diff --git a/source/_components/switch.knx.markdown b/source/_components/switch.knx.markdown index c1892cf4a88..ab15243bc07 100644 --- a/source/_components/switch.knx.markdown +++ b/source/_components/switch.knx.markdown @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- layout: page -title: "KNX Switches" +title: "KNX Switch" description: "Instructions on how to integrate KXN switches with Home Assistant." date: 2016-06-24 12:00 sidebar: true @@ -13,17 +13,20 @@ ha_release: 0.24 --- -The KNX switch component is used as in interface to switching actuators. +The `knx` switch component is used as in interface to switching actuators. + +To use your KNX switch in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: ```yaml switch: - platform: knx - name: KNX Switch - address: 0/0/1 - state_address: 0/0/3 + - platform: knx + name: KNX Switch + address: 0/0/1 + state_address: 0/0/3 ``` - **name** (*Optional*): A name for this devices used within Home assistant - **address** (*Required*): The KNX group address that is used to turn on/off this actuator channel -- **state_address** (*Optional*): Some KNX devices can change their state internally without any messages on the KXN bus, e.g. if you configure a timer on a channel. The optional state_address can be used to inform Home assistant about these state changes. If a KNX message is seen on the bus addressed to the given state address, this wil overwrite the state of the switch object. -For switching actuators that are only controlled by a single group address and can't change their state internally, you don't have to configrue the state address +- **state_address** (*Optional*): Some KNX devices can change their state internally without any messages on the KXN bus, e.g. if you configure a timer on a channel. The optional `state_address` can be used to inform Home Assistant about these state changes. If a KNX message is seen on the bus addressed to the given state address, this wil overwrite the state of the switch object. +For switching actuators that are only controlled by a single group address and can't change their state internally, you don't have to configrue the state address. + diff --git a/source/_components/thermostat.knx.markdown b/source/_components/thermostat.knx.markdown index 79e5db0f1d9..484aa85c6c2 100644 --- a/source/_components/thermostat.knx.markdown +++ b/source/_components/thermostat.knx.markdown @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- layout: page -title: "KNX Thermostats" +title: "KNX Thermostat" description: "Instructions on how to integrate KXN thermostats with Home Assistant." date: 2016-06-24 12:00 sidebar: true @@ -13,16 +13,18 @@ ha_release: 0.25 --- -The KNX thermostat component is used as in interface with KNX thermostats. +The `knx` thermostat platform is used as in interface with KNX thermostats. KNX thermostats use at least 2 group addresses: one for the current temperature and one for the target temperature (named set-point in KNX terms). +To use your KNX thermostats in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: + ```yaml thermostat: - platform: knx - name: KNX Thermostat - temperature_address: 0/1/1 - setpoint_address: 0/1/0 + - platform: knx + name: KNX Thermostat + temperature_address: 0/1/1 + setpoint_address: 0/1/0 ``` - **name** (*Optional*): A name for this devices used within Home assistant