Happy with TriSensor 8

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In this post I’m reporting a z-wave success. A few years ago, I replaced the windows on the east and south side of my house. (I did it myself.) I wired in 12-volts from the junction boxes below. I installed Bali z-wave motorized roller shades. I had envisioned that they would shut on warm days when they have direct sun, but the technology didn’t seem to exist at the time. I recently purchased two Aeotec TriSensor 8s. After fiddling with them for a few days, I figured out their functionality. I put one in one of the east windows and one in one of the south windows. I created these routines.

From sun up to sundown, when the weather reports greater than 60 degrees, when the lux is above 30,000
Then close the roller shades

From sun up to sundown, when the weather reports greater than 60 degrees, when the lux is below 30,000
Then open the roller shades

When winter comes, I plan on adding routines so that they’ll close during the day when the light is dim.

I am happy with the results.

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For my west windows, I also use indoor temperature as the trigger to close them in the summer and not trigger them in the winter (when I’d like the extra sun). I don’t use exterior conditions. I also use the azimuth to ensure they don’t open too early during summer solstice. On the east side (glare). I have a different internal light sensor and use azimuth to close the blinds during glare periods and open them when past glare. On all of them, I have window sensors to keep them from closing all the way when the windows are open. I also have a TV power sensor close the west ones when the TV is turned on.

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