Plugin for Bond Bridge and Smart By Bond devices - Intro / Config / Screenshots

[alexbk66]

Thanks !

Final question: if all I care about is the following 3 statuses:

Shade all the way up
Shade all the way down
None of the above

(i.e. no need for 10%, 20%, 30% etc.)

will I still need the Bond Bridge Pro?

If you only need three - up/down/saved (favourite) positions - you don't need the Pro, but without Pro you don't get the position feedback - basically it's one way.

I usually don't care about the exact position - I use the saved (favourite) preset for partial close, which is sufficient.

[MrWassen]

Thanks !

Final question: if all I care about is the following 3 statuses:

Shade all the way up
Shade all the way down
None of the above

(i.e. no need for 10%, 20%, 30% etc.)

will I still need the Bond Bridge Pro?

[alexbk66]

Thanks for your fast reply - sorry I wasn't clear - with "the combination" I meant the Bond Bridge + the plugin (not both versions of the hardware).
I will be happy to do so if I end up going the Bond Bridge route.

Would I likely be able to get away with the less expensive Bond Bridge or would the "Pro" likely be needed for this?

Sorry, I miss-read your question

Unfortunately for position control you need the Bond Pro, which they indicate in the comparison table (not very clear though - "Shade slider").

As additional benefit of Pro - you can use it with Sidekick (Universal Shade Remote Control)

[MrWassen]

Thanks for your fast reply - sorry I wasn't clear - with "the combination" I meant the Bond Bridge + the plugin (not both versions of the hardware).

So you will have to be the "Guinea pig" - do the testing.

I will be happy to do so if I end up going the Bond Bridge route.

Would I likely be able to get away with the less expensive Bond Bridge or would the "Pro" likely be needed for this?

[alexbk66]

Will the combination of Bond Bridge (Pro) and the akBond plugin allow me to report this status on HS4?

Bond Pro has same functionality as the original Bond, plus the Position control, so you don't need the "combination".

Yes, with Bond Pro it's possible to set/get the shades position, but it's not implemented since I don't own the Somfy shades. So you will have to be the "Guinea pig" - do the testing.

[MrWassen]

I am intrigued by the AKbond plugin and Bond Bridge device. My specific use case is that I control 3 Somfy shades from HS4 using a Somfy ZRTSI controller. This works perfectly and reliably with one exception: I cant figure out how to determine the shade's status when they are operated by the Somfy remote (I have googled extensively and concluded that it is not possible - I may be wrong).

Will the combination of Bond Bridge (Pro) and the akBond plugin allow me to report this status on HS4?

[alexbk66]

Ver 4.0.5.18 (BETA) - Refactor DeviceBondBridge for consistency Devices/Groups

Since it's another refactoring - please test and report any issues. I'll keep it in BETA to make sure no problems

[alexbk66]

Ver 4.0.5.16 (in BETA) - Improved timeouts

Looks like new FW made the Bond very slow (sometimes 10-15sec reply), I need to check with them.


Suggested settings:

[alexbk66]

Ver 4.0.5.8 (BETA)

- Added shades position device (for Somfy shades).
- Also I found that Bond added Groups. So I added Groups support.

Ver 4.0.5.13 (BETA)

- Exposed comms Timeout and Retries settings. It's better to have shorter timeout and more retries, then one long timeout.
- Fixed "BPUP Start Delay" to avoid "Since BPUP is NOT working" warnings on start-up.

Ver 4.0.5.14 (BETA)

- Refactor BPUP timeout check
- Check if Groups API is available

Ver 4.0.5.15 (BETA)

- Removed Groups testing code, so no Groups should work.
- Also improve BPUP timeout handling (again).

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Since it required a bit of refactoring, I'll keep this in BETA until I get more feedback.

Note: to install BETA enable "Show Beta Plugins" on Plugins => Add page.

[alexbk66]

Ver 4.0.5.6

• Improve layout of Light/Brightness devices
• Added device type "LT" and "BD"

[alexbk66]

The cheapest option to control Somfy RTS is the RFXtrxUSB-RFX433 with the RFXCOM plug-in.
This plug-in supports many 433MHz devices and only blinds but many different blinds, Fan's, Appliance modules, weather sensors, alarm sensors and more.

RFXtrxUSB is 109.75 €, but Bond Bridge is $99.00, how is it cheaper? Bond supports many blinds, fans (including built-in Smart-By-Bond devices), fireplaces, etc.

It also has infrared (IR) support: The BOND can record and transmit RF (radio frequency) as well as IR (infrared) signals.

[EDIT]

The Bond Bridge supports devices that are controlled by RF remotes within the radio frequency range of 300-450mhz for RF and IR devices that use 38kHz OOK modulation.

You can check device compatibility here https://bondhome.io/supported-devices/

[b_weijenberg]

The cheapest option to control Somfy RTS is the RFX433XL-USB 89.95 with the RFXCOM plug-in.
This plug-in supports many 433MHz devices and only blinds but many different blinds, Fan's, Appliance modules, weather sensors, alarm sensors and more.

[alexbk66]

Ver 4.0.0.31 - Downgraded target .NET version to 4.6.2 to support all HST controllers, even very old Linux SEL.

Ver 4.0.0.32 (in BETA)- Fixed bug getting stored list of 'actions'. Also made logging BPUP warnings configurable.

[alexbk66]

Ver 4.0.0.24 - Fixed saving manually created devices

[alexbk66]

Ver 4.0.0.17 - Refactored for HS4, if anything is broken - let me know.

Also, added "Trace" log option for troubleshooting.