Roller Shade Driver E1, Requires Aqara HUB, Smart Blind Motor with Schedule and Voice Control, Rechargeable with Long Battery Life, Compatible with HomeKit, Alexa, Google Assistant, and IFTTT

I bought one of these to automate the existing roller blind in a bedroom. The unit feels sturdy and build quality is good. Really easy to fix to the wall and connect up the bead cord. It was straighforward to set the top and bottom positions (hold the up and down buttons together to put in "learning mode"; then move the blinds to the correct position and quick press the up five times to store the top, press the down button five times to store the bottom position). I don't have an Aquara hub but I was able to pair the device with my Home Assistant hub (Sonoff/Tasmota) first time. After that I raise and close the blinds with Alexa, Google, Home Assistant or manually. Alexa raises the blinds automatically in the morning while playing "Here Comes the Sun". Cheesey and fantastic. I bought two more to automate blinds in my home office. The fact that they are battery operated and can be rechaged with a USB charger is a real plus - no unsightly wires being run to the window. Only downside is the price and lack of availability from the Aquara Amazon store. However Aquara were quick to respond to my queries about when stock would be available again.

Installed 2 of these last week and so far really impressed. Product was well boxed and feels good quality. Installation was easy, first I fully charged the batteries then it took around 5 minutes to fit each one into place. Setting-up: move the blind into a half open position 1. Press and hold both the 'up' and 'down' buttons for 3 seconds to reset position parameters 2. Press the 'up' button until blind is in the preferred fully open position then press the 'up' button again to stop movement 3. Quick press the 'up' button 5 times to set fully open position 4. Press the 'down' button to move the blind into the fully closed position 5. Quick press the 'down' button 5 time to set fully closed position Integration into Home Assistant was a breeze... 1. Press and hold the reset button, located on the bottom of the unit, for 5 seconds 2. Enable 'permit join' in Zigbee2Mqtt The only issue I have found is that current position of the blind is not passed to Home Assistant, but this was easily resolved by publishing MQTT get commands. A week later and so far both blinds have worked perfectly, batteries are still on 99% and I have ordered more.

Purchased for our bedroom blackout blind. Works well but does seem to lose position ever so slightly as the days go by until you have to recalibrate it again. It would be nice if they had a better way to calibrate the top and bottom more accurately instead of having to try click the right spot as a lucky guess. It’s not too noisy but I’d imagine could be improved with better parts. Battery life seems good as well. Have to charge it up every few months and we use it at least twice a day.

Easy setup and install. Works well and thanks to the Hub I can operate using Alexa as described. Very happy with this purchase.

I could not live without Aqara now. I have three of these for opening the blinds/shades. My only tip is make sure the item is compatible with the shades/blinds you have. Aqara works seamlessly within with my Apple ecosystem. I have only ever had one problem that was with another product video doorbell firmware failing to update, that was replaced immediately. I love Aqara products. Easy to use, easy to install, easy to connect. Easy, peasy all round.

Out of the 3 i have one just stopped working. It wont charge one minute but leave it a while & it will. Then I stopped moving the blind, leave it try again & it worked, then it didn't, then only half way before it stopped again. Now if im lucky I feel the motor try to turn then stop, then nothing, then it will for a second, then back to nothing or a click. The others that work are absolutely amazing, just totally awesome product. But sadly when they fail your up the creek without a paddle or support. Looks like im gonna have to try take apart & replace battery & motor myself as its alot cheaper then buying a new one Maybe the manufacturer could sell the motor & battery at a slight mark up. It would allow us to fix ourselves & they still get to rip us off by charging for the battery & motor when they get them very cheaply see Or thet loose customers & profit by not supporting a growing repair market. Get on board manufacturer or loose out to easily repairable market

Really good! Until it wasn’t. Bought two of these, one failed within 2 months and the other is still going (less than a month old at the time of writing). When it was working, and for the one that is still alive - Integrates with our homeassistant setup fine, not too loud, holds connection well. A bit of a faff to set up but nothing too difficult once you get the hang of it. The one that failed simply ‘died’ - unresponsive buttons and no longer talking to homeassistant, but would take charge. Returned to amazon all good. But disappointed it didn’t last long, a real shame for saying how nice a quality item it is and not cheap either! Here’s hoping the other one doesn’t give up soon too!

Der Aqara Smart Home Rolladenmotor hat mich mit seiner Vielseitigkeit und soliden Verarbeitungsqualität positiv überrascht. Die wichtigste Eigenschaften dieses Motors ist für mich seine nahtlose Anbindung an Google Home über die Matter-Integration. Dadurch lässt sich der Rolladenmotor bequem und intuitiv über die Google Home App steuern, was die Integration in mein Smart Home-System problemlos ermöglicht. Die Möglichkeit, die Öffnungsgeschwindigkeit der Rolladen einzustellen, ist ein großes Plus. Hierdurch ist gerade im Schlafzimmer ein angenehm leiser Betrieb möglich. Ein weiteres nützliches Feature des Aqara Rolladenmotors ist die Möglichkeit, Timer einzustellen. Dadurch kann ich die Rolladen automatisch zu bestimmten Zeiten öffnen oder schließen lassen, was mir eine bequeme Automatisierung ermöglicht. Das ist besonders praktisch, wenn ich in den Urlaub fahre, spät nach Hause komme oder einfach nur zum täglichen Öffnen und Schließen morgensfrüh und Abends. Die Tatsache, dass der Rolladenmotor per USB C wiederaufladbar ist, ist ebenfalls ein großer Vorteil. Es entfällt das lästige Wechseln von Batterien, und ich kann das Gerät einfach über das mitgelieferte USB C-Kabel aufladen. Die Verarbeitungsqualität des Rolladenmotors ist beeindruckend. Das Ding ist wirklich super solide, gefühlt könnte man damit Nägel in die Wand schlagen. Die Einrichtung war einfach und unkompliziert. Insgesamt bin ich mit dem Aqara Rolladenmotor sehr zufrieden. Die nahtlose Integration in Google Home, die Einstellungsmöglichkeiten für die Öffnungsgeschwindigkeit, die Timer-Funktion und die praktische USB C-Wiederaufladung machen ihn zu einer sinnvollen Ergänzung meines Smart Homes. Die solide Verarbeitungsqualität rundet das positive Gesamtbild ab. Ich kann den Aqara Rolladenmotor jedem empfehlen, der nach einer intelligenten und zuverlässigen Lösung zur Steuerung seiner Rolladen sucht.

Great product from Aqara that works really well with the Aqara smart home system (requires an Aqara Hub). I have it connected to Home Assistant via an Apple HomeKit bridge, and it can also be conveniently controlled with Alexa using a third-party integration. I did have one unit randomly stop working, but Aqara support was extremely helpful and quick to send out a replacement. Highly recommend both the product and Aqara’s customer service if any issues arise.

This is a neat and easy way of automating any roller blind shade. You don't need to pay a fortune to buy the motorized roller blinds that are too bulky and limited in size. I have it on two blinds. The motor is strong enough to even operate the long and wide (180x210cm) blind.

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めちゃくちゃ便利です。タイマー設定にして自動でブラインドを開け閉めしています。充電は3カ月に一度程度必要ですが、ないころの生活には戻れません。 設定にはある程度の知識は必要かもしれません。でも、それほど難しくはありませんでした。