1. HOW THE CURTAINS AND BLINDS APP WORKS WITH HAUSMATE


Curtains and blinds can be opened or closed when the external light sensor detects the light levels falling or viceversa.

It is also possible to partially open or close a blind as required to reduce glare, sun bleaching or solar thermal gain.

One or more powered curtains in a room can be controlled at the same time, or opened to different levels.



Hardware required for curtains and blinds:

  • Sensor units
  • Relay Unit
  • Haze
  • Curtain motor units
Other apps that can be used together with the curtains and blinds:
2. HOW TO USE THE APP

The Curtains and blinds can be controlled through  the Haze and through the User Interface (UI).

Through the Haze: 

 



  • By default, windows are marked by colour YELLOW,  but this may have been changed by the user
  • Press and hold until you get the right colour
  • Release the button on the right colour - the LED should start pulsing on that colour
  • Turn from side to side to start to either open or close the window
  • Click to stop the window at the current position or leave them to run to fully open / closed. 

Through the UI: you can control a Zone directly or use the Planner.
  • Log in to the UI -  click here if you need help to log in to the UI.
  • On your Home page, click on the Zone you want to change the settings for
  • At the bottom of the page, click on icon representing Curtains and blinds
  • This page will show you the current status of the curtains (Open/Closed/Partially Open) ; click on Open/Closed to change it
  • To open or close part way, click on Stop at the desired position

  • You can edit or delete an existing preset by clicking ADJUST.  
  • You can create a new preset by clicking  ADJUST on any existing preset. Change the name and make the desired changes then click SAVE AS COPY. The new preset will now show up in the list and is ready to be used.


Through the Planner

  • Different curtains settings can be set up according to profiles. Here are more information about how to use the Planner.

To edit the set up of the curtains:
  • In the UI, on the Home Page, click on the menu button at the top left hand corner
  • Select Settings 
  • At the top of the page, click on the arrow and select Curtains


Overview of this page:


  • Type 1 - blinds/curtains need the open or closed signal for all the time the blind/curtain needs to move. To stop the blind/curtain the signal is removed.
  • Type 2 - blinds/curtains need a short pulse on the open or close signal to start them moving to the opposite end of their travel e.g open to closed or closed to open. To stop them moving at a midpoint requires a short 'stop pulse' on both open and closed signals at the same time. Stop position is at the start of the 'stop pulse'. Short pulse is 0.4 to 0.6 second duration.
  • Open  - the value represents the time, in seconds, which takes for the curtains to go from fully open to fully closed.
  • Close - the value represents the time, in seconds, which takes for the curtains to go from fully closed to fully open ( the 1s difference should make up for changes due to gravity or any outside effect on the curtains - for example pulling them by hand)
  • POSITION CALIBRATE - runs the curtains to fully open/closed to ensure that the position specified on the UI corresponds to the actual position of the curtains.

The values given by Open and Closed should remain as set during the installation, unless the curtains or the motors are changed.
In order to set new appropriate values, one should time how long it takes for the curtains//blinds to go from fully closed to fully open and viceversa. Add these values in the Open and Close fields and add one extra second for the Close.


Note: Hausmate assumes that the curtain/blind are self protective: they cannot be damaged if over-run in any direction.