Automation EZMultiPli

Configuration
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I have a EZMultiPli, which is a outlet-based motion, temp, light, etc. z-wave sensor.

I’m tying to build an automation that detects motion and turns on a light bulb. Right now it looks like this:

- id: '1530920975474'
  alias: BurglerLight
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: Burglar event
    entity_id: binary_sensor.homeseer_hsm200_wireless_multisensor_sensor
  action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    data:
      entity_id: light.hue_white_lamp_1

My problem is I must have the trigger wrong. I can call the service in the developer tools and the light turns on. But, I can’t get the trigger from motion to work. Not sure if its my yaml or do I have to “enable” the automation?

However, if I put my hand in front I do think it’s doing something from looking at the log.

2018-07-07 01:09:02.886 Info, Node002, Received Alarm report: type=0, level=0, sensorSrcID=0, type:Burglar event:7, status=255
2018-07-07 01:09:02.886 Detail, Node002, Refreshed Value: old value=0, new value=0, type=byte
2018-07-07 01:09:02.886 Detail, Node002, Changes to this value are not verified
2018-07-07 01:09:02.886 Detail, Node002, Refreshed Value: old value=0, new value=0, type=byte
2018-07-07 01:09:02.886 Detail, Node002, Changes to this value are not verified
2018-07-07 01:09:02.886 Detail, Node002, Refreshed Value: old value=0, new value=0, type=byte
2018-07-07 01:09:02.886 Detail, Node002, Changes to this value are not verified
2018-07-07 01:09:02.886 Detail, Node002, Refreshed Value: old value=7, new value=7, type=byte
2018-07-07 01:09:02.886 Detail, Node002, Changes to this value are not verified
2018-07-07 01:09:02.887 Detail, Node002, Notification: ValueChanged
2018-07-07 01:09:02.895 Detail, Node002, Notification: ValueChanged
2018-07-07 01:09:02.902 Detail, Node002, Notification: ValueChanged
2018-07-07 01:09:02.910 Detail, Node002, Notification: ValueChanged
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You need to determine which HA entity changes state when motion is detected. Is there a binary_sensor whose state changes when motion is detected? Look on the states page.

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thanks. Turns out it was sensor.homeseer_hsm200_alarm_type that was need. Not sure what’s going on but even though the binary_sensor is listed it doesn’t respond. The logs in the more recent versions of HA are more descriptive it seems as they told me what actually triggered

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In case it helps, I’m using the HSM200 motion sensor successfully in Automations. It’s the “burglar” entity that changes with motion.

Entity ID: sensor.homeseer_express_controls_hsm200_wireless_multi_sensor_burglar
Values:

  • Motion Detected = 7
  • Motion Not Detected = 0