I installed the URTSI II and the new Somfy Zigbee controller and some other shades in my home. The Zigbee controller works for the IL2 motor, which is a 120V motor with a special connection port for the Zigbee controller. If you happen to have this motor, it is the absolute bomb since you get 2 way control of the shade. This motor does NOT use the RTS remote control. But if you bought the URTSI II (which works for the RTS motors), you can get it all to work fine for the 6 shades, just a touch slower and abit less control. I have the URTSI set up in my bedroom controlling 6 shades. However, there is NO 2 way control of the shade The URTSI will be essentially acting like the RTS remote control. This means that you will have 3 commands for each shade: UP, DOWN and STOP. BEFORE you use the URTSI: Have your installer set up your shades with the RTS remote control. Make sure each shade is installed on a SEPARATE channel on the RTS remote control: channel 1,2,3,4,5,6. DO NOT INSTALL the shades all on one channel. You actually can, but that means all the shades will be controlled together and you will not have individual control. Since you have 6 shades, and the cheap RTS remote only handles 5 channels, you will have 2 RTS remotes, 1 remote for channels 1-5 and 1 remote for channel 6. Since the URTSI is essentially acting as a RTS remote control, make sure everything is working with the remote before moving to the URTSI. FYI: You will only be able to use UP, DOWN and STOP commands. If the blind is moving, the STOP command will STOP the blind. However, it is also used to create ONE favorite position for each blind. So place each blind in a favorite position, and press and hold the STOP button for 5 secs (on the correct RTS channel of course). The shade will jog up and down, and you know it is saved. Once you have that set up, when you get to COMPOSER, you can just send the shade a STOP command, and the shade will move to the favorite position. Once the shades are set up and their separate channels, and you favorite position is set, plug in the URTI II to the RS-232 port on your controller. It will have a range of 20 feet or so. Take a look at these instruction: http://www.automatedshadestore.com/shop/product-info.php?Somfy_Universal__RTS__16_Channel_Interface__URTSI_II_-pid324.html There is a pin out diagram here on converting the URSTI port to the RS-232 port on the controller. I actually purchased the SOMFY part 9015028 rather than buying a cheap RJ-45 to RS-232 converter online. When I opened the SOMFY converter, the internal pinout was actually different than the diagram posted on the SOMFY CONTROL 4 integration diagram above. I think the yellow wire was on a different pin, that that diagram. So if you bought the SOMFY converter, fine. If you bought an aftermarket converter and are following that diagram, and it does not work, it may be the pin out. I think the somfy converter was $19. You will need to add the UTRSTI II 16 channel driver 2 (Serial) to your room. It will import all 16 channels (shades) into your remote. You cannot remove the unused channels. Now, my CONTROL4 dealer says he will place the URTSI 16 channels into a room called shades, and then hide the room in the project. He then only copies over the channels he want into the room with the shades. That seemed a little complicated, but you can try it. It is a bit annoying to see all of the 16 channels/shade on your iPhone app though. If memory serves me right, there was no additional binding on the shade that needed to be done (but someone can correct me). In System Design, just double click channel 1, toggle UP, DOWN and STOP, and the channel 1 shade should work just fine. Repeat that for all 6 channels/shades. As far a programming, I created a macro for the shades: ALL SHADES UP, ALL SHADES DOWN, ALL SHADES STOP (which STOPS the shades if they are moving, or if the shades are stationery, it will move them into favorite position. You can also come up with a macros that work for you. I have a 3 button switch that I dedicated to shades, with the TOP BUTTON being all shades up, MIDDLE BUTTON, stop, and LOWER BUTTON all shades down. If I double or triple click those buttons, I initiate special macros like shade/channel 1 UP, channel 2 STOP (favorite position), etc..... Macros will be your friend when coming up with all of your shade parameters. Since one of my shades is on an exterior door in my bedroom, I actually programmed triple click UP/DOWN on the main room light BUTTON to open that shade channel only so I can leave all my shades down at night, but still go out side easily. You will become totally enamored of your motorized blinds. If you expand your blinds in the future, I cannot recommend the ILT2 motor combined with the 2 way ZIGBEE interface enough. It is amazing. With 2 way control, you can set your blinds to open or close at percentage intervals (like 93% closed). Imagine the possibilities of that kind of control of the shade versus an up, down and one favorite position with the RTS/URTSI! Each separate shade will need its own ZIGEBEE controller (they are about $300 each) and you do need space to mount them. Good luck, and I hope I helped! Mike
