ayControl is the mobile EIB/KNX home and building control on iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
ayControl offers comfort, security and information. It is easy to set up in every home or office with an EIB/KNX bus. ayControl also offers direct communication (no server is needed) and real-time presentation of your building.
Information like room temperature, current status of the lights, heating/air conditioning etc. can be accessed and controlled from any place. This offers you security when you’re not at home/office because you don’t have to be there in order to control it.
With ayControl you can control the following:
ayControl offers you comfort and security through:
ayControl, the KNX control on iPad, iPhone and Android devices is offered by our EIB/KNX integrators and retail partners.
Here you can find your nearest retail partner.
ayControl, the mobile EIB/KNX control on iPad, iPhone and Android is connected directly to your devices and systems, without any servers. It can communicate with virtually anything that is connected to your home network. In order for ayControl to make your everyday easier and more comfortable, it requres:
Examples of some devices/systems that are supported by ayControl:
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System/device |
Connection type |
Details |
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EIB/KNX |
Extension |
KNX/IP router or KNX/IP interface |
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Infrared(TV, receiver, etc) |
Additional hardware |
IR Transceiver(e.g. from IRTrans) |
|
IP Cameras |
Direct connection |
Image or motion image display through specification of the address of the device. On some devices the position of the camera is also controllable |
|
DMX |
Extension |
DMX/IP interface (e.g.ODE from ENTTEC) or KNX/DMX interface (e.g. from Arcus) |
ayControl uses WLAN and LAN to exchange information with connected devices.
The following facts show the advantages of this solution:
Any piece of technical equipment that has the possibility to send and receive data from a network is seen as a controllable device or system by ayControl. This is often possible with an extra component: KNX bus with KNX/IP gateway, an IP interface for DMX, etc. The data between the system and the network can also be exchanged via an extra transceiver, e.g. IR Trans for devices with infrared remote control. Of course, the device itself may happen to have a network port over which the data can be exchanged.
There are just seven steps to control you KNX bus system with the ayControl on your mobile device:
Now you can turn on or off the lights for the first time with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android smartphone or tablet.
If you have any problems with any of these steps, you can find more detailed video instructions in our video academy
The ayControl Editor is a configuration software for ayControl version 3.0 or newer.
With the ayControl Editor you can create profiles for ayControl quickly and intuitively. All new features of ayControl from version 3.0 are fully supported and can be easily configured.
The ayControl Editor is platform independent and available on Windows (XP, Vista and 7), as well as on MAC OS X and Linux.
ayControl is more than just an app for your mobile device, it's a package.
An important part of this package is the ayControl Editor, which is being used to configurate ayControl to fit your personal needs.
Another important part is the superior support for every of our customers, offered by our employees and our retail partners.
Bus systems and their mobile control need a variety of different components. In order for them to work properly, the configuration needs a lot of knowledge and experience, which is offered by our KNX experts and retail partners.
Yes. Not only that it is possible to speak with the visitor and to open the door, it is also possible to display a video stream from the door station. When the visitor calls from the door station, a pop-up window is opened and the video stream is displayed.
Furthermore, you can connect IP-cameras. This way you can always keep an eye on your home/building. One or more IP-cameras can be easily embedded offering you security and information.
Yes. The graphical user interface of ayControl was created by professional designers and it’s adjusted for easy handling and recognition.
For big projects like hotels and volume appartment projects, we offer special user interface designs for every customer in order to apply customer’s corporate design guidelines. Special hotel mode and graphical menus can be implemented for volume projects.
Contact the ayControl team and describe your project which can profit from the special design service.
With the ayControl 3 feature called “easyScheduler” for Android smartphones/tablets you can easily set up time scheduling features like turning on lights outside of your home at a specific time.
ayControl on iOS devices does not support time scheduler and if/then features. If you need these features, we recommend you trying eibPC. EibPC is an easy to program and energy saving small computer that is suitable for this task.
If you have questions concerning the ayControl portal, please read the detailed guide that we sent you via email upon your admission as an ayControl sales partner.
Should we send you this guide again, or do you have any further questions?
Please contact us via email or phone.
Information for the home use of ayControl:
Do you want to try out the mobile control for KNX systems on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android devices?
Do you have further questions about the packet prices or you need technical support? Please send us your inquiry over our ayControl contact form for end customers.
Information on how to become an ayControl sales partner:
You are an electrician, an electrical or light planner and you want to offer ayControl to your customers? Please send us an inquiry over our ayControl contact form for sales partners or use our callback service.
Yes, ayControl is being further developed.
Through 4 years of intensive development of the KNX visualization ayControl for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android we can offer our customers a professional and comfortable mobile control. The intuitive usage of the ayControl KNX was already awarded with the Austrian User Experience Award in 2009. However, we keep working on the improvement and the expansion of the KNX control. Users get regular updates automatically with every package.
Overview of the history of versions of the ayControl KNX app:
ayControl KNX App Version 3: new design and ayControl for Android devices
ayControl KNX app version 2.1: logo embedding
From this version on you can embed the logo of your company or your customers’ logo in the room overview on the left side. This feature was requested many times and it should help you strengthen your brand.
ayControl KNX app version 2.0: multimedia integration via Squeezebox
The ayControl KNX app offers multimedia integration via Squeezebox. Squeezebox is a compact all-in-one network music player which was designed to be used in the kitchen, bathroom or on the balcony.
The communication with iseo Designer is now improved: iPhone/iPad/iPod with special characters in name was not display in the “control server”.
In the new KNX ayControl version 2.0.2 some changes have be done, and it’s now compatible with iOS5.
ayControl KNX app version 1.9: Motion JPEG and video streaming for web cameras
With this update, ayControl offers motion JPEG and video streaming for web cameras.
Furthermore, the KNX control offers more comfort concerning the user guidance after the first installation. In the ayControl a room is shown with detailed information about the usage and the requirements.
The improved logging offers a better overview about the occurring problems thus improving the customer support quality.
The errors that appeared while transferring the configuration with the free configuration software iseo Designer 2 for the KNX ayControl are fixed.
ayControl KNX app version 1.8: more icons and flexible value display
The number of available icons for the rooms in the house overview is now tripled and now cover a wide spectrum of the possible ayControl applications Furthermore, the value display is now expanded and improved.
ayControl KNX app version 1.7
Find out how you can configure the multimedia control for iPad and choose from different element formats (3x3, 3x4, 3x5, 4x5 controls).
ayControl KNX app version 1.6: full support over KNX tunneling and routing
ayControl KNX app version 1.5: iOS4 support
The control takes course directly over a IR gateway, e.g. IR Trans Ethernet or SC LAN IR-I/O which converts commands from LAN to infrared.
It is simply configurated by creating a user interface. The commands for the multimedia remote control are recorded directly by the learning mode integrated in ayControl. This way it is not necessary to search for the raw IR commands and the configuration takes only a few minutes.
You have probably exceeded the limit of the allowed elements. As described in the App Store/Play Store and on the ayControl.com, the ayControl iPhone/iPad/Android base app only spports up to six elements (including control elements and labels). Would you like to work with bigger projects? No problem, ayControl also supports projects with hundreds of EIB/KNX elements. Here you can find information about ayControl upgrade possibilities and where you can get them.
Normally, the number of connected devices is not limited, but this can depend on the converter between KNX-Bus and IP network (the gateway) and the protocol that is being used:
No, the ayControl communicates directly with the KNX bus and needs no server. A PC is needed only at the beginning for the configuration and setup of the ayControl. This way the costs of the equipment acquisition, maintenance and energy are reduce.
This page lists all the details about the technical requirements.
The protocol or the logging system records the send/receive activities that can help our support team to resolve a problem. Depending on the level the detail amount varies: “Error” is the most general and “Debug” the most detailed protocol. The logging should be off when it’s not needed since it affects the speed of the application.
The setup for the logging system can be found in the system-wide setup under the “ayControl” entry.
Attention: the logging system works only on Apple mobile devices.
In order to create and send a log file you need to go activate the logging in the system-wide setup and set the level to “debug” if not indicated otherwise by our support team or your sales partner. After you have activated the logging go to the app and repeat the steps that led to an error. In the following steps there are slight differences between ayControl 2 and ayControl 3:
ayControl 2:
In the room overview tap on the “View log” and a new window will pop up. Tap on the action button in the upper left corner of this window and select “Send log by E-Mail”.
ayControl 3:
In the room overview tap on the settings button in the lower left corner and a new window
will pop up. In the new window tap on the “Log” option in the list and the log window will appear displaying all the log data. In the upper right corner of the log window tap on the email icon.
Please describe the problem shortly in the email and send it - our support team is already listed as the receiver of the email.
The KNX standard defines the method of sending the packets over the network. This method is called „KNXnet/IP“. Programs on all devices that can be connected with a network (smartphones, tablets, PCs, netbooks...) are able to communicate with a bus. ayControl implements this standard and is therefore compatible with all of the KNXnet/IP products.
ayControl can be integrated into an existing EIB/KNX system any time.
ayControl is the mobile extension for the installed wall panels and therefore offers a comfortable upgrade of your EIB/KNX bus system.
With the ayControl you can experience all the advantages of an EIB/KNX controlled home con a completely new, mobile level. The comfort you enjoyed before is now brought to a higher level since now you can move around your house/office while controlling the KNX system.
On the welcome page in the testimonials area you can read the feedback from some of our customers.
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