Control protocols for motorised shading and doors

How each radio and wired protocol works, whether it reports position, and which motors, remotes and hubs in the catalogue list it — so you can check a product against the hub or remote you already have.

Open standards

Bluetooth LE Bluetooth SIG · 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a 2.4 GHz short-range radio from the Bluetooth SIG. Shading products use it for direct phone-app control and setup; Bluetooth Mesh adds multi-hop networks. Remote access needs a hub or gateway. 8 products in our catalogue are manufacturer-declared (spec sheet lists it).
Matter Connectivity Standards Alliance · 2.4 GHz Matter is an open application standard from the Connectivity Standards Alliance that runs over IP networks, on Thread, Wi-Fi or Ethernet. A Matter window covering can be controlled by several ecosystems at once, locally, with position feedback. 24 products in our catalogue are manufacturer-declared (spec sheet lists it).
Wi-Fi and Tuya Wi-Fi Alliance (radio); Tuya (app platform) · 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi motors and controllers join the home router directly on 2.4 GHz and are usually set up through a manufacturer or white-label cloud app, often built on the Tuya / Smart Life platform. No dedicated hub is needed, but control normally depends on the router and an internet account. 32 products in our catalogue are manufacturer-declared (spec sheet lists it).
Z-Wave Z-Wave Alliance · 868.42 MHz (EU), 908.42 MHz (US) Z-Wave is a low-power mesh radio standard for home control, managed by the Z-Wave Alliance, using sub-GHz bands (868.42 MHz in Europe, 908.42 MHz in the US). Devices join a controller, acknowledge commands and can report blind position. 1 product in our catalogue is manufacturer-declared (spec sheet lists it).
Zigbee Connectivity Standards Alliance · 2.4 GHz, 800 MHz (EU, Sub-GHz), 900 MHz (North America, Sub-GHz) Zigbee is an open, low-power mesh radio standard maintained by the Connectivity Standards Alliance, mostly used on 2.4 GHz. Zigbee 3.0 motors and blinds join a coordinator (hub), report their position and can relay messages for other devices. 67 products in our catalogue are manufacturer-declared (spec sheet lists it).

Manufacturer radio protocols

Becker Centronic and B-Tronic Becker-Antriebe · 868.3 MHz · One-way and two-way variants Centronic and CentronicPLUS are Becker-Antriebe's 868.3 MHz radio systems for shading and shutter motors. Centronic sends commands one way; CentronicPLUS adds a return channel so receivers confirm commands and report status. Both are proprietary to Becker; the B-Tronic name is not described on Becker's current pages. 52 products in our catalogue are manufacturer-declared (spec sheet lists it).
Elero ProLine elero · 868 MHz ProLine is elero's proprietary radio system for roller shutter, awning and blind motors. ProLine 2 is the newer generation with bidirectional devices that can confirm commands. Motors, receivers, transmitters and central units are taught to each other without a hub for basic use. We are still collecting data for this protocol.
io-homecontrol io-homecontrol (manufacturer association) · 868 MHz · Two-way radio io-homecontrol is a two-way radio protocol on the 868 MHz band, shared by several manufacturers of shading, window and access products. Each device confirms commands and can report its state and position back to the controller. We are still collecting data for this protocol.
Nice Era Nice · 433.92 MHz · One-way and two-way variants Era is Nice's radio family for shading motors and gate or door automation, using 433.92 MHz transmitters and receivers; Era Inside motors have the receiver built in. Opera adds bidirectional devices and installer tools. Both are proprietary to Nice. We are still collecting data for this protocol.
Somfy RTS Somfy · 433.42 MHz · One-way radio Somfy RTS is a one-way radio system on 433.42 MHz, owned by Somfy, used to control motors for blinds, shutters, awnings and some gates. A remote sends a command; the motor does not reply, so there is no position or status feedback. 105 products in our catalogue are manufacturer-declared (spec sheet lists it).

Wired and building protocols

KNX KNX Association KNX is an open, standardised building automation system (EN 50090, ISO/IEC 14543-3) used to control shading, lighting and HVAC. Motors are usually driven by KNX shutter actuators on a wired bus; KNX RF and KNX IP also exist. Projects are configured with the ETS software. 2 products in our catalogue are manufacturer-declared (spec sheet lists it).

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