✈ Holiday & Away Lighting

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@chassio

Thanks for you input, I have to look at it later as I been so busy at this time of the year. I think I can fall asleep standing up. I added a note to follow up.

Blacky :grinning:

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@LtKowalski

Yeah but you have to set a few automation to do this as I don’t have an option for this. I do like the idea so I added it to the list to maybe have a count so it will do it x amount of times.

Blacky :grinning:

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Thank you very much for this blueprint. I really appreciate it and have been using it for the past few months.

I would like to suggest the following improvements and extensions:

  • Separate conditions for turning on and turning off
  • Option to combine sun elevation with weather data (cloud cover)
  • Selectable source for sun elevation
  • Selectable random delay for sun elevation
  • The “Turn On Time” trigger runs every day even when it is not enabled (visible in the traces); a different event sequence could avoid this behavior.

Best regards

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@JustinTimex64

Thanks for your suggestions and feedback.

Blacky :grinning:

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This seems to be a powerfull tool that will work with many different variables. But I have a simple case and, after several attempts I can’t figure outy how to get it to work.

I want is a vacation away timer. I’d like the automation to start shortly after sunset and to stop at a set time say 1040PM. During this time, I want two lamps tp go on and off randomly and, I don’t want the lamps to go on and off at the same time. Last, I’d like both lamps to shut off at around the end time.

How do i do this?

I realize I’m asking for you or someone to tell how do create this configuration. I just haven’t been able to figure it out.

Thanks in advance.

Hal

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@halteach

  1. Your trigger is sun elevation.
  2. Lights ON Order is Shuffled (or what you would like)
  3. Random ON Delay to your liking
  4. Lights ON Duration Method = Use Earliest and Latest Time Range
  5. Earliest OFF Time could be 10:20 and Latest OFF Time could be 11:00
  6. Lights OFF Order is Shuffled (or what you would like)
  7. Random OFF Delay to your liking.

This will turn the lights ON at sunset and turn OFF between 10:20 to 11:00.

Blacky :grinning:

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Thank you very much for this powerful tool! I was running my presence simulation with some ChatGPT-ed scripts, but the time my lights were on was pretty long, so your blueprint will allow me a much more granular configuration.

I have not been able to set it up properly, though. I’d like to ask for some help. This is my current YAML:

alias: Presence simulation NEW
description: ""
use_blueprint:
  path: Blackshome/holiday-away-lighting.yaml
  input:
    trigger_selection: entity_state_on
    entity_state_on: input_boolean.presence_simulation_new
    entity_order_on: entities_on_shuffled
    entity_order_off: entities_off_shuffled
    entity_1: light.pasillo
    entity_2: light.escaleras_3
    entity_3: light.habitacion_norte
    entity_4: light.garaje
    automation_control: disable_automation_control

The automation “Presence simulation NEW” is activated or deactivated by some other automations that run before sunset or after sunrise. They run ONLY if the the entity named “input_boolean.presence_simulation_new” is ON. This boolean is my toggle to activate and deactivate the presence simulation.

In other words:

  1. When I leave home, I toggle ON the boolean.
  2. The automation of this blueprint is activated by another automation when sun is down. Automation is correctly activated, this has been verified.
  3. I would expect the YAML to start shuffling lights on and off until. → This does not happen.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you again for your work!

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@GePeGe

What happens with your automation settings.

  1. Trigger when input_boolean.presence_simulation_new turns ON and this trigger can be delayed for somewhere between 0 and 15 min as set in your Entity State - ON - Time Delay. It picks a random delay.
  2. Then your lights will turn ON in a Shuffled order with a random delay between 0 to 30 seconds.
  3. Your lights will be ON for 5 to 10 min as per your Lights ON Duration Method
  4. Then your lights will turn OFF again in a Shuffled order with a random delay between 0 to 30 seconds.

It will do it once and not ON / OFF many times until input_boolean.presence_simulation_new turns OFF.

Blacky :grinning:

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Thanks for taking the time to respond! So what would be the most intelligent way to make the automation turn in permanence until the boolean turns off? Thanks again!

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@GePeGe

I have on my development road map to have this an option.

Blacky :grinning:

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Thank you. Looking forward to it!

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52

Thank you for this blueprint.

Does this work with Adaptive lightning ?

I did have it setup as follows but nothing happends, did i make a mistake?

alias: Holiday & Away Lighting
description: ""
use_blueprint:
  path: Blackshome/holiday-away-lighting.yaml
  input:
    trigger_selection: sun_elevation
    entity_1: light.woonkamer_5
    entity_2: light.keuken_3
    entity_3: light.slaapkamer_3
    automation_control: enable_entity_state
    automation_control_entity: input_boolean.vakantie_knop
    time_off_selection: earliest_latest_time_range
    entity_order_off: entities_off_shuffled
    entity_order_on: entities_on_shuffled
    entity_1_include_light_control: []
    min_on_time:
      hours: 1
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 0
    max_on_time:
      hours: 2
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 0
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Love this Blueprint - thanks for your work here!

I was wondering if there is a built in mechanism that I’ve missed to automatically disable this automation when, for example, someone comes home? Scenario I’d like to avoid is I’m away on travel, my family gets home late and they can’t figure out why lights keep turning on and off…

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@natsu

Just tested it here using your settings and it all worked perfectly.

Your Holiday Button (input_boolean.vakantie_knop) must be ON for it to work.

Blacky :grinning:

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@Mike-Smth

In Automation Control have a look at Device Tracker - Zone + People option. Add your zone and then enter in the people to track.

Blacky :grinning:

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nvm i found out why :slight_smile: (and feel like an idiot)

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@Blacky, I would like to see away mode blueprint: all lights off, if someone turns some light on, it will turn off again. Then it will disable selected automations - for example, speaker announcements. and something more if needed…

Options to select to start if everyone is away longer than set time of manual toogle button or combination.

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@jan-tdy

I have another blueprint :globe_with_meridians: Zone Presence of People & Devices. This can trigger when people leave.

You then have a Presence Helper Option that will turn ON a toggle helper and you have a delay for this.

You then can use that toggle helper to preform the actions you would like.

Blacky :grinning:

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