New: Loxone Config & App 15.5
Our latest update not only brings a number of usability improvements, but also powerful new features that will make your projects even more efficient. Here is an overview of the most important new features:
Find out everything about the latest update first-hand from our developers:
The Highlights:
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- 01: Improved user-friendliness in Loxone Config
- 02: Simpler and more versatile user management
- 03: Automatic updates for Gateway-Client systems
- 04: Control History for additional functions
- 05: Spot Price Optimizer: Ideally prepared for price surges
- 06: Tree to Air Bridge: Integrate even more devices
- 07: Further Improvements
- 08: Exosphere: A new level of user-friendliness
- 09: Optimised energy consumption of the Stereo Extension
Work even more efficiently: Improved user-friendliness in Loxone Config
Optimised room and page creation: A new input window directly queries the most important data – for more intuitive and correct creation.
Miniserver search & firewall handling: The search for Miniservers in the network has been improved. Config now recognises possible sources of error in the firewall settings that affect the ability to find the Miniserver.
Improved search function using F4 and F5
Duplicate function: Selected peripheral devices can now be duplicated: Modbus, virtual inputs and outputs, RS232, RS485, Fröling
Further improvements for an even more intuitive user experience.
- Optimised room and page creation: A new input window directly queries the most important data – for more intuitive and correct creation.
- Miniserver search & firewall handling: The search for Miniservers in the network has been improved. Config now recognises possible sources of error in the firewall settings that affect the ability to find the Miniserver.
- Improved search function using F4 and F5
- Duplicate function: Selected peripheral devices can now be duplicated: Modbus, virtual inputs and outputs, RS232, RS485, Fröling
- Further improvements for an even more intuitive user experience.
Simpler and more versatile
User management
Thanks to ‘Categorisation groups’ and ‘Deny’Â the allocation of authorisations becomes even more powerful – whilst at the same time increasing in simplicity. Category groups can be used to authorise individual functions, such as heating. Prohibitions allow customisation without having to create separate groups for each use case.
Saves time:
Automatic updates for Gateway-Client systems
As already known from individual Miniservers, Client/Gateway systems can now also be updated automatically. This innovation also enables the ability to update Gateway-Client systems via Exosphere. This saves time and significantly reduces maintenance work.
Provides clarity:
Control History for additional functions
The Control History is already very popular for automatic shading or lighting control, for example. It is now also available for other Function Blocks:
- Windows
- Gate control
- Skylight shading
Spot Price Optimizer:
Ideally prepared for price surges
The Spot Price Optimizer receives an output for the next price. This allows logics to be implemented for even better optimisation of energy consumption – e.g. to heat up a boiler before a price surges.
Tree to Air Bridge:
Integrate even more devices
Integrate even more devices with the Tree to Air Bridge: We have optimised communication and were thus able to increase the maximum device limit to 128 devices. In addition, connected Air devices no longer take up any tree space.
Further Improvements
- New firmware for the Valve Actuator Gen.1 for improved service life
- New API, for Hotel software such as CASABLANCA
Exosphere:
A new level of user-friendliness
As in the Loxone Config, we have paid a lot of attention to improving the user experience with our Building Management System (BMS) Exosphere. Detailed descriptions, help texts and error messages as well as an improved user guide making operation even more intuitive.
Exosphere has also received 3 new functions:
Miniserver Hub: Better management of Miniservers and projects
- An intuitive interface for managing project files and Miniservers
- Everything at a glance thanks to an improved, clear system detail dashboard
- Status display for quick detection of errors
- Advanced filter and search functions
- Support for multiplicator programmes
- Connection history
Personal Workspaces: Free storage and management for everyone
- Licence-free workspaces at no-cost for managing project files and access data on/or with which you work alone
- Free extension of the Loxone Config with cloud storage
- Can be used immediately by logging in with your Loxone account in the Loxone Config or in Exosphere
- Simple migration to full Exosphere workspaces
Integrated Backup Storage: Security for your projects
- Seamless integration of backups into the Loxone Config
- Cloud access to backups with metadata
- Secure authentication and access control
- Performance optimisations for large files
- Rate limiting for bandwidth control: Maximum 10 downloads per hour and 1 GB per hour
- Automated backup integrity check
Other Exosphere additions
- More flexible export of your Exosphere database in configurable output format
- Simplified, faster-to-use search for adding metrics to diagrams, plant schematics, etc.
Optimised energy consumption of the
Stereo Extension
The Stereo Extension has been updated, so that the appliance temperature is reduced by an average of 3 degrees. Thus, improving stability and increasing service life.
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