I already own the Zemismart Zigbee roller blind motor and found it works fantastically, so I decided to get their curtain track motor and see if it's any good.
It was shipped by UPS and arrived in about a week. As with the curtain motor, it's packaged nicely, and the product feels very solid and well-made. It's the sort of thing that, safety standards aside, you could put on a shelf in a UK shop with no changes. It cost US$170 including shipping to the UK, for a 3m motor kit and a 3x pack of 90-degree mounts (for mounting on a flat wall, not inside the window).
I also got a SLZB-06M to act as a Thread/Matter gateway/co-ordinator, mostly because my HA server is at the opposite end of the house from the curtains and may well not reach.
First tip - this guide by SMLight is concise about how to get things up and running, I found it after I muddled through the steps from other sources.
Some notes:
- In the OpenThread Border Router settings I had to select an (unused) serial port, even though it was not going to be used. I then entered the IP address/port from from the settings page from the SLZB-06M's web interface (although it's just the ip address and port 6638).
- Despite the instructions labelling it as "NET", the RJ45 socket on the curtain motor is NOT an ethernet socket, it's for an optional wired remote control, and the socket's lights are used as status lights.
- The 0/1 switch just enables/disabled the motor. This is presumably for safety when setting it up. I think it also needs to be left switched on to make a connection (I'm not certain though).
- To set up a connection the motor limits must be set first. If you are bench testing you can do this using the included wireless remote. As above, the motor will need to be switched on to complete this step.
- The remote control does not come with a battery. The battery (CR20xx) goes in positive terminal upwards.
I haven't yet installed the rail, I will update this when I do with any more relevant tips.
The unit appears to have an 18650 lithium cell as backup (bottom left on the x-ray I took below). Apparently this is intended for emergency use, but I suspect it might power it for a while?
