Somfy Motorized Blinds (Z-Wave)

Devices & Integrations Connected Things
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I would be interested, if you have any more left? coronabill (a) hotmail com

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Question Chris… I modified some existing generic Z-Wave code to use with my Somfy shades and it’s basically a hard on, hard off button, and then the virtual switch for the tile which has been working for me. I didn’t have to make a custom device type for the ZRTSII but am interested in your code, though I need to have the shades go fully “off” and open 100%. What’s the easiest way to add that in?

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@mbial I’m interested in the discounted new controller. I just had some blinds installed yesterday and I’m ready to automate. Thanks in advance.

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@mbial - for some reason I can’t seem to figure out private message…but if you can contact me I’d like to purchase one of your Somfy units….have about 15 of the motorized blinds in my house and would love to integrate with SmartThings and do away with the old remotes! My email is brian_abrahamson (at) hotmail (dot) com.

Thanks!

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I have the below blinds from Home Depot and they have a continuous cord loop . They’re similar to Hunter Douglas Silhouttes. According to Home Depot’s web site, getting them motorized is $265 for each one. (I have 5) and then another almost $100 for the daisy chain, remote and battery pack. Comes out to like $1300 without the relay switch! This is just as much as the blinds cost!!!

Can someone point me to a DIY guide and which motors I would need? I am not extremely handy and had the original blinds installed professionally since it’s a challenging bow window. I don’t want to ruin my existing installation by cutting cords, etc.

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@Mbhforum looking at the link u posted if ur setup has a cord u might want to take a look at this. I havent tried it before though. http://www.smarthome.com/add-a-motor-45-80-motorized-drape-controller.html

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Thanks. Since I have 5 windows next to each other, that probably won’t work or look good. Also since its Insteon wouldn’t work with ST.

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Hello!
Currently we are working on the retrofit add-on device which will be connect ordinary window blinds to SmartThings. I highly recommend to subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated (getcomfee.com).

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I wonder if ST’s recent integration announcement with Somfy will include their MyLink hub? It’s $200 compared to buying the $390 zwave/rts relay. @Tyler do you know?

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I think mylink connects to wifi only and not zwave if I am correct? is there an advatage to use ZRTSI over my link? so conflicted!!!

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so I called somfy to discuss difference between “mylink” device and ZRTSI, They said ZRTSI is going to the item more likely to be integrated rather than mylink which is designed as a stand alone device. One thing that was mentioned is that the Smartthings needs to be confirm if there is a “stop” functionality rather than just UP and Down. So this is important to me as I do not want my blinds all way all day.Can anyone confirm if they have programmed ZRTSI with STOP button?

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Hi Tyler, are you stating that you are able to program Smartthings to open and close the shades at different points on each of the 16channels? I am trying to see if ZRTSI allows for program preset height of shade via smartthings. Thanks!!

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I have SmartThings and ZRTSI and was able to send three different commands:

  • UP: zwave.basicV1.basicSet(value: 0xFF).format(),
  • DOWN: zwave.basicV1.basicSet(value: 0x00).format(),
  • STOP (they MY button on the Somfy remote): zwave.switchMultilevelV1.switchMultilevelStopLevelChange().format()

I haven’t found a way to set Somfy blinds to anything other than those three values. I can’t set my rollers to 80% closed for example; however I can program the Somfy MY position to a pre-defined level and call the STOP command to send the blinds there.

A limitation that I found was that the ZRTSI will only report back two states for the blinds back to SmartThings:

  • ON: which is fully up for my roller blinds, or slates tilted fully up for shutters (so you can’t see through the window)
  • OFF: any position other than ON will report as OFF. For example, if my roller blinds are down even one inch, it’ll be reported as OFF.

To mitigate this limitation on my horizontal shutters I re-programed the Somfy moter limits so that 100% OPEN doesn’t position the slates fully up which is its factory default (can’t see through the window), but instead to position the slates to a level position (so you can see through the window). Now my SmartThings reports ON as able to see through the window, and OFF as slates pointing down so the blinds are closed. I loose the ability to point the blinds slates up, but that’s okay with me if it allows SmartThings to properly report OPEN/CLOSE state.

I hope this helps.
Chris

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So to be clear : if I programmed the “MY” button on somfy remote at the level I need the blinds at, when I go to the smartthings app and select “stop” … Blinds will go to the “my” button level?

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Correct. The STOP command sent from SmartThings to ZRTSI will act in the same manner as the MY button on the original Somfy remote, either stopping the blinds if they are moving, or sending the blinds to a pre-defined position if the blinds are not moving.

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Thank you, this is very helpful!! Hopefully the recent smartthings announcement to support Somfy has more functionality. Lets see what happens.

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@mbial Matthew I could figure out how to pm you through here. I’m interested in ordering a zrtsi from you. email me at randygaza [at] me.com Thanks.

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Matt … interested to purchase a controller from you. Do you still have them? Anjan

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@aghosal (and the rest of the community) I still have the ZRTSI II controllers available at a reduced price. In the future, please PM me if you’re interested.

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If you watch this video from Somfy, they specifically mention that they will provide integration from other products. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qSVag8cmxig

My guess is their MyLink product will be more robust than the ZWave connectivity. AutomaticShadestore.com told me they will be offering the MyLink hub for a promotional price of $139.00. This is at least $90-200 cheaper than the ZWave relay.

With MyLink, you should have more control over your blinds than the ZWave relay and I think it will be a matter of time before someone integrates it with Smartthings. I should be getting my Somfy motors installed in the next few weeks and I think I might hold out for the MyLink Hub.