Can someone please take a look at the config below tell me what i’m missing. Trying to setup an automation for when i’m working in the morning and it’s cloudy/overcast outside to turn on the living room lights.
Not sure if case sensitivity is issue but, I noticed when i check the state of ‘sensor.dark_sky_summary’ I get ‘Overcast’ not ‘overcast’. But either way it doesn’t seam to work. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
- id: '000000000009'
alias: Work in the morning
trigger:
- entity_id: sensor.dark_sky_summary
platform: state
to: overcast
condition:
- condition: state
entity_id: device_tracker.macbookpro
state: home
- after: 07:00:00
before: '10:00:00'
condition: time
action:
- entity_id: group.living_room
service: light.turn_on
One more thing. Also noticed the single quotes around 7am keep getting removed. Not sure if that helps but i keep seeing it happen.
The sensor’s state changes from something other than overcast to overcast (during the time range).
Your automation will be triggered the moment sensor.dark_sky_summarychanges state (to Overcast or overcast, whichever is the correct one). In other words, if the sensor’s state is overcast prior to 7:00, and remains that way throughout the time range, the automation will not trigger.
Just add another trigger and condition. Make the automation trigger at 7:00 and the condition check if the sensor’s state is currently overcast (I’ll let you determine if the correct state is overcast or Overcast). This handles the situation where the sensor is already reporting overcast when the time range begins.
- id: '000000000009'
alias: Work in the morning
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.dark_sky_summary
to: overcast
- platform: time
at: '07:00:00'
condition:
- condition: state
entity_id: device_tracker.macbookpro
state: home
- condition: time
after: '07:00:00'
before: '10:00:00'
- condition: state
entity_id: sensor.dark_sky_summary
state: overcast
action:
- entity_id: group.living_room
service: light.turn_on
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Right so I’m currently using the automation listed above but i would like to make some additions. Below is what i have so far that’s not working so far:
- id: '000000000006'
alias: Morning routine2
trigger:
- entity_id: weather.home
platform: state
to: cloudy
- entity_id: weather.home
platform: state
to: rainy
- entity_id: weather.home
platform: state
to: partlycloudy
- at: '12:30:00'
platform: time
condition:
- condition: state
entity_id: device_tracker.macbookpro
state: home
- after: '12:30:00'
before: '13:00:00'
condition: time
- condition: state
entity_id: weather.home
state: cloudy
- condition: state
entity_id: weather.home
state: rainy
- condition: state
entity_id: weather.home
state: partlycloudy
action:
- entity_id: group.living_room
service: light.turn_on
Multiple triggers are logically ORed. That means the first trigger OR the second trigger OR the third trigger, etc can trigger the automation.
Multiple conditions are (by default) logically ANDed. That means the first condition AND the second condition AND the third condition, etc must all evaluate to True in order for the automation to execute the action.
That means the condition you’ve created will never evaluate to True because it demands the impossible combination of the weather sensor being simultaneously cloudy, rainy, and partlycloudy. Clearly, those three conditions should not be logically ANDed but logically ORed.
You will need Mixed AND and OR conditions. Have at look at the linked example and try your hand at adapting it for your needs. Let me know if you need assistance.
That looks good. That condition wants macbookpro to be home and the time to be between 12:30 and 13:00 and the weather to be either cloudy, rainy, or partlycloudy.