Basic automation for tasmotized sonoff switch

ykeinan7 · June 21, 2018, 8:17pm

Hi guys, I am new to HA. Just installed Has.io on raspberry pi including the MQTT, Configurator and Samba add ons. managed to configure the Tasmotized sonoff basic switch and control it manually. Would like to use automation so I can turn the switch on/off at fixed hours daily. Any pointers to a manual that have examples on how to do it will be appreciated. Thanks

nickrout · June 21, 2018, 8:30pm

You mean like the whole section on automation, starting here

maxdaniel · June 21, 2018, 8:56pm

If you want to use it in an automation as a switch, the best way is to make a mqtt switch. Like this:

- platform: mqtt
  name: switch name
  command_topic: "cmnd/switchtopic"
  state_topic: "stat/switchtopic"

After this you can restart home assistant and there should be an entity called switch.

silvrr · June 21, 2018, 9:33pm

Basics are to add the switch to HA so it can be automated.

https://github.com/SilvrrGIT/HomeAssistant/blob/master/switches.yaml#L133

Note that the topics (ie stat/pow2/POWER) are very sensitive to typos and capitalization. Check the console screen on the Tasmota webpage for the exact ones you need to use.

github.com

SilvrrGIT/HomeAssistant/blob/master/automation/living_room_lamps.yaml#L39


      condition: and
      conditions:
        - condition: state
          entity_id: cover.garage_door
          state: 'open'
        - condition: template
          value_template: "{{ states.sun.sun.attributes.elevation  | int < 10 }}"
    action:
      service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.basic1

#########################################################
#                                                       #
#        TURN OFF LIVING ROOM LAMPS AT MIDNIGHT         #
#                                                       #
#########################################################

  - alias: 'Turn Off Living Room Lamps at Midnight'
    initial_state: true 
    trigger:
      platform: time

There is an example of a timed switch. Note that I am turning off switch.basic1 because I named my switch ‘basic1’ in the switch config above.

get those basics going and we can troubleshoot from there.

ykeinan7 · June 22, 2018, 7:09am

Thanks. Will give it a try. Appreciate.

ykeinan7 · June 22, 2018, 7:10am

I have the Mqtt switch configured. Thanks