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Connections to Third-Party Systems
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Ventilation Control Products: Smoke or heat notification

What do you need?

Niko requirements

Your Niko Home Control installation meets the following requirements:

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

Digital potential-free sensor module with one free input per signal that you want to use in Niko Home Control

If the output 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)

550-00210

Connected controller with a wireless bridge

Connected (double) switch with one free input (E) per signal that you want to use in Niko Home Control

If the output 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 for potential-free connections, Finder 22.32.0.012.1xx0 for 12 V DC connections, Finder 22.32.0.024.1xx0 for 24 V DC connections)

The connected (double) switch can be placed on a DIN rail using a modular holder (e.g. Legrand 412950)

552-721x1, 552-721x2

Wireless smart hub

Connected (double) switch with one free input (E) per signal that you want to use in Niko Home Control

If the output 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 for potential-free connections, Finder 22.32.0.012.1xx0 for 12 V DC connections, Finder 22.32.0.024.1xx0 for 24 V DC connections)

The connected (double) switch can be placed on a DIN rail using a modular holder (e.g. Legrand 412950)

552-721x1, 552-721x2

Ventilation Control Products requirements

Your system meets the following requirements:

  • Your smoke detector system has a potential free or 12/24 V DC or 230 V AC output contact, at one of the following positions:

    • on the detector itself

    • on the system’s interface gateway

  • It is compatible with the Niko module (see Niko requirements).

Your system is one of the following Ventilation Control Products products*:


Potential-free contact

Smoke detectors

True Duct VSD 301

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

Wiring diagrams

Connecting the sensor module

Via potential-free output contact

Connect contact 1 on the Niko sensor module to the output on the third-party system, as shown in the wiring diagram.

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Common

Contact 1

Ventilation Control Products smoke detector

Terminal 6 (NO)

Terminal 4 (COM)

Connecting the connected switch

Via potential-free output contact

If the contacts of your alarm system are not 230 V, you additionally need an appropriate potential-free contact module.

Connect contact 1 on the Niko connected switch to the output on the third-party system, as shown in the wiring diagram.

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*230 V to potential-free contact module (e.g. Finder 22.32.0.230.1xx0)


Common

Contact 1

Ventilation Control Products smoke detector

Terminal 6 (NO)

Terminal 4 (COM)

Programming

Configure the potential-free sensor module or connected switch and create a push notification via the Niko Home Control programming software. For more information, see https://guide.niko.eu/en/smnhc2/lv/creating-notifications .