Shelly APP Italian Manual
Shelly Cloud App Guide
In this article, we would like to write a guide in Italian for the use of the Shelly Cloud app that manages both the CamperCheck that all devices in the Shelly family.
The Shelly Cloud app is available for both Android and iOS and allows you to manage and configure any device in the Shelly family from anywhere in the world using your smartphone.
The main features
Networking via 2.4 GHz WiFi
Management and control from anywhere in the world via internet access
Direct management via the web interface accessible on the wifi network generated by the device itself
Time scheduling of switching on and off
Management through voice commands using Alexa or Google Home
Index of Topics
Wifi connection types
Shelly devices are used in SmartCamper products and are operated with any smartphone with three different connection modes:
- Access Point: The smartphone connects directly to the WiFi access point of the Shelly device, which generates a wifi network without a password, and using its server reachable at 192.168.33.1 a device management page can be displayed.
- LocalSmartphones and devices are connected to the same WiFi router without accessing the Internet, and once the IP address assigned to it is known, it can be reached on its web page as in the previous case.
- Clouddata read from the device are sent to a cloud provided by Allterco and then later read back by the app on our smartphone, reaching the cloud via 3G internet connection.
Account on App Shelly
First of all, you need to download the Shelly Cloud app on your smartphone, which is available for both Android and iOS.
To use it, you need to register a Shelly Cloud profile that will allow you to access and manage all Shelly devices remotely even without an app.
Main screen
The app is presented with a main screen where the following functionalities are present:
- Room Management
- Group Management
- Scene Management
- Event history
- Settings
Shelly Portal from PC
Once an Allterco/Shelly account has been created, it will be possible to manage all the devices connected to it even without using the app, but by accessing a web portal also from a PC.
Two portals that can be accessed with the same credentials chosen when registering with the Shelly app are the following:
The two portals correspond to two different versions of the Shelly App environment.
Adding a device to the app
The app makes it easy to associate Shelly devices with the cloud provided free of charge. To do this, the device is first associated to our wifi network by communicating ssid and password. Once the device is able to connect to our wifi network, it will go online to associate with our account that we have previously created.
In this way, all devices associated with us will be visible at any time and anywhere in the world.
When the APP asks us for the SSID of our network and our password, we can trust it and indicate it without worry, in fact this will not be sent to Shelly, but will simply be set automatically in the shelly device we want to add, so it will be able to connect to the wifi network and have the internet access needed to communicate with the cloud.
Providing the app with an SSID and password is equivalent to manually configuring the device via its wifi accessible web page, but in this way it will be set up with an automatic procedure.
Then, to complete the configuration, you will need to choose
- name
- room
- photos
- whether to enable the cloud
Individual device configuration
By selecting individual Shelly devices, individual settings can be made for each one.
Obviously, these settings depend on the type of device, but here are some of those that can be found in many of them.
Timer
A timer can be set on each individual channel that starts when its status changes and allows it to change again after the set time.
This is very useful when, for example, you want to simulate a button. In this case, in fact, the output will be driven by a switch that returns to its old state after the set time.
This has proved very useful for example in the case of switching the motor home heater on and off, which is done by pressing a button.
Weekly programming
Each individual device can be programmed to operate at predefined days and times, but Shelly has provided for very interesting advanced programming by including the possibility of using sunrise and sunset events as well.
Consumption history
Some Shelly devices also measure consumption and absorption and keep a history.
In particular, SmartCamper uses in its products Lo Shelly 1 PM plus to measure consumption and the amount of battery charge.
Auto-off thresholds can be set for these devices for safety.
Application configuration
In this section you can specify:
Pin Lock: Pin Lock protection that disables control to persons who do not have the code. The pin lock code can be set in “user settings” “Pin Lock” and is the same for all Shelly devices associated with our account.
Synchronise Name: Allows the name given in the app to be associated with the device itself.
Display input statusdisplays a small LED red/green on the device button.
This LED indicates the input status of the relevant channel, red=low e green = high.
Exclude from the Event registeri: allows the device to be excluded from event logs, convenient for devices that send frequent messages such as the Shelly Door.
Calculation of consumption: Allows the device to be excluded from the total consumption of the room or the entire account.
Sharing a Shelly device
If you want to share your entire Shelly account, simply install the app on another device and log in with the same credentials with which you registered.
If, on the other hand, we want to share a device with a different account, we only need to indicate the email of the respective account in the device we want to share.
To view the shared devices, simply go to the settings on the start page where the rooms are displayed.
Shelly Device Settings
In the “Device Settings” section, the actual behaviour it should have is set.
For these reasons, some entries are specific to the type of device we are using; below is a screenshot of a Shelly UNI.
- Eco Mode
- Default Ignition
- Button Type
- Long pressure
- ADC Offset
- ADC Range+Geographic Location And Time Zone
- Type of Luminaire
- Device Name
- Channel Name
- Firmware Update
- Factory Reset
- Device Reboot
- Device Information
Many of these entries are rather intuitive, here are some of the more interesting ones.
Default Ignition
It determines how the device should be switched on when it is powered.
Button type
This setting is very important.
This determines the behaviour of both input and output.
If you want to use the outputs independent of the status of the respective input, you must select “disconnected switch“, all other selections result in a change of output status corresponding to a particular input behaviour.
ADC Shelly UNI
In the case of the Shelly UNI used in the CamperCheck, we also find two entries relating to the’ADC.
The first gives the possibility of setting a Offset to subtract or add a value chosen by us to align the reading to a reference instrument.
The second allows you to decide the operating range of the ADC, which in the case of motorhome batteries should be set to 30V since the voltage can also exceed 14V.
Device Information
The device information item is really very useful for retrieving the IP address assigned to it.
Scenes: Automatisms and Alarms
Once devices are made available on the Cloud, scenes can be created to create automatisms or alarms.
For example, it is possible to condition the output of any shelly device to any ’trigger“ generated by any shelly device in our account.
So it is possible to turn on the heating if the temperature is low, turn on the fridge if the temperature is high, or ring the burglar alarm in our house if someone breaks into our motorhome.
In short, the combinations are truly endless.
To add, switch a scene on and off or simply test it, simply enter the scene screen.
Example: Low Battery Scene
Below are screenshots of a scene that alerts us with a mobile phone notification when the motorhome battery drops below 12.2V
Example: Engine Alarm Scene On
Below are screenshots of a scene that alerts us with a mobile phone notification as the key to the motorhome is turned, keeping a positive under control.
Shelly App Groups
If you want to switch a group of devices on or off with a single button, you can create groups in the group window.
