Hello,
The drywall in my new home is finally about to go up in a few days. I've been doing research for what seems like an eternity trying to find answers on how to get Somfy and the OmniPro II playing nice together. The information is so unbelievably sparse, it's not even funny.
I plan on outfitting 16 windows in my new home with Somfy Sonnesse 30 ST30 IWT motors, which will communicate with an OmniPro II with (hopefully) as minimal setup as possible. Supposedly, the "Intelligent Wired Technology" will finally get rid of extra equipment like ILT taps, and allow more direct communication to the OmniPro II...
... but how? Even simple answers like getting the prewire right seem impossible. Right now I have 14/2 low voltage wire and a cat5 cable going to every location.
Can I use Cat5 for RS485 communication to the ST30?
If so, will I be able to plug the Cat5 directly into the OmniPro II? I keep seeing in the diagrams that all wiring from the shade motor will go into the Motor Power/Control Distribution Panel, and then there's RJ45 in/out to communicate via RS-485 with the OmniPro II. But I don't know if this is the old way, or if this is indeed how their "Intelligent Wired Technology" works.
Either way, what extra equipment will I need to get this basic setup working?
If I can ever manage to physically hook everything up correctly, then where can I find good information on actually programming the OP2?
I swear, DIY home automation is not hard because it is rocket science; it's hard because these companies have such crappy documentation and a lack of organization. I *should* be able to piece this all together!
The drywall in my new home is finally about to go up in a few days. I've been doing research for what seems like an eternity trying to find answers on how to get Somfy and the OmniPro II playing nice together. The information is so unbelievably sparse, it's not even funny.
I plan on outfitting 16 windows in my new home with Somfy Sonnesse 30 ST30 IWT motors, which will communicate with an OmniPro II with (hopefully) as minimal setup as possible. Supposedly, the "Intelligent Wired Technology" will finally get rid of extra equipment like ILT taps, and allow more direct communication to the OmniPro II...
... but how? Even simple answers like getting the prewire right seem impossible. Right now I have 14/2 low voltage wire and a cat5 cable going to every location.
Can I use Cat5 for RS485 communication to the ST30?
If so, will I be able to plug the Cat5 directly into the OmniPro II? I keep seeing in the diagrams that all wiring from the shade motor will go into the Motor Power/Control Distribution Panel, and then there's RJ45 in/out to communicate via RS-485 with the OmniPro II. But I don't know if this is the old way, or if this is indeed how their "Intelligent Wired Technology" works.
Either way, what extra equipment will I need to get this basic setup working?
If I can ever manage to physically hook everything up correctly, then where can I find good information on actually programming the OP2?
I swear, DIY home automation is not hard because it is rocket science; it's hard because these companies have such crappy documentation and a lack of organization. I *should* be able to piece this all together!