Automatic Screens for Smart Villas
In a villa with automation the screen stops being a separate object and becomes part of a scene. The climate starts, the windows close, the screens come down, and nobody pressed anything. The point appears in the linkage rather than in one room.
01FIRST DECIDE WHO HOLDS THE LOGIC
With an integrator's system the screens go into it and our controllers become one more device. With no system they live in HomeKit or Google Home on their own.
02PRICE THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE
Five screens on a shared controller work out noticeably cheaper per unit than one: the cost of the automation is spread.
03A MANUAL OVERRIDE ON EVERY SCREEN
A villa has more screens and raising them by hand takes longer. Backup power and an override matter more here than in a flat: cheap insurance.
04LOW-VOLTAGE WIRING GOES IN DURING THE FIT-OUT
- In a finished villa running cable is a separate project
- That has to be said before the scenarios are discussed, not after
- A scenario works only when the screen is part of the whole scheme
- Otherwise it is the same motor with a more expensive button
The main question in a villa is not the screens but who holds the logic. If the house runs on an integrator's system, the screens go into it and our controllers become one more device in the overall scheme. If there is no such system, the screens live in HomeKit or Google Home on their own, which also works but is less connected.
Second, how many screens share one system. Five screens on a shared controller work out noticeably cheaper per unit, because the cost of the automation is spread. So in a villa it makes sense to price the project as a whole rather than adding one room at a time.
Third, backup power. In a villa it matters more than in a flat, simply because there are more screens and raising them by hand takes longer. We recommend a manual override on every screen without exception: it is cheap insurance.
Fourth, the thing people forget: low-voltage cabling. Automation is planned during the fit-out. In a finished villa running cable becomes a separate project, and it is only honest to say so before the conversation turns to scenes.
Sizes and limits
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Logic | ours or your integrator's system |
| Saving | shared controller across several screens |
| Essential | manual override on every screen |
| Warranty | 2 years |
The real question in a villa is not the screens but who holds the logic of the house: the integrator's system, or the screen itself.
Common questions
Does each screen need its own controller?
No, several share one. That is both cheaper and simpler to reason about.
Can it go into KNX?
Yes, but that is a job for your integrator and it is agreed before fitting.
What if the automation fails?
Raise the screen by hand, if the manual override was ordered. That is why we recommend it on every one.
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