Support for motorized awnings?

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Mon Aug 28, 2017 7:41 am
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Support for motorized awnings?

I'm thinking about adding a motorized awning to cover my back deck (to extend my use of the space for the many rainy months we get around here) - something like the one shown in the picture below. Are any motorized awnings supported by Indigo 100% via Z-Wave or bridged in some way to communicate with Indigo.

I was looking at Sunsetter since Costco sells them but I could not find any mention on the board that said they are fully supported - It looks like they use Somfy motors and RTS RF protocol but all I could find was a few reports of limited integration with Indigo.

I'm not tied to any particular brand of awning but I would like to find one that is 100% interoperable - any help figuring this out is appreciated :-)
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Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:27 am
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Re: Support for motorized awnings?

While I can't guarantee anything, there is a 3rd party plugin that enables Indigo to control Somfy RTS motor controlled devices.

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Tue Aug 29, 2017 10:15 am
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Re: Support for motorized awnings?

Thx - BTW, link to Plug-in is dead....

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Tue Aug 29, 2017 10:57 am
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Re: Support for motorized awnings?

Someone's asked Nick to repost it.


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Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:19 am
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Re: Support for motorized awnings?

Doesn’t the RFXtrx433e do somfy RTS?

Computer says no.

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Thu Aug 31, 2017 12:27 pm
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Re: Support for motorized awnings?

I am also looking for a solution for my Somfy horizontal Blinds (in Switzerland they call it Store). They are operated by the Somfy RTS Telis remote control.
I had programmed it on Vera with the RFXCOM RfxTrx 433E interface.

I tried using the RFXCOM plugin on Indigo, but have lost my way. Can't operate the Somfy controlled blinds through Indigo. Is there another link to the plugin?

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Thu Aug 31, 2017 1:26 pm
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Re: Support for motorized awnings?

Yes, Nick posted it here - I don't know if it works though....

viewtopic.php?f=145&t=18935&sid=4adce51c71034eccb30319992bf57741#p144096

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Thu Aug 31, 2017 10:07 pm
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Re: Support for motorized awnings?

Thanks for the link. I installed, but don't think it works.

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Sun Sep 10, 2017 2:55 am
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Re: Support for motorized awnings?

I managed to make the RFXCOM plugin to associate with the RFXtrx433E controller and the Somfy motors for the blinds.

I am now trying to check if my awning over the deck can also be controlled by the RFXtrx433E controller. The problem is I do not know what kind of remote it is. I am attaching images of the remote which is produced by euroMOT in Switzerland. However, I can't find any details on the internet. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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