With the help of the AlphaSE and Yandex Alice automation system, you can control almost any drives. At the same time, not only full, but also partial opening is available. It is enough to say "Alice, open the curtains halfway" or "Alice, open the curtains by 30%". In this article, we will look at the entire setup process of the SE Curtain Din module, but before that, let's look at the wiring diagrams for the drives. In most cases, they are connected using one of two common schemes.

Power management

   Roller shutters, roller blinds, Roman blinds, awnings and projection screens are mostly of this type. A 3-5-core power cable is used for control. The number of cores depends on the need for a ground connection and the presence of an integrated radio control module. If, as an example, we take a Roman curtain with grounding and without a radio remote control, then a 4-core cable VVGng(A)-LS 4x1.5 will be enough for connection. 

   In the instructions for the drive, you can see approximately the following connection diagram. The ground and neutral are permanently connected, and depending on which control wire we supply 220V power to, the curtain will rise or fall. Limit switches are already installed in the drive itself, for this reason, time accuracy is not needed when the phase is switched off.

   The connection of this drive to the AlphaSE smart home curtain control module must be made according to the following scheme.

Low-precision control

   Basically, sliding curtains are of this type. They are permanently plugged into an outlet, and 3 cores of a low-current UTP or KSPVG 4x0.2 cable are used for control.

   In the instructions for the drive, you can see approximately the following connection diagram. In such drives, to open the curtain, it is necessary to briefly close two wires — the common one and open, and to close the common one and close. Limit switches are already built into these drives, but unlike the previous ones, they are configured automatically and do not need to be adjusted.

   The connection of this drive to the AlphaSE smart home curtain control module must be made according to the following scheme.

   After connecting the drives to the SE Curtain Din, you can start configuring the module. Due to the fact that different types of drives are controlled in different ways, you first need to enter the "Parameter Settings" and configure the type of drive. Select the one you need and click the "Save" button.

   In order for the module to open the curtains at the required%, you will need to set the curtain full opening time from 0 to 100%. To do this, you can press the "Open" or "Close" button and measure the time required to open or close. After that, set the measured value in seconds in the module settings.

   For drives with low-current control, you need to configure the way in which the "Stop" command will be executed. Unfortunately, it is also performed differently by different manufacturers. For some, to stop, it is necessary to simultaneously close all 3 wires — Open, Close and GND, for others to re-open or close in the same direction where the curtain is moving.

   After that, all that remains is to configure the way to control the curtain drive using the wall switch. The SE Cutrain Din module supports 4 control modes.

Two-key switch control 

   A short press of the first button opens the curtain, a short press of the second button closes it, and a simultaneous press stops it.

Simple operation of the one-key switch (open/close/stop)

   A short press of the button opens the curtain, a double press closes it, and a long hold stops it.

Simple operation of the one-key switch (open/close)

   Briefly pressing the button switches the curtain to the opposite state (opens/closes it).

Advanced single-key switch control

   A short press of the button opens the curtain, a double press closes it. If you press the button while the curtain is moving, the curtain stops. With this control method, it is absolutely necessary to correctly set the opening/closing time of the curtain.

   The setup is complete. After that, be sure to check the operation of the curtain drive using voice commands, the smart home application and the switch.