Bhadre's Switches and Power Sockets
Bhadre's wall mounted (or panel mounted) touch switches are filled with several convenient features. They can be operated locally by touching the button. It will work regardless whther it is connected to WiFi or not. When connected to WiFi and internet, these switches can also be operated from remote either usinga smartphone or a comouter. They camn also be operated using GoogleHome or Alexa. These switches can also be configured in 2-way, 3-way or multi-way without the need for any additional wiring. It is also possible to configure a switch such that, when it is activated, several other switches or equipments are also activated.
This document explains how these switches and power sockets can be installed and configured to meet your needs.
1 Switches and Power Sockets
Bhadre provides several types of switches and power sockets. 1) 1-gang switch, 2) 2-gang switch, 3) 3-gang switch, 4) 4-gang switch, 2-gang Power Socket. Except the fact that they have different number of touch buttons and switches, they are similar in operation and configurations.
2 Installing on the wall or panel
These switches and power sockets have identical dimensions of the standard wall switches and wall sockets. Therefore, these can replace the current switches and sockets on the wall. THe picture below shows how the front panel of these switches and sockets can be removed. Use a flat screw driver and push it into the slot shown below and twist it. Then pull the glass front panel out. That will expose the screw holes to fix the switches on the wall using the screws supplied with these switches. Once the switch is screwed in to the wall, push the glasss front panel back on to the switch
3 Initial Setup and Common Configurations
In order to use these switches, it needs some initial minimum configuration. These initial configurations are common to most of the devices of Bhadre. Click here to see the instructions on doing the initial configurations of these switches and sock4 Configuring 2-way switches
2-way configurations of two switches can be done without the need for any additional wiring. Wire the light (load) only to one of the two switches of the 2-way. No need to wire the lights to the other switch in a 2-way or multi-way configurations. 2-way switching is achieved through configurations of these two switches.To configure two switches, say Switch-A and Switch-B in 2-way to operte a common Light (load), say L1, wire L1 to any one of these switches, say Switch-A. Then configure each switch as follows:
To configure, on a browser on a computer, go to https://bhadre.com. Then click on Admin Dshboard. Or, if you are using Bhadre App, press Admin Dasboard on its main opening page. It may ask you to login, if you are not logged-in already. If you are a new customer, click 'sign up' and follow the prompt to register. Once registered, you may be on Admindashboard's main menu. Then click on 'Device Admin'. In the opening page, click on 'Paired Devices'. On this page, select Switch-A as the device from the pull-down menu and press Submit button. That will present you another page with two selections. Select Switch-B for the device name. Leave port name as All. Then press Submit button. If successful, it will add a new row with that devicec name. If this device is a multi-gang swith, select the port-name in its Port Name field, or leave it as 'All' and submit button again. In a mult-gang switch, 'All' means all switches of that multigang switch
Next, on Switch-B, do the same step as done for Switch-A by changing the name of the paired device as Switch-A. So, the steps are ... Click on 'Paired Devices' tab under Device Admin page. Select Switch-B as the device on which you want to configure, and press Submit. In the next page that opens, select device as Switch-A and press submit. If Switch A is a multigang, you may select the prt name and submit again.
Note: If you leave port nsme of any port as 'All' in a multigang switch, it will activate all the switches on that multigang switch.
Now test by operating Switch-A. You will see that the Light (or load on these switches) comes ON (if it was OFF). You can switch it OFF by pressing the button again. Do the same test on Switch-B. You will notice that Switch-B can also operate this light (or load).
5 Configuring multi-way switches
Multi-way configurations are similar to 2-way configuration that we just did in the above section. In a multi-way also, wire the light (load) only to one switch. Then pair all other switches to each switch as per the steps given below.
Say, you have four switches (A, B, C, D) that you want to configure in a 4-way. If so, comnect the load (light) to only one of these switches. Then, configure switch A. Click on 'Paired Devices' under Device Admin menu in Dashboard. Select switch A in the opening page and submit. In the next opening page, select switch B and submit. You will see one row added in that page. Next, select switch B in the next row and press submit. Then select C in the next row and submit. Then select switch D in the next row and submit. Now, you will be seeing fout active rows on that page with the first row for switch A, the next for B, the next for C and the next for D. Switch A is now configured.
Do the same steps on each one of the other three switches also. When you do on switch B, add destination devices as A, B, C and D.
Test it after configring all four switches. You should be able to operate this Light (or the load) from any one of those fpur switches.
6 Configuring a switch to activate many other switches or Controllers
It is ppossible to turn on several switches when one switch is pressed. To achieve that, configure the main switch such that all others are activated when this switch is activated. Use the 'paired switches' menu in the Devices Admin under admin Dashboard.
To configure switch A such that when it is operated, several other switches are also activated similtaneously, cnfigure switch A as follows:
Press 'Paired Devices' under 'Devices Admin' menu in Dashboard. Select a controller or switch in ther opening page and submit. In the page that opens next, add all other devices one at a time. When you complete adding all other devices, you will be seeing the name of all other devices in multiple rows on that page. Note: if you leave the port name as All, all the switches of that mult-gang switch will be activated. If you do not want that, select the Port name of each of those devices.