sliding_window_opener.yaml

## this part is the ESPhome Yaml file ##
esphome:
  name: window_control_linear
  platform: ESP8266
  board: d1_mini

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi
  password: !secret wifi_pw

# Enable logging
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:

ota:

output:
  - platform: gpio
    id: 'win_1'
    pin: D1
  - platform: gpio
    id: 'win_2'
    pin: D2

switch:
  - platform: output
    name: "win1"
    output: 'win_1'
    id: win1
  - platform: output
    name: "win2"
    output: 'win_2'
    id: win2

cover:
  - platform: template
    name: "Window Control"
    id: win_open
    optimistic: true
    open_action:
      - switch.turn_off: win2
      - switch.turn_on: win1
      - delay: 360s
      - switch.turn_off: win1
    close_action:
      - switch.turn_off: win1
      - switch.turn_on: win2
      - delay: 360s
      - switch.turn_off: win2
    stop_action:
      - switch.turn_off: win1
      - switch.turn_off: win2
     
binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: D3
    name: "Window Control Button"
    filters:
      invert:
    on_press: 
      then:
        - lambda: |
            if (id(win_open).state == cover::COVER_OPEN) {
              if (id(win1).state){
                // window is opening
                id(win_open).stop();
              } else {
                // window is open and not moving
                id(win_open).close();
              }
            } else {
              if (id(win2).state){
                // window is closing
                id(win_open).stop();
              } else {
                // win is closed and not moving
                id(win_open).open();
              }
            }


## this part goes in your Configuration.yaml ##

switch:
  - platform: mqtt
    name: "QuietCool Low"
    command_topic: "cmnd/QuietCool/power1"
    state_topic: "stat/QuietCool/POWER1"
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    retain: false
  - platform: mqtt
    name: "QuietCool Med"
    command_topic: "cmnd/QuietCool/power2"
    state_topic: "stat/QuietCool/POWER2"
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    retain: false
  - platform: mqtt
    name: "QuietCool High"
    command_topic: "cmnd/QuietCool/power3"
    state_topic: "stat/QuietCool/POWER3"
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    retain: false
    
## if you want to use the iOS Notifications (you'll need the iOS app too, duh)##
ios:
  push:
    categories:
      - name: quietcool
        identifier: 'quietcool'
        actions:
          - identifier: 'QC_LOW'
            title: 'Fan on Low 1 hr'
          - identifier: 'QC_MED'
            title: 'Fan on Medium 1 hr'
          - identifier: 'QC_HIGH'
            title: 'Fan on High 1 hr'

## this part goes in your Automations.yaml ##

- alias: window open when quietcool fan is on
  id: openwindowwhenquietcoolfanison2875478945y34y
  trigger: 
    - platform: state
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_low
      from: 'off'
      to: 'on'      
    - platform: state
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_med
      from: 'off'
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_high
      from: 'off'
      to: 'on'
  condition:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.theater_windows
        state: 'off'
  action:
    - service: cover.open_cover
      entity_id: cover.window_control
- alias: window close when quietcool fan is off
  id: openwindowwhenquietcoolfanisoff28543545345345
  trigger: 
    - platform: state
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_low
      from: 'on'
      to: 'off'      
    - platform: state
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_med
      from: 'on'
      to: 'off'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_high
      from: 'on'
      to: 'off'
  condition:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.theater_windows
        state: 'on'
  action:
    - service: cover.close_cover
      entity_id: cover.window_control
- alias: temperature to start quietcool fan 
  id: temptostartqcfan7487238945y
  trigger:
    - platform: time
      at: '07:00:00'
    - platform: time
      at: '20:00:00'
  condition:
    - condition: numeric_state
      entity_id: sensor.yr_temperature
      above: 50
      below: 68
    - condition: numeric_state
      entity_id: sensor.upstairs_temp
      above: 70
  action:
    - service: notify.ios_justin_iphone7
      data: 
        title: It's really nice outside
        message: Shall I open the window and turn on the fan?
        data:
          push:
            category: "quietcool"     
- alias: QCfanlow
  id: qcfanlow234234234
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: ios.notification_action_fired
    event_data:
      actionName: QC_LOW
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_low
    - delay: 01:00:00
    - service: switch.turn_off
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_low
- alias: QCfanMed
  id: qcfanmed234234234
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: ios.notification_action_fired
    event_data:
      actionName: QC_MED
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_med
    - delay: 01:00:00
    - service: switch.turn_off
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_med
- alias: QCfanHigh
  id: qcfanhigh234234234
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: ios.notification_action_fired
    event_data:
      actionName: QC_HIGH
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_high
    - delay: 01:00:00
    - service: switch.turn_off
      entity_id: switch.quietcool_high

Thank you for all that you have taught me Justin!

Github is awesome for my workflow! I code in VSCode on my laptop, and the VSCode "Source Control" feature to commit changes to my repository with comments (see the photo at the bottom). I use the hide-gitignored extension to hide/unhide all of the files and folders specified in my .gitignore file.

I recently decided to switch to Hass.io so I reinstalled Ubuntu on my server. At first I had trouble setting up the repository because I tried to set it up directly on the server. I found the trick was to set it up from my laptop, using the GitHub Desktop app via the HASS.io SAMBA path. However I had to stop hass.io and rename the homeassistant folder because your repository folder has be created by the app. Then I copied/moved the files over from the backup folder. Then, I could sync it with my GitHub.com repository.

It is really a good feeling to always have my latest config backed up.... even if I have to recreate my secrets file. Let me know if I can help you with getting it setup. I'm on your Discord.

Can someone tell me within the first 81 lines what part sets up the window icon in the Lovelace card for this?

with latest esphome this doesn't work, need to change
id(win_open).state to id(win_open).position in the Lamda function

Hi guys.

could you please help me to get this to work with a PIR sensor?
thanks, Justin! (@Snipercaine) it works great with the contact sensor, but I have no idea how to accomplish that with PIR to make sure that if there's an obstacle next to the door, it won't close (my dog...)

in the cover, could I achieve that? to have conditions that the PIR will act as the safety mechanism so that it won't close on my dog's head?
`cover:

• platform: template
  name: "Nella Window Controller"
  id: win_open
  optimistic: true
  open_action:
  • switch.turn_off: win2
  • switch.turn_on: win1
  • delay: 50s
  • switch.turn_off: win1
    close_action:
  • while:
    condition: {lambda: "while (binary_sensor.pir_sensor)"}
    then:

  - condition: state

    # entity_id: sensor.breakbeam_sensor_dist
    ### maybe we need a while loop? to constantly check if the beam is not broken while closing the window?
    # state: "off"
    - switch.turn_on: win2
    - delay: 50s
    - switch.turn_off: win2
  

  stop_action:
  • switch.turn_off: win1
  • switch.turn_off: win2`

am I getting close? :/