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basbruss / adaptive-cover

An Adaptive Cover component for HomeAsisstant to control covers based on the sun's position
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How do I find out my window azimuth? #255

Closed ars4l4n closed 1 month ago

ars4l4n commented 1 month ago

I need an explanation that is more detailed than that. What am I supposed to do with the compass? I find it odd that everyone takes it for granted that people know how to do that. I know nobody that has any idea about this.

basbruss commented 1 month ago

Those guides describe perfectly how to find the window azimuth, just set the compass perpendicular to the side of the window and read the value. North is always 0 degrees and South is 180 degrees.

miezie commented 1 month ago

Or just put the compass of your phone against the window pointing to the outside in horizontal position. On an iPhone you see the degrees…

aaronstaves commented 1 month ago

@ars4l4n

It's in the README here, however it's described in much more detail in a post on the homeassistant community forums

ars4l4n commented 1 month ago

Those guides didn't specify though that the compass arrow, specifically the one that doesn't point north, needs to be pointed away from the window as if you were looking outside of it. @miezie 's answer made me get it.