The WebBrick Gateway runs global schedules, mostly these are applied to heating, but could be applied to a range of services. To enter the schedule for hot water select the hot water zone and the heating function and then 'edit schedule':
The page will be similar to:
There are a number of 'active' areas on this page, if you select them they will bring up menu overlays. As an example to change a temperature, select the temperature, likewise for actions, days and time: The interface elements Day, Time,. Numeric, State previously described are used for this purpose.
For example select a temperature and the display changes to.
The schedule is built up from a number of 'time and day' events, in this case eight, but there could be any number. When the 'time and day' event occurs, all the actions for the event are evaluated and issued. Note that Ignore generates no action.
Organising Schedules
With the WebBrick Gateway, the organisation of the rows and columns of a schedule are relatively free form. This means that the user could create schedules that are difficult to read or interpret at a glance.
Here are our suggestions:
- Weekday grouping We feel that the order should be:
- Weekdays i.e. Monday to Friday
- Weekends i.e. Saturday and Sunday
- Specials This means things that happen on a regular basis, for example heating a zone for events like music lessons
- Chronological Ordering We suggest that schedules are ordered with the earliest time first and times following in chronological order down the page.