I am also using global variables but I also export those to sensors in HA and I use those sensors in templates in automations…
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alias: Automatic Lighting - Office
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.my_pc_is_active
id: PC Active
to: "on"
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.office_occupancy
id: Motion on
to: "on"
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.my_pc_is_active
id: PC Idle
to: "off"
for:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 0
- platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.office_occupancy
to: "off"
id: Motion off
for:
seconds: "{{ states('input_number.office_lights_auto_off_time') }}"
condition: []
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: or
conditions:
- condition: trigger
id: PC Active
- condition: trigger
id: Motion on
sequence:
- if:
- condition: not
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: sensor.windows_11_monitorpowerstate
state: PowerOn
then:
- service: light.turn_on
data: {}
target:
entity_id: light.pc_monitor
- if:
- condition: state
entity_id: light.office_lights
state: "off"
then:
- service: light.turn_on
data:
brightness: "{{ states('sensor.circadian_brightness') }}"
color_temp: "{{ states('sensor.circadian_color_temp') }}"
target:
entity_id: light.office_lights
- conditions:
- condition: and
conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.my_pc_is_active
state: "off"
- condition: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.office_occupancy
state: "off"
sequence:
- service: light.turn_off
data: {}
target:
area_id: office
default: []
mode: restart