Sun-Aware Shutter Control: Home Assistant blueprint by r3mcos3

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Checked: Imports cleanly
Needs Home Assistant: 2025.12.0 or newer
Category: Covers
File: github.com/r3mcos3/blueprints/blob/main/sun_shutter_control/sun_shutter_control.yaml
Discussion: 12 replies on the forum

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What it does

Closes front and back shutters when the sun shines on that side of the house and can open them again when it moves away. You set the facade direction, sun window angle, minimum elevation, positions, weather, manual override helpers, door sensors and stuck shutter helpers.

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Set it up from your iPhone Vulpo's automation editor turns this blueprint's 7 sections into a form, and shows each run as it happens.

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Works with

Binary sensorbinary_sensor
Covercover
Device trackerdevice_tracker
Input booleaninput_boolean
Persistent notificationpersistent_notification
Personperson
Weatherweather

What you'll pick when you import it.

🏠 Front facade direction (azimuth)Optional
🏠 Front shuttersOptional
🏡 Back shuttersOptional

☀️ Sun Settings

📐 Sun window angleOptional
🌅 Minimum sun elevationOptional

⚙️ Shutter Settings

🔽 Close position (%)Optional
🔼 Automatically openOptional
🔼 Open position (%)Optional
⏱️ Cooldown between moves (minutes)Optional

🌤️ Weather Settings

🌤️ Weather entity (optional)Optional
🌥️ Second weather entity (optional)Optional
☁️ When to close based on weatherOptional

🖐️ Manual Override

🖐️ Override helper front (optional)Optional
🖐️ Override helper back (optional)Optional
👤 Person 1 (optional)Optional
👤 Person 2 (optional)Optional
🏠 Only operate when nobody is homeOptional

🚪 Door Bypass

🚪 Front door sensors (optional)Optional
🚪 Back door sensors (optional)Optional

🧊 Stuck Shutter Protection

🧊 Stuck helper front (optional)Optional
🧊 Stuck helper back (optional)Optional
⏱️ Grace time before a shutter counts as stuck (minutes)Optional

🌙 Auto-Open Exceptions

🌙 Front shutters to keep closed (optional)Optional
🌙 Back shutters to keep closed (optional)Optional

Information

Forum views: 2.7k
Likes: 5
Checked: Imports cleanly
Needs Home Assistant: 2025.12.0 or newer
Category: Covers
File: github.com/r3mcos3/blueprints/blob/main/sun_shutter_control/sun_shutter_control.yaml
Discussion: 12 replies on the forum