SMA: API connection

Please note that you can only link one inverter with your Niko Home Control installation, when using the API connection. If you want to link multiple inverters, you need to use the connection via measuring module(s).

What do you need?

General requirements

You have a computer with the most recent version of the Niko Home Control programming software, see Niko Home Control II release notes.
You have connected both systems to the same home network.

Niko requirements

Din Niko Home Control-installation uppfyller följande krav:

Den har en trådlös gateway eller en ansluten kontrollenhet II
Den är konfigurerad med den senaste programmeringsprogramvaran.
Den har en aktiv internetanslutning.
Den är registrerad och du har din e-postadress och ditt lösenord till hands.

SMA requirements

Your system meets the following requirements:

You have its serial number on hand. You can find the serial number on the SMA product.
It has an active internet connection.
MODBUS port on the inverter is enabled by your PV installer during installation.

When the MODBUS port has not been activated by the PV installer, you will have to enter the SMA installer password during the activation procedure to enable the port.

If you don't have the SMA installer password, please contact your PV installer or fill in the form on the SMA website.

Your system is one of the following SMA products*:

Single-phase

Three-phase

PV inverter

Sunny boy:

SB1.5-1VL-40
SB2.0-1VL-40
SB2.5-1VL-40
SB6.0-1AV-41
SB6.0-1AV-40
SB5.0-1AV-41
SB5.0-1AV-40
SB4.0-1AV-41
SB4.0-1AV-40
SB3.6-1AV-41
SB3.6-1AV-40
SB3.0-1AV-41
SB3.0-1AV-40

Sunny Tripower:

STP10.0-3AV-40
STP8.0-3AV-40
STP6.0-3AV-40
STP5.0-3AV-40
STP4.0-3AV-40
STP3.0-3AV-40

Hybrid inverter

Sunny Tripower Smart Energy:

STP5.0-3SE-40
STP6.0-3SE-40
STP8.0-3SE-40
STP10.0-3SE-40

Sunny Boy Smart Energy:

SBSE3.60-50
SBSE4.0-50
SBSE5.0-50
SBSE6.0-50

Battery

Home storage:

Home Storage 3.2
Home Storage 6.5
Home Storage 9.8
Home Storage 13.1
Home Storage 16.4

*Consult the website of the supplier for detailed specifications and the latest products.

If your system does not meet these requirements, consider the alternative solution: connection via measuring module(s).

Programming of the SMA system

Du kan (in)aktivera partnerintegreringen med programmeringsprogramvaran Niko Home Control. Be din installatör om hjälp. Du hittar kraven och detaljerade anvisningar i programvarans manual.

Du aktiverar länken i menyn Översikt. Du hittar proceduren här.
Du inaktiverar länken i menyn Översikt. Du hittar proceduren här.
När du har inaktiverat länken händer följande:
- De tillhörande funktionerna försvinner från din Niko Home Control-app.
- Dina tillhörande data i Niko Home Control försvinner.

Observera att alla enkla åtgärder och rutiner som är länkade till ditt partnersystem också uppdateras via programmeringsprogramvaran.