Sommer
What can you do with Sommer and Niko Home Control?
Control your garage doors and gates
If you connect your motor-controlled garage doors and gates to Niko Home Control, you can control them via push buttons, the Niko Home app on a tablet or smartphone, the Touchscreen and/or Digital black.
You can perform the following actions:
Open/close
Stop opening/closing at an intermediate position
We recommend the following options to make even better use of this connection:
Receive an informative notification when the garage door or gate is open while you are away; see https://guide.niko.eu/en/smnhc2/lv/creating-notifications.
Automatically switch on lighting, when you open the garage door; see https://guide.niko.eu/en/smnhc2/lv/custom-routine.
What do you need?
Niko requirements
Your Niko Home Control installation meets the following requirements:
It has a wireless smart hub or a connected controller II.
It is configured with the most recent programming software.
Depending on the basic modules of your Niko Home Control installation, you need to install the following additional products:
Required additional products | Reference numbers | |
|---|---|---|
Connected controller | Switching module with one free output per signal that you want to use in Niko Home Control If the input contact on your third-party device is not potential-free, you need an additional potential-free contact module (e.g. Finder 22.32.0.230.1xx0 for 230 V connections, Finder 22.32.0.012.1xx0 for 12 V DC connections, Finder 22.32.0.024.1xx0 for 24 V DC connections) | |
Connected controller with a wireless bridge | Connected (double) switch with one free output (L) per signal that you want to use in Niko Home Control If the input contact on your third-party device is not 230 V, you need an additional 230 V contact module (e.g. Finder 22.32.0.230.1xx0) The connected (double) switch can be placed on a DIN rail using a modular holder (e.g. Legrand 412950) | |
Wireless smart hub | Connected (double) switch with one free output (L) per signal that you want to use in Niko Home Control If the input contact on your third-party device is not 230 V, you need an additional 230 V contact module (e.g. Finder 22.32.0.230.1xx0) The connected (double) switch can be placed on a DIN rail using a modular holder (e.g. Legrand 412950) |
Sommer requirements
Your system meets the following requirements:
It has a potential-free or 12/24 V DC or 230 V AC contact to control the motor.
It is compatible with the Niko module (see Niko requirements).
Your system is one of the following Sommer products*:
Potential-free contacts | |
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Garage doors |
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Gates |
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*Consult the website of the supplier for detailed specifications and the latest products.
Wiring diagrams
Connecting motors with a potential-free contact
Via the switching module | Via the connected switch |
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 |  *230 V to potential-free contact module (e.g. Finder 22.32.0.230.1xx0) |
Use the following contacts on the Sommer products:
Product range | Contacts | |
|---|---|---|
Garage doors | Base and Pro (+) |  |
Marathon | Pin 2 and 3 | |
Tiga | IN  | |
Tiga+ | IN  | |
Gates | Twist 200E(L) | Impuls (pin 13 and 14) or Gehtür (pin 15 and 16) |
Twist AM | Pin 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 or 27 and Pin 24 (common) | |
Twist 350 (Rapido) (+) | Pin 21 and 22 or Pin 23 and 24 | |
Twist M(L)(+) | Impuls (pin 13 and 14) or Gehtür (pin 15 and 16) | |
Twist UG(+) | START 1 and START 2 | |
Twist XL | Pin 21 and 22 or Pin 23 and 24 |
Programming
Configure the switching module or connected switch in the programming software. Depending on the type of installation, you can use the following instructions and programming examples as inspiration:
In case of bus wiring create a routine ‘Access control for motorised doors’, see https://guide.niko.eu/en/smnhc2/lv/access-control-for-motorized-doors
In case of traditional wiring create a pulse using a custom routine (define start and stop), see https://guide.niko.eu/en/penhc2/lv/creating-a-pulse-of-less-than-1-second-using-a-pus