Rotary Switch Configuration
   

Note:

  • You must be in Editor mode to configure a rotary switch.

 

Configure Rotary

  1. Click to expand the Rotary (100) device in the Devices View.

  2. Click on the rotary subdevice.

  3. If the Properties view for the subdevice is not already open, select View > Properties, or press F4.

 

 

Name

It may be useful to name the rotary:

  1. In the Common section, enter a name in the Name field.

  2. Click . The subdevice is renamed in the Devices view.

 

Assign Condition to Rotary

If you want the rotary to perform the function according to a certain condition, and if the condition is not met then to use an alternative function (see Conditions):

Note:

  • If you choose a condition for the main function of the rotary, then an Alternative Set section appears, where you must configure an alternative function to be performed if the condition is not met.

  1. In the Keys section, click in the Use Main Set field. Notice that the condition is set to Always by default.

  2. Click , and then select the condition from the drop-down menu.

  3. Click .

 

Assign Rotary to Group

Tip:

  • Assign the rotary to the same group as the load (s) that you want to affect.

  1. In the Main Set section, click in the Group field.

  2. Enter the group to which you want the rotary to be assigned. (0 = Ungrouped).

  3. Click .

 

There are two parts of the rotary function: Step and Twist. Step denotes a single step on the rotary switch and twist denotes a turn on the rotary switch (i.e. multiple steps). Configure both as below:

 

Function

By default, the function is set to Rotary. You can choose to not use the function:

  1. In the Step section, click in the Function field.

  2. Click , and then select Not Used from the drop-down menu.

  3. Click .

 

Step Rate

This is the rate at which the rotary modifies the channels in the group.

  1. In the Step section, click in the Step Rate field.

  2. Click , and then select a rate from the drop-down menu.

  3. Click .

 

Assign Condition to Function

If you want the rotary to perform this part of the function according to a certain condition (see Conditions):

  1. In the Step section, click in the Condition field. Notice that the condition is set to Always by default.

  2. Click , and then select the condition from the drop-down menu.

  3. Click .

 

In the Twist section, configure as above.

 

The rotary is now configured and ready for use in the lighting system.

 

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