ESPHome Automation using sun as condition

ESPHome
1

Hi guys,
I am trying to add a “if condition” to my yaml file in esphome, but keep getting a error, "Unable to find condition with the name ‘sun.is_above_horizon’.
I’m following esphome docs as in the following link: https://esphome.io/components/sun.html#sun-is-above-below-horizon-condition

See code attached.

esphome:
  name: master_bedroom_cupboard
  platform: ESP32
  board: esp32doit-devkit-v1

wifi:
  ssid: "ssid"
  password: "password"

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "Master Bedroom Cupboard"
    password: "Iw0MTmL1zWsW"

captive_portal:

# Enable logging
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:

ota:


binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: 36
    name: "Nathan Door"
    device_class: door
    on_press:
      - if:
          condition:
            - sun.is_above_horizon:
          then:
            - light.turn_on:
                id: nathanlight
                brightness: 30%
            
    on_release:
      then:
        - light.turn_off:
            id: nathanlight
    
  - platform: gpio
    pin: 39
    name: "Mariska Door"
    device_class: door
    on_press:
      then:
        - light.turn_on:
            id: mariskalight
            brightness: 100%
    on_release:
      then:
        - light.turn_off:
            id: mariskalight

  - platform: gpio
    pin: 34
    name: "Mirror"
    device_class: door
    on_press:
      then:
        - light.turn_on:
            id: mirrorlight
            brightness: 100%
    on_release:
      then:
        - light.turn_off:
            id: mirrorlight

  - platform: gpio
    pin: 35
    name: "Drawer"
    device_class: door
    on_press:
      then:
        - light.turn_on:
            id: drawerlight
            brightness: 100%
            red: 100%
            green: 0%
            blue: 0%
    on_release:
      then:
        - light.turn_off:
            id: drawerlight

output:
  - platform: ledc
    id: nathan
    pin: 15
  - platform: ledc
    id: mariska
    pin: 2
  - platform: ledc
    id: mirror
    pin: 4
  - platform: ledc
    id: red1
    pin: 1
  - platform: ledc
    id: green1
    pin: 22
  - platform: ledc
    id: blue1
    pin: 3
  - platform: ledc
    id: red2
    pin: 18
  - platform: ledc
    id: green2
    pin: 19
  - platform: ledc
    id: blue2
    pin: 17 

light:
  - platform: monochromatic
    output: nathan
    id: nathanlight
    name: "Nathan Cupboard"
  - platform: monochromatic
    output: mariska
    id: mariskalight
    name: "Mariska Cupboard"
  - platform: monochromatic
    output: mirror
    id: mirrorlight
    name: "Mirror"  
  - platform: rgb
    name: "Kick Plate"
    id: kickplatelight
    red: red1
    green: green1
    blue: blue1
  - platform: rgb
    name: "Drawer"
    id: drawerlight
    red: red2
    green: green2
    blue: blue2

See error attached.

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I just can’t seem to get this to work.

2

hi there, look at the very first requirements under the docs you linked to! You need to set up the location for sun and you need a time platform, like this:

sun:
  latitude: -34.000000
  longitude: 138.000000

time:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: homeassistant_time

interval:
  interval: 10sec
  then:
    - if:
        condition:
          - sun.is_above_horizon:
        then:
          - logger.log: Sun is above horizon!

hope that helps!

3

PS you need to insert a then: after on_press: and before the - if:

4

Thank alot Patrick, I got it to work doing the following:

sun:
  latitude: xx.xxxxx
  longitude: xx.xxxxx

time:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: homeassistant_time

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: 36
    name: "Nathan Door"
    device_class: door
    on_press:
      - if:
          condition:
            - sun.is_above_horizon:
          then:
            - light.turn_on:
                id: nathanlight
                brightness: 100%
      - if:
          condition:
            - sun.is_below_horizon:
          then:
            - light.turn_on:
                id: nathanlight
                brightness: 30%
            
    on_release:
      then:
        - light.turn_off:
            id: nathanlight
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