Great video, just in time for me, I am about to buy 13 blinds for my build which will use Tahoma to link to my Loxone system but the fact this has Zigbee means it has the potential to be much more open in the future. You have shown me limitations of RTS I was not aware of.
I've got one working just fine via ZHA and Home Assistant. I've posted photos of the integration on the HA Uk Facebook group. Works 100%. It does not yet work fully on the ZigbeeMQTT integration though.
@@chrishampele181 Amazing to hear - I've just taken receipt of a 28 zigbee motor - but I can not get it to pair with any third party hub. Did you have to do anything before ZHA would see it? Set it up in the Somfy Pro app?
Hi Mitch, it depends on many factors such as drop, fabric weight and tube size. However, here in the UK we manufacture zero-deflection blinds at up to 5m wide with a 2m drop and we use the Somfy Sonesse 40 motor which works just fine with this size. Somfy has a Zigbee version of the Sonesse 40, which is hopefully available in Canada. Let us know if we can help in any way.
I've installed wired somfy zigbee shades in 3 homes and I wouldn't use any other primarily because shade controls are possible via app, voice, and wall controls including tablets from a few different manufacturers (eliminating one advantage of savant, control 4, and Crestron).
Great video. I have an customer that uses Apple Home kit. The RTS motors don't work with apple home kit, even via Tahoma. They work with Google Home (I have this setup in my house). Have you found any success with Apple Home kit - Tahoma - Somfy ZigBee motors?
Knowing Somfy and especially IO if you double tap or tap a couple on times the precise input on the configurator does it then only move once or does it like IO and set&go go 3 seconds long when you press that button. It's really weird but annoying especially when you want to program the top position
@umbrashading yeah but sometimes if you click that like 3 four times in a row it keeps running like a big step. I work with IO in business setting and that's something I see a lot on the regular IO motors
Are you still able to program the remote to the motor without using the tahoma pro app or the tahoma? If so, is the programing of the remote and limits the same as the rts?
Hi, yes you can programme the remote directly to the motor without the app, but this would be pretty pointless as you won't benefit from any of the Zigbee functionality you're paying extra money for. Setting the limits is slightly harder/more complex than RTS but when setting up through the app the extra functions you can configure are a nice touch. We now have these motors in stock.
Great video, just in time for me, I am about to buy 13 blinds for my build which will use Tahoma to link to my Loxone system but the fact this has Zigbee means it has the potential to be much more open in the future. You have shown me limitations of RTS I was not aware of.
Probably way too soon but... any idea on Home Assistant compatibility?
Good question - we don't have a definite answer on that yet but it would be good to know. We'll try and find out.
I've got one working just fine via ZHA and Home Assistant. I've posted photos of the integration on the HA Uk Facebook group. Works 100%. It does not yet work fully on the ZigbeeMQTT integration though.
I’m here to know this too
the 30 zigbee motor, works fine for me on Home Assistant with ZHA integration :-)
@@chrishampele181 Amazing to hear - I've just taken receipt of a 28 zigbee motor - but I can not get it to pair with any third party hub. Did you have to do anything before ZHA would see it? Set it up in the Somfy Pro app?
Great video, keep up the good work …
Question for me is will. It be powerful enough for my 14 foot theatre screen
Hi Mitch, it depends on many factors such as drop, fabric weight and tube size. However, here in the UK we manufacture zero-deflection blinds at up to 5m wide with a 2m drop and we use the Somfy Sonesse 40 motor which works just fine with this size. Somfy has a Zigbee version of the Sonesse 40, which is hopefully available in Canada. Let us know if we can help in any way.
I've installed wired somfy zigbee shades in 3 homes and I wouldn't use any other
primarily because shade controls are possible via app, voice, and wall controls including tablets from a few different manufacturers (eliminating one advantage of savant, control 4, and Crestron).
Great video. I have an customer that uses Apple Home kit. The RTS motors don't work with apple home kit, even via Tahoma. They work with Google Home (I have this setup in my house). Have you found any success with Apple Home kit - Tahoma - Somfy ZigBee motors?
Nice video. Can you get a hard-wired Somfy motor that can do this. I have 19 blinds that I want to install on a new build
We now have the complete Somfy Zigbee range in stock! Reach out to sales@umbrashading.co.uk to get a price.. :)
Knowing Somfy and especially IO if you double tap or tap a couple on times the precise input on the configurator does it then only move once or does it like IO and set&go go 3 seconds long when you press that button. It's really weird but annoying especially when you want to program the top position
Pretty sure it has small incremental movements but we'll be doing more testing soon - the motors are now in stock!
@umbrashading yeah but sometimes if you click that like 3 four times in a row it keeps running like a big step. I work with IO in business setting and that's something I see a lot on the regular IO motors
Should have been a thread motor. But will see how this develops.
Maybe they will one day... I guess Thread is still too new to be sure where it will go.
Are you still able to program the remote to the motor without using the tahoma pro app or the tahoma? If so, is the programing of the remote and limits the same as the rts?
Hi, yes you can programme the remote directly to the motor without the app, but this would be pretty pointless as you won't benefit from any of the Zigbee functionality you're paying extra money for. Setting the limits is slightly harder/more complex than RTS but when setting up through the app the extra functions you can configure are a nice touch. We now have these motors in stock.
"extra money" - do we know what the cost/premium us for these yet please?@@umbrashading