iPhone calendar controls Web-IO Time Switch

Manage switching times in iCloud Calendar

The Web-IO 4.0 Time Switch #57735 can handle four switching outputs according to the specifications of calendar files in iCal format (*.ics). One way to provide corresponding iCal files is to use your iPhone’s calendar, which can also be made accessible to the Web-IO via iCloud.

This application example shows which steps are necessary for the switching outputs of the Web-IO Time Switch to follow the deadlines of an iPhone or iCloud calendar.

Step 1 – Connect the Web-IO Time Switch

Wiring

For the operation of the Web-IO Time Switch, a supply voltage between 12V and 24V DC or a corresponding power supply is required.

The connected supply voltage is switched to the corresponding output terminal in the ON state.

If a potential-free contact is required to control the consumer, a coupling relay can be connected downstream.

The wiring of the Web-IO Time Switch may only be carried out by competent personnel.

The supply voltage is connected to terminal 1 and the GND to terminal 3. For output 0, e.g. on terminal 4 with associated ground on terminal 5.

Network

The Web-IO Time Switch must be connected to a free LAN port.

Step 2 – Configure network

The Web-IO Time Switch should definitely be assigned a static IP address. To do this, most routers offer the option of exempting an IP address range from DHCP address assignment.

Assign IP address via Wutility

Now start the Wutility tool on a Windows PC

By clicking on the IP address icon, you start the dialog for IP address assignment. Enter the desired IP address here and click on the Next button.

The Web-IO Time Switch can now be reached at the assigned address.

Step 3 – Set up calendars on iPhone

On your iPhone, open the Calendar app.

At the bottom of the calendar view, tap Calendar.	In the following dialog, tap Add to create a new calendar for the switching dates.

Give the calendar a meaningful name. Then tap on the “+” symbol in the calendar view to create a new switching event.	Enter the beginning and end of the switching period and select the calendar you created under Calendar instead of Private. Confirm your entries by tapping Done.

The switching event you created now appears in the calendar view. Tap on Calendar again to get to the overview of all calendars.	Tap on the info symbol of the calendar you have created to get to the properties.

Check the Public calendar option and tap Share link….	You can now copy the link to the clipboard or, for example, send it to your mailbox by e-mail in order to save it later for the configuration of the Web-IO Time Switch.

In the next step, the link address (URL) must be inserted into the configuration of the Web-IO.

Step 4 – Configuring the Web-IO Time Switch

Setting up output for time-controlled switching

Log in as administrator on the web interface of the Web-IO Time Switch and choose the menu item Time-controlled switching >> Output 0.

Enable Time Switch for Output 0. Paste the copied calendar URL into the Full URL field for loading the iCal file. In the inserted URL, replace webcal with https. You use Reload Interval to specify the cycle in which the calendar file is to be retrieved from the server again and checked for changes.

By clicking the Apply button, the settings are applied and the first retrieval of the iCal file is started.

In this way, a separate URL or independent calendar can be configured for each output.

Zeitschaltuhr mit iPhone-Kalender und Web-IO

Check switching times

As soon as an iCal file has been successfully loaded from the Web-IO Time Switch, the next switching events can be listed via the menu item Time-Controlled Switch >> Preview Switching Times.

The outputs now follow the switching dates stored in the respective calendar.

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