I’ve been searching and searching forever without luck, so now my future smart-blind-setup rests in the hands of the Homey community :smiley: Question: How do I make my blinds smart? I’m looking for a little inspiration/help to making my existing roller blinds smart. What are my requirements? I…

[image] Peter_Kawa: I heard this here and there. Homey without a wife seems less risky :sweat_smile: Correction: Life without a wife seems less risky!

WAF table (based on my estimation, don’t dare to ask) on scale 1-10 Somfy RTS: 7 (sometimes a blind misses a command) Motion: 9 (4 if I myself am unresponsive during programming the app) KAKU: 2 (only slightly better than no Homey at all) Fibaro: 8 (glad I replaced KAKU, but expensive) Aotec w…

[image] Edwin_D: Motion: 9 (4 if I myself am unresponsive during programming the app) Will donating a beer push that to a 10?

For me it’ll push it way past 11!

[image] Yestond: Correction: Life without a wife seems less risky! Too boring! Just like a Homey without any quirks🤪 Not that those two are comparable🤗

You could try Brel motors? No clue if they ship to Denmark but the app is in developement and could be done anytime now. https://www.brel-home.nl/en/4810945

[image] Otter: You could try Brel motors? No clue if they ship to Denmark but the app is in developement and could be done anytime now. Thanks for sharing :slight_smile: I actually drove to Germany yesterday (1 hour drive - no biggie) to pick up the Motion blinds. I bought 4 motors + 1 hub …

Regarding the Hub, probably a standard cheap chinese choice? Maybe they just flash it with their own software. I’m glad you found something that works, always nice to see projects succeed. Good luck

And as a final update here @Edwin_D came to the rescue and finalized an update for the app, to make everything work seamlessly. I can recommend motion blinds and the motion blinds app, if anyone else want to make their blinds smart. Incredible support and super easy to setup.

Does anybody know what the maximum size of roller blind would be to work with this motion blinds motor? Or can somebody just confirm it will work with a 2.30m width, 1.70m long blind? Looks very promising this setup :slight_smile:

A cry for help - (DIY) roller blind/shade

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Edwin_D May 6, 2021, 1:08pm 29

There’s also an “official” thread for the app: [APP] Motion Blinds that’s high on my watch list.

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