A little automation HELP please

Configuration
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I had originally managed to set up a Christmas Tree light automation (using the z-wave configuration GUID in Home-Assistant), which turned on a single zwave Aeotec Smart Switch at a certain time, and then turned it off after a delay of 4 hours. I have now repurposed the switch into my pool enclosure to turn on my pool robot at a certain time and then off 4 hours later (basically i renamed the friendly_name value). I have been trying to add a condition onto the automation which will only activate the automation on Fridays, but i am having a lot of trouble…
First issue is there is no field on the GUID to add a Condition: Time > weekday > - fri, it only allows for Condition: Time > After and Before

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Thus i have had to try to edit the code in the automation.yaml file which was auto generated when i created the Christmas Lights automation… The below code is working.

- action:
  - data:
      entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw075_smart_switch_gen5_switch
    service: switch.turn_on
  - delay: 04:00:00
  - data:
      entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw075_smart_switch_gen5_switch
    service: switch.turn_off
  alias: Pool robot automation
  condition: []
  id: '1513727417360'
  trigger:
  - at: '18:00:00'
    platform: time

BUT, when i add the condition of fri, the code will not work… I have tried mutiple ways of adding the code, and NOTHING will work for me, giving me a different error each time.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

thanks in advance

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Hi ! The automation editor is a ‘work in progress’ and doesn’t currently have a complete feature set.

Can you repost your code using the code tags above ‘</>’ so the indentation is preserved :slight_smile:

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Sorry, I am very new to this… Is there a way of generating the code tags, or is it just type them in manually, I am using Notepad++ and Atom and cannot see the option in either… I have taken a screenshot of the code though if that helps…

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The code tags are at the top of the box when you are replying to a post in this forum.

Select the text you wish to tag and then press the code tags button which looks like </>

5

thank you, i did not know that existed…

I have eited my original post.

thanks

6

Because your automation was created with the ‘automation editer’ I’m not exactly sure of the formatting.
You’ll see I’ve put an entry in under ‘condition’ that I believe should work.
If not, let me know and we’ll re-format it so we know exactly what’s what :slight_smile:

 - action:
      - data:
          entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw075_smart_switch_gen5_switch
        service: switch.turn_on
      - delay: 04:00:00
      - data:
          entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw075_smart_switch_gen5_switch
        service: switch.turn_off
      alias: Pool robot automation
      condition:
      - condition: time
        weekday:
          - fri
      id: '1513727417360'
      trigger:
      - at: '18:00:00'
        platform: time

If you decide you want it come on on different days, you can just add it in.

  - condition: time
    weekday:
      - fri
      - mon
      - wed
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Hi, thanks for giving it a go…

Got the below error log.

2018-02-05 20:31:14 ERROR (Thread-2) [homeassistant.util.yaml] while parsing a block collection
in “/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/automations.yaml”, line 2, column 7
expected , but found ‘?’
in “/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/automations.yaml”, line 9, column 7
2018-02-05 20:31:14 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.bootstrap] Error loading /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml: while parsing a block collection
in “/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/automations.yaml”, line 2, column 7
expected , but found ‘?’
in “/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/automations.yaml”, line 9, column 7

I should also say, im happy for someone to give it a go to create it using script rather than the guid… i can always delete the one the guid created.

thanks again

8

Try this one. Basically the same, just formatted differently.

- alias: Pool robot automation
  id: '1513727417360'
  initial_state: true
  trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: '18:00:00'
  condition:
  - condition: time
    weekday:
      - fri
  action:
  - service: switch.turn_on
    entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw075_smart_switch_gen5_switch
  - delay: 04:00:00
  - service: switch.turn_off
    entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw075_smart_switch_gen5_switch

Also, consider making your actions a script.
Once an automation has been triggered, like a raging bull, it cant be stopped ! Turning the automation off only stops it from being triggered again. It doesn’t stop it from running if already triggered.

When you turn a script off, it stops dead in its tracks.

Also, FYI, you can have conditions in actions, and in scripts !!

9

Thanks… il try that tonight when i get home and let you know how it goes. I will also read up on creating scripts as i have never created those before.

Thanks

10

Thanks for attempting to get it the code… I dont receive any errors in the log any more however the task runs daily as opposed to Fridays…

i will red up on the Script option and try to code that myself (just like to give stuff a go myself before asking for help)… if i get stuck i will ask for assistance again.

thanks again,