Hi, thanks for coming up with a blueprint that hopefully will be configurable so that we may all use it to our likings. On that note, and maybe this has been asked before: is it possible to NOT mess with the lighting settings when turning them on? I would like them to go back to the way they were (it’s not nice to adjust them all manually and then see that work go to waste with one percentage for all). Just putting a checkbox next to it that asks “restore latest state?” and disables the brightness when on would be nice.
This seems to work fine but would it be possible to also set the color temp? I have Ikea Trådfri bulbs and they are very yellow when turned on.
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Hi, @CyanAutomation,
I find it cleaner to have the Condition like
# Add a Condition to ensure that this specific Elevation happens during Sunset
condition:
- condition: template
value_template: '{{ state_attr("sun.sun", "rising") == false }}'
(I copied this out of my own Automation, and hope the Syntax is the same for your Blueprint)
Hello, maybe it will help someone. People have been asking for color management.
Do not judge strictly, I just started to understand HA. And many thanks to the author, his work was the starting point!
blueprint:
name: Scheduled Light Automation
description: Turn on the following lights at time
domain: automation
input:
target_light:
name: Lights
description: This is the light (or lights) that will be activated at sunset
selector:
target:
entity:
domain: light
target_trigger:
name: trigger type
description: Choose trigger
default: "time"
selector:
select:
options:
- "time"
- "sunset"
trigger_time:
name: Manual time
description: Time to trigger
default: "18:00:00"
selector:
time:
elevation_shift:
name: Elevation Shift
description:
Using an elevation offset (height of sun relative to the horizon)
to shift the sunset trigger, either earlier or later. Positive values bring
the automation start time forward, whilst negative values delay the start
time. To approximate Golden Hour - set the Elevation Offset to 1.
default: 0.0
selector:
number:
mode: slider
unit_of_measurement: "°"
min: -10.0
max: 10.0
step: 1.0
boolean_IsOnlyOn:
name: is only turned on light
description: Do if you want to turn on only already turned on light
default: false
selector:
boolean:
target_color_mode:
name: color mode
description: Choose the one that your device supports
default: "only_brightness"
selector:
select:
options:
- "only_brightness"
- "color_temp"
- "rgb"
target_brightness:
name: Brightness
description: Brightness of the light(s) when they're activated
default: 50
selector:
number:
mode: slider
unit_of_measurement: "%"
min: 5.0
max: 100.0
step: 5.0
target_color_temp:
name: color temperature
description: kelvin of the light(s) when they're activated
default: 4000.0
selector:
number:
mode: slider
unit_of_measurement: "K"
min: 1700.0
max: 6500.0
step: 100.0
target_rgb:
name: rgb color
description: example 255,0,0
default: "255,183,123"
selector:
text:
target_person:
name: Person
description: Person/Device that will be tracked.
default: "none"
selector:
entity:
domain: person
target_device:
name: Device
description: Device needs to run the official Home Assistant app.
default: "none"
selector:
device:
integration: mobile_app
target_zone:
name: Zone
default: "zone.home"
selector:
entity:
domain: zone
mode: single
variables:
target_light: !input "target_light"
boolean_IsOnlyOn: !input "boolean_IsOnlyOn"
target_color_mode: !input "target_color_mode"
target_brightness: !input "target_brightness"
target_color_temp: !input "target_color_temp"
target_rgb: !input "target_rgb"
target_person: !input "target_person"
target_zone: !input "target_zone"
target_device: !input "target_device"
trigger_variables:
target_trigger: !input "target_trigger"
trigger_time: !input "trigger_time"
elevation_shift: !input "elevation_shift"
trigger:
- platform: template
value_template: >
{% if target_trigger == "time" %}
{{ as_timestamp(now())|timestamp_custom('%H:%M') == trigger_time[:-3] }}
{% elif target_trigger == "sunset" %}
{{ states('sun.sun') == 'above_horizon'
and state_attr("sun.sun", "rising") == false
and state_attr('sun.sun', 'elevation') <= elevation_shift|int }}
{% endif %}
condition:
- condition: template
value_template: >
{% set state_person = (target_person == 'none' or is_state(target_person, target_zone.split('.')[1])) %}
{########################################################################################}
{% set state_device = true %}
{% set trackable_device = device_entities(target_device)|select('match', 'device_tracker.*')|list %}
{% if trackable_device|length > 0 %}
{% set state_device = is_state(trackable_device[0], target_zone.split('.')[1]) %}
{% endif %}
{########################################################################################}
{% set state_light = true %}
{% if boolean_IsOnlyOn %}
{% set result_area_id, result_entity_id, result_device_id = false, false, false %}
{% if target_light['area_id'] is defined %}
{% set result_area_id = expand(states.light)
|selectattr('state', 'eq', 'on')
|selectattr('entity_id', 'in', area_entities(target_light['area_id']))
|map(attribute='entity_id')
|list
|length > 0
%}
{% elif target_light['entity_id'] is defined %}
{% set result_entity_id = is_state(target_light['entity_id'], 'on') %}
{% elif target_light['device_id'] is defined %}
{% set result_device_id = is_state(device_entities(target_light['device_id'])[0], 'on') %}
{% endif %}
{% set isAtLeastOneLightIsOn = result_area_id or result_entity_id or result_device_id %}
{% set state_light = isAtLeastOneLightIsOn %}
{% endif %}
{########################################################################################}
{{ true if state_person and state_device and state_light else false }}
action:
- service: light.turn_on
target: "{{ target_light }}"
data: >
{% if target_color_mode == "only_brightness" %}
{{ {'brightness_pct':target_brightness|int} }}
{% elif target_color_mode == "color_temp" %}
{{ {'brightness_pct':target_brightness|int, 'kelvin':target_color_temp|int} }}
{% elif target_color_mode == "rgb" %}
{{ {'brightness_pct':target_brightness|int, 'rgb_color':[target_rgb.split(',')[0], target_rgb.split(',')[1], target_rgb.split(',')[2]]} }}
{% endif %}
I would also love some way it including devices entering zones in this!
Could you explain your request. Turn on before sunset if the device is in the zone, right?
Could be awesome to have a timer or time implemented to turn off.
E.G
Turn on at sun elevation WITH the option for elevation as you have now. Turn off at a certain time a day or after X amount of hours.
Thanks
Hi, nice blueprint but I need the opposite, i.e. turn on at sunrise and off at sunset, both with an option for an elevation shift. Is this possible?
@bedfellow
Maybe these offer what you need:
I wrote these blueprints to trigger any sequence of actions at sunset or sunrise at a configurable elevation offset.
So you can turn one light on, another one off and even add extra conditions like being home or not.
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That’s great. Thank you very much 
Have fun 
How do you add extra conditions like ‘during weekends only’ to your blueprint, using the Home Assistant UI?
Realy nice automation! I have a sugestion to make it even better. It would be nice if you could have a random offset of the light turning on. So it seems like a manual action.
Also it would be nice to have the light brighten when it gets darker. I can imagine doing that by configuring a timeframe where the light goes from initial setting to the max brightness setting (to be set in the automation).
Or even, but then you add more devices, when motion is detected brighten the light(s).
Hi,
Thanks for your suggestions!
For me a random offset is not easy to create and not really useful as the darkness for a particular elevation is already influenced by the weather conditions.
The brightness can be realised by multiple options. I.e:
- a slow fading time
- an additional automation that when the lights are on, corrects the brightness depending the time it is on, or the sun elevation
Best Eric