Help with Template Values

Configuration
1

I am using room assistant in 3 locations around the house I have managed to create value sensors to extract the distances measured by each. I would now like to use a <5 to ditimine if I’m in that room or not. Here is my config

sensor:
  - platform: mqtt_room
    device_id: 342d24e9aa9f
    name: 'BLE James'
    state_topic: 'room_presence'
    timeout: 5
    away_timeout: 60

  - platform: template
      sensors:
        ble_james_downstairs:
          friendly_name: "BLE James Downstairs"
          value_template: >-
            {% if is_state('sensor.ble_james', 'downstairs') %}
              {{states.sensor.ble_james.attributes.distance}}
            {% endif %}
          
      ble_james_upstairs:
        friendly_name: "BLE James Upstairs"
        value_template: >-
          {% if is_state('sensor.ble_james', 'bedroom') %}
            {{states.sensor.ble_james.attributes.distance}}
          {% endif %}
          
        ble_james_outside:
          friendly_name: "BLE James Outside"
          value_template: >-
            {% if is_state('sensor.ble_james', 'patio') %}
              {{states.sensor.ble_james.attributes.distance}}
            {% endif %}

From these sensor I get the distances in the states

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I am now trying to create a sensor that will tell me where I am by which one is < 5

UI Sensor to show which location I am in the house

  james_castle_location:
    friendly_name: "Kingia Castle Location"
    value_template: >-
      {% if is_state('sensor.ble_james_downstairs', '< 5') %}
        Downstairs
      {% elif is_state('sensor.ble_james_bedroom', '< 5') %}
        Bedroom
      {% elif is_state('sensor.ble_james_patio', '< 5') %}
        Outside
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.galaxy_s8', 'home') %}
        Just Arrived
      {% else %}
        Not Home
      {% endif %}
2

What seems the be the issue? I don’t understand your problem

3

I think the less then 5 is not correct format as it never shows the room

4

gotcha. Try this:

  james_castle_location:
    friendly_name: "Kingia Castle Location"
    value_template: >-
      {% if (states.sensor.ble_james_downstairs.state | float) < 5 %}
        Downstairs
      {% elif (states.sensor.sensor.ble_james_bedroom.state | float) < 5 %}
        Bedroom
      {% elif (states.sensor.sensor.ble_james_patio.state | float) < 5 %}
        Outside
      {% elif is_state('device_tracker.galaxy_s8', 'home') %}
        Just Arrived
      {% else %}
        Not Home
      {% endif %}
5

You’ve called them

downstairs/upstairs/outside when defining your sensors,
but
downstairs/bedroom/patio within james_castle_location

So probably need to fix that too.

6

Yeah I’d picked that up thanks

7

thanks trying now