Automating your garage doors and gates has never been easier, and safer with NICE and Fibaro. Through using natively integrated NICE gate and garage door motors you can achieve an excellent Home Automation solution in your home.
About NICE and FIBARO
Founded in Italy, NICE Automation is a multinational Building and Home Automation company, that distributes its devices to over 100 countries from around the world. NICE Automation specializes in residential, commercial, and industry systems for the automation and control of gates, garage doors, barriers, blinds, and more. Their high-quality European-made devices offer excellent solutions for Smart Homes across Australia.
In 2018, NICE Italy acquired Fibaro. Fibaro is a smart home leader based on the Internet of Things and Z-Wave technology. While current Fibaro operations remain in Poland, NICE has introduced changes that will unite their Fibaro Smart Home range and their NICE gate/garage door controllers. With these changes, NICE has created full native integration with the Fibaro Home Center 3 controller and NICE Gate and Garage Door controllers. This exciting new integration has meant Z-Wave enthusiasts and installers have an easy solution for high-quality gate and garage door automation solutions with their Fibaro system.
About the Smart Home Devices
Native integration with NICE gate and garage door motors can currently only be done on the new Fibaro Home Center 3.
FIBARO HOME CENTER 3
The Home Center 3 is the latest model of Fibaro’s Z-Wave gateways, and is a big improvement on the previous Home Center 2 system which dominated the Smart Home market for years. Thanks to updates in both the hardware used and the firmware supplied, Fibaro has been able to make significant improvements compared to the Home Center 2 system, some of these include:
- 50% better range, up to 150m unobstructed
- 2 times more RAM, now 2GB
- 1.3 times faster CPU, now 4×1.2GHz
- 4 times more storage, now 8GB
Adding to that, the Home Center 3 offers seamless integrate with Z-Wave, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri Shortcuts, just to name a few. Additionally integration with NICE Products, Zigbee, Wifi, and IFTT technologies is also available.
NICE Robus 400 Sliding Gate
The Robus 400 is a 24V DC sliding gate operator with built in control unit and OXI plug-in receiver. The Nice Robus 400 is an excellent sliding gate controller which can be easily programmed with the Fibaro HC3 controller through native integration. The motor can be used to move up to 400kgs and offers excellent features and quality.
Some key benefits of the Robus 400 are:
- It’s very easy to program
- It’s very quiet in operation, this is because it uses ball-bearing gears
- It has a battery backup available for it in case of power outages
- It also has a key override for manual operation
NICE Walky 1024 Swing Gate
The Walky 1024 is a 24V DC compact swing gate operator with built in control unit and OXI plug-in receiver. The Walky 1024 is an excellent swing gate controller which can be easily programmed with the Fibaro HC3 controller through native integration. The controller is ideal for pedestrian gates made of Wood or PVC, recommended for small posts (width 8cm).
Some key benefits of the Walky 1024 are:
- It’s very easy to program
- It has automatic limit switch memorization
- It has adjustable deceleration speeds of opening and closing
- It also has a key override for manual operation
- It can also support battery backup in case of power outages
NICE Two Channel Transmitter
The Nice Two Channel Transmitter is a small remote controller that allows for control of two motors or two different actions on the same motor, with rolling codes the remotes ensure your home is protected. The Remote comes with a key ring to allow you to attach them to your house keys and comes in an assortment of colors to match your preferences.
Some key benefits of the Two Channel Transmitter are:
- Offers two colour-coded relays
- Can support both 12V and 24V DC
- Has voltage-free contacts
Be sure to browse our full range of NICE gate and garage door automation devices below.
