Using with Connect I/O¶

Any Home I/O device set to External Mode is automatically detected by Connect I/O.

Connect I/O can be used as a SoftPLC to control directly Home I/O. Alternatively, it can be used as an interface with external technologies, allowing Home I/O to be easily connected to PLC, microcontrollers, Modbus, among many others technologies.

In Home I/O set the devices you want to use to external mode (click on the icon above the device until it becomes blue).
Connect I/O automatically detects all the devices I/O points (displayed on the Tags tab).
Drag and drop any tag into the canvas and draw your diagram.

Light Switch¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
N/A	Input	Bit	True if pressed.

Note:

Two positions monostable (on/off)
Stable state: off.

Light Switch Dimmer¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
Up	Input	Bit	True if pressed up.
Down	Input	Bit	True if pressed down.

Note:

Two positions monostable (on/off)
Stable state: off.

Up/Down Switch¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
Up	Input	Bit	True if pressed up.
Down	Input	Bit	True if pressed down.

Motion Detector¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
N/A	Input	Bit	True if movement is detected.

Smoke Detector¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
N/A	Input	Bit	True if smoke is detected.

Brightness Detector¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
N/A	Input	Bit	True for low light intensity (lower than 3V with an hysteresis of ± 1V).
Analog	Input	Float	Light intensity value [0 - 10V].

Note: The on/off bit is triggered every time the light intensity is lower than 3V with an hysteresis of ± 1V.

Door Detector¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
N/A	Input	Bit	True if the door/window is closed.

Thermostat¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
Room Temperature	Input	Float	Room temperature.
Set Point	Input	Float	Temperature set point.

Central Alarm¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
Armed	Input	Bit	True if armed.
Arm	Output	Bit	Arms on rising edge.
Disarm	Output	Bit	Disarms on rising edge.

Lights¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
N/A	Output	Bit	Turns the light on/off.
Analog	Output	Float	Sets the light intensity [0 - 10V].

Roller Shades¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
Up	Output	Bit	Opens.
Down	Output	Bit	Closes (predominant, when both up and down are active).
Openness	Input	Float	Roller shade openness value [0 - 10V].

Note: Down is predominant.

Garage Door¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
Open	Output	Bit	Opens (predominant, when both open and close are active).
Close	Output	Bit	Closes.
Opened	Input	Bit	True when completely opened.
Closed	Input	Bit	True when completely closed.
Infrared	Input	Bit	True when an obstacle is detected.

Note: Open is predominant.

Entrance Gate¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
Open	Output	Bit	Opens (predominant, when both open and close are active).
Close	Output	Bit	Closes.
Opened	Input	Bit	True when completely opened.
Closed	Input	Bit	True when completely closed.
Infrared 1	Input	Bit	True when an obstacle is detected (outside).
Infrared 2	Input	Bit	True when an obstacle is detected (inside).
Infrared 3	Input	Bit	True when an obstacle is detected (inside rear).

Note: Open is predominant.

Heaters¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
N/A	Output	Bit	Turns the heater on/off.
Analog	Output	Float	Sets the heater power [0 - 10V].

Siren¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
N/A	Output	Bit	Turns the siren on/off.

Remote¶

Tag	I/O	Type	Description
Button 1	Input	Bit	True if pressed.
Button 2	Input	Bit	True if pressed.
Button 3	Input	Bit	True if pressed.
Button 4	Input	Bit	True if pressed.
Button 5	Input	Bit	True if pressed.
Button 6	Input	Bit	True if pressed.
Button 7	Input	Bit	True if pressed.
Button 8	Input	Bit	True if pressed.