ᐅ Central blind control system for 15 window blinds

Hello everyone,
which central shutter control systems do you use? I’m an electrical technician myself and could program something. However, since I’m quite busy, it shouldn’t be too complex. I have 15 shutters. They should be operated with a central switch on both the upper floor and the ground floor. Control via an app or browser should also be possible. I have already installed the PEHA central control system before, but I didn’t really like it. Since I don’t need much extra tech in my place, I decided against smart home solutions and similar systems.

It is possible to implement it with a Siemens LOGO, but because of the low number of inputs and outputs, it requires many components, which is not necessarily neat.

Maybe someone here has already implemented something like this in the past and has ideas. Programming or something like that is not a problem, but I currently lack a good concept for implementing it as efficiently as possible.

Best regards

We had exactly the same problem. My husband programmed and built something himself using an Arduino. It works and, including the relay, cost about 300 euros.

Hello kaho, this will probably be something for me to do once the house is finished and we have moved in. We are doing a lot of the work ourselves, so at the moment we don’t have the time to put something like this together.

We had already been living in the house for quite some time before my husband finished it. Until then, it was operated manually.

koettel89 schrieb:
It is possible with a Siemens Logo, but due to the low number of inputs and outputs, I would need a lot of components directly, which isn’t necessarily better

There are so many options; it’s all a matter of convenience/effort/cost/programming skills:

1) You could use a slightly larger PLC (for example, S7-1200, WAGO, ABB, etc.) with more I/Os. If that’s still not enough, you can add a decentralized I/O peripheral or a bigger PLC. Do you only want to control via switches or also have an HMI? So, a display on a panel. This gets expensive quickly with PLC technology.
If you don’t want to use a PLC, there are various SBCs (Single Board Computers) like Arduino or Raspberry Pi. Less electrical engineering, more IT skills.
Also consider: hardwired solutions / BUS systems like KNX / 2-wire, or wireless connections with Wi-Fi / Z-Wave / Zigbee. But then you are close to home automation…

Hello xelly

I have now programmed it using two Logo 8 units and expansions. I also found a suitable app for this. Later on, I can use it to control the outdoor lighting and irrigation as well. Thank you very much for the responses.