arkie87
December 2, 2024, 11:03pm
1
I have a bunch of thermostats that I want to put on schedules. I was going to copy ecobee’s approach of using comfort settings to determine thermostat setpoints e.g. Home, Away, Asleep.
I have tried the built in schedule helper, but I cannot define attributes for each time block I define. I dont want to use helpers to create different schedules for different comfort levels because (1) they could conflict (2) there are many thermostats each with its own settings (3) I want (optionally) weekdays to be the same.
Instead, I have written a script that computes which schedule to use based on various inputs/overrides-- e.g. weekday, weekend, vacation-- and from that, computes which comfort setting to use based on the schedule for that day. I have made a compact specification that looks like this:
variables:
weekday:
"07:00": Home
"08:00": Away
"17:00": Home
"22:00": Asleep
weekend:
"07:00": Home
"22:00": Asleep
vacation:
"00:00": Away
I then define this table in an automation using “define variables” so that it is easily editable from the GUI.
This works, but i am forced to put these automations in my automations.yaml, instead of its own package, if I want to be able to edit the schedule from my phone e.g. without having to go into a text editor/VSCode.
I would prefer a solution where I can easily visualize and/or edit the schedules, while keeping the file in its own package, so as not to clog up my automations.yaml file.
Is there a way to define an input dict that I could store the schedules in, and show that in the UI?
Any advice is appreciated.
jchh
December 16, 2024, 9:59am
2
I do it slightly differently but it could easily be modified to suit your situation so here goes…input_selects and input_datetime for time and temperature:
yaml
input_datetime: #---------------------------------------------------------------
hive_heating_1:
name: Schedule 1
icon: mdi:clock-start
has_date: false
has_time: true
# hive_heating_2 starts when input_select.house_mode ➜ "Awake"
hive_heating_3:
name: Schedule 3
icon: mdi:clock-start
has_date: false
has_time: true
hive_heating_4:
name: Schedule 4
icon: mdi:clock-start
has_date: false
has_time: true
hive_heating_5: # pre-wake-up temp
name: Schedule 5
icon: mdi:clock-start
has_date: false
has_time: true
# hive_heating_6 starts when input_select.house_mode ➜ "Asleep"
input_number: #-----------------------------------------------------------------
hive_heating_away_temp:
name: "Away temp"
unit_of_measurement: °C
min: 10
max: 22
step: 0.5
icon: mdi:power-off
hive_heating_nearby_temp:
name: "Nearby temp"
unit_of_measurement: °C
min: 10
max: 22
step: 0.5
icon: mdi:power-off
hive_heating_open_temp:
name: "Windows open temp"
unit_of_measurement: °C
min: 10
max: 22
step: 0.5
icon: mdi:power-off
hive_heating_1_temp:
name: "Pre-heat"
unit_of_measurement: °C
min: 12
max: 22
step: 0.5
icon: mdi:thermometer
hive_heating_2_temp:
name: "Awake default"
unit_of_measurement: °C
min: 12
max: 22
step: 0.5
icon: mdi:thermometer
hive_heating_3_temp:
unit_of_measurement: °C
min: 12
max: 22
step: 0.5
icon: mdi:thermometer
hive_heating_4_temp:
unit_of_measurement: °C
min: 12
max: 22
step: 0.5
icon: mdi:thermometer
hive_heating_5_temp:
unit_of_measurement: °C
min: 12
max: 22
step: 0.5
icon: mdi:thermometer
hive_heating_6_temp:
name: "Asleep default"
unit_of_measurement: °C
min: 12
max: 22
step: 0.5
icon: mdi:thermometer
hive_heating_boost_prior_temp:
name: "Boost prior temp"
min: 10
max: 25 # set high to ensure mum's morning towel boost works even when already hot
step: 1
initial: 19
unit_of_measurement: °C
icon: mdi:thermometer
mode: box
hive_heating_boost_temp:
name: "Boost temp"
min: 0.5
max: 2
step: 0.5
unit_of_measurement: °C
icon: mdi:plus
mode: slider
hive_heating_boost_time:
name: "Boost time"
min: 0.5
max: 4
step: 0.5
unit_of_measurement: Hrs
icon: mdi:plus
mode: slider
Then created a sensor that works out what the temp should be based on a bunch of variables:
am I home or away (or away, but nearby)
is a door or window open
house_mode (awake, asleep)
the afore mentioned time and temp schedule
template sensor for target temperature
- sensor:
- name: "Hive heating target temp"
unique_id: hive_heating_target_temp
device_class: temperature
unit_of_measurement: °C
availability: "{{ has_value('binary_sensor.hive_heating_doors_windows_open') }}"
attributes:
# influence shows (on dashboard) what is setting the temp
influence: >
{% set sched1 = states('input_boolean.hive_heating_1_scheduled') %}
{% set sched2 = states('input_boolean.hive_heating_2_scheduled') %}
{% set sched3 = states('input_boolean.hive_heating_3_scheduled') %}
{% set sched4 = states('input_boolean.hive_heating_4_scheduled') %}
{% set sched5 = states('input_boolean.hive_heating_5_scheduled') %}
{% set sched6 = states('input_boolean.hive_heating_6_scheduled') %}
{% set on1 = states('input_datetime.hive_heating_1')[:5] %}
{% set on3 = states('input_datetime.hive_heating_3')[:5] %}
{% set on4 = states('input_datetime.hive_heating_4')[:5] %}
{% set on5 = states('input_datetime.hive_heating_5')[:5] %}
{% set mode = states('input_select.hive_heating_target_mode') %}
{% set boost = states('timer.hive_heating_boost') %}
{% set bathroom = states('timer.hive_heating_boost_bathroom') %}
{% set dr_win = states('binary_sensor.hive_heating_doors_windows_open') %}
{% set home = states('zone.home') %}
{% set time = states('sensor.time') %}
{% set house = states('input_select.house_mode') %}
{% set nearby = states('binary_sensor.nearby') %}
{% if mode == 'heat' %}
{% if boost == 'active' %} Boost
{% elif bathroom == 'active' %} Bathroom
{% elif dr_win == 'on' %} Dr/Win
{% elif home != '0' %}
{% if house == 'Awake' %}
{% if sched5 == 'on' and (time >= on5 or time < on1) %} Schedule 5
{% elif sched4 == 'on' and (time >= on4 or time < on1) %} Schedule 4
{% elif sched3 == 'on' and (time >= on3 or time < on1) %} Schedule 3
{% else %} Schedule 2
{% endif %}
{% elif sched1 == 'on' and ('12:00' > time >= on1) %} Schedule 1
{% else %} Schedule 6
{% endif %}
{% elif nearby == 'on' %} Nearby
{% else %} Away
{% endif %}
{% else %} Off
{% endif %}
state: >
{% set influence = state_attr('sensor.hive_heating_target_temp','influence') %}
{% set temp1 = states('input_number.hive_heating_1_temp')|float %}
{% set temp2 = states('input_number.hive_heating_2_temp')|float %}
{% set temp3 = states('input_number.hive_heating_3_temp')|float %}
{% set temp4 = states('input_number.hive_heating_4_temp')|float %}
{% set temp5 = states('input_number.hive_heating_5_temp')|float %}
{% set temp6 = states('input_number.hive_heating_6_temp')|float %}
{% set open = states('input_number.hive_heating_open_temp')|float %}
{% set nearby = states('input_number.hive_heating_nearby_temp')|float %}
{% set away = states('input_number.hive_heating_away_temp')|float %}
{% set boostpre = states('input_number.hive_heating_boost_prior_temp')|float %}
{% set boostby = states('input_number.hive_heating_boost_temp')|float %}
{% if influence == 'Boost' %} {{ boostpre + boostby }}
{% elif influence == 'Bathroom' %} {{ boostpre + 0.5 }}
{% elif influence == 'Dr/Win' %} {{ open }}
{% elif influence == 'Schedule 1' %} {{ temp1 }}
{% elif influence == 'Schedule 2' %} {{ temp2 }}
{% elif influence == 'Schedule 3' %} {{ temp3 }}
{% elif influence == 'Schedule 4' %} {{ temp4 }}
{% elif influence == 'Schedule 5' %} {{ temp5 }}
{% elif influence == 'Schedule 6' %} {{ temp6 }}
{% elif influence == 'Nearby' %} {{ nearby }}
{% elif influence == 'Away' %} {{ away }}
{% elif influence == 'Off' %} 12
{% else %} 15
{% endif %}
state_class: measurement
icon: >
{% set influence = state_attr('sensor.hive_heating_target_temp','influence') %}
{% if influence == 'Boost' %} mdi:timer
{% elif influence == 'Bathroom' %} mdi:shower
{% elif influence == 'Dr/Win' %} mdi:door-open
{% elif influence[:5] == 'Sched' %} mdi:calendar-check-outline
{% elif influence == 'Nearby' %} mdi:walk
{% elif influence == 'Away' %} mdi:car
{% elif influence == 'Off' %} mdi:power-off
{% else %} mdi:help
{% endif %}
…and then a super-simple automation that sets the target temperature whenever that sensor changes.
Now I can set everything in the UI and it looks like this:
Default settings drop-down:
