Black App
Introduction
In this section, you will find the application documentation for your boneIO Black. To help you easily step into the world of boneIO Black, we have divided the documentation into several segments. On this page, you will find a brief description of each. The documentation consists of 4 parts:
- Quick Start
- Operation
- Configuration
- Advanced It is extremely important to read through all of it before starting the device configuration. This will significantly speed up the entire process and help you avoid many potential mistakes during the controller deployment.
At the very end of this document, you will find information on what our application actually is.
Quick Start
Here you will find short, quick, step-by-step instructions for getting your controller up and running in no time – the same instructions can be found on the controller's product page. This is the place where you should start your journey with the controller.
Connecting to the Controller
Configuring the connection to the controller
Connecting to Home Assistant
Configuring the connection to Home Assistant
Interface Navigation
Description of menus and tabs in the boneIO web interface
Updating boneIO
Learn how to update the boneIO Black controller.
Editing Configuration
How to use the configuration forms in the Settings tab
Configuring Areas
How to properly configure areas/rooms in boneIO
Events vs Binary Sensors
Which one to choose and what are the main differences?
Configuring Events
How to configure events and actions in boneIO Black.
Configuring Binary Sensors
How to configure binary sensors in boneIO Black
Operation
This section contains an overview and description of the entire controller interface. Here you will find an overview of what can be found in individual webui segments. Thanks to it, you will know what and where you should look for.
Mqtt
MQTT connection configuration
Web
Web interface configuration
boneIO Board
Basic configuration of the boneIO board
Logger
Logging configuration
OLED
OLED display configuration
Modbus
Modbus protocol configuration
MCP23017
MCP23017 expander configuration
PCF8575
PCF8575 expander configuration
PCA9685
PCA9685 expander configuration
Configuration
This section describes the configuration process. Here you will find all the controller modules and guides on how to approach their setup process.
System
Controller Application configuration
Areas/Rooms
Areas/Rooms configuration
Binary Sensors
Binary sensors configuration
Event Entities
Event entities configuration
Outputs
Outputs configuration
Output Groups
Output groups configuration
Covers
Covers configuration
Remote Devices
Remote devices configuration
Templates
Templates setup
Templates - Irrigation
Irrigation template configuration
Modbus Devices
Modbus sensors configuration
Onewire Sensors
Onewire sensors configuration
Virtual Energy Sensors
Virtual energy sensors configuration
Logger
Logging configuration
boneIO
Basic configuration of the boneIO controller
MQTT
MQTT connection configuration
Web Server
Web interface configuration
Modbus
Modbus protocol configuration
MCP23017 (Advanced)
MCP23017 expander configuration