Helper "input_number" for lux limit

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#1

Hello all,

By now I have a pretty decent setup of Home Assistant.
With around 90 ZigBee Devices, 20 Shellys, and so on.

I want to make things a bit more configurable.
I am using motion detectors to toggle lights, but they should only turn on when it’s a certain lux level.
That works great or a static number in my automations. But now I want to create some kind of “Admin dashboard” where I can centrally control some toggles and numbers (such as lux level, …).

I’ve created an “input_number” for the “lux_limit”.
Tried to use that in an automation like below:

type: is_illuminance
condition: device
device_id: 6c273cfa15c5c876fb7ec8fe97ce716a
entity_id: sensor.lumi_lumi_sensor_motion_aq2_illuminance_4
domain: sensor
below: {{ input_number.lux_limit }}

But I receive the Error “Message malformed: expected float for dictionary value @ data[‘below’]”.
Seems like the Automation is expecting a float, not an int.

Can somebody give me some help?
Thanks in advance.

#2

Is recommend that you make a Template Sensor. Specifically a Binary Sensor whose state is a template that compares the lux level to your input helper. This will make it easier to incorporate into numerous automations.

Have a look at Template sensors.

#3

This is a Device Condition:

type: is_illuminance
condition: device
device_id: 6c273cfa15c5c876fb7ec8fe97ce716a
entity_id: sensor.lumi_lumi_sensor_motion_aq2_illuminance_4
domain: sensor
below: {{ input_number.lux_limit }}

Device Triggers, Device Conditions, and Device Actions do not support templates.

A Device Condition might support an input_number directly for below. Try this:

type: is_illuminance
condition: device
device_id: 6c273cfa15c5c876fb7ec8fe97ce716a
entity_id: sensor.lumi_lumi_sensor_motion_aq2_illuminance_4
domain: sensor
below: input_number.lux_limit

If it fails to work, use a Numeric State Condition:

condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.lumi_lumi_sensor_motion_aq2_illuminance_4
below: input_number.lux_limit
#4

Hey, awesome. Thank you.
The first suggesting didn’t work.
Still the same error, regarding float.

But I just tried the second one which works like a charm.
Now I can change my lux limit with a slider which is pretty handy (at least in the beginning).

#5

You’re welcome!

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#6

Ok, sure thing I did this.
Thanks again for your quick help.

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