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rstrouse / ESPSomfy-RTS

A controller for Somfy RTS shades and blinds
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Set up multiple channels on ESPSomfyRTS using a single channel remote #490

Closed wjschmitt closed 3 weeks ago

wjschmitt commented 3 weeks ago

Currently I have a single channel Telis remote and two shade motors. The remote is set up to operate both motors. When I press the Prog button on the remote, both motors jog. I set up ESPSomfyRTS to pair as a single shade that operates both motors. I want to set up two separate shades plus a group. The instructions seem to indicate that this is possible (or at least, not impossible), but I don't know what pairing steps to follow to make this happen.

First of all, is this possible? If so, how would I do it?

Should I reset the motors, then pair one at a time, and then pair the group, on both the remote and in the app? Or can I keep the pairing that I have, but add new pairings for each motor separately by cutting power to the other motor?

Or should I just give up and buy a Telis 4 remote?

rstrouse commented 3 weeks ago

You have the right idea killing power to the motor you do not want to include the pairing for. When a motor does not have power it will not be able to open its memory and accept a new address. This should work beautifully.

wjschmitt commented 3 weeks ago

Ok, this worked brilliantly. I paired each shade separately by powering one at a time, then added each to the group. I now have a multi-channel virtual remote without needing a real one. This software is excellent. Thanks for your work on this. Well done.