Zigbee module to control shutters / blinds

Hardware
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Hi there,

I’m currently thinking about making my shutters smart. They are already controlably via wall switches and since I use the deconz zigbee (Raspbee) modul I’m searching for a zigbee modul to attach behind the wall switches so that I can use both to control them.

Does anyone know any affordable hardware?

I’ve found e.g. these: http://www.ubisys.de/en/smarthome/products-c4.html
They are compatible to deconz already, but I find them pretty expensive (100€ for each shutter…). Are there any alternatives?

I found these as well: https://www.gewiss.com/de/de/products/experience-catalogue/catalogs/series/product/domotics/wireless-devices-zigbee/GWA1531
But I can’t find a price or any possibility to buy them on the internet. I didn’t get a response on my email to the manufacturer as well.

Am I searching for the wrong search term? :smiley:
Or are there simply no zigbee controllers for shutters available right now?

Thanks in advance!

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Hi,

Been searching long for same. Found two options (here in Europe):

  1. https://www.blaupunkt.com/de/nc/produkte/sicherheitssysteme/funk-zubehoer-fuer-sa-q-serie/products/single/13623/
  2. https://www.lupus-electronics.de/shop/Alarm-Smarthome/Smarthome-Hausautomation/LUPUS-Rollladenrelais-V2-p.html

Didn’t (yet) try any of those.

br,k.

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Hi,

did you manage to find an affordable solution?
I found https://www.ubisys.de/produkte/produkte-beschattung/produkte-beschattung-j1/ but its quite expensive. According to google they seem to work with deconz.

Those Lupus V2 12128 look interesting as they are affordable but I don’t find nothing about them working with deconz. Has anybody any experiences?

Btw I use deconz too…

Thank you :slight_smile:

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@EdwardEnglish @kpisacic @luhu have any of you guys found an in wall switch you’re happy with? Please update.

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Not for using it with zigbee, no.
But I’m using homematic wall switches with an USB transmitter on my raspberry pi since a while and it’s working quite fine: https://de.elv.com/elv-homematic-ip-arr-bausatz-rf-usb-stick-fuer-alternative-steuerungsplattformen-hmip-rfusb-fuer-smart-home-hausautomation-152306?fs=4231492618