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.

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

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.

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.

Excellent product. I researched a lot before buying and choosing a product. Very pleased I picked these. I purchased two and they are working fantastic with my two vertical blinds. Open and close to the opening I set. The hub works perfect and the app works really well too. It took me a little while to figure out the settings but once you have done this it’s easy. Even once you have them setup you can go into the settings, clear the config and reset the blinds if you want to. I used the sticky pads to fix mine to the wall and works well. I have no noise with mine but I understand what others have reported. I do believe the noise can increase if you set the tension too tight. So it’s a case of trial and error. I had mine slightly loose and then just cut the cord accordingly one ball at a time until I had it perfect. You can buy the cable ball clips for about £2 on Amazon. I would not hesitate to buy more. The hub supports 128 devices. Oh and I love the automation. Both my blinds open and close at preset times.

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.

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

Great when it works, opens the blinds some days and not on others.