Condition sun and before_offset is not working at all. in my Automation

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Hy there,

i am trying to automate the light on my balkony, which workes pretty fine without a sun or time condition.

I want that automation to switch on the light on my balkony between sunset and 1 hour before sunrise.

My automation is the one fom blueprints Exchange from Andreas Bergstrom.

My Automation is the following a little modified for my belongings:

blueprint:
  name: Door Sensor-activated Light
  description: Turn on a light when door is opened.
  domain: automation
  input:
    doorsensor_entity:
      name: Door Sensor
      selector:
        entity:
          domain: binary_sensor
    switch_target:
      name: Schalter
      selector:
        target:
          entity:
            domain: switch
    door_closed_wait:
      name: Wait time
      description: Time to leave the light on after door is closed
      default: 360
      selector:
        number:
          min: 0.0
          max: 10.0
          unit_of_measurement: minutes
          step: 1.0
          mode: slider
  source_url: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/door-sensor-turn-on-off-light/255657

mode: single
max_exceeded: silent

trigger:
  platform: state
  entity_id: !input 'doorsensor_entity'
  from: 'off'
  to: 'on'

condition: []
 
 # I have no f... idea what to type here ;-) I have tried so many...
  
action:
- service: switch.turn_on
  target: !input 'switch_target'
- wait_for_trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: !input 'doorsensor_entity'
    from: 'on'
    to: 'off'
- delay: !input 'door_closed_wait'
- service: switch.turn_off
  target: !input 'switch_target'

The Conditions that i tried are the following:

condition:
  - condition: sun
    after: sunset
    before: sunrise
    before_offset: '02:00:00'

condition:
  - condition: sun
    after: sunset
    before: sunrise
    before_offset: '"02:00:00"

condition:
  - condition: sun
    after: sunset
    before: sunrise
    before_offset: '02:00:00'

condition:
  condition: and
  conditions:
    - condition: sun
      after: sunset
    - before: sunrise
      before_offset: "02:00:00"

condition:
  condition: and
  conditions:
    - condition: sun
      after: sunset
    - condition: sun
      before: sunrise
      before_offset: "-02:00:00"

Can somebody pls help me with the correct way to do this. Im getting more and more frustrated.

2

Try:

offset: '-02:00:00'
3

Like this:

condition:
  condition: and
  conditions:
    - condition: sun
      after: sunset
    - condition: sun
      before: sunrise
      before_offset: "-02:00:00"

Or this:

condition:
  - condition: sun
    after: sunset
    before: sunrise
    before_offset: '-02:00:00'
4

“before” is not needed, that’s why we use -

Its just offset, not before_offset

That’s, how it works for me…

The code is a copy from my working automation…

5

Hy, im not able to make it work. Can somebody pls help me with my automation above?

6

maybe you should “cut it” up in 2 automation, i.e

  1. turn on light (if light: off, after sunset and before sunrise) - trigger state “door open” on - action “switch.turn.on”
    2, turn off light ( if lights “on” and door “closed”, wait …) trigger state “door closed” off - action switch.turn.off

Havent tried this, but i decided to have 2 “simple” automatons for light under my bed(no wait time, because my motin-sensor give me time i need) … i.e you dont need the sun(state) in “turn-off-light” automation, as it’s never on during day-time, cording to “turn-on-light” automation

Don’t even think you need the “door closed” in conditions for 2nd automation, as it’s triggered by the “door closed” state :slight_smile:

PS: I Just realized i had “sun” as trigger, and “motion detected” as condition … so <wrong i looked a another simple switch on/off , event sunrise/event sunset … and the one with sun as condition and motion trigger i use below horison … there are varies ways to accomplice a simple, the same … some might work, but throwing warnings, if executed while ongoing “wait time” is running

7

Have you tried this?

condition:
  condition: template  
  value_template: "{{ state_attr('sun.sun', 'elevation') < -7 }}"
8

He should ditch above “blueprint” , start from scratch cording to his own “credentials” and devices, … “From > To” seems like the condition in the orig blueprint, then adding any “sun” condition to the whole equation might not make any sense

@MaxGroh Another “Blueprint” you can look into ( until you decide to test your own skills, in automation-UI )