Hello everyone,
we are currently building our single-family house with a general contractor. Our quote includes electronic roller shutters and venetian blinds. The offer also includes one switch planned for each roller shutter or venetian blind. However, we are not entirely satisfied because there is no option to lower all the roller shutters and venetian blinds at once. Currently, I see the following solutions:
1) One central switch per floor (basement, ground floor, upper floor) that lowers all the roller shutters/venetian blinds on that level. According to the electrician, this is complicated to implement and quite expensive (about 1000 euros per switch plus wiring).
2) Each roller shutter/venetian blind is equipped with an actuator (is that the correct term?), which we can control wirelessly. In other words, everything operates with switches, but I have the option to send a wireless signal to all roller shutters so they go down or up together.
3) Electric wireless drives are used (e.g., Somfy Rs 100 io). Then no wired switches would be needed for the drives. However, I would have wireless switches stuck to the whole wall. Is that really practical?
I’m sure there are clever solutions I haven’t thought of… Can you help me?
we are currently building our single-family house with a general contractor. Our quote includes electronic roller shutters and venetian blinds. The offer also includes one switch planned for each roller shutter or venetian blind. However, we are not entirely satisfied because there is no option to lower all the roller shutters and venetian blinds at once. Currently, I see the following solutions:
1) One central switch per floor (basement, ground floor, upper floor) that lowers all the roller shutters/venetian blinds on that level. According to the electrician, this is complicated to implement and quite expensive (about 1000 euros per switch plus wiring).
2) Each roller shutter/venetian blind is equipped with an actuator (is that the correct term?), which we can control wirelessly. In other words, everything operates with switches, but I have the option to send a wireless signal to all roller shutters so they go down or up together.
3) Electric wireless drives are used (e.g., Somfy Rs 100 io). Then no wired switches would be needed for the drives. However, I would have wireless switches stuck to the whole wall. Is that really practical?
I’m sure there are clever solutions I haven’t thought of… Can you help me?
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Strahleman16 Apr 2021 20:07So, the animeo IB+ is your bus control unit. For it to communicate with tahoma, the 433 MHz radio module needs to be plugged in. It should go where the yellow sticker is. This module is likely the wireless bridge that allows the IB+ control unit to convert the signals from the wireless switches into bus signals.
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AllThumbs16 Apr 2021 20:30Perhaps a quick addition: I believe a wireless module is already installed. If you look up the manual online, it says the following about pairing:
You can check if anything happens when you try it.
One more thing: pressing for 5 seconds apparently resets the wireless module. Pressing for 10 seconds resets the entire motor controller. So don’t get too enthusiastic and hold it down for too long. 😉
You can check if anything happens when you try it.
One more thing: pressing for 5 seconds apparently resets the wireless module. Pressing for 10 seconds resets the entire motor controller. So don’t get too enthusiastic and hold it down for too long. 😉
Strahleman schrieb:
So, the animeo IB+ is your BUS control unit. For it to communicate with Tahoma, the 433 MHz radio module probably needs to be inserted. It should go where the yellow sticker is. This module should serve as the wireless bridge, allowing the IB+ control unit to convert the signals from the wireless pushbuttons into BUS signals.AllThumbs schrieb:
Maybe a quick addition: I think a radio module is already installed. When you look up the manual, it says the following about pairing:
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You can check if anything happens with that.<br />
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Also, as a tip: pressing for 5 seconds apparently resets the radio module. Pressing for 10 seconds resets the entire motor controller. So don’t get too eager and hold it down too long. 😉</blockquote><br />
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Hello to both of you and thanks for the support so far. <br />
I checked this over the weekend and found that two of the four controllers already had this radio module installed. I then plugged it into the other two, so now all four controllers have this RTS module. <br />
Unfortunately, nothing works at all yet 🙁<br />
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What puzzles me is the description of the next step from what you quoted above @AllThumbs, which continues with:<br />
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“Now press the programming button on the back of the transmitter that you want to pair”...<br />
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But I DO NOT have a programming button on my transmitters, which are the built-in ib pushbuttons. :/<br />
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When I want to add products to MyTahoma and select the roller shutter (blind) under “RTS” (since I installed these modules):<br />
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[ATTACH type="full" alt="Short dialog for product selection with six icons for roller shutter, external venetian blind, roller blind.](/attachments/60371/)
I then get this:
…but as mentioned, I don’t have a wireless transmitter. Therefore, no product is found.
As someone without much knowledge, I don’t understand why I need these radio modules for wired pushbuttons (!) with a wired controller (!)? I wouldn’t need this media break at all, right?A
AllThumbs19 Apr 2021 17:33I find the media transition, to put it mildly, rather "unfortunate." My expectation was that you would start the pairing process with the Tahoma box and, instead of using the remote control, press the programming button on the animeo control unit. Otherwise, the last resort I could think of would be to get a remote control, pair it first with the animeo device, and then use it for the pairing process with Tahoma. Overall, the whole system is unnecessarily complicated.
AllThumbs schrieb:
I find the interface break, to put it mildly, rather "unfortunate." I would have expected that you start the pairing process on the Tahoma box and then, instead of using the remote control, simply press the programming button on the animeo control.
Otherwise, the last option I can think of is to first obtain a remote control, pair it with the animeo unit, and then use it for the pairing process with Tahoma. Overall, the system is unnecessarily complicated. Okay. I realize now that it’s not that simple and it’s not (only) my fault… at least that’s something.
I followed your last-ditch advice; the result is… well: I had an RTS wireless remote control from the awning, which I used. The controls recognized it immediately, so that fits. However, I could only transfer that one remote into Tahoma, which worked, but now when I operate the single roller shutter programmed in Tahoma, it controls all roller shutters and blinds throughout the entire house :/ Strangely, the up/down commands are all mixed up and inconsistent.
Did I miss a step somewhere?
Is there any other idea?
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AllThumbs20 Apr 2021 12:24Nemesis schrieb:
Okay. I realize it’s not that simple and it’s not just (my) fault... at least that’s something.
I followed your straw-grasping tip, the result is... well: I still have an RTS radio transmitter from the awning, which I used. The controllers recognized it immediately, so that fits. However, I could only transfer that one transmitter into Tahoma, which worked, but now when I operate one roller shutter stored in Tahoma, it controls all the roller shutters and blinds in the entire house :/ Strangely, they also move differently—some go up, some go down—a complete mix.
Did I miss a step somewhere?
Any other ideas? Have you tried googling the manual for the animeo part or radio module? If you search for the reference number (1860105), some shops have the manual available for download. After the initial pairing, the remote apparently controls all roller shutters at first. Then, you have to assign the correct channel—quite a complicated process—(see chapter “Changing the assignment of motor outputs”). In other words: you assign only one roller shutter to the remote, then pair it with Tahoma, reprogram the remote, pair it with Tahoma again, and so on. Totally intuitive, right? 😳
But hey, at least you managed to pair something in Tahoma already. Progress is progress 😎
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