Timing Automation For Curtains Using Home Assistant

About Timing Automation For Curtains

There are a number of reasons to automate your curtains and blinds. For example, you might want to open them at sunrise during the winter to let in natural light to warm your home and close them during the summer to block out the sun and reduce your energy bills.

Bring sleek design inside is an easy way to do this using one of the best tools for running these kinds of automations: Home Assistant. To get started, first make sure your smart curtain is connected to Home Assistant. Then, create a new automation that will trigger at sunrise or sunset. Then, add a condition action that checks to see if you’re home. If you are, then the automation will call a Service action to turn on the bedroom lights over 10 seconds, fading in to 80% brightness for a few minutes.

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With this in place, your smart curtain will automatically open at sunrise during the winter and close at sunset during the summer. And if you’re using a temperature sensor with your controller, it can even close or open them when the indoor temperature is too hot or too cold. This can be an especially useful feature for people with mobility issues who would otherwise struggle to manually open or close their existing curtains.