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Topics

  1. Welcome
  2. Getting started
    1. What is unicontrol
    2. How it works
    3. Connectivity
    4. Integration options
    5. Default hardware
    6. Hardware extensions
    7. Special sensors
    8. RGB driver
    9. Audio driver
    10. Network API - HTTP
    11. Network API - MQTT
    12. Network security
    13. Downloads
  3. Web Interface
    1. Processes
      1. Process
      2. Name
      3. Main state
      4. Initial state
      5. Display
      6. Constraints
        1. Process timer
        2. Variable contraints
        3. Force output
      7. Input
        1. Input source
        2. Channel
        3. Control period
        4. Value
        5. Publish
        6. Frequency
        7. Subtopic
      8. Events
        1. On/Off event
        2. Condition
        3. Idle/running time
        4. Delay on/off
        5. Fade in/out
        6. High/low input
        7. Mid point/Tolerance
        8. Out on when
      9. Output
        1. Primary output
        2. Action
        3. Type
        4. Invert
        5. Duty cycle
        6. Mem value
        7. High/low output
        8. Folder/Track
        9. RGB mode
        10. RGB color
        11. RGB brightness
        12. RGB speed
        13. Publish
        14. Subtopic
        15. Secondary outputs
      10. Cycle
        1. Cycles
        2. High/Low phase
      11. On/Off button
    2. Peripheral
      1. Hardware
      2. Type
      3. Calibration
      4. Mapping (edit)
      5. IR remote (edit)
      6. Impulse_counter (edit)
      7. RGB driver (edit)
      8. DS18B20 (edit)
    3. Device
    4. Network
    5. System
    6. License
  4. Tutorials
    1. First boot
    2. First process
    3. Connect to MQTT
    4. Process sequencing
    5. DIY Project: Bath Fan

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  • Introduction
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unicontrol > Web interface > Processes > Events > Idle/Running time

Idle/Running time

When Timeout is selected as an On event or an Off event, then the output is automatically turned ON after it remains in the OFF state for a predefined Idle time. Similarly, the output is automatically turned OFF after it remains in the ON state for a predefined Running time.

Idle time and Running time applied to the output.

No additional Delay is applicable, however, Fade-in or Fade-out can be used for PWM output.

The Idle time and Running time can be used together to achieve a blinker-like effect or can be easily combined with other events to obtain a timed output. The two can be set independently.

The Timeout periods, as all other time period variables, are provided in two parts: Quantity and Unit:

Quantity

The first parameter listed is the Quantity which defines how many time units will have to elapse before the process output reacts to the input event. Its [VALUE] can be anywhere between 0 and 255.

Unit

The second parameter listed is the Unit which defines the time measurement unit of the provided Quantity. Available [VALUE] options are summarized in the following table:

[VALUE] Unit
0One tenth (0.1) of a second
1One second
2Ten seconds
3One minute
4Ten minutes
5One hour

Thus, effectively, the provided time period can range between 0.1 second and 255 hours.

HTTP

The device will accept HTTP requests at the following URLs related to:

  • Idle time / Timeout on Quantity:

(POST) http://[IPv4]/var_set?param=ontout_[PROCESS ID]&val=[VALUE]
(GET) http://[IPv4]/var_request?param=ontout_[PROCESS ID]

  • Running time / Timeout off Quantity:

(POST) http://[IPv4]/var_set?param=offtout_[PROCESS ID]&val=[VALUE]
(GET) http://[IPv4]/var_request?param=offtout_[PROCESS ID]

  • Idle time / Timeout on Unit:

(POST) http://[IPv4]/var_set?param=ontoutu_[PROCESS ID]&val=[VALUE]
(GET) http://[IPv4]/var_request?param=ontoutu_[PROCESS ID]

  • Running time / Timeout off Unit:

(POST) http://[IPv4]/var_set?param=offtoutu_[PROCESS ID]&val=[VALUE]
(GET) http://[IPv4]/var_request?param=offtoutu_[PROCESS ID]

A combination of:

POST: http://192.168.1.255/var_set?param=offtout_8&val=10
POST: http://192.168.1.255/var_set?param=offtoutu_8&val=3

will set the Running time for Process #8 to 10 minutes.

Learn more in HTTP API.

MQTT

This parameter cannot be accessed via MQTT. Learn more in MQTT API.

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