Newbie question for Motion Blinds

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I just installed a pair of Motion Blinds and am using the mini bridge CMD-01 from Coulisse B.V. I have the app set to close the blinds at 2:30 pm when the sun comes around to our western view. I have them open at 1 hour before sunset. This works great, but I would like to have the schedule defeated if the temperature outside is below perhaps 60 degrees F so that we capture the solar heat thru the windows. Is there a way to enable this behavior with the Home Assist app? Or, would there be another way to implement this?

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Weill I figured it out, installed HA on my Qnap nas and set up the motion blinds and my Ecobee thermostat as integrations, then used the Ecobee’s internal temperature as the sensor for an automation called Close Roller Blinds by Internal Temp.

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Nice one what about posting the automation ( right format Please)

just to give idea to someone else

thanks Bro

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I’d be happy to, how exactly can I do this? I’m not very familiar yet with the tools in the HA console, thanks

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one way go into the automation and look at the trace

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copy the code

then

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paste code
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then you get

id: kettle hot
alias: Kettle Just boiled
trigger:
  - entity_id: switch.kettle_power
    platform: state
    to: 'off'
condition:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.kettle_auto
    state: 'on'
action:
  - data_template:
      entity_id: input_boolean.kettle_auto
    service: input_boolean.turn_off
  - data_template:
      entity_id: script.kettle_auto
    service: script.turn_on
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Well my structure did not work. Below is what I have set, can anyone help/comment on this? My goal is to have the Motion Blinds roll down if the interior temp is above 70 deg. F

alias: Lower Blinds If Too Hot
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.living_room_temperature
    above: '70'
    below: '88'
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 11
      milliseconds: 0
condition: []
action:
  - device_id: 8c4fc62aea7340290ee3c21f97f56d8d
    domain: cover
    entity_id: cover.rollerblind_0001
    type: set_position
  - device_id: 63b050c07dab75a173e0896add9d0b31
    domain: cover
    entity_id: cover.rollerblind_0002
    type: set_position
mode: single
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A question, can you have the Mini Bridge in the Raspberry that runs HA, or would you need a separate PC for this?

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The mini Bridge uses its USB port to power the bridge only. You then need to use the Motion Blinds app to connect the mini Bridge to your home assistant platform over your Wi-Fi network. So basically whether you’re running home assistance on a raspberry or other operating system is irrelevant.

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@graybeard you probably already figured it out, but in order to get the automation to work just repalce the action with:

action:
  - service: cover.close_cover
    data: {}
    target:
      entity_id: cover.motion_shade1
  - service: cover.close_cover
    data: {}
    target:
      entity_id: cover.motion_shade2

Of course put in the correct entity_id.