Automation to turn light on after motion, THEN OFF after a period of time?

[rogerx2100]

Hello,
I managed to make an automation that turns on my Matter Smart Bulb when my nearby camera detects a person, WIN!
Now I am wondering how I can add an off timer to the automation, so the light goes off after XX minutes from when it was triggered?
I was able to add "Turn Light On" and "Turn Light Off" to the "Then Do" part of the automation setup, but I can't figure out how to put a delay on the OFF action?
Any help on how I might accomplish this would be appreciated.
Thanks!

[EndUser]

Use the "time pass" option

[bjimmy77 (Bryant Smith)]

There is also a Delay option you can add between in the turn on and turn off.

sequence:
  - action: turn_on
  - delay:
    minutes: XX
  - action: turn_off

[tom_l]

See: Motion activated lights automation

[rogerx2100]

I found the "wait for time pass to pass" delay option in actions, put that between the "turn on light" and "turn off light" actions and it works perfectly!
Thank you for nudging me in the right direction here!

[tom_l]

@rogerx2100

I found the "wait for time pass to pass" delay option in actions, put that between the "turn on light" and "turn off light" actions and it works perfectly!

That is not the best way to do it. Do not wait for extended periods of time in an automation. Instead use a trigger that trips when you have had no motion for x time.

[showup]

Motion triger for on/off....More logical.

alias: Motion Light
mode: restart

trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.Motion_Sensor
    to: "on"

action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: light.smart_bulb

  - wait_for_trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.Motion_Sensor
        to: "off"
        for:
          minutes: 5

  - service: light.turn_off
    target:
      entity_id: light.smart_bulb

[aceindy]

Just keep in mind not all motion sensors have ‘turn off’ functionality:

Motion activated lights automation

Since not all motion sensor return to an ‘off’ state, you might end up with using a delay. In that case, you need to put the automation in restart mode, so it will reset the delay when re-triggered. f.e. my mqtt motion detector: alias: Hallway Downstairs Light on Motion description: Off when no motion for 3 mins trigger: - alias: When motion detected hallway downstairs Pir] was trigged by MQTT platform: mqtt topic: Tasmota/tele/RESULT payload: D4A0EF value_template: '{{ valu…

[tom_l]

@showup

  - wait_for_trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.Motion_Sensor
        to: "off"
        for:
          minutes: 5

That's exactly what I was talking about. Don't do that. Especially without a timeout.

Do this:

alias: Motion Light On
mode: single
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.Motion_Sensor
    to: "on"
action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: light.smart_bulb

alias: Motion Light Off
mode: single
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.Motion_Sensor
    to: "off"
    for:
      minutes: 5
action:
  - service: light.turn_off
    target:
      entity_id: light.smart_bulb

You can combine them into one automation with a choose action if you prefer.