Niko Home Control is evolving into MOTIV Building Control. MOTIV is a new brand for intelligent building automation. Built on the trusted foundation of Niko Home Control, MOTIV solutions are designed to make buildings work more naturally for the people inside them. MOTIV helps professionals create smarter, more comfortable buildings. With technology that works quietly in the background. All existing Niko Home Control solutions remain fully compatible with MOTIV. Over time, the full portfolio will move to the MOTIV brand. During this transition, you will see both Niko Home Control (NHC) and MOTIV Building Control (MBC) appear in this documentation. Discover MOTIV at niko.eu/MOTIV
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Working version 2.27.1 English Dutch French Slovak Danish German Swedish
Working version 2.27.1 English Dutch French Slovak Danish German Swedish

Uploading

Starting point

Procedure

  1. In the right-hand side of the menu, click the Connection centre button.

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  2. Click the Upload button.
    The uploading of the project to the connected controller or wireless smart hub starts and takes place in several steps. 

Step

Description

Possible result

Action

1

Validate (*)

Check the configuration.

The configuration is incomplete.


To ignore the warning: click on Continue.

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To remove the warning: solve the problem in the Create, Fill cabinet or Address menu.

Validation is OK.

Automatically on to step 2.

 2

 

 Connect 

Check the connection between the connected controller and the computer. 

There is no connection.

Check whether the connected controller and the computer are connected correctly and click on Retry.

There is a connection.

Automatically on to step 3.

3

Check for upgrades

Check the firmware of the connected Niko Home Control installation for upgrades.

More recent firmware is available.

Automatically on to step 4.

No more recent firmware is available.

Automatically on to step 5.

4

Upgrade

Show more recent firmware versions and estimated time.

N/A

Click on Start upgrade at the bottom to upgrade the installation.
During the upgrade you can follow the progress here.

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5

Upload

Upload the configuration to the installation.

N/A

Click on Upload to start uploading.
During the upload process you can follow the progress here.

You can add free information in the text box, for instance the changes you have made to the configuration.

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6

Upload completed

Show possible warnings.

Examples:

  • The configuration contains components which have not been found in the installation.

  • After phase 1 you continued without entering all addresses of all modules.

Analyse the problem and look for a solution.

Examples:

  • Add the missing components to your installation.

  • Correct the errors detected during the validation phase.

(*) You do not need to be connected to the installation to validate your configuration only. Click Validate on the right-hand side button bar to check the configuration.