I have an “Alexa wifi outlet” that I have connected to a 3d printer light.
I wanted to get this accessible through HA. So what I’ve done is create a binary switch (as a device class of door) and a toggle in the web interface.
After discovering new devices the Alexa app sees the binary switch. When I click the toggle in HA I can see it go from open to close, etc. Great!
I created a routine that whenever that binary sensor goes open to turn on the wifi switch, and likewise, when it closes to turn it off.
Problem is: The routines never run!
I don’t even know how to begin to troubleshoot a problem like this.
Here’s my config for the binary sensor:
binary_sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
3d_printer_2:
friendly_name: "3D Printer 2 (Binary Switch)"
device_class: door
value_template: "{{ is_state('input_boolean.3d_printer_2', 'on') }}"
If I click “play the routines” they work.
But otherwise, there is no activity and they are not actuated.
