r.vanderkooi
(Robbert van der Kooi)
April 13, 2022, 6:43pm
1
Hello,
Maybe easy answer, but how can i set my automation that trigger the light on 30 minutes before sun below horizon? i use the enitity sun.sun
config is now?
…
condition: state
entity_id: sun.sun
state: below_horizon
…
what can i do to use this 30 minutes before below_horizon?
koying
(Chris B)
April 14, 2022, 8:09am
2
It is recommended to use the sun elevation
attribuate as a trigger, rather than a time offset for this.
Simple reason is that, depending on the season, a time based offset might be too much or too little.
This is how I do it. I do 50 minutes beforehand, but that’s easily changed.
alias: 'Timed Lights: Hallway'
description: ''
trigger:
- platform: sun
event: sunset
offset: '-00:50:00'
condition: []
action:
- service: scene.turn_on
target:
entity_id:
- scene.hallway_full_bright
data:
transition: 5
mode: single
1 Like