Hi Guys,
I use a light level output for a sensor in rear eave. What I do is have a set of blackout blinds open part way at sunrise, then when full sunlight starts (and it goes above output level 70 in this case), to open blackout blinds fully.
Something I didn't appreciate, until I added a sound file to when the house executes this functionality (to pre-alert occupants, instead of startling them!), is that during the sunrise, whilst light level is going up, occasionally a cloud floats by meaning it's just past the threshold, and then it drops below the threshold for a bit, before it then goes up past the threshold again once the cloud has gone.
Any advice for how to overcome / what others have done?
I'm thinking two light level inputs (maybe front and rear??) and averaging them somehow (with some logic gate), to remove this single dependence?
I use a light level output for a sensor in rear eave. What I do is have a set of blackout blinds open part way at sunrise, then when full sunlight starts (and it goes above output level 70 in this case), to open blackout blinds fully.
Something I didn't appreciate, until I added a sound file to when the house executes this functionality (to pre-alert occupants, instead of startling them!), is that during the sunrise, whilst light level is going up, occasionally a cloud floats by meaning it's just past the threshold, and then it drops below the threshold for a bit, before it then goes up past the threshold again once the cloud has gone.
Any advice for how to overcome / what others have done?
I'm thinking two light level inputs (maybe front and rear??) and averaging them somehow (with some logic gate), to remove this single dependence?
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