JDS Technologies HomeRunner RBI User Manual - page 14
14 HomeRunner RBI User Manual – Rev 1.03a
Clicking Lock (Code) will prompt you for a numeric password on a keypad. When the button is
pressed in Run Mode, the keypad will appear and the user must enter the password to execute the
button action. Use this feature for security functions or to protect any device from unauthorized use.
Clicking Confirm (OK/Cancel) will prevent inadvertent button presses on touch screen devices.
With Confirm selected, when the button is pressed, the user will be prompted with: “Are you sure?
OK/Cancel” and must press “OK” to execute the button action. Pressing “Cancel” causes no action
and clears the prompt.
The Copy Image to Clipboard function is used for transparent buttons and will copy the section of
the background image under the transparent button to the clipboard. This feature is useful for
creating an alternate image to indicate on/off states using an external photo editor (i.e. PhotoShop,
Paint, etc.) Modify the copied image as desired, then Save As a different name to your “Buttons”
folder. Then select the new button image as one of the multistate button images.
Each of the Button Actions on the right half of the Edit Button screen selects the action(s) that will
be executed when the button is pressed.
Button Actions
INSTEON is for executing Insteon actions for all Insteon devices (wall switches, lamp & appliance
modules, keypads and supported peripheral Insteon devices).
SCENE is for executing Insteon scenes.
X10 is for executing X-10 actions.
FLAG is for controlling flag functions - Set, Clear, Idle, Toggle, Wizard, Do Nothing (display only).
VARIABLE is for controlling variable functions - Increment, Decrement, Load with value, Clear,
Wizard, Do Nothing (display only).
TIMER is for controlling timer functions - Stop, Start, Clear, Load with value, Wizard, Do Nothing
(display only).
SERIAL is for sending ASCII data via the serial port.
GOTO is for switching to a different screen, layout, network connection or screen size.
BUTTON MACRO is for executing multiple commands from a single button press. A Button
Macro assigned to a button can only be triggered by that button. The first command of the macro
governs the button image and is independent of the commands that follow. A button can display a
“temperature” variable, for instance, and pressing it can switch you to (GOTO) the thermostat screen.
THEN MACRO is for triggering a Then Macro you created in the Event Editor and uploaded to the
HomeRunner RBI controller.
WEB is for launching a web page from a HomeRunner RBI button.
SPECIAL is for a number of special button functions.
STARGATE is for triggering Stargate (or CommStar) actions from a HomeRunner RBI button.
Selected button actions are displayed below in the Button Action box. Grayed out button actions are
not currently supported and will be added in future updates.
Click “OK” to accept all changes and return to the current screen. Click “Cancel” to discard any
changes made to the current button.