Connected use of the connected motor control, Zigbee®
Configuration
You can use a connected motor control, Zigbee® with a wireless bridge (550-00640) or smart hub (552-00001) to enable more advanced functions. The configuration is performed with the Niko Home Control programming software or Niko Home app.
The motor control includes an internal switch-over delay of 0.5 seconds when changing the run direction from ‘UP’ to ‘DOWN’ or vice versa. This switch-over delay allows the motor capacitor to discharge its energy and protects the motor against current peaks and sudden torque changes.
Preconditions
You installed the wireless bridge (550-00640) or wireless smart hub for Niko Home Control
You have a Wi-Fi network with internet connection and the wireless smart hub (552-00001) or wireless bridge (550-00640) is connected to your home network
You registered the Niko Home Control installation. You will need the mac address and the serial number mentioned on the connected controller or the smart hub. See https://guide.niko.eu/en/umnhc2/lv/register-your-installation.
You did one of the following:
Download the Niko Home Control programming software: | |
Download the Niko Home app from Google Play or App store
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Onboarding
Onboarding via the Niko Home Control programming software
Onboarding via the Niko Home app
Configuring a connected motor control in a third-party installation
Onboarding via the Niko Home Control programming software
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1 | You can set up a connection with your Niko Home Control installation by:
| Make sure that the computer is on the same IP network as the connected controller or smart hub |
2 | Open the Niko Home Control programming software. |
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3 | Choose one of the following options:
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4 | Open the Create overview window. | |
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| The room perimeter line will be highlighted. |
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7 | Set the parameters of the Zigbee® device for a basic action, routine, condition, or time schedule. |
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8 | Pair a Zigbee® device with your Niko Home Control installation and link it to an address.
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9 | Repeat steps 4-8 for every Zigbee® device that you want to add to the Niko Home Control project. Each device that has been successfully added and addressed will display a yellow arrow next to its device icon. | |
10 | When all Zigbee® devices have been addressed, upload them to your Niko Home Control Installation. |
The pairing sequence of a connected motor control, Zigbee®
Start the pairing sequence of a connected motor control, Zigbee® | The connected motor control, Zigbee® is successfully paired |
Set the Niko Zigbee® device in pairing mode by pressing the switch button 3 times within 6 seconds. The blue LED will blink for max. 5 minutes Pairing mode = LEDs flashing | The motor control has been successfully added to the Zigbee® network when the blue LED turns ON for 4 seconds and subsequently turns OFF |
Onboarding via the Niko Home App
Reset the Niko Zigbee® device if it is already connected to another network before initiating a new onboarding sequence, see Reset mode
Installation code or QR code commissioning can be done if supported by the third-party Zigbee® network. Consult the third-party user manual. The installation code, MAC address and QR-code are printed on the Zigbee® control
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1 | Open the Niko Home App. |
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2 | Go to the hamburger menu (≡) > Settings > Devices > Switches | |
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5 | The Zigbee® device has been successfully added to the Zigbee® network when the blue LED turns ON for 4 seconds and turns OFF again. | The blue LED will not turn ON for 4 seconds if the pairing fails. In this case, the blue LED will be deactivated after 5 minutes and the white LED will display the state of the output (ON = built-in contact closed, OFF = built-in contact open) |
6 | When the Zigbee® device is detected, a message will appear in the Niko Home app.
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7 | Select the type of connected blinds that you are controlling:
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8 | Press Done. You can use the Zigbee® device after a successful upload. |
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The pairing sequence of a connected motor control, Zigbee®
Start the pairing sequence of a connected motor control, Zigbee® | The connected motor control, Zigbee® is successfully paired |
Set the Niko Zigbee® device in pairing mode by pressing the switch button 3 times within 6 seconds. The blue LED will blink for max. 5 minutes Pairing mode = LED flashing | The motor control has been successfully added to the Zigbee® network when the blue LED turns ON for 4 seconds and subsequently turns OFF |
Configuring a connected motor control in a third-party installation
Consult the manufacturer's manual for more information on whether third-party Zigbee® devices can be used in their home automation installation. The Niko connected Zigbee® devices behave in third-party networks like home automation device types that support the mandatory Zigbee® clusters and commands.
Third-party Zigbee® installations that require private clusters and/or non-mandatory clusters from their network devices might not be compatible with the connected Niko Zigbee® device. See the disclaimer on www.niko.eu/zigbee.
The Niko connected motor control, Zigbee® uses the standard EZ-mode for pairing: push the switch button 3 times within 6 seconds.
A long press on the program button will not trigger a pairing mode.
QR code scanning (install code) is not supported in Niko Home Control, but can be used by third-party systems
A connected motor control, Zigbee® in a third-party Zigbee® network will use the meshing capability: See Zigbee® network principle
The meshing capability of the connected motor control, Zigbee® will only be active within the Zigbee® network where it is configured (intra-network). Messages will thus not be routed across different Zigbee® networks.
Note that specific Niko Home Control functions will not be enabled when Niko Zigbee® devices are connected to a third-party Zigbee® controller/gateway.
Functions that are specific within the Niko Home Control eco installation and are therefore not available in third-party Zigbee® networks include:
The possibility to disconnect the control (and its wired extension switches) of the connected motor control, Zigbee® from the built-in contact and configure it to another switch
Over-The-Air (OTA) firmware updates
Configuration of the feedback LED: enabled, disabled, inverted
Predefined actions and routines from Niko Home Control
Connected use
See Connected motor control, Zigbee®, 3 A