Alexa Control for Between Glass Blinds

Grumpy_chap

Hello,

I hope this is the correct place to enquire, though I was not sure whether to go to the "In My Home" board.  I think here is more appropriate as it is a more technical "home automation" question really.

I use Alexa to automate as much as I can.

At the front of the house we have Luxaflex blinds controlled via the Powerview hub, which also has a manual remote control "pebble" and integrates with Alexa.  There are no wires, everything is by radio frequency:
https://www.luxaflex.co.uk/powerview-automation/

At the rear of the house, we have "BetweenGlassBlinds" which the website says can be integrated with home automation ( https://www.betweenglassblinds.co.uk/home-automation/ ) but the retailer seems unsure of process and simply suggests engaging a consultant from "Control 4" or "RAKO" which seems an expensive route forwards.  The app type solution shown on the BGB website doesn't seem to actually exist.

I have a control module with a remote control.  I understand the remote control uses radio frequency to allow each blind to operate up / down and twist (venetian blinds).  All I want to be able to automate is all blinds up / all blinds down.  Anything requiring control of individual blinds, partial up / down, or the twist function I will do manually using the standard remote control.  We actually very rarely do anything other than all blinds up or all blinds down.

Part of me thinks that the Powerview hub should be able to add the BGB blinds as another channel but, obviously, there is nothing in any instructions saying how this would be done.  Powerview does give instructions for how to interface inputs from "Control 4".  I juts feel that, as Powerview works on radio frequency (as far as I can ascertain) and the BGB controller works with radio frequency control, there must be some way this can be brought together...

The control module has a set of contacts where we can wire in a remote switch that operates each individual blind and a "common" terminal where we can wire in a single switch for all blinds up / down.  (Possible confusion on terminology as I am using "common" right here to mean "all blinds" and not "common" in the electrical terminology meaning "neutral".)

I have shown below the wiring diagram and instructions for integrating to home automation as provided by the BGB equipment provider.  In fact, as it is only 5 pages, I have put every page of the instructions though I think only page 1 & 5 are relevant - I just didn't want to miss out the most pertinent bit.  Is there any one here that can suggest how I can add this control as a remote input and interface with Alexa (ultimately) or via Powerview?

With thanks in advance.

Grumpy_chap

Well I had a bit of luck today - I had sent enquiries to Control 4 plus some manufacturers of blinds on the possibility one of them could do what I wanted.  None could, but one was very helpful and gave me the details of the original OEM (not the installer brand) and the fact they have a later version of the control from the one I have which includes APP connection and Alexa interfaces.  So, hoping I can get that and wire it in and all will be well.