So I have a zigbee smart plug set up over ConBee II.
I have successfully cretaed an automation that turns it off after three hours after turning it on through the dashboard or pressing a button on the plug.
Now I would like to be able to use the dashboard to predefine a time when the plug should be turned on, e.g. at 07:00 (am) tomorrow morning.
Can this be done?
You can set up an input datetime helper, show it on the dashboard, and have an automation switch on the plug at that time.
The dashboard is best viewed as a “presentation” layer: logic and functions lie “behind” it.
Thanks @Troon for a super quick reply.
So for others, here is what I did:
Settings → “Devices & Services” → Helpers
Create a new helper → Select “Date and/or time” from the popup
Provide a descriptive name, appropriate icon and select either “Date” or “Time” or “Date and Time”
For the new Helper, open Settings and review. Possibly assign an Area if to be used with a specific device.
Settings → “Automations & Scenes” → Automations
Create a new Automation
Under “When”, select Time, “Value of a date/time helper…” as seen in Troon’s image above.
Under “Then do”, define what action to perform when the helper releases.
Dashboards:
HA Controlled - The device and helper (timer) automatically popped up here grouped to the Area I assigned them to.
User Controlled - Add a new Card and select Entities. Select the device to be controlled and the Helper (Timer). For each Entity, click the pen/edit and select an appropriate icon. Save
