MLGW and Somfy Blinds transmitter

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7corona (archived2)
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Posted January 14, 2015 at 09:28 GMT
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Hi, I have recently bought a second hand Master Link Gateway mkII and I'm looking at blind options. Clearly the Lutron Blinds are a known working option, but extensive so I am looking at the Somfy blinds. These blinds have an optional RTS Transmitter that can be feed from a home automation system. Does anyone have any previous experience of interfacing the MLGW with the RTS transmitter with success?

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beoandy
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Posted January 14, 2015 at 10:07 GMT
#2031517

hi corona!

look to the lintronic TT455-RT-238 on http://lintronic.dk you can control the lintronic box via rs232 with custom strings. maybe lintronik can control the somfy transmitter?

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StUrrock (archived2)
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Posted January 14, 2015 at 12:08 GMT
#2031518
we have in the past sent rs232 signals from the MLGW to an elang or RTI processor which then communicated to the somfy via rs485

just remember the somfy has a weird numbering system for the rooms

room number - 1 = number to put in somfy rs485 code creator software
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Steven_London (archived2)
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Posted January 15, 2015 at 12:51 GMT
#2031519

Hi,

I had the same issue with Somfy blinds and controlling them using the Beolink Gateway. I found this online and thought I would give it it try because it was significantly cheaper than the Somfy RTS transmitter.

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7corona (archived2)
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Posted January 19, 2015 at 13:09 GMT
#2031520

Many thanks, this looks like a potential solution.

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7corona (archived2)
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Posted January 19, 2015 at 13:10 GMT
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Thanks, I will look into this and report back

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tompa (archived2)
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Posted January 23, 2015 at 13:02 GMT
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Hi,

 

I have used mlgw and connect to somfy rts transmitter thru rs232 and used customstring so it works  

 

 

 

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7corona (archived2)
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Posted January 23, 2015 at 15:17 GMT
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Hi, thanks for this, question if I may (I'm not that technical), how did you wire the RS232 to the TRS transmitter?

Thanks

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mjmedlo (archived2)
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Posted January 24, 2015 at 12:25 GMT
#2031524

Tompa,

Can you elaborate?

tompa wrote:

Hi,

I have used mlgw and connect to somfy rts transmitter thru rs232 and used customstring so it works

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Steven_London (archived2)
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Posted January 26, 2015 at 08:51 GMT
#2031525

I know in the US market they make a RTS RS232 compatible controller, but for some reason in Europe only the RS485 is available.

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