Ask for the motor model, not just the Dooya name
Dooya makes many families of motors, receivers and controls. A quote that just says ‘Dooya Pro’ doesn’t tell you the motor’s strength, voltage or radio type, whether it reports its position, which gateway it works with or what Home Assistant will actually see.
Before anything is ordered, confirm the full set: motor, track or tube, power supply, receiver, wall switch or remote, gateway and how it will connect to Home Assistant.
Get the curtain supplier, electrician and integrator on the same plan
Your curtain specialist looks after fabric weight, how the curtains stack when open, the track layout and fitting. Your electrician provides safe power that can be switched off. We look after the controls, gateway placement, automations and showing you how it all works. All three should be on one drawing before the carpentry is closed up.
Make sure the motor and its power point can still be reached afterwards. A beautifully hidden installation that nobody can service isn’t finished.
- Curtain weight, opening direction and track length
- A motor strong enough for the curtain and how often it runs
- A power point with an isolator you can reach
- Pelmet size and room to service the motor
- How you’ll control it: by hand, by remote and by automation
Choose position feedback when your automations need to know where the curtain stopped
Basic one-way RF (radio) remotes send open, close or stop, but can’t confirm where the curtain ended up. Two-way systems can report position and notice when someone pulls the curtain by hand, if the motor and gateway support it. That makes dashboards, grouped tracks and sun-based automations far more dependable.
Home Assistant supports Dooya through the Motionblinds integration, which works locally. Exact hardware support still needs checking against the current integration documentation.
Test the gateway and network as carefully as the curtain
The Motionblinds integration can receive instant local updates from a compatible gateway using multicast, a way of broadcasting messages across your home network. A segmented network or a badly placed gateway can delay those updates, even when commands seem to work. Test control and feedback once the final network is set up.
We test every track from the wall switch, the remote and Home Assistant. Then we check what happens after a power cut, that the open and close limits hold, how the motor reacts to an obstruction and that grouped scenes work, all before we hand over.
Where to read more
Quick answers to common questions.
Does Dooya integrate locally with Home Assistant?+
Yes, supported Dooya equipment works locally through the Motionblinds integration. The exact motor and gateway pairing still needs confirming.
Is every Dooya motor bidirectional?+
No. It varies by product family. If your automations depend on knowing the curtain’s position, get written confirmation of position feedback and the compatible gateway.
When should curtain power be planned?+
Before the electrical and carpentry drawings are final, once the curtain supplier has agreed the track and motor positions.
Will the curtains work if Home Assistant is down?+
They should still have a wall switch or remote that works on its own. We plan that in from the start.