HUAWEI

What can you do with Niko Home Control?

By using Niko Home Control with your HUAWEI system, you have access to the following:

	Installation
	with global electricity measurement	without global electricity measurement
Insights into your total electricity consumption What part comes from your solar panels? What part comes from the grid?	✔️
Insights into your total energy production What part do you inject into the grid? What part do you consume yourself?	✔️
Insights into your self-consumption (% of total production)	✔️
Insights into your PV panel production	✔️	✔️

Please check the requirements in the "What do you need?" table below.

Niko Home control offers even more ways to rationally manage your energy consumption.

Check out the routines Solar mode and Peak mode, and smart alerts in the Niko Home app.

The available functionality within Niko Home Control depends upon the specific installation features of the HUAWEI system.

In short

Extra information

General

No additional electrical wiring is required.
You have a computer with the Niko Home Control programming software version 2.25 or higher.
You have connected both systems to the same home network.

Your Niko Home Control installation meets the following requirements:

It has a wireless smart hub or a connected controller.
It is configured with the most recent programming software (version 2.25 or higher).
It has an active internet connection.
It is registered and you have your e-mail address and password on hand.

If you have not registered your Niko Home Control installation, go to Register your installation.
For all features, you need global electricity measurement:
- For installation type wireless smart hub, you need to connect the smart hub to the P1 port of your digital meter with the provided P1 cable. Alternatively, you can use the wireless measuring module with clamps.
- For installation type connected controller with analogue meter, you need to:
  - Option A: install an electricity measuring module (1 channel or 3 channels, depending on your installation) for Niko Home Control in the electrical cabinet. The module is set to reading type "global reading".
  - Option B: use the wireless measuring module with clamps and the wireless bridge for Niko Home Control.
- For installation type connected controller with digital meter, you need to connect your installation to the P1 port of your digital meter by using the wireless bridge for Niko Home Control and provided P1 cable.

Your HUAWEI system meets the following requirements:

It is a supported SMA inverter and you have its serial number on hand.
It has an active internet connection.
MODBUS port on the inverter is enabled (preferably by your PV installer during installation).

Click here for a list of supported SMA inverters.
You can find the serial number on the SMA inverter.
If the MODBUS communication was not enabled by your PV installer, Niko Home Control will try to enable the port automatically. When it doesn't succeed, you will have to enter the SMA installer password during the activation procedure to enable the port.
Consult the inverter manual for the default installer password.
If you don't have the SMA installer password, please contact your PV installer or fill in the form on the SMA website.

You activate the link in the Dashboard menu. You find the procedure here.

You deactivate the link in the Dashboard menu. You find the procedure here.

After deactivating the link, the following happens:

You find a complete list below.