Exosphere Documentation

Controls

Browse controls, filter by structure, and open chart workflows

Controls Overview

What the Controls Page Provides

The Controls page is a searchable inventory of all function blocks from connected Miniservers.

Open Inventory → Controls.


List View Features

The list supports:

  • Search by control name
  • Sorting by name, type, device, room, and category
  • Multi-select for bulk actions
  • Row actions for chart and statistics workflows
  • Saved views for reusable filter presets

Filtering and Saved Views

Controls Filtering

You can filter controls by:

  • Control type
  • Room
  • Category
  • Device
  • Structure

Use saved views to store and reapply filter combinations.

Structure filtering is synchronized with the workspace structure panel.


Row Actions

Available actions include:

  • Show chart
  • Add to Chart
  • Create Chart
  • Import Statistics (for supported controls)

With multiple selected controls, you can run bulk Add to Chart and Create Chart actions.

Controls Row Actions


Control Details Panel

Selecting a control opens a side panel with:

  • Sensor details
  • Sensor-type tabs
  • Links to chart workflows

This helps you validate the selected control before creating charts.


Control Chart Page

From the controls list, you can open a dedicated chart page for a single control. The chart page supports:

  • Time range selection
  • Chart type switching
  • CSV export
  • Sensor sidebar context

Control Chart Page


Permissions

  • Access: Owner, Administrator, Editor
  • Viewer roles: No access