Sun Tracking

[alphatech]

Coincidently, I am working on a new feature in my HS4 Internals plugin for something like this. I have been using a script for years and I think it is time for something more robust.

I have most of the calculations working, I just have to create the logic to actually expose the values to HS4 features. It supports multiple locations, and exposes Sunset, Sunrise, different levels of Dawn and Dusk, current Sun Elevation and Azimuth, and a few basic Moon functions.

I will probably release a beta tonight or tomorrow with this feature included.

Great, thanks for I'm following this post, can please update this as well if you not mind with those updates, ma i couldn't quite get it, but which Plugin are you talking about?

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[stefxx]

The "HS4 Internals" plugin beta 4.0.4.1 now supports several Sun and Moon features. Here is a screenshot:



Note that these are quite complex calculations, so please test and validate these values before using them. Let me know if anything is off, I am happy to work with you to correct things.

[Richel]

Coincidently, I am working on a new feature in my HS4 Internals plugin for something like this. I have been using a script for years and I think it is time for something more robust.

I have most of the calculations working, I just have to create the logic to actually expose the values to HS4 features. It supports multiple locations, and exposes Sunset, Sunrise, different levels of Dawn and Dusk, current Sun Elevation and Azimuth, and a few basic Moon functions.

I will probably release a beta tonight or tomorrow with this feature included.

Cool!

[alphatech]

Thank you

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[Guest]

I was looking into this a few years ago but nothing came much out of it. Check on the rnbWeather forum and ask for a feature request. The author of the plugin is actually very responsive and open to suggestions. This certainly would also be high up on my list.

https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/hs...ather-russr999

I believe it is already available in rnbWeather:

[mulu]

I believe it is already available in rnbWeather:

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Oh, nice. I just enabled it. Thanks!

[brmeeke]

I use a motion detector that will also show luminosity. You can test when the light intensity exceeds specific values (regardless of the season) and then take appropriate actions.

[mulu]

I tried the luminosity approach. I have the HSM200 from HomeSeer. The problem is that you (or at least I) are mostly interested when it is somewhat dark. But now you are in the 0-2% range which is kind of useless. You want to have a sensor that is more sensitive in the low range and much less sensitive in the high range.

[ewkearns]

And when it's overcast?

No problem. Use both the Solar Azimuth/Angle and the Illuminance Value. Now, it isn't perfect, and living where one has small thick clouds passing over can be aggravating as hell... compounded by problems with Blue Iris, but I don't know how to do better...