--- title: "Smart Awnings - Automate Your Somfy Awnings In The UAE" description: "Smart Awnings Dubai - Learn about ways to automate your awning in the UAE with Somfy Motors and Accessories." url: https://theshadingcompany.ae/automate-your-awnings-how-to-make-smart-awnings/ --- # Automate your awnings – How to make Smart Awnings 26 August 2023 ![Somfy Motor mobile Control. Lady on terrace controlling awning](https://theshadingcompany.ae/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Somfy-Motor-Awning-Smart-Control.jpg) In the UAE, having awnings is essential to keeping terraces and homes cool in the warm summer months. Awnings can be installed with either a manual winder or a motor for ease of opening and closing. One smart solution is provide smart logic to your awning with additional sensors and hubs that allow home users to control and automate their awning. We guide you through below some of the possibilities for automating your awning. ### 1\. Smart Awnings with Sensors ![Eolis Shake Sensor](https://theshadingcompany.ae/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Eolis-Somfy-Shake-Sensor.jpg) Smart Sensors allow certain actions to be performed by the awning motor when specific events occur. Some examples are as follows. - You open the awning and some heavy wind arrives. The awning shakes and the [Somfy Eolis](https://theshadingcompany.ae/product/eolis-shake-sensor/)  vibration sensor picks up the vibrations and closes the awning. - You leave for work. Your awning [sensor](https://theshadingcompany.ae/product/soliris-wind-sensor/)  automatically opens the awning as it detects sunlight. A sudden rain shower arrives. The [rain sensor](https://theshadingcompany.ae/product/ondeis-somfy-rts-wirless-sun-and-rain-sensor/)  picks up the rain and automatically closes the awning. [See Awning accessories](https://theshadingcompany.ae/awnings-supplier-dubai-uae/awning-accessories/) ### 2\. Smart Hubs ![Somfy Tahoma Switch](https://theshadingcompany.ae/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Somfy-Tahoma-Switch.jpg) Smart Hubs Allow additional control of awnings via the use of your mobile Phone. The Somfy Tahoma Switch hub allows the awning motors to be controlled via a Mobile Application. Some of the features it offers are as follows: - Open and Close awnings/Blinds on schedules - Control Somfy Smart Lights - Open and close awnings based on Time, Location Etc - Integrate and control with Third Party products. As long as there is wifi connectivity for the hub then the awning can be easily controlled via mobile application. [See Tahoma Switch](https://theshadingcompany.ae/product/tahoma-switch/) ### 3\. Home Automation Some customers wish to integrate their Awnings in to their existing home automation systems such as Home Assistant or OpenHab. There are several ways that this can be done depending on the system that it will be integrated in to.  The Following are possible solutions to integrating Somfy Motors into a home automation system. - Use the [Tahoma Smart Switch Hub](https://theshadingcompany.ae/product/tahoma-switch/)  to integrate. (A [developer API](https://github.com/Somfy-Developer/Somfy-TaHoma-Developer-Mode)  is also Possible). For Home Assistant use with [OverKiz](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/overkiz/)  and OpenHab use [Link](https://www.openhab.org/addons/bindings/somfytahoma/) - Use a [Dry Contact Switch to Control](https://theshadingcompany.ae/product/somfy-rts-dry-contact-transmitter/)  either RTS or IO Somfy Motors. This is a small Device that is plugged in to your home automation and allows motor control. [See Awning accessories](https://theshadingcompany.ae/awnings-supplier-dubai-uae/awning-accessories/) There are lots of possibilities to make awnings smart with Somfy Motors. There are at least three ways to add smart features and schedules to awnings enabling them to make the users life easier. Contact The Shading Company and we can See how we can make your awning smart. ## More articles ![Storbox Awning above a window](https://theshadingcompany.ae/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Storbox-awning-meadows-dubai.jpeg) ### Keeping Your Home Cool This Summer with the Right Shading [Open page](https://theshadingcompany.ae/keeping-your-home-cool-this-summer-with-the-right-shading/) ![Awnings that Last in the UAE Climate](https://theshadingcompany.ae/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Awnings-that-last-in-the-UAE.jpeg) ### Why Cheap Outdoor Shading in the UAE Costs More in the Long Run [Open page](https://theshadingcompany.ae/why-cheap-outdoor-shading-in-the-uae-costs-more-in-the-long-run/) ![Sierra Bioclimatic pergola](https://theshadingcompany.ae/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sierra-Bioclimatic-pergola-wall-mounted-in-meadows-dubai.png) [### Pergola for Garden in UAE – 3 Great Design Ideas](https://theshadingcompany.ae/pergola-for-garden-in-uae/) ## Get a quote for your project Tell us about your space and we'll recommend the right shade, with a price and installation date. 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