# Can I make 'top down bottom up' pleated blinds automated?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/can-i-make-top-down-bottom-up-pleated-blinds-automated/47882>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [May 28, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/can-i-make-top-down-bottom-up-pleated-blinds-automated/47882 "2021-05-28T09:12:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Upsilon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/upsilon/32/70506_2.png) [@Upsilon](https://community.homey.app/u/Upsilon)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/can-i-make-top-down-bottom-up-pleated-blinds-automated/47882/1 "2021-05-28T09:12:13Z")

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Hi all, so we’ve got 2 ‘top-down bottom-up’ pleated blinds in our living room. I was wondering if anyone knows if it’s possible to make them smart?

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**Author:** ![Edwin\_D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_d/32/136417_2.png) [@Edwin\_D](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_D)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/can-i-make-top-down-bottom-up-pleated-blinds-automated/47882/2 "2021-05-28T19:26:44Z")

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I do not know if existing blinds can be electrified. I suspect this is difficult because if the motor for the top part is able to be sent below the bottom or vice versa, the cords will hang loose and entangle. Also any locking mechanism for the cords that is probably now present in the blinds will get in the way.

I am developing the [[APP] Motion Blinds](https://community.homey.app/t/app-motion-blinds/45608) and I am currently working on support for Top Down Bottom Up support for a smart blind with built in rechargeable motors that will be available in the near future. These will have built in support to prevent the problem above, both mechanically and in the software.

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**Author:** ![Edwin\_D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_d/32/136417_2.png) [@Edwin\_D](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_D)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/can-i-make-top-down-bottom-up-pleated-blinds-automated/47882/3 "2021-11-24T15:14:21Z")

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Inmiddels zijn de Top Down Bottom Up gordijnen die ik hierboven noemde verkrijgbaar bij o.a. Kwantum. In de configurator voor bijvoorbeeld de onderstaande gordijnen kun je kiezen voor Elektrisch. Deze kunnen via Homey integreren met de Motion Blinds app. (Daar heb je wel een hubje á 65 euro voor nodig dat Kwantum helaas niet verkoopt, maar Hornbach wel):  
[https://www.kwantum.nl/dubbel-plisse-45mm-lot-grijs-4300672](https://www.kwantum.nl/dubbel-plisse-45mm-lot-grijs-4300672)

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**Author:** ![Clemra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/clemra/32/79267_2.png) [@Clemra](https://community.homey.app/u/Clemra)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/can-i-make-top-down-bottom-up-pleated-blinds-automated/47882/4 "2024-04-10T11:12:42Z")

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Hi Edwin,  
Ik heb thuis al een set van TopDown gordijnen.  
Weet jij misschien of er ondertussen al een optie is om bestaande “smart” te maken?

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**Author:** ![Edwin\_D](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/edwin_d/32/136417_2.png) [@Edwin\_D](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_D)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/can-i-make-top-down-bottom-up-pleated-blinds-automated/47882/5 "2024-04-20T08:12:15Z")

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Nee, en ik denk niet dat die ooit gaat komen omdat de boven- en onderbalk van elkaar moeten weten waar ze zijn om chaos to voorkomen.