ‘Add’ button to add and configure an automated scene. 3.6.1 Time Triggered Scene If you want a certain scene to be triggered on a predefined time, you can use this special wizard.
| ENGLISH Image 16. Click on the x button (shown in the red circle) to close this window) 3.6.2 Sensor Triggered Scene You can use the EM6581 Motion Sensor to trigger a scene. For example, enable the lights in a room when motion is detected by the sensor. 1. Click ‘Choose’ to start the special wizard. You will see the following page. Image 17. Setup a sensor triggered scene 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Enter a description. Select a sensor to be used for this situation.
| ENGLISH 3.6.3 Delayed off sensor This special wizard can be used to switch off a Switch or Dimmer after a predefined delay. For example, you can use an EM6581 to detect motion and switch on a light and switch off after a delay. 1. Click ‘Choose’ to start the special wizard. You will see the following page. Image 18 – Delayed off wizard 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Enter a description.
| ENGLISH Image 19 – Step 7 – Setup e-Domotica IP Cameras The e-Centre can find the camera if the camera is connected (wired or wirelessly) to the same network were the e-Centre is connected to. At the top of the page you see a list ‘Configured Cameras’, this will be the list of connected cameras. At the bottom of the page you will see ‘Detected Cameras in your network’. Note! The e-Domotica IP Cameras need to be connected to your home network (LAN/WLAN) and do not make use of Z-wave.
| ENGLISH 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Add a description for this camera. Select a location from the list. Enter the username of the camera. This is ‘admin’ by default for all cameras. If you have changed this, use the new username. Enter the password of the camera. This is ‘admin’ by default for all cameras. If you have changed this, use the new username. Click ‘Test Connection’ to check if the provided settings are OK. Click ‘Save’ to save the settings and to return automatically to the previous page.
| ENGLISH Image 21 – Step 8 – Setup a wireless connection Tip! A hidden SSID will be displayed without the network name, but with the security type and signal strength. To connect to a hidden network you need to enter the exact SSID name at step 4 (see below). 1. 2. 3. The e-Centre will search for wireless networks in the area. If the list is empty, click ‘Search Wireless Network’ to search again. Once your wireless network has been found, check if the quality of the signal is strong enough.
| ENGLISH 3.9 Step 9 – Optimise e-Domotica Products Image 23 – Optimisation of the Z-wave network Now you can install the e-Domotica products to their final location. Once you have placed every product to your desired location. Because the distance between all products and the e-Centre is changed you need to optimise the wireless Z-wave network for optimal performance. Click on the ‘Optimise’ button to start the procedure. Wait for several minutes before you continue.
| ENGLISH next chapter. If you do not have an internet connection, you can exit the wizard and use your e-Centre. 4.0 Connect the e-Centre 2 to the e-Domotica online Portal If the e-Centre is connected to an internet connection, you can register your e-Centre to the online e-Domotica Portal. The e-Domotica portal provides several extra features to create a full self-managed surveillance and alarm system.
| ENGLISH Once you are logged in, you can start with a short installation wizard to guide you through basic settings of the e-Domotica portal. All functions of the portal will be explained in this chapter. 4.1.2 Using an existing account If you already have an account on our e-Domotica Portal, you can use your e-mail address and password of this account to register your e-Centre. 4.2 Home page The home page of the portal will provide you the account information.
| ENGLISH 5. 6. 7. 8. Enter the working e-mail address of the contact person. Enter a working phone number, if necessary. Enter a working mobile/SMS number, if necessary. Click ‘Save’ to save this contact person. Repeat the above 8 steps if you want to add more contact persons. 4.5 Alarm reports The Alarm reports page will show received alarm reports which were sent by your eCentre.
| ENGLISH 4.8 Enable or disable your alarm remotely On the Alarm Control page you can arm or disarm your alarm remotely. For example, you went on a vacation and forgot to arm the alarm. 4.9 Alarm Setup to notify contact persons and record a camera The Alarm Setup page allows you to notify contact persons about an alarm event and/or to assign a camera to an alarm group. This will allow you to record a live image once an alarm is fired.
| ENGLISH 5.0 Using the e-Centre 2 control panel Now that you have finished the installation wizard of both the e-Centre and the portal you can start to use the e-Centre touch screen. The functions of the touch screen will be described in this chapter. 1 2 4 5 3 6 7 Explanation of the different items on the screen: 1. Devices 2. Information 3. Cameras 4. Night alarm 5. Absence alarm 6. Coming home 7. Messages, energy graph 8. Scenes 9.
| ENGLISH 5.1.1 Settings window The Devices window will also show a button called ‘Settings’. Press this button to set the backlight or volume level and to see specific information about this unit and network information. 5.1.1.1 Change backlight If you want to change the brightness of the backlight of the touch screen, press on the backlight bar. Press on the left part to decrease the backlight, press on the right part to increase the backlight. 5.1.1.
| ENGLISH Image 26 – Information screen Press on one of the buttons on this screen to see the graph of the energy measurement device. 5.3 Cameras Press ‘Cameras’ to view the live images of the connected IP-Cameras. If you use only one camera you will see the image directly. If you use more cameras you will see a matrix of all cameras first.
| ENGLISH 5.6 Coming Home If you want to disarm the alarm after coming home or in the morning you can press the coming home button. You will see a numeric panel to enter your disarm PIN code. 5.7 Messages and information bar Press on the envelop button to open new messages reported by the e-Centre 2. Press on the light bulb icon to see the energy consumption graph of the primary energy reading device. 5.8 Scenes The main part of the window will show the scenes you have defined earlier.
| ENGLISH 6.2 Control the e-Centre remotely If you want to control your e-Centre remotely you can use the following address on smart phones and tablets: http://m.e-domotica.com You will first see a login page were you can enter your username and password from the e-Domotica portal. The session with your e-centre starts and will expire after half an hour (if no action is done). Note that only one user can use the mobile page remotely.
| ENGLISH 2. 3. 4. Press on the middle button on the toolbar. Press ‘Add to desktop’ Enter a desired name and save this setting 7.0 Other pages on the e-Centre 2 webpage In this and the following chapters other functions and pages of the e-Centre 2 will be explained. These functions and pages are available after finishing or exiting the installation Wizard. 7.1 Setup scenarios Image 27 – Scenarios Scenarios are basically automated scenes.
| ENGLISH Image 28 – Add a new Scenario Enter a name for this scenario and select a scene you have created earlier to use in this scenario. You can add one or more events, or, one or more conditions to execute the selected scene. Because the scenario system is very dynamic, several FAQ’s and or workshops will be added to our website to show examples on how to use all functions. The next chapters will explain some examples to get you started. 7.1.
| ENGLISH 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Click ‘Add’ to add an action performed by this scene. Select the device you want to invert (a lamp) from the ‘Device’ pull-down list. Select ‘Switch’ from the ‘Feature’ list. Select ‘Invert’ from the ‘Action’ list. Click ‘Save’ to save this action for the scene. You will automatically return in the Scene edit page. 10. Click ‘Save’ to save the scene. You will return to the ‘Scenes’ page.
| ENGLISH 2. 3. You can also use a different scene to be executed. Note that if you want to use a different scene to only switch on certain devices you also need to add second scenario to execute a scene which will switch off these devices. You can use this chapter also to use in a toilet or room situation with just one EM6514 Wall Switch Sensor. The position of your existing wall switch button is no longer relevant. Up and down can both switch on and off the lamp in the toilet or room. 7.1.
| ENGLISH Image 30 – Example of a scenario with events and conditions. 7.2 Settings page A link to the Settings page is shown at the bottom of each webpage of the e-Centre 2. On this page you can change several settings of the e-Centre 2, create backups, and perform firmware updates. The most common will be explained in this chapter. 7.2.
| ENGLISH • • • Locally on your computer, or Remotely on the e-Domotica Portal, if your e-Centre 2 has been registered to the e-Domotica Portal. In both situation a .tar file is being saved, which you can restore at a later time or on a other e-Centre 2. Save a backup locally 1. Go to the ‘Settings’ webpage of your e-Centre 2. 2. Go to ‘Backup’. 3. Click ‘Create’. 4. Save the ‘ecentre_backup.tar’ file on your hard disk or memory.
| ENGLISH 4. 5. 6. 7. If a backup has been saved earlier, the date and time of the backup file will be displayed. Click on the ‘Restore’ button to continue. Click ‘OK’ Wait until the e-Centre has been rebooted. This might take a few minutes. 8.0 Reset your e-Centre 2 to factory defaults If problems have occurred during the installation or use of the e-Centre 2, you might need to reset the e-Centre 2 back to the factory settings to start over again. You can do this by following these steps. 1.
| ENGLISH Q: A: Why can't I add my e-Domotica device to the e-Centre 2? Check the following: • An e-Domotica device can only be added to an e-Centre 2 when the device is 'empty'. The light on the device will blink slowly to show that it is not connected to an e-Centre 2. If the light of the device is not blinking slowly, please empty the device with the button 'remove' or 'reset' in the webpage of the e-Centre 2. • Make sure the e-Domotica products you want to add, are in close range of the e-Centre 2.
| ENGLISH could be prohibited. Contact your (local) government for more information about this limitations. Always follow up the instructions in the manual, especially where it concerns devices which need to be assembled. Warning: In most cases this concerns an electronic device. Wrong/improper use may lead to (severe) injuries! Repairing of the device should be done by qualified Eminent staff. The warranty immediately voids when products have undergone self repair and/or by misuse.
| ENGLISH 13.0 Declaration of Conformity To ensure your safety and compliance of the product with the directives and laws created by the European Commission you can obtain a copy of the Declaration of Conformity concerning your product by sending an e-mail message to: info@eminentonline.com. You can also send a letter to: Eminent Computer Supplies P.O.
