Due to the fact that AndamBox allows you to control your electrical appliances, as well as monitor their state and temperature, it is best to consider purchasing and installing an AndamBox before electrical installation. However, there is no problem with setting up our system after you have everything set up – you can connect your appliances by way of a cable system.

To monitor the state of an inputt device, and then remotely control the outputs, it is necessary to ensure a cable connection between the appliance and AndamBox. You will not need to do any heavy work to create the connection, as the cable can be connected to the in-wall installation (or it can also be hidden under a decorative panel). If this is not possible, or if the cable is an obstacle for the user, you can also use a wireless connection. However, this solution brings a very common disadvantage – the need to monitor the battery, or possible interference from other networks.

The device is intended to control the electrical applicances in homes, factories, retail space…anywhere, independent of its location and way of use. The options of using the AndamBox encompass so many areas and always serve to fulfill the specific requirements of its user. The main limiting factors are the operation parameters of logistic management, which is not meant to control fast changing measurement values (e.g. tenths of a millisecond), for example the management of injection systems in internal combustion systems. However, it is up to the user to decide whether he or she wants to use the Andam iControl to monitor the heating, air conditioning, lighting, window blinds, pool heating, or any other aspects of his/her home, or if users will set up the Andam iControl to work in cooperation with cooling devices, boilers, LED lighting, air temperature, stepper motor, the work time of appliances, etc.

Traditional solutions can be divided into two categories – specific and universal. Specific appliances (timers, thermostats, etc.) are, as the name states, created for a specific goal and are not at all flexible, as it is not possible to change their internal logic, which is set up by the producer. This also applies for simple controllers, e.g. ones created for equithermic heating control. Universal devices are special computers need to be programmed individually. This is why it is necessary to either be an expert in programming or call the services of a programmer, which can be a time-consuming and expensive ordeal. The Andam iControl system is more flexible and has more functions when compared with its specific counterpart, while also being simpler, less expensive, more compact and practical than universal PLC systems.

There are no internal limits for the number of virtual devices, or the number of mutual connections created between devices. This means that the AndamBox is capable of working with an (almost) unlimited number of devices and their mutual connections.

In this situation, the internal computer of the system will be restarted with previously saved configuration values. These default values are customizable for all appliances, as well as their individual inputs and outputs. This means that you can set the default values in such a way, as to have the system in a safe state set in case of an electricity failure.

The device can be installed with an individual “heartbeat monitor”, which blinks a LED every 5 seconds. This “heartbeat” is monitored by another component and will issue a restart in case of predefined count of missed "heartbeats". After the restart the system is set on the state as if it was restarted.

The system uses online SMS services to send text notifications.

The AndamBox system is a fully and independently functional module. The programming console, which is controlled via the user’s computer, is only needed when customizing the internal settings of the system. The AndamBox then works without the need for a connection. If the user does not plan on using notification services (email, text messaging), it is possible to use the device offline as well.