Hi all,
So I know there have been a variety of long, storied threads on this topic... but I remain kinda confused.
I have the kind of blinds in the (terrible quality) picture below. I'm most interested in a tilt function, but raising them would be OK too.
There are a lot of people who use the word "blinds" to refer to roller curtains, or tubular motors... in my neck of the woods, "blinds" refers only to the kind in the picture, or to vertical blinds. Since I don't have a lot of knowledge of these things, maybe it is just me.
In all of my forum travels, I've seen a TON of options that control motors -- Somfy, ESI, RollerTrol, the elusive Cooper Shade Control module, even more basic DIY options like using an Arduino with the HS plugin.
But what about the motor/module itself, for this kind of window treatment? And how would you get these devices to connect to such a motor?
What kind of setups do any of you guys have for this? I'm looking to avoid "high DIY" on this -- no soldering, as little wire twisting as I can avoid... batteries are OK.
And I'd like to avoid spending hundreds to control some blinds, if that is possible. Maybe 5 years ago there were no "cheap" solutions... I'm hoping that has changed now - ?
Thanks for any help!!
So I know there have been a variety of long, storied threads on this topic... but I remain kinda confused.
I have the kind of blinds in the (terrible quality) picture below. I'm most interested in a tilt function, but raising them would be OK too.
There are a lot of people who use the word "blinds" to refer to roller curtains, or tubular motors... in my neck of the woods, "blinds" refers only to the kind in the picture, or to vertical blinds. Since I don't have a lot of knowledge of these things, maybe it is just me.
In all of my forum travels, I've seen a TON of options that control motors -- Somfy, ESI, RollerTrol, the elusive Cooper Shade Control module, even more basic DIY options like using an Arduino with the HS plugin.
But what about the motor/module itself, for this kind of window treatment? And how would you get these devices to connect to such a motor?
What kind of setups do any of you guys have for this? I'm looking to avoid "high DIY" on this -- no soldering, as little wire twisting as I can avoid... batteries are OK.
And I'd like to avoid spending hundreds to control some blinds, if that is possible. Maybe 5 years ago there were no "cheap" solutions... I'm hoping that has changed now - ?
Thanks for any help!!
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