[HELP] How to connect Tuya BLE - Curtain Yoolax - Solved

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Hey guys !

I bought a curtain that I thought was Zigbee (the seller confirmed it was Zigbee + Bluetooth). However, the curtain can only be managed via Bluetooth.

I added it to Smart Life, and the device appeared in Home Assistant. Unfortunately, it is displayed as not available.

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I tried adding the device with ‘Local Tuya’ or ‘Tuya BLE,’ but it is not compatible with the curtain.

I attempted to pair the curtain with the Bluetooth of Home Assistant, but it is not detected for addition.
I should mention that the Bluetooth is functional because I use it for other devices.

I tried to create a scene in Smart Life to make it available in HA, but when I activate it from HA, nothing happens, even though the call is successful.

2023-12-19 22:05:48.822 DEBUG (SyncWorker_20) [tuya_iot] Request: method = POST, url = https://openapi.tuyaus.com/v1.0/homes/28019536/scenes/<hidden>/trigger, params = None, body = None, t = <hidden>
2023-12-19 22:05:49.187 DEBUG (SyncWorker_20) [tuya_iot] Response: {
  "result": true,
  "success": true,
  "t": <hidden>,
  "tid": "<hidden>"
}

The traffic is not blocked in my firewall.
For example, here’s a scene created in Smart Life. It shows as usable, but when I activate it, nothing happens.

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Setup :

  • Nuc (integrated Bluetooth, no dongle used)
  • Virtualizer: Proxmox 7.4-17
  • VM: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
  • Home Assistant: Docker with the 2023.12.3 image

The product : https://a.co/d/gmFE7Tr
Motor : Bluetooth motor YL23

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Questions :

  • Do you have any ideas on how I could connect the Bluetooth curtain to Home Assistant?
  • Should I buy an adapter or something else to connect it through another means ? If yes, which one do you recommend ?
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Problem solved, you need to purchase the RM4 Pro (or equivalent that supports radio frequency) and then learn the commands.

Tutorial explanation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWCHZm9xWno

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I see this is a couple years old. I found no way to add yoolax to home assistant. Then I got smart and dumped you yoolax app and added the ble blinds via the Smart Life app that has all my lighting and such. I believe the Tuyo app is the same with a different name. Anyway, Smart Life found them right away, provides all the same options, such as Presets and Set Limits. Bam. In Home Assistant. Perhaps this is well known now.