Introducing the zencontrol Web Switch Builder
The zencontrol Web Switch Builder is a browser tool for designing custom touch-screen switch layouts for the zencontrol touch switch app. You build pages of buttons, sliders and displays, link them to real groups, devices, zones and system variables on a site, test them in a live preview and save the project as a file.
Open it at:switchcreator.zencontrol.link
What you can build
Room controllers: scene buttons, on/off toggles and dimmers for a meeting room, hotel room or office.
Multi-page interfaces: a home page plus a page per room or floor, linked by a navigation menu.
Colour and tunable white control: colour pickers, RGBWAF channel sliders and colour temperature sliders.
Dashboards: live values from controller system variables, with + / - adjustment or a slider.
Interactive floor plans: tap a room on a plan to open its controls, jump to a page or send a command.
User scheduling: a button that lets the end user create time-based schedules.
What you need
| Item | Why |
|---|---|
| A current desktop browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari) | The builder runs entirely in the browser; phones and tablets get a simplified layout |
| A zencontrol account with access to the site | Required for My targets, which links widgets to the site's groups, devices, zones and variables |
| The site's controllers online in the zencontrol cloud | Targets are read from the cloud; use Refresh and Re-sync IPs if a controller has changed |
You can design, theme and preview a layout without signing in. Sign in when you are ready to link widgets to a site.
How a project is put together
Panel settings set the screen size, orientation and menu for the whole project.
Pages hold a grid (or a floor plan). Each page has its own rows, columns and background.
Widgets sit on the grid. Each widget has appearance settings and, for controls, a target and command.
Themes colour every page and widget through nine shared colour tokens.
Preview lets you tap through the finished interface before saving.
Where to go next
New to the tool: read Quick start: build your first layout.
Want a head start: read Starting from a built-in template.
Linking to a site: read Linking widgets to your site with My targets.
The in-app guide is under the ? (Help) icon at the top right: Show onboarding tour replays the 7-step welcome tour and Documentation opens the built-in reference. The version number and What's new changelog are at the bottom of the widget toolbox.
