Bond Bridge

MSRP: $150.00
Chowmain LTD
30 days
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Version: 2
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Overview

Bond Bridge lets you connect your existing remote controlled ceiling fans, fireplaces or blinds to your smart devices.

This Wifi based device can be placed anywhere there is WiFi coverage making it easy to control IR/RF devices that are in locations that are hard to run cable.

Integration into RTI allows you to activate, control fan speeds, open/close shades, turn on lights and more all from a single point using RTI's touchscreens, mobile applications, keypads, handheld remote controls, etc.

Bond can be purchased directly from Bond Home, through Home Depot, Best Buy or via Amazon and is easily the cheapest and easiest way to integrate Somfy RTS Shades and other RF based products.

There are also certain fans with 'smart by bond' technology built in.  These fans can be controlled by the driver without any additional hardware.  If you encounter a fan that has no IR, no IR nor has 'smart by bond' built in you can retrofit 'smart by bond' by using the universal smart wi-fi 4 speed ceiling fan remote controller.

 

Features

Supported Devices

  • Smart by Bond fans
    • Fan On/Off
    • Fan Speeds
    • Light On/Off
    • Light Level
  • Fan Speed Controller
    • Fan On/Off
    • Fan Speeds
    • Light On/Off
    • Light Level
  • IR / RF based fans (including built in lights)

    • Fan On/Off

    • Fan speeds

    • Light On/Off

  • IR / RF based fireplaces

    • Flame up action

    • Flame down action

    • Flame levels action

    • Fan speeds action

    • Power On/Off

  • Blinds (including Somfy RTS)

    • Open

    • Close

    • Stop


FAQ

Why is this product so exciting?

  • Smart By Bond Fans
  • Fan Speed Controller
    • If you find a fan that has no IR, RF or smart by bond functionality you can also utilise the Bond Fan Speed Controller to add smarts to it.

    • The controller can be purchased through the following retailers

  • Bond Bridge
    • The bond bridge can control a vast number of RF based devices including shades, fans, fireplaces, lights and more

    • This bond bridge provides the easiest and cheapest way of integrating Somfy RTS shades into RTI! Since it is wifi based you can place the Bond Bridge device anywhere meaning better coverage (unlike the Somfy RTS transmitter or URTS transmitters which require cabling).

    • The bond bridge is easily accessible and can be purchased through the following retailers

    • The bond bridge can also be purchased internationally from the following distributors
    • The bond bridge is extremely inexpensive with MSRP pricing at $99.99 USD. Though some retailers have them on sale for $69.99 at the moment.
    • This bond bridgecan control over 700 devices including virtaully all remote controlled ceiling fans, fireplaces, shades and more!

    • You can learn in your own RF codes using the Bond app for devices that are not in the database!

    • The database is always growing!

Can you give us some examples of how we could use this driver? 

  • Turning off your fireplaces, fans and lights when you arm your security system along with closing your shades.

  • With Bond’s recent integration of Somfy RTS blinds this makes an easy and affordable retro solution to control somfy blinds so now you can automate somfy shades to open in the morning, close at night or to block out sun on hot days to reduce energy in your home.

Do you offer showroom discounts?
We offer dealers a free showroom licence for demonstration and educational purposes.  See link below for T&C's and signup procedure.

Chowmain Dealer Showroom FAQ

I want to try this driver out before buying it?
All Chowmain drivers for RTI come with a 90 day trial.  

Do you offer other drivers?

We have hundreds of drivers.  Many of which are manufacturer sponsored and free.  Please visit our website to view all available drivers including FREE drivers.

http://www.chowmainsoft.com

Driver Download (rti-bond-2.11.zip, 1,402 Kb) [Download]

Version 20200115
- Initial release

Version 20200313
- Updated logging
- Removed additional carriage return on sent command
- Update status on successful command response

Version 20200318
- Improved logging
- Improved re-start resilience
- Bond setting changes will be updated while running

Version 2.2
- Updated logging for better XP Diagnostics support
- Added preliminary support for Bond Bridge Pro

Version 2.3
- Internal release

Version 2.4
- Updated logging code

Version 2.5
- Added additional logging
- Updated example project to ID11

Version 2.6
- Fixed issue relating to updated devices causing the device list to clear and command to stop sending
- reduced the need to rebuild the device list to help improve laggy performance

Version 2.7
- Updated token code
- Better performance for large jobs
 
Version 2.8
- Fixed Remove Devices function

Version 2.9
- Updated device scanning code for better performance on large projects

Version 2.10
- Update to fix issue with v3 firmware and the local hash
- Changed Power variables to boolean type

Version 2.11
- Updated feedback on module start to work more effeciently and only gather feedback for devices specificed in the RTI config