Enhanced benefits thanks to 3rd party integration and two-way feedback:
An intuitive TaHoma® app to control your window home interior coverings:
You can buy the Zigbee motors and devices through the Somfy Experts network.
Any wired Somfy Zigbee motor/device is part of the mesh, therefore acts as a repeater.
Wired motors are part of mesh, extends range node to node repeaters:
No, not in the immediate future.
More than 100 devices.
You have two ways to integrate the Zigbee motors into 3rd party control systems:
Yes, they will be. Cloud to cloud compatibility.
In the event of an internet failure, the control through the TaHoma® Beecon app will no longer works. However, the remote controls will remain functional since they use the radio technology to communicate with the motors. The automatic scenarios programmed before the internet failure will still work.
No (only the name remains the same).
No, not in immediate future
Not currently, but we have the hardware implemented in the products to support it in future.
Zigbee is an industry association formed to provide standards that enable devices to communicate interoperably using wireless technology that is secure, reliable and suited to the needs of the home environment. Zigbee is recognized and used around the world.
Features:
• Radio Frequency Open Protocol • 2.4 Ghz: universal frequency used world wide • Mesh Network Radio: every powered device act as a repeater • Self-healing: no single point of failure; if a device fails, the signal reroutes itself
Somfy joined the Zigbee board in September 2016 as a stepping stone to Thread. Our aim is to let people benefit from the most widespread technologies and those that are most appropriate for our devices. That’s why we decided to join Zigbee.
Zigbee has been chosen by many leading companies in the home automation industry. Examples: Comcast, Amazon, Samsung SmartThings, Ikea, Phillips Hue, Logitech/Harmony, GE, etc.
Somfy will use certified Zigbee 3.0 whenever the solution is suitable. Our membership of the Zigbee Alliance does not mean that we will incorporate the current version of Zigbee technology in our offers.
Zigbee 3.0 is the only complete IoT solution, from mesh network to the universal language, that allows smart objects to work together.
• MESH: Zigbee 3.0 harnesses the power of the mesh to connect every product to every other product. If one product fails, the others will continue to communicate without interruption. • INTEROPERABLE: Products work together seamlessly, even if they’re from different companies.
Any battery operated Somfy Zigbee motor/device is not part of the mesh, therefore does not act as a repeater, it is an end node (ie,., Situo hand-held remote, Sonesse 30WF, scene controller):
• Sonesse 30 Zigbee WireFree motor • Situo remote control 1 and 4 channels
Users can expect approximately 1 year of operation before the batteries of the motors need to be charged. This is based on an average shade size of 72” x 72” that is operated one cycle per day.