# How do I add support for new protocols in Tellstick Duo node?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-add-support-for-new-protocols-in-tellstick-duo-node/3917>\
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**Created:** [12 October 2018 08:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-add-support-for-new-protocols-in-tellstick-duo-node/3917 "2018-10-12T08:41:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mastiff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mastiff](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mastiff)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2018 08:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-add-support-for-new-protocols-in-tellstick-duo-node/3917/1 "2018-10-12T08:41:37Z")

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Embarassing, yeah. I know I have seen it somewhere, but I'm totally stuck right now. My Alzheimer's light is killing me... I need to add support for my RollerTrol blinds, and I can't for the life of me figure out how! Can somebody please put me out of my misery?

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2018 09:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-add-support-for-new-protocols-in-tellstick-duo-node/3917/2 "2018-10-12T09:15:13Z")

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I'd start by reading the nodes ReadMe

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**Author:** ![Mastiff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mastiff](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mastiff)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2018 09:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-add-support-for-new-protocols-in-tellstick-duo-node/3917/3 "2018-10-12T09:18:20Z")

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I went to Github and read everything there, if that's what you mean. And I have not found anything about it. Trying to add a new device does not show any protocols that can be the RollerTrol/blinds.

Oh, and nothing happens when I press learn in the add devices screen. Is there another place to add them?

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2018 09:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-add-support-for-new-protocols-in-tellstick-duo-node/3917/4 "2018-10-12T09:32:30Z")

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How to configure new devices for the node is covered by the ReadMe

> **[node-red-contrib-tellstick](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-tellstick)**
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> Send/receive data to/from a Tellstick. Switch light off/on, listen to remotes/sensors.

> Configure devices
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> The way the Tellstick works you have to configure your devices. On Windows and Mac OS X you do this in Telldus Center, on Linux you do this in /etc/tellstick.conf. However, this is a full featured module to handle Tellstick devices and you may add/update/delete devices straight from Node-RED with this module. Any changes you do from Node-RED will be saved (e.g. written to /etc/tellstick.conf).

So if its not working with the app I'd suggest you look using Telldus Centre.

If you mean that you want to add a totally new protocol (i.e currently unsupported in your version) to your Tellstick, then this isn't the right forum.

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**Author:** ![Mastiff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mastiff](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mastiff)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2018 09:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-add-support-for-new-protocols-in-tellstick-duo-node/3917/5 "2018-10-12T09:37:30Z")

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I know it's supported because I used the Hasta/RollerTrol/Blinds protocol when I had the Telstick on Open Net Home, but that solution had some other problems that made me change to Node-RED about a year ago. I take it that you don't use this node, right? This is not adding or updating a device or something that can be used in Telldus Centre (which doesn't work on a Pi anyway), I know how to do that. But somewhere there is a buried setting that activates and deactivates diffeerent protocols. I was in there some time last winter, but now I can't find my way back in. And the author of the node is not answering questions on Github, there are year old unanswered questions there.

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**Author:** ![Mastiff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mastiff](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mastiff)\
**Post date:** [12 October 2018 09:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-add-support-for-new-protocols-in-tellstick-duo-node/3917/6 "2018-10-12T09:46:45Z")

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Ah, found it! Finally! Adding a new input and double clicking the configuration node got it out. I had probably mixed up ONH's and Node-RED's way of setting this up, seems like choosing protocols isn't necessary in Node-RED. 😊