Coming from ST, I used modes (night, morning, evening) in the automations. These were NOT based on time of day, but on actions taken. IE, home remained in night mode until someone walked into closet, then it would switch to morning. While I see a lot of power in HA, I see a lot more complexity that has me confused. any help appreciated.
Look at the Time of Day integration then understand input_booleans and input_select helpers.
Between the three you will be able to setup a series of entities that will be both a good stand in for STs Location Mode concept and way more flexible once you understand how to use them…
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Yeah, that’s what I use. I just made selects for the old default modes (home, night, away) from Smartthings.
I still pretty much use those same 3 modes/conditions for most node red/home assistant automations.
Input booleans are pretty much the same thing as virtual switches from Smartthings. I use those for a lot of automation overrides.
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I saw reference to input select before, but when I couldn’t find “Select” in the helper list, I tried text and started struggling. Select = Dropdown. My programming mind should have picked that up, but my eyes skimmed right over it (not enough coffee…excuse I am using at least). Once found, the Dropdown (select) option in combination with time of day works perfect.
Thanks for the assistance @mwav3 and @NathanCu . Things are slowly starting to make sense the more I play with HA.
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