Basic Automation does not work

Configuration
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I only just installed the system on a Rasbberry Pi. Using Android.
I have two Matter switches which installed fine, and I can manually switch them.
Trying to set up an Automation to switch one ON at a given time.
Simple procedure, ON at this time for a period of X minutes.
It does not work. Nothing happens at the specified time.

Pretty sure I am doing everything right, simple setup.
Why does it not trigger? Don’t see anything in the Logs about it either.

Bart

2

Check your system time. If it is correct then share the automation config.

3

The system time as shown in the Android App is correct. When I look at the Log (Supervisor) entries, looks like the time is also correct there. Can I access the Linux OS itself to check things? Is there any SSH access to the device?

4

Yes, if you install the Advanced Web Terminal Community add-on or connect a keyboard and mouse to your server.

Also check your time zone and location are set correctly in General settings.

5

id: “1739658156059”
last_triggered: “2025-02-15T22:53:00.051926+00:00”
mode: single
current: 0
friendly_name: Matter 2 test

That seems to be in UTC. And that is correct.
But it never actually triggered the matter device. As said, manually that works okay.

6

Any communication failure errors in Settings → Logs?

7

No errors. But now I have created a few more test automations. Depending on how I create them, at least one version works.
However, when I tried to create the original version, it no longer works in the same way in the App.

  • Create new
  • Trigger: Time and Location; Time Pattern
  • Set hour, min sec.
  • Save
  • Enter name, save.
    Now earlier today, an extra box showed up in the Trigger: “How Long”. This is now suddenly missing. So while this is supposed to be a “Time Pattern”, this is no longer the case. It is just a single trigger.
8

“Time pattern” is for a repeating trigger (e.g. every 10 minutes). You just want a “time” trigger to go off at a certain time.

9

Okay; I also see I made a mistake in the steps to get there.
So: If I want to have a Switch go on in the morning, and Off again at night, I have to create 2 sepperate triggers?

10

I installed that, set the device on a static IP address, but still cannot get in on SSH port 22. And I have to find the login and password. Will do some reading about it…

Thanks for your help!

11

Easiest way is two automations, one for on, one for off.

You need to go to the configuration page of the add-on and set a password or key file. With the add-on protection mode option off you have access to the os in the web terminal. Be careful, the OS is not meant for user customisation.

12

Got in.
Thanks for the help. Will try not to break it :slight_smile: