The first custom integration for the SwitchBot curtain is available for Home Assistant: github.com/alextud/ha-switchbot-curtain

@seanr2109

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rob, are you able to do a video about this... are you able to to use an esp32 as a Bluetooth to wifi adapter in the same way as quindor did in his BLE Temperature sensor video? Iv not got a switchbot yet I’m considering buying 4 of them soon as I’m in the process of buying a house and my partner is keen to have curtains with eyelets on poles so this seems like with the new integration it could be the best solution for HA controlled curtains

@Master-mm1dm

3 жыл бұрын

The Zemismart Tuya Curtain Motor in this reviews links are not working. Do you have anymore links possibly to an updated version?

@anantanuragyadav

3 жыл бұрын

hello. Could you make a video about this?

@mistavid

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Buddy, any chance you could do a video/ write a tutorial about this?

@Costax96

3 жыл бұрын

But haven't you noticed that there is an extension cable inside the solar panel? With that you can position it better for take the sun even when the curtains are open

When you said 4 days for SwitchBot and another 2 days for the other one, I instantly Liked and Subscribed to your channel! :) That's an incredible amount of devotion to complete the tests!!! :)))))

Your content is amazing - I've gone down a rabbit hole watching all of your home automation videos and can't get enough! Thank you for these vids and hope you keep them coming!

Thank you for not doing sponsored product reviews. Way too many are doing it these days.

Imagine your dad doing something wired and made the curtain open and close for 6 days... kudos to your kids

@xblackdemonx3183

3 жыл бұрын

Weird* not wired

@jmr

3 жыл бұрын

Kids have to put up with it! They'll just go to their bedroom 🤣.

@TheHellis

3 жыл бұрын

@@xblackdemonx3183 But it would be worse if it was wired. Mostly because of the cable but also because it would go on forever

Dude, this is such a thorough review! Thanks so much for doing it and I'm sorry for your family to have to deal with the curtains opening and closing for a whole week! 😂

Amazingly comprehensive write up! Well done!

Thanks a lot !! I was waiting for a review of the product ! Kudos and keep safe.

Nice video. I’m a retired disabled IT guy in Arizona. Most of the remote technology requires 2.4 wireless so I purchased a inexpensive WiFi router flash it with DD-WRT code for improved control. That router is for my automated switches and devices. BTW outstanding idea using steel conduit for long drape rod.

Thanks for the upload. It will be interesting to see how well they work at fully closing windows which have a left and right curtains. This was one of my challenges to get the alignment perfect for the rod and ring style. I'm currently using a DIY solution inspired for one earlier videos 🙂

Nice, thorough review! I imagine after a combined full week of the drapes constantly opening and closing, your whole family is a bit weirder.

Amazing video. You went through everything very throughly. And props for your family for withstanding a week of curtains opening and closing XD

Thank you for the progress bar for the in video sponsor ad. I watched the full ad anyways since I live in NY and have been wondering if these would help. ;)

I have been closely tracking the SwtichBot Curtain and anxiously waiting for them to be in stock to buy one. Thank you for this highly detailed video. It makes me feel confident that it will work well for me once I can buy one.

Thank you for all you videos. They are always very interesting and informative.

another very thorough video. thank you!

Great video and informative. Direct and to the point.

Excellent video review. I especially liked to see both bots disassembled. Very interesting! I bought 4 SwitchBot Curtains, which power two curtain pairs. I use the SwitchBot Hub Mini, which I highly recommend to anyone considering the SwitchBot Curtain. The hub mini is also an IR blaster, so I use it to control the TV, my Roomba 880, Air Purifier and some flameless candles. It all integrates with Alexa and Google very easily.

@rogerq7369

Жыл бұрын

Great tip at 8:13. How to see if it'll work before purchasing.

Great video to demonstrate how it works. Just saw quick ad. Thanks for the review, it gave me something to think about!

6 days of open/close! Kudos to you and the fam lol

Just bought 2 switchbot curtains, and it really surprised me how well it works.

Wow, these are really awesome, didn't know you can easily automate a U rod like this...I might try making a DIY version now :D

Great detailed video. Thanks for making!

Thank you so much!! very detailed and informative!

Great comparison Rob, thanks. 👍

thank you for including the noise test.

The noise that both these items produce are deal breakers for me. Your original solution is the true winner.

can confirm that both of my Zemismart / Tuya motors were instantly recognized by Home Assistant through the tuya integration!! not sure when this was added, but it's worked since day one for me.

Thanks for another great video. I was actually looking to purchase battery operated curtain opener and stopped with Aquara B1, but these seems like a nice alternative. Don't appreciate the volume of operation though.

Thanks for this video, I'd love to automate some window-treatments and this is helpful. The main thing that's holding me back is "yet another app" and wondering how to keep that to a minimum. I'd love to have everything local, but Alexa integration is "table stakes" for my wife.

I couldn't see if someone had already said this, but the switch bot curtains come with some clear "tape" and clips to do the pleat hack that you have already done with thread. I really like the switch bot curtains and if you take a bit of time to set them up they work really well! :) Looking forward to switch bots black friday sale!

Such a great comparison video. Thank you a lot

Nice comparison, I'm leaning towards the Tuya. I have a child that has black out curtains and refuses to open them. Lays in bed texting friends while listening to the Smiths. BTW, I hate in video sponsor ads, generally, but thumbs up on the Ocoopa handwarmers. Got a few of them for stocking stuffers and the wife and daughter love them. Wife takes hers to work because the 'office is cold' (of course it is) and two of her co-workers tried hers out and bought them the same day. Thanks for the video!

Great review, very informative and fair.

Great video! I ordered the switchbot 👍

Great video, for my patio shades neither would be compatible. And with prices getting better and better it makes it hard to justify DIYing. Time to shift focus to another project for me lol

FYI: while you still need a 2.4 GHz network, in my experience you can be connected to the 5GHz band during set-up by now (if you have AP isolation turned on this might not be the case, but then you'll be having issues with local control in general)

Good video thanks I use 2 switchbot on my curtain work great

Wow, I definitely would like a quiet one like the one you made.

Thanks for the review. I know these are designed for indoor, but I want to try to use it for an outdoor curtain. Do you think either has a chance of working for this? Thanks!

Bro are you an engineer 😂 this was such a logical explanation I love it

Wow kudos for the battery test pacience

I want a special airing of grievances episode! His family gets to tell us what it's like putting up with his experiments! I'm guilty too but I don't think I take it to this extreme.

Bought a switch it and hooked it up to home assistant bia bluetooth with a hacs integration it works great

You are awesome, these videos are always so informative and helfpul !

Great review. What is your purpose built curtain solution?

Hello, great video. Do you think it would work on a tilted / angled coutins? I need to mount coutins to a about 30 degrees slope so i'm wondering if a switch bot would be able to pull the coutin up the slope, and more importantly would it stay up and hold the coutin in upward position (or would it just slide back down)?

Zemismart is a win for me just because of the spring loaded mechanism

I thought this could revolutionise the way I operate my curtains until I heard the nails on a chalkboard noise. I'ma have to stick to slapping them closed with a mop handle for easy access

@iknowyourerightbut6246

3 жыл бұрын

Setup an automation. Whenever the* motors start working, play some elevator music or something in Alexa. JK. * Whichever you buy.

@tannerhart4069

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, he did bump it up by 30db in order to better demonstrate the difference between them, so while neither of them sound good, they aren't quite as bad as the video may make it seem. It does showcase how well made and thought out his DIY ones are though!

@Jmcinally94

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's also gonna depend on the type of curtain rail you have. Slowly rubbing plastic against metal is going to sound different than across wood, for example. Everyone's mileage will vary here, but it's super useful to have a demonstration in general

@jmr

3 жыл бұрын

If you have kids you can still automate the process 😂

I am planning on buying one, once That next Stimules check is approve. Switch Bot

Are you able to also open the curtains manually with any of these products?

Good test.

Great job Rob!!! Did you know if the Zemismart motors are still not compatible with Smartthings via Tuya app?

I love this!

to try and save energy, I was thinking about leaving the windows open, but it still gets uncomfortably cold in the middle of the night. home assistant integration will be the deal maker for me. at least I can close the curtains once the room is cool enough!

Thank you for the review. Very interested in these products as I have 9 curtains that I would want to motorized... any idea what happens when you have multiple Tuya Curtain Robots in the same room? Will the one remote control all the robot at once as it is using the same RF signal? Will it be possible to individually name each curtain in the TUYA app so that I can control each one independently from one another in Google Assistant?

“You can tell you didn’t do your homework on either one of these products, being lazy never pays off Bro!”.....lol phuc, I’d of been happy with just a 1 min video showing them opening and closing with the sound! Good job!

I enjoy your use of shelly products. I have a question though. Would it be possible to run 3 shelly 2.5s in a kitchen that has 3, 3way switches so that using any of the 3ways turns the whole kitchen on or off at once?

I really like the way you review things. Great video as always. Quick question - do you plan to test Aqara/Xiaomi curtain controllers? They come in two options - wired and wireless. Both are zigbee and both support zigbee2mqtt/deconz. This might be an interesting comparison.

@TheHookUp

3 жыл бұрын

Those are full rod replacements, right?

@Kuchcior

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheHookUp Yes, I've verified this and you're right. I haven't known about it. I guess, that's a no? ;)

Holy Sh*t was this well presented!!!!! Product research on SmartBot brought me here. I smacked that subscribe button like the button on Family Feud!!!😆😆😆

no home assistant integration= no purchase. Thanks for the review

Will you be reviewing the new Aqara Curtain Driver E1?

Should be easy enough to add the Tuya device to the Bond Bridge I just got to control the fans, and it has easy HA & Alexa integration.

I'd love to hear a switchbot vs Aqara B1 comparison :)

I like the idea. I'm cheap and until the price goes down a little more I will continue to open my own curtains.

Nice video! I noticed that you connect the curtains using an RFBrigde. Is it possible to integrate the Switchbot directly to an MQTT server?

Very good explanation. The noise is a bit weird though

I bought 2 switchbot for a large picture window. It was so easy to set up and it was so quiet, i don't understand when people say its noisy im buying 2 more for the patio doors

Just looked up the button pusher- had no idea that was a thing. I was actually looking for a smart button to use in lieu of using nfc tags

My blinds have Somfy motors. These are widely used motors for many different blind manufacturers and they have an RF link to remote or wall mounted blind controls. My house uses Insteon switches and the Universal Devices ISY-994i controller, so I'm wondering if you know of a way for home automation systems to interface with these Somfy links?

This may be a dumb question (I'm fairly new to automation) but could you use the zemismart one with home assistant triggered by a broadlink rm4 pro

Today most people build their smart homes around a specific smart ecosystem (Apple HomeKit or Alexa or Google), helps to identify the eco-system in the title or description to make it easier for viewers to engage with the right video.

Can one Remote control multiple Switchbot Curtains?

Hello! Fellow Tampanian here! Is there anything for blinds that you twist the rod to open/close and also push/pull to open close the blinds? That is what I have over my sliding glass doors and it would be cool if I could control either them being open/closed in one or both capacities!

Are there any that work with an “upscale” pulley system? We aren’t super handy.

Hubitat integration? Any chance? I can write code, if needed.

Hello how long does it last the battery opening and closing once a day, which one is less noise?

Fabulously precise and detailed review. I do have a question and that is what are the curtain rods that you are using that does not require a center support.

@TheHookUp

2 жыл бұрын

EMT Conduit from Home Depot.

Great video Rob. Can we have the tear downed parts pic or part list so we can try to make DIY version of it with esp8266

@TheHookUp

3 жыл бұрын

An ESP version would almost certainly need to be plugged in since wifi is so power hungry.

Just for the record switchbot support CAN send you the different side piece\adapters to convert the types. I dont believe they sell them separately (as you said), but I made a mistake and ordered the urail version instead of rod, they sent me a conversion kit for free, so it definitely does exist for anyone who may be curious.

@Jiminphoria

3 жыл бұрын

how fast did you get a reply from their support? did you order from their site? Ive tried to send a question to them on twitter and to their support email and have yet to receive a response. I'm nervous about buying directly from their site as I think they're based in china, and I'm worried that if I had to return it for some reason that unless they have a UK warehouse I'd have to return it to china. They currently don't have the rod version on the UK Amazon you see.

@strunker

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jiminphoria It can take weeks, or in my case months, before hearing back from their support. Their support is horrific, and seems China based so the time difference is also not fun.

Hi, could I use two devices on one rod, and would they operate together?

It would be nice to see HA integration of this robots soon.

Which is good to buy Zemi or switch bot to able to integrate it with Hubitata hub ?

I'm also interested in it's possible to use a ESP32 via ESPHome as a gateway for Switch Bot. I'd assume, just like you can do with MiFlora BT sensors etc. It could be awesome if anyone with a Switch Bot tried this out.

What curtain rod did you use??? Trying to hang one wide curtain panel like you did and can’t find a rod that doesn’t need a bracket on the middle

What are the best models for home assistant please?

I have U type rods in my home, but after a short research I've found that there are quite a lot of different U type rods and only one or two really compatible with Switchbot. I always thought that there are some standards in those rods, but... sadly not really. So I'm quite amazed that there are quite a lot of people saying that installation was really hassle free. I wonder what is the secret... Maybe it's normal to reinstall rods after buying Switchbot or maybe there are rod standards in other countries?

Hey I bough the SwitchBot one and paired with Tuya app, the app shows it has a timer function but I never got it to work… by any chance do you know how to set it up? Thank you!

I wonder can it close curtains that don't have metal grommets,but fabric?

Great video, thank you. Would either of these integrate well with Hubitat?

@TheHookUp

3 жыл бұрын

Not natively, but usually if there is a SmartThings integration a habitat driver is possible. It would need to use the switchbot hub and cloud.

Bom dia amigo sabe me dizer de quantos rpm é esse motor da switchbot e o mah da bateria dela?

can these be used for the slot blinds like these curtains ?

Ita out of stock everywhere! Anybody an in stock link? For the zemismart?

Great work thanks Rob. How do these units go with manual override? Can I still open the curtains by hand?

@TheHookUp

3 жыл бұрын

Yes and no, a gentle tug on them will start the open or close movement, but you can’t actually move the curtain on your own.

@danehunter9316

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing. My 2-year-old will accept the challenge of manual override durability 🤨

What if there's a center curtain support?

I'm at 6:50 and waiting for the home assistant/Tasmota talk

Respect to your wife and kids for bearing 6 days of sound and visual pollution. Awesome work bro!

The Zemismart is already sold out on aliexpress. I am sure they are thankful for your video.

I love these videos! Is there a similar solution that can raise and lower blinds? Can we get a video of what your wife thinks every time the Amazon/FedEx/UPS truck stops in front of your house!

@TheHookUp

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, funny you should say that. I was just googling for ideas of nice things to do for my delivery team during the holidays.

How much noise is created by metal against metal curtain/rod.