Dendo Systems has unveiled a PoE drapery motor, bringing network-based power, control and position feedback to automated window coverings.

The motor forms part of Dendo’s RENKEI Platform, which combines PoE roller-shade and curtain motors with the RENKEI Processor. The platform is designed to simplify commissioning by enabling motor discovery, limit setting and grouping, while an open API supports integration with third-party automation systems.

Rather than relying on proprietary motor-control wiring and centralised power supplies, the RENKEI architecture treats each shade motor as a network device that can connect directly to standard Ethernet and PoE infrastructure.

Dendo says an internal energy buffer keeps the PoE requirement to approximately 3W per motor while allowing individual addressing, synchronised control and real-time position feedback.

At CEDIA Expo, visitors will be able to see the system commissioned in real time, with a RENKEI PoE motor connecting to the network, appearing automatically in the commissioning interface and then being configured, grouped and controlled.

Dendo Systems director Yi Liu says the demonstration highlights the practical benefits of taking a network-native approach to shading.

“Ours is a practical demonstration of how network-native shading can simplify installation while providing precise control and feedback to the automation system,” Yi says.

Dendo Systems sees CEDIA Expo as an opportunity to introduce the RENKEI Platform to integrators and technology partners while gathering feedback on the support and distribution infrastructure required for the market.

“We believe that the CEDIA Expo is the perfect setting for Dendo Systems as it brings together the integrators, technology partners and manufacturers for whom our RENKEI Platform was specifically developed,” Yi says.