Animus Heart

6.11.2019 The all new ACRE for your Animus Heart has arrived!

So, your next steps will be:

1. Use your current app to start the update of your Animus Heart as usual.

2. Download the new app, Animus Home, on AppStore/GooglePlay.

3. Remove the old app and start using the new Animus Home app.

Now, there are numerous new added features and 'under the hood' improvements, but here are 14 things that you should be noticing immediately.

1. Design.

Dashboard, automations, device pages, login and many of the places in the app interface have been improved. 

2. One account.

One account for everything, no matter if you run online or offline.

3. New apps.

New Animus Home App for iOS and Android, containing all new functions.

4. New onboarding.

A more intuitive onboarding with minimum amount of steps to install the Heart and leaving out any chance to confusion.

5. New Dashboard.

See who's home, important alerts and shortcuts to activate favourite scenes. All this can all be found on the new Dashboard.

6. Primary functions.

Display only the functions you want from a device with the extended device cards. These are called "Primary Functions" in AH.

7. Home Automation.

Automations evolves to Home Automation, becoming even more powerful with the automations tool and now also including Scenes.

8. Presence detection.

Activate the things you want when any or all family members are at home or away. Presence function is part of Home Automation.

9. Scenes.

Have a better morning, night or evening with guests. New Scenes helps to set your home in the right mood for any occasion.

10. Day/Night.

Night owlers wandering at home or watering the garden. Allow specific automations to be active only during night-time or day-time.

11. Automation Groups.

Organize your Automations much easier into groups. It gives a better overview and easier access.

12. Upcoming events.

Be in control of what upcoming events will occur in your home. Only available from Desktop view.

13. IKEA Trådfri.

Support for IKEA Trådfri Gateway. You can control and automate lights, wall plugs and blinds from the Trådfri, Kadrilj and Fyrtyr series with Animus Heart.

14. Multiple Homes.

More than one place you want to control remotely? With the new Multiple Homes feature you can add more homes to the same app.

Animus Heart description.

A smart home controller with freedom

Animus Heart brings together your differentsmart home devices to one system only.

Smart homes are no longer a thing of the future.

Animus Heart is the gateway between all the devices in your home. Connect your devices to the Heart and simplify your everyday living. Designing the product from scratch with the scandinavian simplicity in mind we made something complex seem so simple.

Simple overview of your favourite things.

Our simple and clean user interface gives you a one of a kind experience of your smart home, adapting to your habits and routines.

Automate your daily routines with the #1 automation tool

Three simple steps to automate almost any of your daily routines.

A smart home with security

Give eyes to your smart home security. With support of thousands of IP-cameras you can choose the camera you want. Watch the camera images directly through the Animus Heart without the need of a cloud.

Finds easily

Easy search and find of your smart home products directly from the app. Search automatically or follow simple guides.

Your home - Your data

Animus Heart is engineered to keep your home private and safe at the same time. The whole system and data is managed on your device without being sent to an alien cloud server.

Features for you

The Animus Home system is built to fulfill the needs for both developers and regular users. It is a system that acts like a living organism, adapting itself to the user’s need.

Voice Control

Control your smart home with the voice. Works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

Private network

Minimize the risk of system failure by running everything on the Animus Heart locally.

Remote access

You can still access your devices if you are away from home, just as safe.

Save time and money

Animus Heart is a controller for your security, energy, entertainment and so much more. It becomes what you need it for. Having everything integrated in one place instead of separate systems saves you not only time, but also a lot of money.

Speaks to many

The Animus Heart is boosted with the most common protocols, giving access to thousands of smart devices. It supports devices on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Z-Wave and RF 433 MHz.

Rapidly growing list of compatible products

See the full list here.

Technical details:

• CPU: 1.2 GHz, Quad-core ARM processor
• Memory: 1 GB RAM, 16 GB storage
• Connectors: 2x USB, 1x LAN, 1x 2.1mm power outlet
  
• Hardware: Z-Wave Plus S2 Security, Wi-Fi (2,4 GHz 802.11n), 433 MHz (transmitter and receiver), 10/100 Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.1 (soon), USB-connection
• Support: Zigbee smart lights (Philips Hue, IKEA and Innr lights, needed Hue Bridge)
• Pairing: Automatic discovery or Guided setup
  
• Platform compatibility: iOS, Android and Web
• Works offline: Yes
• Remote access: Yes
• Size: 120 × 120 × 30 mm