Hi everyone, I’m trying to create an automation that changes the cameras from “Monitor” to “Modect” when the family group is away from home or from 23:00:00 to 07:00:00, and change from “Modect” to “Monitor” when the family group is at home.
this my beta code
- id: '1622197118844'
alias: Attivazione Modect
description: ''
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: group.camera
to: Monitor
condition:
- condition: or
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: group.famiglia
state: not_home
- condition: time
after: '23:00:00'
before: 07:00:00
action:
- condition: state
entity_id: switch.studio_state
state: Modect
- condition: state
entity_id: switch.esterno_ing_state
state: Modect
mode: single
- id: '1622197379488'
alias: Attivazione Monitor
description: ''
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: group.camera
to: Modect
condition:
- condition: or
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: group.famiglia
state: home
- condition: time
after: 07:00:01
before: '23:00:01'
action:
- condition: state
entity_id: switch.studio_state
state: Monitor
- condition: state
entity_id: switch.esterno_ing_state
state: Monitor
mode: single
You should use the time or the zoning as the triggers. Your action is wrong, too: you need to use a service not a condition. Something like this:
alias: Attivazione Modect
description:>
Switches the camera to Modect mode when the family is not home or at night
id: fb914050-14e5-4489-9038-abd4999344a5
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: group:famiglia
state: 'not_home'
- platform: time
at: "23:00:00"
action:
# you need to work out the "to Modect" action
alias: Attivazione Monitor
description: >
Switches the camera to Monitor mode when the family is home in the day
id: ed211cd6-4bc7-4678-b75b-5d31bfb4d6b9
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: group:famiglia
state: 'home'
- platform: time
at: "07:00:00"
condition:
- "{{ (states('group.famiglia')) == 'home' and (7 <= now().hour < 23) }}"
action:
# you need to work out the "to Monitor" action
For the action, you need to figure out what service to call to switch your cameras between modes. I can’t suggest that without knowing more about them: do you have a switch.studio_state as an entity? Please post a screenshot of Developer Tools / States showing its State and Attributes.
i need switch ‘on’ (modect) when group.famiglia is ‘not_home’ or time between 23:00:00 and 07:00:00
and switch ‘off’ (monitor9 when group.gamiglia is ‘home’ or time between 07:00:01 and 22:59:59
If turning that switch and the other one on and off does what you need, then it’s as simple as:
alias: Attivazione Modect
description:>
Switches the camera to Modect mode when the family is not home or at night
id: fb914050-14e5-4489-9038-abd4999344a5
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: group:famiglia
state: 'not_home'
- platform: time
at: "23:00:00"
action:
- service: switch.turn_on
entity_id: switch.studio_state
- service: switch.turn_on
entity_id: switch.esterno_ing_state
alias: Attivazione Monitor
description: >
Switches the camera to Monitor mode when the family is home in the day
id: ed211cd6-4bc7-4678-b75b-5d31bfb4d6b9
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: group:famiglia
state: 'home'
- platform: time
at: "07:00:00"
condition:
- "{{ (states('group.famiglia')) == 'home' and (7 <= now().hour < 23) }}"
action:
- service: switch.turn_off
entity_id: switch.studio_state
- service: switch.turn_off
entity_id: switch.esterno_ing_state
The first automation turns the switches on when the family is away or it’s 23:00, and the second one turns the switches off when the family come home or at 07:00, checking that both conditions are true (family are home and it’s the daytime) before taking the action.
