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title: "Documentation"
description: "Complete TapHome documentation covering installation, configuration, and daily use of your smart home system. Step-by-step guides for all features."
url: "https://taphome.com/en/docs/"
language: en
lastmod: 2026-11-06
generator: hugo
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# Documentation

Last updated: 2026-11-06

The TapHome documentation is divided into sections for setting up a system, configuring it, connecting devices, automating it and exposing it to other systems. The table below shows which section to open for each task. For an overview of all TapHome documentation, including compatible devices and troubleshooting, see [Documentation](https://taphome.com/en/documentation/).

| I want to… | Page |
|---|---|
| Start a new installation and check requirements and LED indicators | [Initial Setup](https://taphome.com/en/docs/setup/) |
| Set up dashboards, zones, users and permissions | [Configuration](https://taphome.com/en/docs/configuration/) |
| Connect Modbus, KNX, DALI, DMX or other third-party devices | [Loading Devices into TapHome](https://taphome.com/en/docs/integration/) |
| Plan the serial bus and wire Modbus RTU devices | [Wiring](https://taphome.com/en/docs/wiring/) |
| Automate with a scheduler, conditions and triggers | [Smart Rules](https://taphome.com/en/docs/smart-rules/) |
| Write scripts and expressions for smart rules, notifications and integrations | [Expressions / Script Language](https://taphome.com/en/docs/script/) |
| Control lighting, heating, cooling, blinds and irrigation | [Functional areas](https://taphome.com/en/docs/functional-areas/) |
| Switch devices on and off according to surplus photovoltaic power | [Energy Manager](https://taphome.com/en/docs/energy-manager/) |
| Set up card readers and PIN keypads | [Access Control System](https://taphome.com/en/docs/access-control/) |
| Choose a TapHome app and adjust its settings | [Applications](https://taphome.com/en/docs/applications/) |
| Export data to Google Sheets or Excel automatically | [Automated Exports](https://taphome.com/en/docs/exports/) |
| Share TapHome devices with other control units or building systems | [Expose Devices](https://taphome.com/en/docs/expose-devices/) |
| Back up, restore or factory reset a Core | [Backup, restore, factory reset](https://taphome.com/en/docs/restore/) |
| Place devices on an interactive floor plan or photo | [Schemas](https://taphome.com/en/docs/schemas/) |
| See what changed in each software version | [Release Notes](https://taphome.com/en/docs/release-notes/) |

**See also** — [Initial Setup](https://taphome.com/en/docs/setup/), [Configuration](https://taphome.com/en/docs/configuration/), [Functional areas](https://taphome.com/en/docs/functional-areas/), [Smart Rules](https://taphome.com/en/docs/smart-rules/).

- [Wiring](https://taphome.com/en/docs/wiring/) — Wiring and connections
- [Applications](https://taphome.com/en/docs/applications/) — Mobile applications and integrations
- [Initial Setup](https://taphome.com/en/docs/setup/) — Initial setup and configuration
- [Functional areas](https://taphome.com/en/docs/functional-areas/) — Advanced features and specialized areas of the TapHome system
- [Configuration](https://taphome.com/en/docs/configuration/) — System configuration and Smart Rules
- [Smart Rules](https://taphome.com/en/docs/smart-rules/) — Smart Rules documentation - configuration guides for individual Smart Rule types
- [Loading Devices into TapHome](https://taphome.com/en/docs/integration/) — Compatible devices and integrations
- [Expose Devices](https://taphome.com/en/docs/expose-devices/) — TapHome Control unit (Core) can provide information about devices to other control units or central building management systems.
- [Expressions / Script Language](https://taphome.com/en/docs/script/) — The TapHome script language: where scripts run (smart rules, notifications, Modbus, Packet parser), what a script returns, and a map of the reference pages.
- [Backup, restore, factory reset](https://taphome.com/en/docs/restore/) — System backup and recovery
- [Access Control System](https://taphome.com/en/docs/access-control/) — Security and access management using Wiegand protocol
- [Schemas](https://taphome.com/en/docs/schemas/) — Create interactive schemas with device placement on a floor plan or photo
- [Automated Exports](https://taphome.com/en/docs/exports/) — Data collection and reporting from the TapHome system to Google Sheets and Excel. Export of devices, access logs, and attendance with settings.
- [Energy Manager](https://taphome.com/en/docs/energy-manager/) — The Energy Manager smart rule reads the grid electricity meter and, by priority, switches and regulates up to 15 devices on surplus solar power while keeping grid import below your limit.
- [Release Notes](https://taphome.com/en/docs/release-notes/) — TapHome software version history