5 Configuration
5.1 digitalSTROM Configurator user interface
The digitalSTROM system can be quickly and conveniently configured and monitored with the web-based user interface of the digitalSTROM Configurator.
The interface is very user-friendly and is designed for easy and clearly structured navigation and intuitive operation.
General control elements
Legend:
A Navigation main sections
B Selection view
B1 Tool bar
B2 Tree/list view
B3 Higher-level activities
C Data view
C1 Tool bar
C2 Tree/list view
C3 Embedded dialogue
D Status bar
E Change/update view
F Language settings
A - Navigation main sections
Click on the particular main section (tab) to navigate between the main sections.
Use
Advanced view and
Basic view in the lower right corner to toggle between the two views.



In the advanced view, additional main sections are shown in the navigation.
Default view
Apps (digitalSTROM Server apps)
For the installation and update of applications (apps) on the digitalSTROM Server
Activities
For the configuration of presets and activities
Rooms
For the administration of rooms and related digitalSTROM Devices
Help
For the use of the electronic online help
Advanced view
In the advanced view additional main sections are shown for navigation:
Groups
For management of groups and corresponding digitalSTROM Devices
System
For the configuration of system settings such as network identification, time/date, etc.
Hardware
For the monitoring and configuration of digitalSTROM Devices in the electrical power circuits
B - Selection view
B1 - Tool bar selection view
In the selection view tool bar you can see the title of the selected main section and the valid commands for the associated items in the form of icons.
E.g. add room, rename room
In order to run a command for the list item you need to first select the item. The selected item has a green background.
Frequently used commands are left-aligned in the tool bar. Less frequently used commands are right-aligned.
B2 - Tree/list view
In this view the items available for selection in the main section are presented in tree or list form.
E.g., tree and list form for rooms or presets.
In the selection view commands for the relevant item can also be called up in a context menu (right mouse click).
Press the right mouse button while the pointer hovers over the desired item to open the context menu.
B3 - Higher-level activities
In this section of the selection list, the higher-level activities
(e.g. «Leaving home», «Ringing» etc.) are displayed.
The behaviour of selected higher-level activities of digitalSTROM Devices is pre-defined at the factory. In the factory setting, e.g. awnings are retracted during rain, lights switched on in case of fire and shutters opened.
To change the behaviour of the digitalSTROM Device for a higher-level activity, open the main section Activities and choose the higher-level activity in the selection list.
Use the command
Edit device properties in the device list to configure the selected device. You will find information to configuring the device values for higher-level activities in chapter
5.5.2.
You will find additional information to default activities that digitalSTROM Devices have for higher-level activities at
http://www.digitalstrom.com/manuals .
C - Data view
C1 - Data view tool bar
In the data view tool bar you can see the valid commands for the displayed list items in the form of icons in addition to a title with information on the list content.

E.g. blink devices, rename device
In order to run a command for the list item you need to first select the item. The selected item has a green background.
Frequently used commands are left-aligned in the tool bar.
Less frequently used commands are right-aligned.
C2 - Data/list view
In this view the applicable devices/data for the selected item are shown in list form.
E.g. list of all digitalSTROM Devices in a room
Devices in grey are inactive and were not recognised physically by the digitalSTROM Meter (e.g. because they were removed from the digitalSTROM installation).
Column menu
You can freely configure the representation of the columns in the list as you desire.
The columns can be sorted in ascending or descending alphabetical order.
Columns can be shown or hidden as needed.
With Drag & Drop you can move the columns shown to the left or right. Simply click on the column header and drag the column while you hold the mouse button down.
The settings will not be saved and are deleted when you close the browser.
C3 - Embedded dialogue
The dialogue for changing device values is embedded in the main section Activities in the device list. This allows the user to quickly and conveniently navigate to the device values or to directly select a device without having to open additional dialogues.
Thus the current device values for the desired preset can be saved with just a few clicks. See also chapter
5.5.2.
Tool advice
If you place the mouse pointer over a control element (without clicking it) a tool advice is displayed explaining the function of the control element.
D - Status bar
The status bar shows the current software version of the digitalSTROM Configurator as well as information on executed commands or the operating condition of the digitalSTROM system.
Commands The digitalSTROM system confirms successful implementation of the user's commands in the status bar:
Examples for this are:
Device ”ceiling light TV” (000043e2) was moved to room ”living room”
Device ”desk lamp” (00005A61) was deleted.
Operating condition Information regarding the operating condition of the digitalSTROM systems is displayed in the status bar:
An example for this is:
Devices are updated. Configuration is written: Device 1 of 29, data set 10 of 19.
This example displays the message while the devices are updating.
See also chapter
5.2.8.1.
E - Change/update view
The control elements Update view and Advanced view/Basic view are used to update the data view and to show and hide additional main sections.
F - Language settings
Use the drop-down list to select the language for the menu navigation and dialogues in the digitalSTROM Configurator. After changing the language setting the web-based user interface is automatically re-loaded in the selected language.
The following languages are available:
German
English
French (Français)
Dutch (Nederlands)
Turkish (Türkçe)