A method for configuring a motorized drive device for a solar protection home automation facility, the solar protection home automation facility comprising a shading device, the shading device comprising at least: - a winding tube, - a screen, a first end of the screen being fastened to the winding tube, - a bar, a second end of the screen being fastened to the bar, and - at least two arms, a first end of each of the arms being fastened to the bar and a second end of each of the arms being fastened to a support structure of the shading device, the motorized drive device comprising at least: - an electromechanical actuator making it possible to wind and unwind the screen on the winding tube, and to fold and unfold the arms, the electromechanical actuator comprising at least: - an electric motor, - an output shaft connected to the winding tube of the shading device, and - an electronic control unit, the electronic control unit comprising at least: - a device for measuring a property of an electric current traversing the electric motor, and - a memory storing at least one value of the measured property, characterized in that said method comprises at least the following steps: - triggering the winding of the screen, from an unwound position, in which the screen is relaxed, to a wound position, - measuring the property of the electric current traversing the electric motor via the measuring device, - determining a first maximal value (Imax1) of the measured property, the first maximal value (Imax1) being representative of a breakage position of the arms of the shading device, and - determining a lower end-of-travel position of the screen, ▪ where the lower end-of-travel position of the screen corresponds to a value of the measured property below the first maximal value (Imax1), and ▪ where the lower end-of-travel position of the screen is located before the breakage position of the arms of the shading device, in the unwinding direction of the screen. - a winding tube, - a screen, a first end of the screen being fastened to the winding tube, - a bar, a second end of the screen being fastened to the bar, and - at least two arms, a first end of each of the arms being fastened to the bar and a second end of each of the arms being fastened to a support structure of the shading device, - an electromechanical actuator making it possible to wind and unwind the screen on the winding tube, and to fold and unfold the arms, - an electric motor, - an output shaft connected to the winding tube of the shading device, and - an electronic control unit, - a device for measuring a property of an electric current traversing the electric motor, and - a memory storing at least one value of the measured property, - triggering the winding of the screen, from an unwound position, in which the screen is relaxed, to a wound position, - measuring the property of the electric current traversing the electric motor via the measuring device, - determining a first maximal value (Imax1) of the measured property, the first maximal value (Imax1) being representative of a breakage position of the arms of the shading device, and - determining a lower end-of-travel position of the screen, ▪ where the lower end-of-travel position of the screen corresponds to a value of the measured property below the first maximal value (Imax1), and ▪ where the lower end-of-travel position of the screen is located before the breakage position of the arms of the shading device, in the unwinding direction of the screen. ▪ where the lower end-of-travel position of the screen corresponds to a value of the measured property below the first maximal value (Imax1), and ▪ where the lower end-of-travel position of the screen is located before the breakage position of the arms of the shading device, in the unwinding direction of the screen.