How might I set an Automation to only action when two separate numeric value sensors are both above a certain value?
If I put both sensors in under Trigger or under Condition, the Automation fires if only one sensor is activated.
TIA
Just add a condition and test if both sensors are above a value:
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor1
above: 50
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor2
above: 50
condition:
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor1
above: 50
- condition: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor2
above: 50
So it will only fire if the second one gets over the value.
Or you could use a template trigger:
trigger:
- platform: template
value_template: "{{ (states('sensor.sensor1') | int(0) > 50) and (states('sensor.sensor2') | int(0) > 50) }}"
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Many thanks @madface & @dennis84de - tried the two methods and neither worked for me.
Focusing in on the template version, the following “works” if I run the automation, but not if both sensors are triggered, so presumably it is the triggering not the action that needs tweaking.
- id: '164538xxxxxx36'
alias: Bed Sensor TEST
description: ''
trigger:
- platform: template
value_template: '{{ (states(''sensor.black_green'') | int(0) > 2) and (states(''sensor.blue_red'')
| int(0) > 2) }}'
action:
- type: turn_on
device_id: 8xxxxxxxxxxx0b06f10e821c3b06d
entity_id: light.jjb
domain: light
brightness_pct: 100
- device_id: 481d2fxxxxxxxx2692186198
domain: light
entity_id: light.cmb
type: flash
mode: single
This is what the sensors show when not triggered; the value goes to just over 3 when triggered, hence me using a value of 2 in the automation. The sensors update their values once every 10 seconds.
Any thoughts?
TIA
Have you tried adding the two sensors to a group:
Its a bit of a long way round but you could create a binary_sensor for each of your sensors which turns on when the original sensor is 2. Put the binary sensors in the group and set all:true. You can then use the group as the trigger for your automation.
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