Can you tell me what’s wrong with this automation?
alias: Set mobile not home
triggers:
- value_template: >-
{{ (states('sensor.mobile_wifi_connection') != 'NetStarX') and
(states('device_tracker.mobile') != 'Casa PE') }}
for:
seconds: 120
trigger: template
actions:
- data:
message: A casa
action: telegram_bot.send_message
- data:
payload: not_home
topic: devices/mobile_vale
retain: true
action: mqtt.publish
I can see that this states('sensor.mobile_wifi_connection')
is true
and this states('device_tracker.mobile') != 'Casa PE')
is true
for ore than 10 minutes.
Why the automation does not trigger?
Do you see any error in that automation?
the weird thing is that the error is random… it seems that the error is generated by the telegram notifier.
it works most of the time, but sometimes it gives this error.
The trigger happens at the 120 second mark and only then. not again until after one of the AND’s is false, then both true again and then happens again at 120 seconds.
A Template Trigger fires when its template’s result changes from false to true.
If your template is currently reporting true then it means the Template Trigger will not fire until the template first reports false and then changes to true and remains true for at least 120 seconds.
Template triggers work by evaluating a template when any of the recognized entities change state. The trigger will fire if the state change caused the template to render ‘true’ (a non-zero number or any of the strings true, yes, on, enable) when it was previously ‘false’ (anything else).
NOTE
According to the second screenshot you posted, the automation’s Template Trigger did trigger but then it encountered a problem afterwards (while attempting to send a Telegram message). That’s not a problem with the Template Trigger but with the Telegram action.
