Control Relays with Group Customized Button

N-Button Pro/Lite supports Group Customized Button widget. It allows to set several buttons/actions together, do different action for each button-click.

Here will show you how to use Group Customized Button to control relays.

Task:  Control two 4-channel relay boards together with two Group Customized Buttons. One group button to turn on relay 1 to relay 4 of both relay boards in order after each button-click, another group button to turn off relay 1 to relay 4 of both relay boards in order after each button-click.

Step 1: Install N-Button Pro/Lite, and connect relay board with your computer.

Step 2: Add two relay boards to Devices Manager.

N-Button Device Manager

Step 3: Click Group Customized Button to add 4 Customized Buttons separately for Turn on relay 1 to relay 4.

N-Button Group Customized Button

It’s better to select different style for each Customized Button. Set two actions for the each Customized button to turn on relay 1 to 4 on both relay boards.

N-Button Group Customized Button Setting

 N-Button Group Customized Button Action Setting      N-Button Group Customized Button Action Setting

Step 4: Same as above, click Group Customized Button to add 4 Customized Buttons separately for Turn off relay 1 to relay 4.

N-Button Group Customized Button

Step 5: After all above setting, it seems you have only two buttons shows on your desktop. Green Button 1 and Red Button 1.

N-Button Group Customized Button Sample

Actually, they are two group of buttons.  Green button 1,2, 3, 4 and Red Button 1, 2, 3, 4.

  • Click Green Button 1 will turn on relay 1 on both relay boards, and Green Button 2 will show on top of Green Button 1.

 N-Button Group Customized Button Sample

  • Click Green Button 2 will turn on relay 2 on both relay boards, and Green Button 3 will show on top of Green Button 2.

  N-Button Group Customized Button Sample

  • Click Green Button 3 will turn on relay 3 on both relay boards, and Green Button 4 will show on top of Green Button 3.

  N-Button Group Customized Button Sample

  • Click Green Button 4 will turn on relay 4 on both relay boards, and Green Button 1 will show on top of Green Button 4 again.

N-Button Group Customized Button Sample

The Red Buttons act as same as Green Buttons, but it will turn off relays.

According to above setting rules, you may create your own Group Customized Button to control your relays or other devices.

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