Hi,
This my first attempt at an automation.
In HA I have setup a ‘sensor’ called ‘sensor.doorbell_status’ that polls my doorbell every second. It detects if my doorbell is pressed. When the doorbell is pressed, the sensor state in HA goes from state ‘idle’ to ‘ring’ in ‘Overview’. So that works.
I have a Device setup called ‘Right down’ which is a LIFX GU10 LED bulb in a downlight. I can see it in HA and can turn it off/on . So that works.
I setup an Automation that should turn on the Device if the State of sensor changes from ‘idle’.
When I choose ‘RUN ACTIONS’ on the Automation in HA, it works. The lights turns on.
However when i actually press the doorbell, the light does not turn on.
Automation
Mode : Single (default)
Trigger
Trigger Type : State
Entity: sensor.doorbell_status
From: idle
To:
For:
Conditions
None
Actions
Action Type : Device
Device : Right Down
Action: Turn on Right Down
Brightness: 100
Have a chosen the wrong Type of Mode, Trigger or got the State settings wrong?
Can i check the logs somewhere to see where the breakdown might be?
I suspect it simply isnt registering the change of state in the device, however I might have confused the state shown in the Overview ‘idle’ with the real underlying entity state.
Any help is appreciated.