Front path sequential motion sensors trigger doorbell

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Hi all,
I have 2x Hue outdoor motion sensors to trigger hue outdoor lights on our garden path to/from the front door. I was thinking of using the gate and then door sensors to trigger a door bell or announcement of approaching person.
Obviously would need to differentiate between the directions (gate to door incoming vs door to gate leaving).
This seems relevant, but not sure the approach to take here. I’ve only written a couple scripts to turn on and cast to our garden speakers.

Thank you in advance :slight_smile:

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Trigger on the gate motion sensor.
In your actions use a wait for trigger action to wait for the door motion sensor to be triggered. Also set a wait time out for longer than it takes to get from the gate to the door.

If the trigger occurs: ring the bell. Or if it times out do nothing.

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Thank you for your input. I must have been on the right track. I muddled my way to this yesterday. Not sure if it is set up correctly however.

alias: TEST door notification
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.front_path_sensor_gate_hue_motion
    from: 'off'
    to: 'on'
condition: []
action:
  - wait_for_trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.hue_outdoor_motion_sensor_1_motion
        from: 'off'
        to: 'on'
    timeout: '00:00:15'
  - service: counter.increment
mode: single
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Pretty darn good for a first effort. The only thing you need to add is this:

action:
  - wait_for_trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.hue_outdoor_motion_sensor_1_motion
        from: 'off'
        to: 'on'
    timeout: '00:00:15'
    continue_on_timeout: false # don't increment your counter if it times out.
  - service: counter.increment
mode: single
5

Ah, that makes sense.
Awesome, thank you very much! Very encouraging.
I can’t wait to dive into automations a bit more. Amazing how many possibilities there are.
Cheers!

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