Routers are responsible for routing traffic between different nodes. They are also responsible for receiving and storing messages intended to an other router or end devices. Routers may not sleep. As such, routers are not a suitable choice for battery operated devices.
Example of routers: Smart plug, main-powered motor, ...
A router can be connected with 6 Wirefree devices maximum (router or end device). You must respect this limitation by adding additional routers every 6 Sleepy End Devices to preserve the perfomances of the system.
It is possible to have consecutive routers ("Hops") to relay signal between two Zigbee Wirefree devices. We do recommend a maximum of 6 consecutive routers.
The TaHoma switch solution has been validated with 50 end devices (Max 40 Sleepy End Devices and 10 Routers). This number depends on the environment (Radio traffic) and device types (routers or Sleepy End Devices).
The system will continue working for a while if there are Routers in the system (AC devices).
Warning: Should be considered as a temporary situation.
Any device with Zigbee 3.0 certification must be accepted in the Zigbee network as a router but is does not guarantee that this device is managed by the TaHoma App.
To be compatible, the device needs to have the same Cluster (e.g. Window Convering for motors).
Note: Even with the same Cluster, the compatibility is not guarantee because of some differences in the implementation (attributes).
Conditions that the Zigbee device must meet to introduce this product in our Somfy offer:
Note: It only guarantees the compatibility with the revision of the device tested. Any upgrade, modification applied on the device by the vendor could break the compatibility.
Matter specifications are still in progress.
Having Zigbee and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) medias embedded is a first step to be part of the Matter adventure.
Zigbee products will be part of the Matter system through a Matter bridge.
Zigbee motors will not become Matter compatible through a firmware upgrade.
Only devices having the same cluster (e.g. Window Convering for motors) can be regrouped (bind) on a individual remote control through TaHoma switch.
Warning: If you regroup a motor with slats variation with an other without slats variation, only common commands will work (Lift commands).
It's not possible to bind a smart plug with a motor.
No, let the charger connected to the Zigbee Wirefree motor will reduce the motor life.
No, the motors can be controlled with the TaHoma app only.
Up to 6 remotes can be bound to a Zigbee motor. Recommended 3 in order to ease the group management.
If you need more than 3 we do recommend to use TaHoma switch solution.
A remote can control all the Zigbee motors of the room. Motors are adressed through a group number, they are all synchronized.
If the internet is down, the Zigbee equipements (motors, smart plugs, ...) still work locally:
Warning: The motors can not be controlled with the Apps and remotely!
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.
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.
The benefits of the Zigbee offer are several:
Zigbee 3.0 is the only complete IoT solution, from mesh network to the universal language, that allows smart objects to work together:
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.