Improving the experience of using our products is our prerogative.
For this reason, from March 2020, our Somfy proposal of motors, remote controls and radio automatisms will pass from RTS to IO technology.
This variation will result in minimal variations in the cost of the product, but will allow an advantage in terms of product operation. Let’s see the details!
What is RTS? Is the abbreviation of Radio Technology Somfy. It was founded in 1997 and has been the reference technology for a long time.
What is IO-Homecontrol? It is another radio technology, developed by Somfy together with leading companies in the construction sector in order to develop the new universal radio communication protocol, which enables intelligent home automation. This radio system works bi-directionally, that is, the transmitter and the receiver communicate with each other. So that the user can always know if his command has actually been executed.
What advantages? The main advantage of IO technology is the return of information with respect to the commands sent to its systems and engines. With RTS you can send the command to close one or more roller blinds but any malfunction or non-closure of one of them will not be signaled by the system if not “on sight”. With the IO system instead, directly from the system, it will be possible to see which roller blind has remained open.
What disadvantages? The RTS and IO radio technologies are not compatible. If an existing installation has RTS technology and you want to insert IO devices the only way to get them to talk is through the Tahoma home automation box.
What changes during the installation of the roller blind? Except getting familiar with the new items during the first installation, absolutely nothing. The programming logics remain the same.
However, our RTS radio proposal will remain available but will no longer be our standard proposal.
