**What is the brand:**
Somfy (with Zigbee Motors)
**What is/are the device(s)/service for type:**
- Roller blinds
**What kind of category/signal(s) would the app use:**
- Zigbee
**Is there an (public) API / documentation / manual(s) or known (other) implementations (like Blogs/Github etc)?**
- Existing thread on the wish to have this app available for Homey: Can somfy Zigbee motors be used with the current somfy app(s)?
- Some other discussion on (im)possibilities of Somfy Zigbee: Reddit - The heart of the internet
**Are you willing to loan or donate to a developer?**
- Yes, donate money €
**Extra information:**
Apperently Somfy uses its own Zigbee network but there is a way to let the device pair with other regular Zigbee networks (See Reddit thread above):
“I have been able to pair a Sonesse2 motor with zigbee2mqtt, and the trick was so simple that I can´t even believe it, I just had to hold the button of the blind for 10 seconds (instead of 5 seconds the manual says) and the blind did 2 consecutive jogs and it immediately joined the zigbee network. It seems by default the blind creates its own zigbee network, and by holding the button longer it enters a different pairing mode to join other networks”.
I tried this method using the “Somfy Sonesse2 28 Wirefree Zigbee, 2Nm/20tpm, Li-ion’ device and it connected to my Homey Pro but was recognized as a ‘Unknown’ device’ that only had one operation ( = on/off) that was not supported. So it did not do anything. But it connected! So my guess/hope is that adding some usefull functionality (most usefull is just up and down) should hopelfully not be very difficult.
