When custom integrators connect with products powered by Somfy, rest assured that the company has worked directly with manufacturer partners, thanks to the Somfy Synergy API, to help make motorized shades integration simple, safe, and secure. Somfy highlighted this and other new products at CEDIA Expo 2023.
The Somfy Synergy API and available certified drivers make it easier than ever to integrate motorized shading with third-party control systems regardless of technology or brand.
Additionally, Somfy has solutions to fit all project needs, regardless of shade specifications, power or technology requirements.
With 200 million motors produced and more than 50 years of innovation, Somfy can help design and implement reliable solutions for any size shading project which can be operated using most major control platforms.
Somfy Sonesse, Synergy API at CEDIA Expo
During CEDIA Expo 2023 in Denver, Somfy introduced its Sonesse 30 PoE motor. The Sonesse 30 PoE motor allows for a more streamlined installation process thanks to its low voltage and easy wiring, which the company says increases safety and eliminates the need for an electrician.
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Other benefits of the new model are that motors are immediately discoverable and ready for commissioning by using a web GUI, and a physical setting tool is not required, according to the company.
On the resimercial side and MDU projects, the company adds that for building owners who are seeking a solution to reduce operational costs, the PoE allows network cables to carry electrical DC power and IP data connectivity over an existing data connection with a single Cat 5e/6 ethernet cable.
Additionally, Somfy continues to make its solutions play nicely with others. Its Somfy Synergy API facilitates simplified integrations with third-party control systems.
The company emphasizes that it designs solutions that are intentionally open, offering certified drivers for others’ automation systems, including being in the process of certifying compatibility with Snap One’s Control4.
Kyle Roy, Somfy specifications manager for the Northwest U.S., notes that the new PoE motor is a shift from previous-gen product that required a gateway. “It’s a way for us to sit on the PoE network, but not actually have a new motor,” Roy says.
“Then with PoE, because it’s such a universal standard, the level of automation and data you can really get granular on how you tweak systems,” he adds. “It has a real advantage of getting integration partners set up, like Control4 and Crestron, plus we have our own root controller, a touchscreen you can run your whole house off of, but it’s strictly for shades.”
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