There is Somfy in the air!!

[laurent207]

how to install the beta version of domoticz?

[b_weijenberg]

select Stable or Beta in the Settings menu

[laurent207]

done.

And after?

[b_weijenberg]

check for new version,
and after that add the RFY device manually

[laurent207]

No Update Available !...

[b_weijenberg]

With Domoticz on RaspberryPI

Setup tab
Application Settings
Software Updates - Release channel: Beta and click Save

Setup tab
Check for Update (download the latest beta version)

Switches tab
Manual Light/Switch
Switch Type: Blinds
Type: RFY
ID: 1 22 33
Unit code: 1
"set the motor in program mode" and click Test

[laurent207]

I did everything even a reboot but I always "No Update Available !...".

[Dynamic]

Did you change the releasechannel to 'beta' in the application settings?

[laurent207]

yes

[b_weijenberg]

In that case I guess you have the Beta version running. (if the Raspberry has Internet access)

Select the Switches tab
Click Manual Light/Switch
Select Switch Type: Blinds
Select Type: RFY
Select ID: 1 22 33
Select Unit code: 1
"set the motor in program mode" and click Test

[laurent207]

How do we know that it runs in beta?

[Dynamic]

How do we know that it runs in beta?

Current beta-version is 1.1811. You can check this in the left upper corner, next to the Domoticz-logo.

[laurent207]

It's works with the sd card image(I have RFY type) but with a manual installation on a Raspbian as indicated on the official wiki, it does not work (no FRY). Remains to be determined why. Thanks.

[tcviper]

Hello all,

I got the rfxcome with domoticz on rpi and it all works, the only thing is that we have 1 remote to control 4 blinds separately or together. Is there a way to control each blind separately in some way cause right now it controls all at once.

Thanks.

[b_weijenberg]

Create 5 RFY devices with different ID's:
pair each motor with a different ID + unit number, for example 1 11 11, 2 22 22, 3 33 33, 4 44 44
and pair all motors with the 5th RFY device using all the same ID + unit number, for example 5 55 55

[OlivierFR]

Hello,
When can we expect to be able to control the venetian blinds (command up and down > 2 seconds) ?
Also it would be useful to have My/Stop (for preset position) available in script and plannig.

Thanks!
Olivier

[gizmocuz]

Hello,
When can we expect to be able to control the venetian blinds (command up and down > 2 seconds) ?
Also it would be useful to have My/Stop (for preset position) available in script and plannig.

Thanks!
Olivier

In the upcoming beta (#1850) venetian support now work (not tested)
Only the Up/Down commands are implemented.
When adding the new switch, select Venetian Blinds EU or US, depending on your system.

Please let know if it works....

[emfl]

Hello,

I'm having a hard time understanding what I need to set for the ID and unit code.
Right now I have 4 blinds. I assume I have to put a different ID for each of my blinds. However, for the unit code I don't know if I should put the same or not ?

Is there a way to set a specific blind that would do ALL DOWN (same unit code?) for example ? Or should I simply have an action that does this on all my configured blinds ?

Thanks

[b_weijenberg]

You have to program a unique ID - unit number combination in each motor.
The ID can be seen as a Somfy Telis4 remote. The Telis4 has 4 unit number and, like the Telis4, each ID in the RFXtrx433E has 4 unit numbers.

Select a random ID.
for example, in your case with 4 motors you can configure:
Motor 1 - ID= 1 22 33 unit number= 1
Motor 2 - ID= 1 22 33 unit number= 2
Motor 3 - ID= 1 22 33 unit number= 3
Motor 4 - ID= 1 22 33 unit number= 4

if you add another motor use for example:
Motor 5 - ID= 1 22 44 unit number= 1

You can add multiple remotes (read different RFXtrx433E ID-unitnumber combinations) in each motor. So if you add for example ID= 1 23 45 unit number= 1 in all motors you can control all by using this Domoticz device.

Note: I don't know if unit number 0 can be used in Domoticz but unit number 0 will control all motors with the same ID. In the case above ID= 1 22 33 unit number= 0 will control motor 1 to 4

[bob]

Thanks to those involved in making Somfy happen!

A quick note: after upgrading to beta and replacing my RFXtrx433 with an "E" version, the pairing to my Somfy devices worked, however, 9 out of 10 times the up/down buttons only moved the blinds in small steps not to their open/closed positions.

This was resolved by upgrading the RFX firmware to the newest version (229).

BTW is there any chance that we'll see inbound data from Somfy sensors (wind, rain, lights levels) from Somfy sensors being available in Domoticz ?

Thanks again,

B