So a bit like... connected plantation blinds?
There's no chain or anything to raise or lower them?
this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2024
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TIL they're called plantation blinds! The slats swivel open and closed as opposed to the entire thing raising and lowering but I assume that's what you meant. No external rod or handle, all of the slats are linked inside the frame somehow.
Edit: Actually knowing what they are has helped my search massively. Looks like there's options on Aliexpress, albeit not particularly cheap. Thanks!
Yes, Switchbot have a device to do this and I imagine the Chinese ones are to be knock-offs of that. They will be quite expensive because a thing that moves blinds will usually need a decent sized motor. Unfortunately, with plantation blinds, I assume you need more of them than other different types.
Nah that one attaches to the twisty rod thing that you get on normal blinds. I need something more like this but I can't find a non-Aliexpress version. Not that it matters cos I'd need 5 of them and that puts the idea out of my price range for the foreseeable future.
Search for "kits to motorize shutters" or what have you. I found some on Aliexpress a while back for our miniblinds that worked off of wifi and zigbee communication. In the end I wound up buying some Ikea Zigbee shades but the kits would have worked too. I'm not sure exactly what type of blinds you have so I can't recommend anything specific.