The camera seems to handle bright, natural sunlight well and nighttime performance is good thanks to its high-resolution. In this case, I used the Camera Hub G3, which doubles as a feature-rich HomeKit-enabled camera, avoiding the need for a dedicated hub to be connected to the router.Īt its core, it is a Zigbee 3.0 hub with support for up to 128 sub-devices and both 2GHz and 5GHz networks, but it also offers a 2K camera, 20 FPS playback, support for two-way conversations, an infrared blaster, 360° rotation with pan and tilt, AI gesture and facial recognition, a built-in privacy mode, local storage, a 1/4-inch tripod mount, a USB-C port, and more.
#Silent clock motor driver
The Curtain Driver E1 requires the use of an Aqara home hub.
The Home app then correctly displays the curtains with relevant controls, so it is virtually no longer necessary to use the Aqara app. To add the curtains to the Home app, simply select the option in the Aqara app and scan the HomeKit code printed on the curtain driver's base.
If you have two Curtain Driver E1 units, you can bind them together in the app so they operate in sync. To connect the driver to the network, open the Aqara app, select the E1 from the list of accessories, and follow the on-screen instructions to set the open and closed positions.
#Silent clock motor manual
The instruction manual suggests using the clips and strip along the top of a curtain, presumably to help the motor pull it along uniformly, but I found this fiddly and unsightly, with the clips scraping along my ceiling, so I left them off and this didn't seem to affect the motor's ability to pull the curtain at all. The driver also comes with set of eight curtain clips and a rubber strip. This ensures that the motor applies the correct amount of pressure to the rod depending on its size. You simply mount the rod hanger over the curtain rod between the last two curtain grommets, extend the driver's hooks by double-pressing the button, hook the motor onto the hanger, and retract the hooks by double-pressing the button again. Installing the Curtain Driver E1 is relatively easy.
#Silent clock motor drivers
It is also important to note two separate curtain drivers are required for pairs of curtains. For example, curtain rods must be between 0.98-inches (25mm) and 1.26-inches (32mm) in diameter and cannot be telescopic. The driver can support heavy curtains up to 12kg, but it is worth checking exactly what sort of curtains and rod or track you have against Aqara's exact compatibility requirements. There are two variants of the device, including a rod version for curtain poles and a track version for U-rails and I-rails, and you will need to ensure that you select the correct variant at the point of purchase. Like Apple's Home app, the Curtain Driver E1 will be updated to support Matter in the future, according to Aqara. The Curtain Driver E1 hooks onto curtain rods and uses a motor to push curtains open or pull them closed, also offering Zigbee 3.0 and a 6,000mAh battery that can deliver 12-month battery life. Aqara this week launched the Curtain Driver E1, providing a solution to retrofit traditional curtains with automated motors and HomeKit functionality.
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