Mate & Sidekick Technology Reference¶
This document provides a comprehensive reference for the motor technologies supported by Mate and Sidekick remote controls.
Technology Overview¶
Mate and Sidekick can directly control motorized shades, screens, and louvers from various manufacturers. Each motor technology has its own radio protocol, and the remotes support multiple technologies simultaneously across their channels.
Supported Technologies¶
The latest Mate firmware supports all of the technologies listed below. Sidekick support varies by hardware generation as indicated in the table.
| Technology | Mate Menu | Sidekick Menu Code | Sidekick Version Required | All-Channel | Preset | Set Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoLink/Relay | autolink |
4→3→4→5 | Gen 5+ | N/A | Via Bridge | Via Bridge |
| Somfy RTS | rts |
2 | Gen 1+ | Manual | ✓ | |
| Rollease Automate ARC | arc |
3 | Gen 1+ | Automatic | ✓ | |
| Nice Green "F-Code" |
nice f-code |
4 | Gen 1+ | Automatic | ✓ | |
| AMP Turnils |
amp |
2→1 | Gen 1+ | Automatic | ✓ | |
| Dooya Bidirectional Wynmotion, SmartWings |
bidi dooya |
2→3 | Gen 1+ | Automatic | ✓ | |
| Motion Blinds | coulisse |
2→4 | Gen 1+ | Automatic | ✓ | |
| Dooya Unidirectional | uni dooya |
2→5 | Gen 2+ | Manual | ||
| A.OK | aok |
3→1 | Gen 2+ | Manual | ||
| BOFU | bofu |
3→2 | Gen 3+ | Manual | ||
| Somfy Lights Noval, Renson, Brustor, Azenco |
light rts |
3→4 | Gen 1+ | Manual | ✓ | |
| GAPOSA MagnaTrack, Progressive Screens |
gaposa |
3→5 | Gen 3+ | Automatic1 | ✓ | |
| PowerShades | powershades |
4→1 | Gen 4+ | Automatic | ✓ | |
| Forest Drapery Hardware | forest |
4→2 | Gen 3+ | Manual | ||
| Alpha Tubular Motors | alpha |
4→5 | Gen 3+ | Manual | ||
| Bond True 2-Way RF BTX SBB |
Bond T2W |
5→1 | Gen 4+ | Automatic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dendo | dendo |
5→4 | Gen 4+ | Manual |
Legend¶
- Mate Menu: The short name displayed on the Mate LED matrix
- Sidekick Menu Code: Button sequence to set the technology on all channels (e.g., 2→3 means hold MENU, press 2, press 3, then press STOP)
- Sidekick Version Required: The Sidekick hardware generation that first supported this technology
- All-Channel: How Channel 00 (all-channel) works for this technology
- Manual: Requires separate programming of Channel 00 to each motor
- Automatic: Motors automatically respond to all-channel commands without additional programming
- Preset: Native protocol support for recalling a favorite/preset position
- Set Position: Native protocol support for commanding specific positions (0-100%)
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GAPOSA uses address groups: channels 1-8 share one address and channels 9-15 share another. A single transmission cannot span both groups, so Mate sends two sequential signals when controlling motors in both groups from Channel 00. ↩