Can't set value in FOR from an input_number

Configuration
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Hi everybory. I’m posting this because I have an automation that turns a light off after a time and I want to set this time from an input_number. The automation is the following:

trigger:

  • entity_id: binary_sensor.Wemos04PIR
    platform: state
    to: ‘off’
    for:
    minutes: ‘{{ states.input_number.luz_cocina_tiempo.state | int }}’

But it doesn’t pass the config check…

Can anybody help me?

2

Have you found a solution yet?

If not, this is possible, but it gets a little involved. Basically you use a timer whose duration is set according to the input_number. You start the timer when binary_sensor.Wemos04PIR changes to ‘off’, and you cancel the timer when binary_sensor.Wemos04PIR changes to ‘on’. If/when the timer finishes you turn the light off.

3

Hi, I still haven’t found the solution. I don’t know how to use timers, maybe you can help me with tins…

4

Sure. FYI, you can read about timers here.

timer:
  wemos04pir_off:
    name: Amount of time binary_sensor.Wemos04PIR has been off

automation:
  - alias: No motion - start timer
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.Wemos04PIR
      to: 'off'
    action:
      service: timer.start
      entity_id: timer.wemos04pir_off
      data_template:
        duration: >
          {{ (states('input_number.luz_cocina_tiempo')|int * 60)
             |timestamp_custom('%H:%M:%S',false) }}

  - alias: Motion - cancel timer
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.Wemos04PIR
      to: 'on'
    action:
      service: timer.cancel
      entity_id: timer.wemos04pir_off

  - alias: Timer finished - turn off light
    trigger:
      platform: event
      event_type: timer.finished
      event_data:
        entity_id: timer.wemos04pir_off
    action:
      service: light.turn_off
      entity_id: light.my_light

If you want motion to turn on the light, too, then you can change the second automation to:

  - alias: Motion - turn on light and cancel timer
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.Wemos04PIR
      to: 'on'
    action:
      - service: light.turn_on
        entity_id: light.my_light
      - service: timer.cancel
        entity_id: timer.wemos04pir_off
5

Thank you very much!!!

I will try this as soon as I can!!!

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6

Hi pnbruckner, you’re a genious, I tryed your automations and now it works perfect!!!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

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