Veton
What can you do with Niko Home Control?
By using Niko Home Control, you can do the following:
charge your car as efficiently as possible in one of the following modes:
Solar mode
Normal mode
Smart mode (as of software version 2.21)
Boost mode (as of software version 2.21)
pause or stop the charging of your car
When charging your car using Niko Home Control, the following features are supported:
Load balancing: i.e. the car's charging power is adapted automatically as a fuse overload protection mechanism
Control your peak consumption via the Niko Home app. See Niko Home app charging modes
Control max. 2 electric vehicle charging sockets/connections in one Niko Home Control installation (as of software version 2.21). These 2 sockets can be a combination of multiple brands supported by Niko Home Control
What do you need?
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Your Veton EV charging station meets the following requirements:
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How do you activate the link between your Niko Home Control and your Veton EV charging station?
Check if you have everything you need (see above).
Activate the Veton connected service in the Dashboard menu. Doing this, you already can control your Veton system via the Niko Home app and a touchscreen. To control the Veton functions on your Digital bIack, select the Veton controls for your Digital black in the Niko Home app. See Energy management of car chargers.
Add a device generic car charger Veton to the floor plan.
(optional) Create the desired routines and/or conditions with the device. You cannot add the generic car charger Veton to the routines Solar mode and Peak mode.
Address the generic car charger Veton.
Upload the configuration file to your installation.
How do you deactivate the link between your Niko Home Control and your Veton EV charging station?
Deactivate the Veton connected service in the Dashboard menu.
If you used your Veton system as a part of your configuration (used the system in routines and/or conditions), follow the additional steps below.Remove the generic car charger Veton from the floor plan.
Upload the configuration file to your installation.
After deactivating the link, the following happens:
The Veton functions disappear from your Niko Home app and your Digital black.
When used in Niko Home Control routines, the Veton functions will not be executed anymore.
Niko Home app charging modes
The Niko Home app offers the following charging modes:
Normal mode: charging is done respecting the capacity tariff limit that you set in the Niko Home app in Energy parameters > Electricity.
Solar mode: charging is done with your excess solar energy. You can set the share of power from the grid that can be used to reach the minimum charging current for your car in the Niko Home app in Energy parameters > Car charger.