Automation "Wait" Help

Mogodon · December 24, 2021, 3:12pm

Hi

I have an automation that uses my wife and I’s phone device trackers to switch on the outdoor light when we arrive in the pre-configured home zone and then switch it back off again after 10 mins. There are a couple of conditions, one for sun/sunset and the other that the light isn’t already on.

alias: Front Door Light (Home Zone)
description: >-
  Turn on front door light when Jo or Ryan arrives in home zone and switch off
  after 10 mins.
trigger:
  - platform: device
    device_id: 8f0df0742263f7a7cd9be9ded9af9d3f
    domain: device_tracker
    entity_id: device_tracker.jo
    type: enters
    zone: zone.home
  - platform: device
    device_id: 130ce7df6b2b9ba08500bb9d47086ee5
    domain: device_tracker
    entity_id: device_tracker.ryan
    type: enters
    zone: zone.home
condition:
  - condition: or
    conditions:
      - condition: sun
        after: sunset
      - condition: sun
        before: sunrise
  - condition: state
    state: 'off'
    entity_id: light.front_door
action:
  - type: turn_on
    device_id: fe4692e03625aa556aed9df5e1b93fff
    entity_id: light.front_door
    domain: light
    brightness_pct: 100
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 10
      seconds: 0
      milliseconds: 0
  - type: turn_off
    device_id: fe4692e03625aa556aed9df5e1b93fff
    entity_id: light.front_door
    domain: light
mode: single

This works perfectly unless we take longer than 10 mins between entering the home zone and getting to the house, i.e. stopped for a chat etc

I would like to exchange the wait time for a wi-fi connection time where either of us have been connected to the home network (SSID: “ASUS”) for 10 mins, therefore ensuring we’ve made it to the house.

The sensors for the SSID are:
sensor.ryan_wifi_connection
sensor.jo_wifi_connection

I’m sure this should be easy, but for the life of me I cannot work out how to do it.

My presumption is that it’s a wait template but those seem to be set to pause an automation rather than shut it off.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

ServiceXp · December 24, 2021, 3:37pm

Can you create a new automation that contains the off cycle logic by using your WiFi connection?

Mogodon · December 24, 2021, 4:04pm

Hmmm

I guess if I could set up a couple of boolean helpers and then write automations for both of us.

i.e.
input_boolean.wi_fi_connected_ryan
input_boolean.wi_fi_connected_jo

and then automations:

alias: Connected to ASUS for 10 mins (jo)
description: ''
mode: single
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.jo_wifi_state
    to: ASUS
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 10
      seconds: 0
condition: []
action:
  - service: input_boolean.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: input_boolean.wi_fi_connected_jo	  
	  
alias: Connected to ASUS for 10 mins (ryan)
description: ''
mode: single
trigger:	  
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.ryan_wifi_state
    to: ASUS
	for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 10
      seconds: 0
condition: []
action:
  - service: input_boolean.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: input_boolean.wi_fi_connected_ryan```

Then use the output of the boolean connector as a trigger to turn off the light.

However I’m then stuck on the logic thinking that’s not going to work if one of us is already in the house.

ServiceXp · December 24, 2021, 4:33pm

I’m new to HA, so this is probably the worst way to do this…

Helper(s)

input_select.occupancy
input_datetime.light_Off_Time – Optional to deal with time resets –

One automation using the Choose function for setting input_select.occupancy (Jo Home ; Ryan Home, All Home)

Another automation based on the status of input_select.occupancy for controlling the light ON function and it’s time off basis.

And then a final based on the status of input_select.occupancy and input_datetime.light_Off_Time for controlling the light OFF function.

Here is an example of something slightly similar I do for setting the player status of my 4 CCA’s.

alias: Audio Speaker Status
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: >-
      media_player.office_cca_speaker , media_player.living_room_cca_speaker ,
      media_player.kitchen_cca_speaker , media_player.master_bedroom_cca_speaker
    to:
      - playing
      - paused
      - idle
      - 'off'
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 0
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: |-
              {{ 'playing' in states('media_player.office_cca_speaker') or 
              'playing' in states('media_player.living_room_cca_speaker') or
              'playing' in states('media_player.kitchen_cca_speaker') or
              'playing' in states('media_player.master_bedroom_cca_speaker') }}
        sequence:
          - service: input_select.select_option
            target:
              entity_id: input_select.cca_speaker_status
            data:
              option: Playing
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: |-
              {{'paused' in states('media_player.office_cca_speaker') or 
              'paused' in states('media_player.living_room_cca_speaker') or
              'paused' in states('media_player.kitchen_cca_speaker') or
              'paused' in states('media_player.master_bedroom_cca_speaker') }}
        sequence:
          - service: input_select.select_option
            target:
              entity_id: input_select.cca_speaker_status
            data:
              option: Paused
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: |-
              {{'idle' in states('media_player.office_cca_speaker') and 
              'idle' in states('media_player.living_room_cca_speaker') and
              'idle' in states('media_player.kitchen_cca_speaker') and
              'idle' in states('media_player.master_bedroom_cca_speaker') }}
        sequence:
          - service: input_select.select_option
            target:
              entity_id: input_select.cca_speaker_status
            data:
              option: Idle
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: |-
              {{'off' in states('media_player.office_cca_speaker') and 
              'off' in states('media_player.living_room_cca_speaker') and
              'off' in states('media_player.kitchen_cca_speaker') and
              'off' in states('media_player.master_bedroom_cca_speaker') }}
        sequence:
          - service: input_select.select_option
            target:
              entity_id: input_select.cca_speaker_status
            data:
              option: Idle
    default: []
mode: restart

Mogodon · December 24, 2021, 10:05pm

I have something similar using a template in my config yaml

binary_sensor:

  - platform: template
    sensors:
      home_occupancy:
        friendly_name: Someone home?
        icon_template: >-
          {% if is_state('binary_sensor.home_occupancy','on') %}
            mdi:home-account
          {% else %}
            mdi:home-outline
          {% endif %}
        value_template: "{{ is_state('person.ryan','home') or is_state('person.jo','home') or is_state('input_boolean.guest_mode','on')}}"
                
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      away_mode:
        friendly_name: Away Mode
        icon_template: >-
          {% if is_state('binary_sensor.away_mode','on') %}
            mdi:shield-lock
          {% else %}
            mdi:shield-lock-outline
          {% endif %}
        value_template: "{{ states('person.ryan') != 'home' and states('person.jo') != 'home' and is_state('input_boolean.guest_mode','off')}}"

I’ll need to have a think about it (i,e, remember what the loguc does!) when I’ve had a little less christmas “spirit”!

Cheers