@rogersmj wrote:
I am in the middle of figuring out motorized/automated roller shades and I’m wondering if there’s a way to a Broadlink or other device to “detect”/receive certain RF signals and send an event to Home Assistant.
Some of my requirements for this system I’m trying to put together include:
- Run on 12v power. I have 2 conductor wire available at each window.
- Have manual controls in each room that aren’t dependent on Home Assistant. The motors I’m looking at (Rollerhouse on Amazon) can be controlled via an RF remote. This fulfills this requirement.
- Allow control from Home Assistant (and Alexa).
- (Ideally) Have the open/closed state known in Home Assistant.
For #4, I realize I can do this using something like the Cover Time Based component, but if I’m understanding this all correctly that will only work when the command for the shades is initiated using Home Assistant. If the command to raise/lower the shades is done via the RF remotes in each room, Home Assistant won’t be aware of it, and thus the timed cover component won’t be used to calculate the position.
Is there a way around this, where I can intercept those RF signals and use them to send an event to HA to keep the status up to date? Or can anyone suggest an alternative that would allow local manual control of the shades in each room while also allowing HA to know status?
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