# Closing/opening an electric curtain automatically

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-opening-an-electric-curtain-automatically/27142>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [23 May 2020 15:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-opening-an-electric-curtain-automatically/27142 "2020-05-23T15:09:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![TRS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@TRS](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TRS)\
**Post date:** [23 May 2020 15:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-opening-an-electric-curtain-automatically/27142/1 "2020-05-23T15:09:48Z")

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Hallo forum,

i try to get more into homeautomation and i think i am here in the right spot.

I´ve got a large living room with a huge window. In the summertime its really heating up quickly. I want to avoid that and install some electric curtains or blinds which close automatically.

I thought about smth like this:

> **[Zemismart Wall Mount Ceiling Mount Electric Curtain WiFi Tuya APP Alexa...](https://www.zemismart.com/zemismart-wall-mount-ceiling-mount-electric-curtain-double-wifi-tuya-app-alexa-google-assistant-voice-control-adjustable-track-p0247.html)**
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> Zemismart Wall Mount Ceiling Mount Electric Curtain WiFi Tuya APP Alexa Google Assistant Voice Control Adjustable Track

To trigger the movement I would use the following nodes and combine it with a sensor for the room temperatur and maybe a weather forecast:

- [https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-blindcontroller](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-blindcontroller)
- [https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-node-openweathermap](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-node-openweathermap)

But there are some problems I don’t know to solve:

The electric curtain in the link above uses the Tuya cloud. So if i send a command to move the curtain, its going to their server in china and then back to my home. I want a curtain with no need to be connected to the internet or any cloud. That’s a potential security breach, which is imho absolutely not necessary.

Can somebody suggest a electric curtain which is working without cloud/connection to the internet and can be used with node red?

I have no clue whicht produkt I should buy. I haven't found the right one yet. Also it doesn’t have to support alexa, google home, siri, cause I don’t use smth like that.

Even if there is a curtain the way I want, how do I find out the commands to trigger the opening or closing? I dont think there is a node for every electric curtain on the market.

Thanks for every help in advance.

Greetings Andi

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**Author:** ![cflurin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/cflurin/32/29_2.png) [@cflurin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cflurin)\
**Post date:** [23 May 2020 15:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-opening-an-electric-curtain-automatically/27142/2 "2020-05-23T15:32:51Z")

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For my blind I use a standard motor (forward, backward, generally with 4 wires) and to control the motor a shelly 2.5 which supports mqtt (no need to flash others firmwares). You can also use the core mqtt-out node.

I suppose there are similar motors for curtains.

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**Author:** ![edje11](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/edje11/32/572_2.png) [@edje11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edje11)\
**Post date:** [23 May 2020 15:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-opening-an-electric-curtain-automatically/27142/3 "2020-05-23T15:39:30Z")

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You can try changing the Tuya firmware to Tasmota, then you have full controle.  
Google for it.

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**Author:** ![Brew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/brew/32/19776_2.png) [@Brew](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Brew)\
**Post date:** [24 May 2020 06:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-opening-an-electric-curtain-automatically/27142/4 "2020-05-24T06:29:33Z")

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This idea might be interesting?

The Hook Up - motorise you’re blinds for $10

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O\_1gUFumQM&feature=share](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O_1gUFumQM&feature=share)

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [24 May 2020 07:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-opening-an-electric-curtain-automatically/27142/5 "2020-05-24T07:01:25Z")

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Actually you can't tasmotize them, also in the video that @Brew posted.

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**Author:** ![edje11](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/edje11/32/572_2.png) [@edje11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edje11)\
**Post date:** [24 May 2020 08:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-opening-an-electric-curtain-automatically/27142/6 "2020-05-24T08:15:24Z")

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The video from Brew is a year old.  
You can put the Tasmota is the white dongle that's in the motor.

> **[Zemismart Curtain Motor](https://cuttlefishblacknet.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/zemismart-curtain-motor/)**
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> Today on Automate all the things, my first new Curtain Motor arrived. This was sold on Aliexpress with 2m of track and belts and gubbins to make a belt-operated pulley system to open a curtain, eit…

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**Author:** ![TRS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@TRS](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TRS)\
**Post date:** [24 May 2020 08:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-opening-an-electric-curtain-automatically/27142/7 "2020-05-24T08:17:38Z")

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Thanks for your inputs guys.

@edje11 I looked after tasmota and it sounds promising. Event the curtain i linked above is supported, cause its listed here: [https://templates.blakadder.com/zemismart\_BCM300D-TY.html](https://templates.blakadder.com/zemismart_BCM300D-TY.html)

I will buy it and then try to work my way trough.  
It should arrive at the end of next week.

I will report here, but i guess i will have more questions....

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [24 May 2020 08:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-opening-an-electric-curtain-automatically/27142/8 "2020-05-24T08:48:24Z")

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my bad, I assumed a [more recent video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qeZd59Yfpc&t=714s) from him, he has a zemismart there that doesnt work wit tasmota

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [14 August 2020 05:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/closing-opening-an-electric-curtain-automatically/27142/10 "2020-08-14T05:33:59Z")

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