Automate light timing on and off

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1

This seems so simple, yet even following many threads still stuck on automation to accomplish:
1, Turn on switch1 at 06:00:00
2. Turn off switch1 at 23:00:00
3. Activate on home assistant restart.

The following not working to accomplish this:

alias: Grow_light_Switch
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: "06:00:00"
    id: morning
  - platform: time
    at: "22:00:00"
    id: evening
  - platform: homeassistant
    event: start
condition: []
action:
  - if:
      - condition: time
        after: "06:00:00"
        weekday:
          - mon
          - tue
          - wed
          - thu
          - fri
          - sat
          - sun
        before: "23:00:00"
    then:
      - service: switch.turn_on
        data: {}
        target:
          entity_id: switch.0x70b3d52b60016c87_l1
      - if:
          - condition: time
            after: "23:00:00"
            before: "06:00:00"
            weekday:
              - sun
              - sat
              - fri
              - thu
              - wed
              - tue
              - mon
        then:
          - service: switch.turn_off
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: switch.0x70b3d52b60016c87_l1
mode: single

Thank you.

2 
alias: Grow_light_Switch
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: "06:00:00"
    variables:
      cmd: 'on'
  - platform: time
    at: "22:00:00"
    variables:
      cmd: 'off'
  - platform: homeassistant
    event: start
    variables:
      cmd: "{{ 'on' if 6 <= now().hour < 22 else 'off' }}"
condition: []
action:
  - service: 'switch.turn_{{ cmd }}'
    target:
      entity_id: switch.0x70b3d52b60016c87_l1
mode: single
3

Thanks, however receiving error:

Stopped because an error was encountered at March 10, 2023 at 13:00:06 (runtime: 0.04 seconds)

Template rendered invalid service: switch.turn_

4

How did you test the automation?

5

Ran it from the automation page “run automation”

6

That’s not a suitable test procedure. All it does is execute the automation’s actions, it doesn’t exercise any of the automation’s three triggers.

The action in this automation references a variable named cmd that is only defined when one of the three triggers is triggered. Therefore cmd is undefined and the template produces an invalid service call.

Reference: Testing your automation

If you want to test this automation right now, restart Home Assistant (because that’s what the automation’s third trigger monitors) then check the automation’s trace.

7

Ahh got it! Just restarted it and worked fine.

Thanks

8

You’re welcome!

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