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Cover Control Automation (CCA)

by Herr.Vorragend

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What it does

Opens, closes, ventilates and shades a cover using time schedules, brightness, sun elevation, weather and temperature. You pick the cover and set positions, times, sensors, resident and manual override handling, force options and extra actions.

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Works with

  • Binary sensorbinary_sensor
  • Calendarcalendar
  • Covercover
  • Input booleaninput_boolean
  • Input numberinput_number
  • Input selectinput_select
  • Input textinput_text
  • Logbooklogbook
  • Scheduleschedule
  • Selectselect
  • Sensorsensor
  • Sunsun
  • Switchswitch
  • System logsystem_log
  • Weatherweather

What you'll pick when you import it.

  • πŸͺŸ Cover
  • πŸ”€ Cover Status HelperOptional

Automation Options

  • πŸ‘‰ What should CCA control?Optional
  • ⏲️ Time Control TypeOptional
  • πŸ”€ Condition Logic: Brightness & Sun ElevationOptional
  • βš™οΈ Behavior CustomizationOptional
  • πŸ”„ Catch up on what a restart or an outage swallowedOptional
  • 🎚️ Only run this automation while this switch is onOptional
  • 🎚️ ... and it counts as on while it shows this valueOptional

Cover Position Settings

  • πŸ“ Position Source TypeOptional
  • πŸ“ Custom Position SensorOptional
  • 🎯 Cover TypeOptional
  • πŸ”Ό Open PositionOptional
  • πŸ”» Close PositionOptional
  • πŸ’¨ Ventilate PositionOptional
  • πŸ’¨ Full Ventilation PositionOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading PositionOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Alternate Sun Shading PositionOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Alternate Sun Shading Position TriggerOptional
  • 〰️ Position ToleranceOptional
  • ⏲️ Cover Drive TimeOptional

Cover Tilt Position Settings

  • πŸ”„ Tilt Wait ModeOptional
  • πŸ”„ Tilt Wait TimeoutOptional
  • πŸ•› Default Tilt DelayOptional
  • πŸ“ Tilt Position FeatureOptional
  • πŸ“ Tilt Reposition FeatureOptional
  • πŸ”Ό Open Tilt PositionOptional
  • πŸ”» Close Tilt PositionOptional
  • πŸ’¨ Ventilate Tilt PositionOptional
  • 〰️ Tilt Position ToleranceOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading Tilt PositionOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading Tilt Position 1Optional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading Tilt Elevation 1Optional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading Tilt Position 2Optional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading Tilt Elevation 2Optional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading Tilt Position 3Optional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading Tilt Elevation 3Optional

Time Control Configuration

  • πŸ”Ό Time For Drive Up - Early On WorkdaysOptional
  • πŸ”Ό Time For Drive Up - Early On Non-WorkdaysOptional
  • πŸ”Ό Time For Drive Up - Late On WorkdaysOptional
  • πŸ”Ό Time For Drive Up - Late On Non-WorkdaysOptional
  • πŸ”» Time For Drive Down - Early On WorkdaysOptional
  • πŸ”» Time For Drive Down - Early On Non-WorkdaysOptional
  • πŸ”» Time For Drive Down - Late On WorkdaysOptional
  • πŸ”» Time For Drive Down - Late On Non-WorkdaysOptional
  • πŸ’Ό Sensor For Workday TodayOptional
  • πŸ’Ό Sensor For Workday Tomorrow (only for closing)Optional
  • πŸ“… Calendar EntityOptional
  • πŸ“‚ Open Event TitleOptional
  • πŸ“ Close Event TitleOptional

Brightness Configuration

  • πŸ”… Default Brightness SensorOptional
  • πŸ”… Brightness Time DurationOptional
  • πŸ”… Brightness Value For Opening The CoverOptional
  • πŸ”… Brightness Value For Closing The CoverOptional
  • πŸ”… Brightness Hysteresis ValueOptional

Sun Elevation Settings

  • β˜€οΈ Sun SensorOptional
  • β˜€οΈ Sun Time DurationOptional
  • β˜€οΈ Sun Elevation ModeOptional
  • β˜€οΈ Sun Elevation Value For Opening The CoverOptional
  • β˜€οΈ Sun Elevation Value For Closing The CoverOptional
  • β˜€οΈ Sun Elevation Up Sensor (Dynamic/Hybrid - Optional)Optional
  • β˜€οΈ Sun Elevation Down Sensor (Dynamic/Hybrid - Optional)Optional

Contact Sensors for Ventilation

  • πŸšͺ Contact Sensor For Open Window (Full Ventilation)Optional
  • πŸ’¨ Contact Sensor For Tilted Window (Partial Ventilation)Optional
  • πŸ’¨ Lockout protection for window tiltedOptional
  • πŸ’¨ Ventilation ConfigurationOptional
  • πŸ•› Contact Trigger DelayOptional
  • πŸ•› Contact Sensor Status DelayOptional

Sun Shading / Sun Protection

  • 🌞 Shading START - Required Conditions (AND)Optional
  • 🌞 Shading START - Optional Conditions (OR)Optional
  • πŸŒ₯️ Shading END - Required Conditions (AND)Optional
  • πŸŒ₯️ Shading END - Optional Conditions (OR)Optional
  • 🧩 Sun Shading - Custom Condition SensorOptional
  • πŸ“ Sun Shading - Azimuth Start ValueOptional
  • πŸ“ Sun Shading - Azimuth End ValueOptional
  • πŸ“ˆ Sun Shading - Elevation Minimum ValueOptional
  • πŸ“ˆ Sun Shading - Elevation Maximum ValueOptional
  • πŸ”† Sun Shading - Brightness SensorOptional
  • πŸ”† Sun Shading - Brightness Start ValueOptional
  • πŸ”† Sun Shading - Brightness End ValueOptional
  • πŸ”† Sun Shading - Brightness HysteresisOptional
  • 1️⃣ Sun Shading - Temperature Sensor 1 (eg. indoor)Optional
  • 1️⃣ Sun Shading - Temperature Sensor 1 Minimum ValueOptional
  • 1️⃣ Sun Shading - Temperature Sensor 1 Hysteresis ValueOptional
  • 2️⃣ Sun Shading - Temperature Sensor 2 (eg. outdoor)Optional
  • 2️⃣ Sun Shading - Temperature Sensor 2 Minimum ValueOptional
  • 2️⃣ Sun Shading - Temperature Sensor 2 Hysteresis ValueOptional
  • πŸ“Š Sun Shading - Forecast Weather EntityOptional
  • πŸ“Š Sun Shading - Forecast SourceOptional
  • πŸ“Š Sun Shading - Direct Temperature Sensor (Alternative)Optional
  • πŸ“Š Sun Shading - Forecast Temperature ValueOptional
  • πŸ“Š Sun Shading - Forecast Temperature HysteresisOptional
  • 🌦️ Sun Shading - Weather ConditionsOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading - ConfigurationOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading - Independent Temperature ThresholdOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading - Start Waiting TimeOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading - Maximum duration for shading start retry loopOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading - End Waiting TimeOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Sun Shading - Maximum duration for shading end retry loopOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ End Sun Shading - Immediately When Out Of RangeOptional

Resident Settings

  • πŸ›Œ Resident SensorOptional
  • πŸ›Œ Resident ConfigurationOptional

Manual Override

  • πŸ–οΈ Automatic movements blocked during Manual OverrideOptional
  • πŸ–οΈ Manual movement inside the schedule window counts as the scheduled eventOptional
  • πŸ—‘οΈ Reset manual overrideOptional
  • πŸ”™ Return to Target State After Manual Override ResetOptional
  • πŸ—‘οΈ Time to reset manual overrideOptional
  • πŸ—‘οΈ Number of minutes until reset manual overrideOptional
  • πŸ—‘οΈ Position for reset manual overrideOptional
  • πŸ—‘οΈ Dwell time at reset position (minutes)Optional

Delay Settings

  • πŸ•› Fixed Drive DelayOptional
  • πŸ•› Random Drive DelayOptional

Additional Conditions

  • ❓ Additional Condition for the entire automationOptional
  • πŸ”Ό Additional Condition For Opening The CoverOptional
  • πŸ”» Additional Condition For Closing The CoverOptional
  • πŸ’¨ Additional Condition For Activating VentilationOptional
  • πŸ’¨ Additional Condition For Disabling VentilationOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Additional Condition When Activating Sun ShadingOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Additional Condition For Sun Shading TiltOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Additional Condition When Deactivating Sun ShadingOptional

Force Features

  • ⏸️ Force Pause (Suspend Automatic Actions)Optional
  • πŸ”Ό Force Immediate Opening via EntityOptional
  • πŸ”» Force Immediate Closing via EntityOptional
  • πŸ’¨ Force Immediate Ventilation via EntityOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Force Activation Sun Shading via EntityOptional
  • πŸ”™ Return to Target State After Force DisableOptional

Additional Actions

  • πŸ”Ό Additional Actions Before Opening The CoverOptional
  • πŸ”Ό Additional Actions After Opening The CoverOptional
  • πŸ”» Additional Actions Before Closing The CoverOptional
  • πŸ”» Additional Actions After Closing The CoverOptional
  • πŸ’¨ Additional Actions Before Ventilating The CoverOptional
  • πŸ’¨ Additional Actions After Ventilating The CoverOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Additional Actions Before Activating Sun ShadingOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Additional Actions After Activating Sun ShadingOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Additional Actions Before Disabling Sun ShadingOptional
  • πŸ₯΅ Additional Actions After Disabling Sun ShadingOptional
  • πŸ–οΈ Additional Actions After Manual ChangeOptional
  • πŸ—‘οΈ Additional Actions After Override ResetOptional

Configuration Check

  • βœ”οΈ Check ConfigurationOptional
  • βœ”οΈ Check Configuration - Debug levelOptional

Logging

  • πŸ““ Enable Logbook entriesOptional
  • πŸͺŸ Log decisions on the coverOptional
  • πŸ“œ Number of stored tracesOptional

Information

Forum views
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Likes
787
Version
2026.10.23
Checked
Imports cleanly
Needs Home Assistant
2025.4.0 or newer
Category
Covers
File
github.com/hvorragend/ha-blueprints/blob/main/blueprints/automation/cover_control_automation.yaml
Discussion
2,853 replies on the forum

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation. Blueprints stay with their authors: each page links to the author's own post and file. About these numbers

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