Input_number sensor based time

Configuration Blueprints
1

Just to give some background for the purpose of this automation :
Using wallbox integration
for (hopefully) be able to set the charger amperage level based on time .

I tried with input_numer sensor:

sensor:
 - platform: template
   sensors:
     ev_max_amper:
       friendly_name: "ev max current allow"
       value_template: >       
          {% set state = states('sensor.time') %}
          {% if '22:00' <= state  <= '22:59' %}
            18
          {% elif '23:00' <= state <= '07:30' %}   
            21
          {% else %}
            17
          {% endif %}

I tried also add seconds but it not working properly

2

What do you mean by “not working properly” ? Error message ? Wrong value ? Because the value_template is giving me a correct value when I test in development tools…
By the way, this is the old way to create a template sensor (still works but not recommended), the new way should be:

template:
  - sensor:
      - name: "ev_max_amper"
        state: >       
           {% set state = states('sensor.time') %}
           {% if '22:00' <=  state  <= '22:59' %}
             18
           {% elif '23:00' <=  state <= '07:30' %}   
             21
           {% else %}
             17
           {% endif %}
3

There’s a service available called number.set_value . You can use it in your automation that way:


service: number.set_value
data:
  value: |
   {% set state = states('sensor.time') %}
   {% if '22:00' <= state  <= '22:59' %} 18
   {% elif '23:00' <= state <= '07:30' %} 21
   {% else %} 17
   {% endif %}
target:
  entity_id: number.…
4

@browetd
I let it ran exactly as i mention in first post and it didnt set the value correctly,
It look the “else if” condition met incorrectly .
from other hand - when i also test it , it looks fine so i don’t really know why its happening .

I change the sensor as you suggested - and will let it run with debug .

@pedolsky - thanks for your suggestion will consider it as well,
do u see any reason input_number not will not work based on time ?

5

In the documentation you linked for the wallbox, it said something about number entity (and not input_number). But I may be wrong as I don’t use that integration.