Cannot trigger an automation with an RFXTRX switch

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I’m struggling with my first attempt at doing some automation that is to be triggered by an RFXTRX switch. Using an RF remote as an example, when I press a button, I get the following in the log:

16-09-16 00:20:45 homeassistant.components.rfxtrx: Receive RFXCOM event from (Device_id: 1579b1 Class: LightingDevice Sub: 0)
16-09-16 00:20:45 homeassistant.core: Bus:Handling <Event button_pressed[L]: entity_id=switch.remote, state=unknown command (0x1579b1)>

The remote is configured as:

switch remote:
  platform: rfxtrx
  devices:
    091300001579b1022570:
      name: Remote
      fire_event: True

Then I tried to do a simple automation saying that a certain light should turn off, if the button was pressed:

automation:
  - alias: 'Test automation'
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: switch.remote
      state: 'off'
    condition: use_trigger_values
    action:
      service: light.turn_off
      entity_id: light.diningtable_left

It seems it doesn’t trigger no matter what I do. I tried different things with the “state” line, such as replacing ‘off’ with ‘unknown’ and leaving out the line entirely to no avail. I also tried to leave out the condition line.

I don’t know how to debug this. Can anyone help? :confused:

2

I found the solution. In case someone else needs it:

As per the log file, the remote causes a “button_pressed” event, so the automation code should be:

automation:
  - alias: 'Test automation'
    trigger:
      - platform: event
        event_type: button_pressed
        event_data: {"entity_id": "switch.remote"}
    action:
      service: light.turn_off
      entity_id: light.diningtable_left
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3

Thank you for this tip. Helps me to.

I’m trying to figure out how to add event data to this automation. For example; I only want to execute this automation when I press ‘on’. I want to trigger an other automation when pressed ‘off’.

Any suggestions?

My automation:

  • alias: Woonkamer scene aanzetten
    trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: button_pressed
    event_data: {“entity_id”: “switch.multipulse”}
    action:
    service: scene.turn_on
    entity_id: scene.woonkamer_verlichting

Switch log entries:
Oct 30 10:38:49 raspberrypi hass[24929]: INFO:homeassistant.core:Bus:Handling <Event button_pressed[L]: state=off, entity_id=switch.multipulse>
Oct 30 10:38:23 raspberrypi hass[24929]: INFO:homeassistant.core:Bus:Handling <Event button_pressed[L]: state=on, entity_id=switch.multipulse>

4

Did you ever figure this one out? I’m in the exact same spot as you, not being able to trigger a specific automation on specific state.

5

you have to add fire_event: true like this:

0b11000600f5f11e02010f50:
  name: scene1
  fire_event: True

and in your automation you can use something like this:

- alias: "Alles aan"
  trigger:
    - platform: event
      event_type: button_pressed
      event_data: {"entity_id": "switch.scene1", "state": "on"}
  action:
    - service: scene.turn_on
      entity_id: scene.alles_aan

- alias: "Alles uit"
  trigger:
    - platform: event
      event_type: button_pressed
      event_data: {"entity_id": "switch.scene1", "state": "off"}
  action:
    - service: scene.turn_on
      entity_id: scene.alles_uit
6

@Sennevds does this mean that Homeassistant does some kind of conditional testing in the background?

If you have a switch that either can send state: “on” or state: off? So if I pass as you describe, “state”: “on” with event_data, HA check so that INFO:homeassistant.core:Bus:Handling <Event button_pressed[L]: state=on, entity_id=switch.multipulse> state is really “on” in the event?