You were right, that’s old test code I had.
That value_template has since modified into a condition paired with a time trigger.
Sorry for the confusion.
- id: netcat_check
trigger:
- platform: time
minutes: "/3"
seconds: 00
condition:
- condition: template
value_template: '{% if (as_timestamp(now())-as_timestamp(states.sensor.lastnc.last_updated)) > 600 %}true{% endif %}'