Automation on Cover not working

[johnvpr]

I am not able to trigger the lights when my Garage door opens or closes

My automation to turn on

alias: Garage Lights Auto ON for X minutes (when Motion or garage door open)
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - binary_sensor.garage_door_contact_sensor
    to: Open #tried also On, OPEN, open, etc
condition:
  - condition: device
    type: is_off
    device_id: acb3b4b8d936e4f7eb7f24c52571d5c4
    entity_id: switch.garage_lights
    domain: switch
action:
  - type: turn_on
    device_id: acb3b4b8d936e4f7eb7f24c52571d5c4
    entity_id: switch.garage_lights
    domain: switch
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 2
      seconds: 0
      milliseconds: 0
  - type: turn_off
    device_id: acb3b4b8d936e4f7eb7f24c52571d5c4
    entity_id: switch.garage_lights
    domain: switch
mode: single

ESPhome

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin:
       number: GPIO13
       mode: INPUT_PULLUP
       inverted: true
    name: "Garage Door Contact Sensor"
    id: garage_door_contact_sensor
#    internal: true
    device_class: garage_door
    filters:
      - delayed_on: 1s
  
switch:
- platform: gpio
  id: relay
  internal: true
  pin:
    number: GPIO5
    inverted: False
  restore_mode: ALWAYS_OFF

cover:
  - platform: template
    device_class: garage
    name: "Garage Door"
    id: template_cov
    lambda: |-
      if (id(garage_door_contact_sensor).state) {
        return COVER_OPEN;
      } else {
        return COVER_CLOSED;
      }
    open_action:
      - switch.turn_on: relay
      - delay: 0.5s
      - switch.turn_off: relay
    close_action:
      - switch.turn_on: relay
      - delay: 0.5s
      - switch.turn_off: relay

[pedolsky]

To be sure you are using the correct state, check Developer Tools —> States. Binary sensors are on or off (lower case).

[johnvpr]

Tried and it does not trigger with “on” or “off”

[pedolsky]

Please check the debug trace.

[johnvpr]

step config

platform: state
entity_id:
  - binary_sensor.garage_door_contact_sensor
to: 'on'

changed variable

this:
  entity_id: automation.garage_lights_auto_on
  state: 'on'
  attributes:
    last_triggered: '2022-05-24T04:28:15.053518+00:00'
    mode: single
    current: 1
    id: '1653257601421'
    friendly_name: Garage Lights Auto ON for X minutes (when Motion or garage door open)
  last_changed: '2022-05-23T23:30:57.870389+00:00'
  last_updated: '2022-05-24T04:28:15.053892+00:00'
  context:
    id: 0180f452974b0adbba0ab6ca5ddd38ec
    parent_id: 0180f452974646a7242fea4251fe2736
    user_id: null
trigger:
  id: '0'
  idx: '0'
  platform: state
  entity_id: binary_sensor.garage_door_contact_sensor
  from_state:
    entity_id: binary_sensor.garage_door_contact_sensor
    state: 'off'
    attributes:
      device_class: garage_door
      friendly_name: Garage Door Contact Sensor
    last_changed: '2022-05-24T04:29:41.028089+00:00'
    last_updated: '2022-05-24T04:29:41.028089+00:00'
    context:
      id: 0180f453e72409638b4eb8aacf1c893c
      parent_id: null
      user_id: null
  to_state:
    entity_id: binary_sensor.garage_door_contact_sensor
    state: 'on'
    attributes:
      device_class: garage_door
      friendly_name: Garage Door Contact Sensor
    last_changed: '2022-05-24T04:30:12.194360+00:00'
    last_updated: '2022-05-24T04:30:12.194360+00:00'
    context:
      id: 0180f45460e26758709833495f47de3e
      parent_id: null
      user_id: null
  for: null
  attribute: null
  description: state of binary_sensor.garage_door_contact_sensor

[johnvpr]

After a quick google search i got it to work with changing from single to queues.

But why?

Automation modes

Queued
Start a new run after all previous runs complete. Runs are guaranteed to execute in the order they were queued. Note that subsequent queued automations will only join the queue if any conditions it may have are met at the time it is triggered.

Im guessing the condition is_off will mess things up

[pedolsky]

Maybe it has to do with the gpio platform.

If you suspect the device condition test it with state condition instead.