ᐅ Experience with roller shutter control using Shelly 2.5?

We used Shelly 2.5 devices in a new build. All were installed in deep electrical boxes or even larger junction boxes. It works quite well. The question always is what exactly you want to achieve with them.

Since the feedback here about the Shelly devices has been mostly positive, I’m confident about installing them in our home.

Now I’m thinking about how to make it easier for household members who aren’t so tech-savvy to control the roller shutters with them. This brought up the question: is it possible to close/open all the Shelly devices on the ground floor at the same time? I’ve seen that this can be done using the Shelly Button... but is it also possible by long-pressing a selected switch with a Shelly?

To put it in one sentence, I’m looking for a way to send a command to all the Shellys on the ground floor (7 units) simultaneously. Preferably without battery-powered accessories.

Thanks in advance to the Shelly experts here 😉

SamSamSam schrieb:

Is it also possible to do this by long-pressing a selected button with Shelly?

It is also possible to raise or lower all desired roller shutters via groups in the app without using a switch.

For a long press on the switch, the Shelly I3 must be installed at the switch. It can be configured to control other Shelly devices on a long press.

allstar83 schrieb:

For a long press on the switch, the Shelly I3 needs to be installed at the switch. It can be set up to control other Shellys when a long press is detected.

So, you would have a Shelly 2.5 behind a push button, which is connected to a Shelly I3?
I read something about 3 inputs... can I then send commands to 7 Shellys with it?

SamSamSam schrieb:

So, you would have a Shelly 2.5 connected behind a push button, and then a Shelly I3 attached to that push button as well?
I read something about 3 inputs… can I control 7 Shellys with it?

It doesn’t actually matter where the Shelly 2.5 is installed in the house. Only the Shelly I3 needs to be triggered by the push button, which then communicates wirelessly with all the other Shellys. The I3 does have 3 wires, that’s correct. I think it can control more than 7 Shellys simultaneously with a specific button press. If the 3 inputs of the I3 are connected together, it should be possible to control 3 x 5 Shellys. Additionally, using scenes, even more options are likely available.

There are some good explanatory videos on YouTube about this.

SamSamSam schrieb:

Now I am thinking about how to make it easier for the less tech-savvy residents to control the roller shutters. This raised the question of whether it is possible to close/open all the Shellys on the ground floor at the same time? I saw that this should be possible with the Shelly Button… but is it also possible by long-pressing a selected switch with Shelly?
To put it in one sentence, I am looking for a way to send a command to all Shellys on the ground floor (7 units) simultaneously. Preferably without battery-powered accessories.

The question is only why? Thanks to Shelly, no one here bothers with the roller shutters anymore. The shutters close automatically with the setting sun and open again when it rises. Shelly is smart home technology and ideally should be used intelligently.