I have an entity that allows me to turn a light on and off. I want to count the number of times the lamp is turned ON. how can i get this done the easiest way?
I would prefer to see the number of times per day / week and month.
Thanks!
I have an entity that allows me to turn a light on and off. I want to count the number of times the lamp is turned ON. how can i get this done the easiest way?
I would prefer to see the number of times per day / week and month.
Thanks!
Hello,
You can use the History Stats sensor for that purpose.
The exemple needs only to adjust to get the count instead of time, like so:
sensor:
- platform: history_stats
name: Lamp ON today
entity_id: light.my_lamp
state: "on"
type: count
start: "{{ now().replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0) }}"
end: "{{ now() }}"
EDIT: You can use the given exemples in the link to adjust for time periods (current month, current week, …)
That would count the time when it is on, not the number of switches from off>on which I believe is what the OP asks for.
My 2 cts…use an automation that triggers on off>on and update a helper (input_number) via service: input_number.increment
It is counting one “on” when it comes from “off”.
I’ll do it in my config to check if it is working the way it should.
Then I might be mistaken but I have a history stats setup for when my son’s PC is ‘on’ and it counts time…not the switch off>on.
edit:
- platform: history_stats
name: PC Game on
entity_id: binary_sensor.desktop_gaming_power_status
state: "on"
type: time
start: "{{ now().replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0) }}"
end: "{{ now() }}"
That is after turning the switch on/off 4 times, as expected
Ah…I see the difference now …TYPE COUNT
Thanks
Can you mark my post as the solution, so it will close the topic. Thx