Remote breaker control lets you switch any connected breaker on or off straight from the portal, on any device, without a site visit. It is included on every agreement and is always available once your controller is online and your breakers are reporting to the platform.
Before you start
Remote switching only works when the breaker is wired up and reporting. Check that:
Your controller is online, so you can see live consumption on the Dashboard.
The breaker appears under Devices with a current state and recent measurement.
The breaker is not disabled (its Disabled field reads
False).
Before you switch. Switching a breaker off de-energises everything downstream of it. Make sure no one is working on the circuit and that you are not cutting power to a load that needs to stay on. For groups of breakers you switch together, set up Breaker sets, and for scheduled switching use Timers, rather than switching critical loads by hand.
Switch a breaker
1. Log in and open the Dashboard
Go to yourcompany.hybird.energy, enter your email and follow the magic link. The first time, use the link in your invitation email. You land on the Dashboard, which shows live throughput and consumption across your sites.
2. Open Devices and find your breaker
In the left-hand menu, click Devices. Under Breakers (MCB/RCBO) you will see every breaker, with its site, controller, live State, temperature, consumption and leakage. Click the name of the breaker you want to switch.
3. Flip the breaker
On the breaker's Overview page you can see its details and current State. Use the flip button at the top right to switch it. When the breaker is on, the button reads Flip off; when it is off, it reads Flip on.
4. Confirm the change
After you flip it, the State badge updates (On or Off) and the live measurements reflect the change within a few seconds. On the physical breaker, the LED also changes colour. The LED always blinks · it is never solid. Its pattern depends on both the breaker's mode (the green dip switch) and whether the breaker is on or off:
LED on the unit | Meaning |
Blinking red | Work mode · breaker on |
Blinking blue | Work mode · breaker off |
Blinking blue/purple | Setup mode · breaker on |
Blinking purple/red | Setup mode · breaker off |
In normal operation the breaker is in work mode, so you should only ever see a single blinking colour: red (on) or blue (off). Two alternating colours with purple in the pattern means the breaker has been left in setup mode and will not respond to remote switching.
This video shows each LED pattern on a physical breaker:
If the video does not display above, watch the LED states video on Loom. For individual clips of each state, see Breaker LED states · video reference.
What happens when you switch
Every switch is recorded with a timestamp and the cause registered as a remote action, so you always have a full audit trail of who switched what and when. You can review the history on the breaker's Events tab, or across the site under Events in the main menu.
If the breaker will not switch
No response: check the controller is online. If the site is offline, the controller may have lost its connection (Ethernet, then Wi-Fi, then LTE fallback).
Breaker not listed under Devices: confirm it is wired to the controller and reporting. A breaker with no recent measurement is not communicating.
Flip button does nothing: check the breaker's Disabled field reads
False. A disabled device cannot be switched from the portal.State looks wrong: compare the portal State with the LED on the unit. If they disagree, refresh the page and check the Events tab for the most recent action. If the LED alternates between two colours with purple in the pattern, the breaker is in setup mode · flip its green dip switch back up to work mode.
Related
Breaker sets · group several breakers and switch them together with one command.
Timers · switch breakers automatically on a schedule.