ABB-free@home®

Making home automation easier than ever


Simply smart. ABB-free@home® transforms the house or the apartment into an intelligent home. Whether blinds, lights, heating, air conditioning, door communication or scenes. Easy to remote control via a switch on the wall, with the laptop or with the smartphone. Very convenient. Extremely comfortable. Very energy efficient. Especially attractive: Only minimal costs are involved when compared with conventional electrical installations.

Novelties from Light + Building 2022

Learn more about our innovations in the areas of Smart Home, Smart Building and Smart Mobility.

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Leveraging artificial intelligence to deliver continuously improving service, the first digital customer support tool is available completely free of charge. World-wide accessible 24/7 via the ABB-free@home® NEXT app and ABB Welcome app or the ABB websites for ABB-free@home® and ABB Welcome products.
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Highlights

Innovative energy-capturing technology in Urdorf reduces household running costs to near zero

Case study

ABB SmartTouch® 10”

Discover the high-end Touch panel that combines smart home automation and door communication in one device for residential applications, hotels, and commercial buildings. ABB SmartTouch® 10” offers home control of ABB-free@home® and the fully integrated functions of ABB-Welcome in one device.

Frozen Music, episode #1 - Darcies Mews in London, UK by Crawford Partnership

Video series

In our first episode we are taking a look at a modern interpretation of a traditional mews development in London designed by Crawford Partnership.

New Video: Home appliance integration into f@h

ABB-free@home® provides the possibility to integrate home appliances, like a smart washing machine, oven, coffee maker, dish washer and more. Watch the video to get a holistic view of the possibilities.

Smart Home VR App

Smart Home VR App for the Oculus Quest 2 glasses. Experience our Smart Home solutions in a virtual reality surrounding it is possible in a simple cool way. 
01/12/2021

Video: Integration of Home Appliances into free@home

Video

ABB-free@home® provides the possibility to integrate home appliances, like a smart washing machine, oven, coffee maker, dish washer and more. Watch the video to get a holistic view of the possibilities.

01/12/2021

ABB-free@home® wireless wins at the 2020 NAN Awards

Story

Adding to its list of achievements in 2020, ABB-free@home® wireless was a winner for Niessen within the electricity, electronics, lighting and home automation category at the 2020 NAN Architecture and Construction awards on 10 December, based in Spain.

09/25/2020

ABB goes virtual with smart Innovation Shows

Press release

With experts predicting that 30 percent of the global workforce will work from home at least once a week by 2021, the need to adapt our commercial and living spaces continues to evolve. In response, ABB launches its first series of Virtual Innovation Shows for smart buildings.

08/03/2020

ABB’s smart home app wins Red Dot Design Award

Press release

The ABB-free@home® app Next has earned a respected Red Dot Award for the outstanding design of its user interface. The win is a record third Red Dot Award of 2020 for ABB Smart Buildings.

Smarter home story - Michele and Alex (ABB-free@home)
07/15/2020

ABB-free@home® upgrades designed for smarter living

Press release

With the market for smart home solutions expected to grow from USD 45.8 billion in 2017 to more than USD 114 billion by 2025*, ABB launches a package of new upgrades for its successful ABB-free@home® system.

The ABB-free@home® app Next

The ABB-free@home® app Next is the new app to operate and control your ABB-free@home® system quickly and intuitively.

You can control ABB-free@home®, ABB-free@home® Wireless, and when available the ABB-free@home® flex products in one single app. 

09/04/2019

ABB takes fire protection to the next level with launch of new hazard detection devices

Press release

In a step to provide greater protection from ‘silent killer’ carbon monoxide (CO), ABB becomes the first company to integrate CO detectors into its home automation system.

Home Appliances Integration in ABB-free@home® for Home Connect and Miele@home

Customers are now able to integrate home appliances from major brands into ABB-free@home® and to use them like any other native ABB-free@home® device. This allows to integrate them into scenes and connect their functions to ABB-free@home® wall sensors and touch panels. 

Next generation System Access Point for ABB-free@home®

As the amount of connected smart home devices continues to grow, ABB has launched an upgraded System Access Point 2.0. for its ABB-free@home® system featuring a new design, new installation possibilities and an improved hardware for future, more demanding applications.

ABB-free@home® unveils new functionalities at the IFA fair

Sonos speakers can now be integrated into ABB-free@home®. Additionally, the system allows actions to be triggered depending on the geographical location of the owners. The integration of Amazon’s cloud-based voice service Alexa will follow later this year.

ABB Smarter Home Developer Program

New perspectives on networking for external developers. With the "Smarter Home Developer Program" ABB opens its systems for developers and partners.

ABB-free@home® wireless

The future of wireless building automation.

ABB-free@home® instructional videos

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