Help with automation template sensor

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1

Hi,
I have a mqtt temperature sensor sensor.teplota_obyvak and a temperature slider input_number.cilova_teplota that I want to set up and call automation accordingly, but it does not work. What am I doing wrong? If the temperature sensor is higher than the input slider, open the cover.

- id: '1551610020112'
  alias: Test slider
  trigger:
  - above: '220'
    below: '300'
    entity_id: sun.sun
    platform: numeric_state
    value_template: '{{ state.attributes.azimuth }}'
  condition:
  - condition: template
    value_template: '{{ states.sensor.teplota_obyvak.state > states.input_number.cilova_teplota.state }}'
  action:
  - data:
      entity_id: cover.francouzke_okno_2
    service: cover.open_cover
2

I don’t know if this helps but I have this example that works for me:

  • id: PlantOneNeedsWater
    alias: Plant ONE Needs Water
    hide_entity: True
    trigger:
    platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.plant_one
    above: 700
    below: 1000
    action:
    service: notify.notify_pushover
    data:
    message: Plant ONE needs water!!!
3

I dont think so. I need Above number set with slider. input_number.cilova_teplota

4

Hve you checked this one:
Alarm clock: Alarm clock

5

Change this:

'{{ state.attributes.azimuth }}'

to this:

'{{ states.sun.sun.attributes.azimuth }}'

Also. I don’t believe you need to delimit the values for above and below with single-quotes. See: Numeric State Trigger.

6

Your main issue is this:

    value_template: '{{ states.sensor.teplota_obyvak.state > states.input_number.cilova_teplota.state }}'

States are strings, and comparing string representations of numbers often will not work as you expect. You need to convert to numbers before doing the comparison. Try this:

    value_template: '{{ states.sensor.teplota_obyvak.state|float > states.input_number.cilova_teplota.state|float }}'
7

It started working without modification. But I’d rather use the Float.

Thank you

8

Probably because sometimes string representations of numbers compare the same way as the numbers themselves, but sometimes they don’t. E.g., '11' > '10' is true, but '11' > '9' is not. You need the float conversion.

9

Software that magically repairs itself! :thinking:

Let’s hope it doesn’t magically un-repair itself.