I have a number of outdoor blinds which are motor controlled and can be controlled manually via home assistant. However, I have two things I want for automation: Have them automatically go down when sun is shining through that particular window. This means I cannot do a general check for sunny wh…

Wind and sunlight sensor

tom_l September 13, 2025, 8:44am 2

Automatic blinds / sunscreen control based on sun platform Blueprints Exchange

Hi I came up with a template sensor that calculates the optimal sunscreen height so that you can automatically control your blinds based on the sun’s position in the sky. It uses trigonometry to regulate the amount of natural light while keeping the blinds low enough to block the sun from hitting your eyes. @basbrus made a very nice blueprint which automates everything for you. [Open your Home Assistant instance and show the blueprint import dialog with a speci…

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