From 3ff497cc11dfca4c13858ef09fd9aeb4fb725178 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rstrouse <47839015+rstrouse@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:58:44 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Configuring the Software (markdown) --- Configuring-the-Software.md | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Configuring-the-Software.md b/Configuring-the-Software.md index cd2f734..868f347 100644 --- a/Configuring-the-Software.md +++ b/Configuring-the-Software.md @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ No matter if I am standing on my head or in any other position, I cannot square At this point it is probably beneficial to provide a little bit of a glossary. * **Blind** - A window covering made up of slats with a single up/down motor and an optional tilt motor. -* **Shade** - A window covering that is made up of fabric with a single motor that drives the shade covering up or down. This term is also used as a generic term referring to a defined Shade, Blind, or Drapery in the ESPSomfy RTS software. +* **Shade** - A window covering that is made up of fabric with a single motor that drives the shade covering up or down on a roller tube. This term is also used as a generic term referring to a defined Shade, Blind, or Drapery in the ESPSomfy RTS software. * **Remote** - A physical device such as a Telis or Situo channel that is used to control the said motor(s). Keep in mind a Telis 4 is actually 5 remotes but who's counting. * **Linked Remote** - A remote that is used to control a particular motor that the ESPSomfy RTS module should know about. ESPSomfy RTS needs to know about these so that if a button is pressed on an external remote it knows what the current position is of the shade should be. * **Pairing** - The process of linking the defined shade in this software so it can control the shade. @@ -80,7 +80,13 @@ To add a shade navigate to the Somfy tab and press the `Add Shade` button. This First choose the protocol that the motor understands. Most Somfy motors, use a 56-bit protocol. However, some use 80-bits to communicate and will require you to select the 80-bit setting for the `Bit Length`. The easiest way to tell if you have this scenario is to open the frame log described above then press a button on the remote that is currently being used to control the motor. When ESPSomfy RTS hears the commands from the remote it will indicate whether it was 56-bits or 80-bits. -Next select the type of Shade you are adding. This can be a Roller Shade, Blind, or Drapery. Roller shades and draperies do not support the optional tilt function. If your window covering has a tilt motor then you will need to use the blind type in order to support it. If you select Blind from the dropdown then a Has Tilt option will become available and the icon will change. If you check the Has Tilt option you can supply the tilt timing for that motor. +Next select the type of shade motor you are adding. This can be a Roller Shade, Blind, or Drapery. Roller shades and draperies do not support the optional tilt function. If your window covering has a tilt motor then you will need to use the blind type in order to support it. If you select Blind from the dropdown then a Tilt Type option will become available and the icon will change. + +There are a number of tilt mechanisms supported by ESPSomfy RTS. If this is a blind with a tilt function you should select the appropriate type of tilt mechanism that is used on the motor. These are described below. +* ***None*** - The slats of the blind are manually controlled or not controllable remotely. +* ***Tilt Motor*** - The motor assembly is actually two motors in one where a long press on the remote moves the slats open or closed and a short press raises or lowers the blind. +* ***Integrated*** - When the up button is pressed the slats fully open before the motor raises the blind. Conversely, the down button fully closes the slats before lowering the blind. + ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/47839015/226149789-4cd66f92-0544-44de-8737-e3a0175f2655.png)