Control unit for a bioclimatic pergola

NEXO is an all-in-one control unit for bioclimatic pergolas. It controls 1 or 2 motors, white or RGB LED lighting and, as an option, up to 4 wired screens.

With its built-in, scalable power supply of up to 300 W, its design tailored to the pergola’s structure and its two-way iNOV radio, NEXO easily supports all the equipment in the pergola. Control your devices using a NOVAL remote control, a Somfy RTS-compatible transmitter or directly from your smartphone, without the need for a home automation hub.

• A centralised control system: blade motors, white or RGB LED lighting, and up to 4 optional wired screens.
• Unobtrusive integration: A housing designed to be fitted into a post or the pergola’s gutter.
• Wide engine compatibility: Support for actuators with or without encoders, for individual or synchronised control; claimed compatibility with 99 % electric cylinder makes and models.
• Simplified commissioning: pre-wiring, automatic stroke learning and actuator type recognition.
• Direct access from your smartphone: control, settings, diagnostics and updates without a home automation hub, with real-time feedback.
• Easy maintenance: Front-panel keypad and connectors enabling connection and configuration without opening the housing.
• A scalable system: up to 7 channels and an EXT expansion unit designed to add LED lighting and screens.

• Reference: NL4540-2M1L, configuration: 2 actuators + 1 LED light (2M1L mode).
• Power supply: Input: 230–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz; output: 24 V DC; built-in power supply up to 300 W, 10 A maximum. Optional additional 240 W power supply dedicated to LEDs.
• Motor outputs: 2 actuators, max. 150 W / 8 A, with or without an encoder; individual or synchronised control.
• Lighting: 1 RGB or white LED strip ≥ 192 W.
• Screens: Up to 4 wired ON/OFF screens via an optional dedicated Screens unit.
• Multi-channel: up to 7 channels.
• Radio: iNOV bidirectional and Somfy RTS.
• Somfy compatibility: TaHoma box, RTS or RTS + IO remote controls and sensors; not compatible with IO-only devices.
• Mobile app: Direct connection without a router; control, configuration, diagnostics, feedback and updates to the embedded software; user and installer access.
• Supported sensors: rain, wind, temperature and sunshine.
• Starters: 2 commands per dry contact (for example: for external home automation).
• On-board keyboard: 3 buttons and 8 LEDs, including 1 RGB LED, accessible on the front panel.
• NOVAL remote control: 4 buttons with RGB LED feedback.
• Configuration: machine learning for stroke analysis and actuator type recognition.
• Stated dimensions: 540 × 54 × 40 mm (L × W × H).
• Case: plastic, IP44 protection rating.
• Operating temperature: from −20 °C to +60 °C.
• Connection: Pre-wiring with Wago-type connectors and a dedicated LED connector; custom pre-wiring available.
• Extension: EXT external housing designed for LED lights, motors, screens or additional power supplies.

Easy to fit to the pergola

NEXO is designed to control bioclimatic pergolas: adjustment of the slats using one or two actuators, white or RGB LED lighting, and optional control of wired sunblinds.

The unit can be integrated into a pergola post or fitted to the pergola’s gutter. The pre-wiring, the front-panel control panel and the mobile app make it easy for manufacturers to integrate the unit, for installers to commission it and for maintenance to be carried out.

Depending on the configuration, the system can accommodate rain, wind, temperature and sunlight sensors, as well as additional lighting and screens via the provided extensions.