January 7, 2020 [LAS VEGAS]:  Somfy, the world leader in the motorization and connectivity of interior window coverings, exterior shading products, and access management systems, today announces its new Smart Shading solution. Somfy’s Smart Shading and its Sonesse® ULTRA 30 WireFree™ Zigbee Li-Ion motor, a 2020 CES Innovations Awards honoree, will be on display during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from January 7-10, 2020, at booth 41537 in the Smart Home section of Sands (Halls A-D).  

Smart Shading by Somfy brings a new home interior experience with connected shades, blinds, and curtains.  By improving comfort and convenience, while always maintaining the right balance of natural and artificial light, the well-being of occupants and everyday conveniences are maximized.  

This evolution is based on the worldwide leading standard Zigbee 3.0 bi-directional protocol which increases choice and flexibility for users and delivers the confidence that products and services will all work together.  With this unprecedented openness, scalability and greater flexibility in building a smart home, consumers can take comfort knowing their investment is future-proof with automatic over the air updates for their smart shading solutions. 

Convenience in Daily Life

Smart shading is about:

• Starting the day with a natural wake-up with the shades opening at the set time, while lights turn on in the right spaces and the news or weather forecast provides the day's outlook. 
• Creating the ideal ambiance while working or when taking the time to relax and enjoy.
• Saying goodnight with peace of mind that privacy is preserved when blackout shades lower and lights are turned off to prepare for a restful sleep.
• Plus, more to imagine…

User-Friendly Functions

Users can control all their window coverings with one touch on a smartphone, a remote control or a simple voice command through a smart speaker.  For example, saying “Alexa, open the bedroom shade,” or “Hey Google, close the drapery,” will deliver the desired result.

Personalized scenes combining shades, lights and any preferred smart home devices can be created to launch a favorite ambiance manually or automatically with the scheduled timer function or sunset/sunrise programmable setting. 

When away from home, consumers can know the exact position of their shades and monitor battery levels.

Experience More with Partners

Smart Shading by Somfy delivers consumers a more seamless interior home experience by partnering with:

• Leading brands in lighting with Philips Hue, Leviton, and more.
• Smart home platforms such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT, SmartThings, Control4, Elan, and more.

Smart shading by Somfy is based on Zigbee 3.0 technology, making it future proof with the Connected Home Over IP project (For more information: www.connectedhomeip.com)

Simple to Install

To support professionals, Somfy has designed an easy & reliable tool to facilitate the installation process.  The Set & Go Connect™ is an intuitive step-by-step app that provides a reliable and error-free installation. With Set & Go Connect™, installing a Smart Shade is as easy as 1,2,3.

CES Innovations Awards Honoree: Sonesse® ULTRA 30 WireFree™ Zigbee Li-Ion

Also on display during CES 2020 will be Somfy’s innovative Sonesse ULTRA 30 WireFree Zigbee Li-Ion motor, a 2020 CES Innovations Awards Honoree.

Somfy’s Sonesse ULTRA 30 WireFree Zigbee Li-Ion motor features bidirectional Zigbee 3.0 technology and is the quietest battery-autonomous solution for automation of interior window coverings.

Through the motor’s free app, users can sync systems with other smart home products to create ambient scenes or individually control shade direction both on demand and at scheduled intervals. 

To learn more about Somfy, visit https://www.somfysystems.com/