Home Technology Controlled Using Android
The smartphone app HomeControl from Siemens is now available in six languages for devices using the Android operating system. This application is used to control a building's automation technology from another location. Users of the app can monitor ....
The smartphone app HomeControl from Siemens is now available in six languages for devices using the Android operating system. This application is used to control a building's automation technology from another location. Users of the app can monitor and adjust the energy efficient operation of their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) anytime, night or day. With the release of HomeControl for the Android platform, Siemens has significantly expanded the app's potential user base. Worldwide, 68 percent of all smartphones use this operating system, which was developed by Google. Until now, it was only possible to use HomeControl with Apple products.
With this app, users can access the most important information about the current operating state of their HVAC system. If the system is not operating efficiently or there is a malfunction, the application notifies the user. This function, which is called the energy indicator, utilizes different colored symbols to show the user where it is necessary to make an adjustment. If HomeControl indicates that there is a problem, the most important adjustments can be made directly through the app. HomeControl doesn't take any action on its own, it merely alerts the user to energy saving possibilities.
Remote access to building technology also has positive side effects directly related to comfort. For example, heating can be turned back on before residents arrive home on their return from vacation, or forgotten blinds that were left open can be closed from wherever a user is vacationing. The app is compatible with Siemens HVAC Synco 700, Synco living, Albatros and Sigmagyr controllers. A prerequisite for its use is installation of the Synco OZW772 or OZW672 web server. No extra configuration is necessary in order to control the system remotely by smartphone. To make it easier for new users to set up HomeControl and start using it, the current state of operation of the home HVAC system and configuration possibilities of each device are displayed on pre-configured "favorite pages".
Reference Number: IN 2013.03.6e
