Somfy blinds and zrtsi

[dcrosek (Dean)]

I added a zrtsi z wave controller to smartthings and Alexa. However, it shows up as a dimmer switch so I can lower and raise the blinds by saying “turn off blind one”. But the remote allows you to stop the blind wherever you want but I can’t figure out how to get that functionality in Alexa or the mobile app of smartthings. Anyone have this working?

[Mbhforum (Marc)]

My Somfy-SmartThings Integration

What I do (as you can see above is) use virtual switches with routines such as “Lift blinds”, “close blinds” and “open blinds”. I rarely use the actual device to control them and do it mostly through my apple watch, widgets on my phone or Alexa

[dcrosek (Dean)]

what is a virtual switch or how do I set that up

[desertblade (Ben W)]

With zwave you only have 3 options. Closed/Open or at the Preset level (which is 50% dimmed).

You don’t need a virtual switch just change out the device handler. I use @E_Sch handler found in the above thread (https://github.com/imnotbob/SmartThings-1/blob/Develop/somfy_shades.groovy) It has a layout that is probably what you are looking for.

How to install a DH – look for “USING A CUSTOM DEVICE TYPE HANDLER”

FAQ: An Overview of Using Custom Code in SmartThings (SmartThings Classic, Groovy Code)

So you’re new to SmartThings, you asked a question, and someone suggested “custom code” as an answer. Or you were browsing the forums, and you found something that sounded like it would be perfect for what you wanted, but again, “uses custom code.” What does that mean, how hard is it to do, and what’s the difference between a “SmartApp” and a “Device Type Handler”? (Note: the official terminology has changed a couple of times. “device type handler,” “device handler,” “DTH,” and “device type” all mean the same thing, and you will find all these terms used in the forums.) SECTION I: SMARTAPPS AND DEVICE HANDLERS: WHAT THEY ARE SmartAPPS: Tiny Programs to decide what a specific device should do when, or to collect the information from a specific device SmartApps, including the various f…

Look at Ask Alexa. You can create rules that are more natural.

Right now I can say.

“Alexa, ask smartthings to open shades halfway”

[shrud]

Looks like the link doesn’t work. Can you post the code?