NIWA Grow Hub Guida utente
Niwa Grow Hub
Set up Manual
www.getniwa.com
Table of contents
Table of contents
Introduction
Hardware overview
Set up instructions
Set up your Niwa Grow Hub device
Download the App and register your user
Connect your Niwa Grow Hub to your Wi-Fi
Alternative Wi-Fi setup (Advanced AP mode)
Wi-Fi tips & Troubleshooting
General issues:
Internet Wi-Fi router related:
Standard mode common issues:
AP advanced mode common issues:
Using the Niwa Grow Hub
Introduction
Top and bottom toolbars
The Dashboard
Grow Components section
Grow Data section
Grow Lifecyle section
The recipes
The recipe menu
Stages and cycles
Light.
Watering.
Climate.
Navigating stages in the app
How a recipe is executed
The Stats
Settings
Outlet Configuration
Sensor’s Offsets
Calibrate Light Sensor
Change Device’s Network
Account Settings
Support
Niwa Grow Hub LED status
Warnings & Cautions
Main Features
Introduction
With the goal of supporting a hassle free and high performance grow, Niwa has developed a
powerful software that enable growers to automate their setups in a very simple way just
by having them plug their existing devices (such as lamps, fans, humidifiers, dehumidifiers,
A/C, pumps, or heaters) to their Niwa Grow Hub.
This document describes how to set up your Niwa Grow Hub. For further information
about all its features please visit www.getniwa.com.
Hardware overview
1. Power cord.
2. Setup button.
3. Operation mode LED (Blue).
4. Malfunction LED (Red).
5. Niwa Sensors USB connector port (Do not plug anything else).
6. Configurable outlet for growing equipment (On & Off control).
7. Niwa Sensors.
8. Niwa Sensors cord.
Warning! The Niwa Grow Hub can handle resistive loads up to 10A MAX per outlet and
15A MAX in total for all four outlets. Make sure you don’t exceed these loads. Some
grow lamps have very high inrush currents, so please take this into consideration or ask
the Niwa support team ([email protected]) if you are not sure or you don’t
understand it.
Set up instructions
Set up your Niwa Grow Hub device
1. Place the Grow Hub Sensors module somewhere inside your grow chamber
protected from water. We recommend placing it close to the top where it can get
light from the grow lamp (if available) and sense the temperature and relative
humidity of your plants’ environment.
Please note: Make sure the ventilation grid of your Grow Hub Sensors is not
covered so light and environmental values can be measured properly. Protect the
sensors’ cord from being damaged or cut.
2. Place the Niwa Grow Hub, somewhere outside of your grow chamber protected
from water spills or extremely humid conditions.
3. Plug in your selected pieces of equipment (Fan, lamp, humidifier, dehumidifier,
cooler, heater, or watering pump) into the Niwa Grow Hub configurable outlets and
note to what outlet number you connected each device for later in app
configuration.
Please note: Only one outlet can be configured for each device type. For example, if
you have two fans, you can only set one Niwa Grow Hub outlet for fan control.
CAUTION! Make sure the maximum total resistive load does not exceed 10A per
outlet and 15A max in total for all four outlets
CAUTION! External lamp controllers must be used when operating high powered
grow lamps, those controllers can be triggered by the Niwa Grow Hub.
4. Plug your Niwa Sensor into the Niwa Grow Hub.
CAUTION! Although it uses an USB plug, the Niwa Sensor must be connected to
the Niwa Grow Hub only.
5. Plug your Niwa Grow Hub to a protected and grounded outlet.
Download the App and register your user
1. Search the keyword “Niwa Grow Hub” in the App Store or Google Play store to
download and install the Niwa app. Make sure you download the Niwa Grow Hub
app, for there is our Niwa One Greenhouse app from our Niwa One product line
. You will
find links to the Niwa Grow Hub app in the getniwa.com site as well.
Here are the direct links for the Niwa Grow Hub apps:
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niwa.homegrow.beta
Apple iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/niwa-grow-hub/id1503711468
2. Open the Niwa Grow Hub App and tap on “Don’t have an account? Register”.
3. The app will ask for your email and a password of at least 8 characters.
4. Repeat your password and tap on “Register”.
5. A code will automatically be sent to your email account. Once you have it tap on
“Continue”.
6. Enter the code and tap on “Validate code”
Connect your Niwa Grow Hub to your Wi-Fi
Important: Your Niwa Grow Hub will connect to the same Wi-Fi network that your mobile
phone is connected to. As the majority of IoT devices, the Niwa Grow Hub only works with
2.4GHz b/g/n Wi-Fi networks. Most Internet routers are 2.4GHz or 2.4Ghz compatible.
Nevertheless, some of them may need some settings adjustments in order to enable the
2.4GHz network. Check our troubleshooting section for additional information.
1. Once you have installed the Niwa Grow Hub app, registered your user and logged
into the app, the device set up will automatically show.
2. Press and hold the “Setup button” in your Niwa Grow Hub for six (6) seconds until
the blue LED starts rapidly flashing (then release it immediately).
3. Tap on “Ready” in the Niwa app, then enter the password of the 2G Wi-Fi network
that your mobile device is connected to, then tap “Confirm”.
Note:
If your phone is an iPhone, you will also need to enter your Wi-Fi network name,
this name is case sensitive. Also, remember that your phone needs to be connected to that
Wi-Fi network.
Tip: When connecting your Niwa Grow Hub for the first time, we recommend placing
your Niwa Grow Hub in front of your router. Once you're connected, you can place
your Niwa Grow Hub anywhere with a quality WiFi signal.
4. Please wait until you get the confirmation message, this can take a while. If
something goes wrong please;
●Tap on “Try again”.
●Unplug your Niwa Grow Hub from power.
●Wait for about ten seconds, plug it back and repeat the whole process from
step 2.
5. Once you get your confirmation message you can tap on “Configure” to set your
Niwa Grow Hub up, assigning the different outlets to your different grow devices,
or “Do it later”.
6. If you get an error message or experience any issue, please check the Wi-Fi Tips &
Troubleshooting section below.
Alternative Wi-Fi setup (
Advanced
AP mode)
Depending on your own Wi-Fi network configuration, the default Wi-Fi setup may not
work as expected, so there is an alternative advanced AP mode that you can use following
the steps below.
1. Power cycle your Niwa Grow Hub: unplug it from the main outlet, wait 5 seconds,
and plug it back to the main outlet.
2. Once you have logged into the app, the device set up will automatically show.
2. On the bottom of the screen tap on “Connect using AP mode”
3. Press and hold the “Setup button” in your Niwa Grow Hub for twelve (12) seconds
until the blue and the red LED starts rapidly flashing (then release it immediately).
4. Tap on “Ready”.
5. The app will ask you to connect your mobile phone to a Wi-Fi network named
“Niwa****”, then go to your mobile phone settings and:
a. Disable your mobile data connection.
b. Search for the Wi-Fi network named Niwa**** and connect to it.
If your mobile phone displays a warning message saying that “this network does not
have access to the Internet…”, tap on “keep connected anyway” or a similar option.
6. Once your phone is connected to the Niwa**** network, tap on “Connect” in the
Niwa app, then enter:
a. Your Wi-Fi network name (SSID) where you want to connect your Niwa
Grow Hub. Take into account it must be a 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi network and the
router should be near the Niwa Grow Hub, at least for the first time setup.
b. The password for your Wi-Fi network.
c. Tap on “Connect”.
7. Then you will get a BSSID number in your screen, please take note or copy that
number as you will need to enter it in the next step. Close this screen hitting on the
cross or the “Done” button.
8. Enter the copied number (BSSID) in the next screen and hit “Confirm”
9. Please wait until you get the confirmation message. If something goes wrong, you
can tap on “Try again” and repeat the process from the beginning.
10. Once you get your confirmation message you can tap on “Configure” to set your
Niwa Grow Hub up, assign the different outlets to your different grow devices, or
“Do it later”.
11. If the Wi-Fi set up went well, the blue LED should be slow blinking blue now.
Wi-Fi tips & Troubleshooting
General issues:
●When connecting your Niwa Grow Hub for the first time, we recommend you
placing your Niwa Grow Hub in front of your router. Once you're connected, you
can place your Niwa Grow Hub anywhere with a quality WiFi signal.
●Make sure the correct LEDs are flashing before trying to set up; blue LED for the
standard mode; both blue and red simultaneasly for advanced AP mode..
●Your Niwa Grow Hub blue LED should start slowly blinking after it is connected. If
that’s not the case, and something went wrong, you may need to repeat the Wi-Fi
connecting process from the beginning, after disconnecting and connecting your
Niwa Grow Hub from power.
●If you want to change your Niwa Grow Hub from one Wi-Fi set up mode to another
(i.e. from standard mode to access point mode or vice versa) please power cycle
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