Somfy vs Wistar motor: Range, Specs & Protocols

Overview

Brand overview
Overview	Somfy	Wistar motor
Country	France	China
Product lines	Tubular motors, Remotes, switches & hubs, Curtain motors & tracks, Accessories, Venetian blind motors	Tubular motors, Remotes, switches & hubs, Curtain motors & tracks
Models	425	392
Series	56	25
Torque range	0.34 – 600 Nm	0.7 – 140 Nm
Protocols	RTS, Zigbee, RS-485, Dry contact	Bluetooth LE, Matter, Thread, Proprietary RF, Dry contact and 2 more

Source: Somfy — official site, Wistar motor — other source. Last checked 2026-09-15. All sources (7) · Learn more about this data

Overlapping product lines

Product line
Product line	Somfy	Wistar motor
Tubular motors	208	354
Remotes, switches & hubs	176	17
Curtain motors & tracks	17	21

Parameter ranges

Parameter ranges
Parameter	Somfy	Wistar motor
Torque	0.34 – 600 NmCord Lift WireFree™ CL32 RTS (External Battery) T9 600Nm Diameter 124mm 8rpm 240V 3 Phase (Adaptor now sold separately)	0.7 – 140 NmWSERD30-T-0.7/35 WSS60-140/11
Rated speed	7 – 68 rpmT5 35Nm 7rpm 12V Cord Lift WireFree™ CL32 RTS (External Battery)	9 – 55 rpmWSME50-LED-60/9 WSERD40-T-2/55
Rated voltage	12 – 230 VSonesse® ULTRA 30 WireFree RTS (Li-ion) TaHoma® switch Ethernet Adaptor	11.1 – 230 VWSERD40-B-5/28 WSME50-L ED-30/21
Motor diameter	Not yet covered	16 – 59 mmWSERD16-B WSS60-140/11
Noise level	38 – 72 dBGlydea® ULTRA 60 Motor RTS with 10' Plug T3.5 10Nm 12rpm 24V	Not yet covered

Source: manufacturer documents (4). Last checked 2026-10-07. All sources (7) · Learn more about this data

Representative series

Somfy

LT50 24 models
Sonesse 40 19 models
DecoFlex WireFree 16 models
Sonesse 50 14 models
T5 14 models
Sonesse 30 9 models

Wistar motor

WSS50 32 models
WSEB50 31 models
WSM50 30 models
WSME50 30 models
WSEC50 29 models
WSER50 29 models

Closest models

Sonesse® ULTRA 30 WireFree RTS (Li-ion) vs WSERD30-L-2.0/20 2 Nm^{[3; 2026-10-06]} vs 2 Nm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} · Ø 25 mm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} Specification comparison
Sonesse® ULTRA 30 WireFree RTS (Li-ion) vs WSERD30-T-2.0/20 2 Nm^{[3; 2026-10-06]} vs 2 Nm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} · Ø 25 mm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} Specification comparison
535A2 RS485 vs WSME50-LED-35/13 35 Nm^{[7; 2026-10-06]} vs 35 Nm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} · Ø 45 mm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} Specification comparison
535A2 RS485 vs WSME50-35/13 35 Nm^{[7; 2026-10-06]} vs 35 Nm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} · Ø 45 mm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} Specification comparison
515S2 RS485 vs WSME50-15/13 15 Nm^{[7; 2026-10-06]} vs 15 Nm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} · Ø 45 mm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} Specification comparison
515S2 15/38 RH SJTW vs WSERD50-L-15/12 15 Nm^{[4; 2026-10-07]} vs 15 Nm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} · Ø 45 mm^{[5; 2026-10-01]} Specification comparison

Sources

↑Somfy — official sitesomfy-group.comObserved 2026-09-15 · Retrieved 2026-09-15Used for: Somfy country
↑Wistar motor — other sourcewistarmotors.en.made-in-china.comObserved 2026-09-15 · Retrieved 2026-09-15Used for: Wistar motor country
↑↑Somfy PDF catalogueservice.somfy.comRated torque: Torque: 0.34 Nm [1002422] (p. 22)Manufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-10-06 · Retrieved 2026-10-06 · Public web pageUsed for: Somfy torque (Cord Lift WireFree™ CL32 RTS (External Battery)), Somfy rated speed (Cord Lift WireFree™ CL32 RTS (External Battery)), Somfy rated voltage (Sonesse® ULTRA 30 WireFree RTS (Li-ion)), 50488
↑↑Somfy Systems (North America) manufacturer site (product catalog)somfysystems.comRated torque: T9 600Nm Diameter 124mm 8rpm 240V 3 Phase (Adaptor now sold separately)Manufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-10-05 · Retrieved 2026-09-30 · Public web pageUsed for: Somfy torque (T9 600Nm Diameter 124mm 8rpm 240V 3 Phase (Adaptor now sold separately)), Somfy rated speed (T5 35Nm 7rpm 12V), Somfy rated voltage (TaHoma® switch Ethernet Adaptor), Somfy noise level (Glydea® ULTRA 60 Motor RTS with 10' Plug), Somfy noise level (T3.5 10Nm 12rpm 24V), 51346
↑↑Wistar motor manufacturer site (product catalog)wistarmotor.comRated torque: Rated Torque(Nm) 0.7Manufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-10-01 · Retrieved 2026-10-01 · Public web pageUsed for: Wistar motor torque (WSERD30-T-0.7/35), Wistar motor torque (WSS60-140/11), Wistar motor rated speed (WSME50-LED-60/9), Wistar motor rated speed (WSERD40-T-2/55), Wistar motor rated voltage (WSME50-L ED-30/21), Wistar motor motor diameter (WSERD16-B), Wistar motor motor diameter (WSS60-140/11), 15719, 15727, 16074, 16082, 12057, 12061, 13985, 13989, 13773, 13777, 15376, 15382
↑Wistar motor PDF catalogue WSERD40-Bwistarmotor.comRated voltage: 电池电压: 11.1V (p. 1)Manufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-10-06 · Retrieved 2026-10-06 · Public web pageUsed for: Wistar motor rated voltage (WSERD40-B-5/28)
↑Somfy PDF catalogue lt50rs485-d0034service.somfy.comRated torque: Torque: 35 Nm [1002288] (p. 1)Manufacturer-stated · Observed 2026-10-06 · Retrieved 2026-10-06 · Public web pageUsed for: 50320, 50307

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