Shelly: A new technology for implementing the VIKI system in any home

“We want a smart home, but we don’t want to break walls and install cables everywhere” – this is the objection we most often encounter from customers, when we propose the VIKI system for their already finished houses. The next objection is the one related to the budget, which can be quite high, when we choose the implementation with wired technologies (KNX, DALI etc.). Continue reading “Shelly: A new technology for implementing the VIKI system in any home” »

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VIKI + HEMS = LOVE

New steps have been made in the development of the HEMS mode in the VIKI application, in the past weeks – the communication interfaces with the new energy producers and consumers have been created. We are rapidly developing the concept of HEMS – Home Energy Management System, crucial for self-sustaining homes, which we mentioned in previous articles.

HEMS – Home Energy Management System includes both the hardware (equipment) and the software that manages the flow of energy production and consumption, allowing the user to monitor consumption, but also their own energy production (where it exists), respectively to control, manually or automatically, the energy consumption of the house. In the end, we want a house capable of managing its energy as well as possible, consuming as much of its own production as possible, so that the total cost of external energy resources consumed is minimal. Continue reading “VIKI + HEMS = LOVE” »

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Restarting the VIKI home server

Restarting the VIKI server application regularly leads to a more stable working environment and a better operation of the VIKI SERVER application. Periodic restarts also protect the system from unforeseen shutdowns, and this maintenance operation can be done easily, without requiring the presence of a specialist from the VIKI support team.

The option is available in the VIKI client application – settings section. Continue reading “Restarting the VIKI home server” »

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