Close blinds while it rains

alisdairjsmyth / node-red-contrib-blindcontroller

node-RED node that determines blind position based on the position of the sun and climatic conditions

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Close blinds while it rains #30

Open renne opened 5 years ago

renne commented 5 years ago

@alisdairjsmyth While it rains blinds/shutters should be closed to keep the windows clean and avoid rain inside through the windows.

renne commented 5 years ago

I suggest to add a bool variable "raining" for that purpose.

alisdairjsmyth commented 5 years ago

@renne - I am presently reconsidering how climatic thresholds are implemented. At the moment, there are three supported thresholds:

cloud cover
temperature
uv index

Each has a threshold which overwrites the automated calculation associated with sun position. I am considering making this more generalised, which would make it easier to support any threshold including for rain

thomasssso commented 4 years ago

Hi all,

Happy about this node! I am using it to control screens instead of shutters. Works like a charm. I would like my screens to open when it rains in order to keep the screens dry.

Curious to know it progress of this topic.

renne commented 4 years ago

Rain just needs a bool state. If it rains, close the blinds to protect closed windows from dirt or open windows from raining into the room. For screens the logic just needs to be inverted.