Shades - beaded cord

[jsc]

I have some shades with a manual beaded cord.

Any Hubitat friendly ways to automate them?

I found Soma Smart Shades 2 (https://www.somasmarthome.com/) which look like they would work to control the shade, but not sure if they’ll integrate with Hubitat?

• any other devices to look into?
• is there a way to integrate these devices?

Thanks

[gassgs]

Axis Gear

Here is a link to a community driver that works well. [PORT] AXIS Gear Blind/Shade Driver - #53 by cofin

And link to the topic

[PORT] AXIS Gear Blind/Shade Driver

After waiting since November 12, 2015...my AXIS Gear has finally arrived! It been so long that when I ordered this thing I was using HomeSeer, then switched to SmartThings and now onto Hubitat. It is compatible with ST right out of the box with the custom driver provided by AXIS. Was hoping one of our great code slingers over here could take a look at the code and see if it could work with HE. The Axis device pairs right up with HE: * endpointId: 01 * application: 8C * model: Gear * m…

I believe Zemismart also makes one that would be compatible but I don't have any experience with that one.

[jsc]

Thanks for the response. Is the axis driver for certain devices, or is it to be used with the Soma device I linked?

[gassgs]

The Axis driver only works for the Axis Gear motors as far as I know.

The Soma page mentions " * - Local HTTP API for DIY integrations" ,under the options for controlling the shades. I haven't seen an app for them, but it looks like someone could possibly write one.

Looks like there is a topic on those: Hoping to connect - Soma Connect Shades - #8 by gadgetcrat

[gadgetcrat]

Hoping to connect - Soma Connect Shades

If you don’t care about polling (meaning you’d only use Hubitat to control the shade), you can 1) create a virtual shade device, 2) a global variable in rule machine that takes the value given by the virtual shade position via a 3) a rule machine rule that then pastes the variable into the HTTP get request (connect.ip.address:3030/set_shade_position/"MAC"/%your shade variable name%) Like this: [image]

[rlithgow1]

You can use this, there is a community driver available ZIGBEE 3.0 Smart Rope Motor DIY Smart Chain Roller Blind Shade Shutter Drive Motor Power By APP Alexa Google Home Control|Home Automation Modules| - AliExpress

[gassgs]

Just an FYI for anyone that is interested. I have released a driver for the Soma Shades and Tilt devices

[Release] Soma Connect - Shades 2 and Tilt 2 Drivers (Updated Jan 2023)

[Release] Soma Connect - Shades 2 and Tilt 2 Drivers [image] To use: Copy and paste or import the driver code from the links below. Add a new Virtual device and select the proper driver (Shades 2 or Tilt 2) You'll need to know the IP address of the Soma Connect device. It would also be recommended to set a static IP address for your Soma Connect device. To get the mac address(s) for the Shades and Tilt devices. paste the following command into a browser, replacing the IP address with the…

[rlithgow1]

Zemismart AM43 will work just dandy with that and pairs directly to hubitat