Hunter Douglas Powerview - need the Hub?

Hi - does one need the Hunter Douglas hub to integrate into HA?

Old posts seem to imply this (“connecting to the hub”). But, I thought hubs in general aren’t required with HA, if there’s a direct integration.

What am I missing?

Do you have the new Powerview 3 blinds? If so, the existing integration does not work, but one is being developed. And yes, you need the gateway (they call it gateway, not hub) as that is the only way to speak to Powerview 3 blinds. There is a long thread on Powerview 3, you should search for it.

It appears that the company has some proprietary wireless connection to their offerings, and the gateway is required to to WIFI talk to their stuff. The HA integration is designed to talk to that gateway(hub) only.

Hunter Douglas Help.

Hunter Douglas PowerView - Home Assistant.