Configure Timer to start/stop with Time input

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See here for a solution:

SOLVED: Time trigger with input_datetime not working

BTW because the time from input_datetime has the “:00” at the end while the sensor.time.state, doesn’t, the final value template looks as follows: value_template: "{{ states.sensor.time.state == states.input_datetime.switch_off.state[0:5] }}" The [0:5] gets the first five characters and discards the “:00” at the end.

Though I’d do it like this:

value_template: "{{ states('sensor.time') == states('input_datetime.switch_off')[0:5] }}"

Also, have you seen this?

Scheduler card/custom component

Scheduler integration for HA Introduction In my house I have quite some devices that I want to control based on the time and day. For a while I have been looking for an easy way to set up and manage the automations that control them. HA has lots of functionality, but some things (such as automations), are not as simple to use as I would like. So, I decided to create my own scheduler integration. With a mobile-friendly Lovelace card for managing it. What is the scheduler integra…