Light automation using Zigbee during night

Configuration
1

I’m using a presence sensor to trigger a light. This works fine.
However when I try to turn off when there’s no movement, it doesn’t work.
Can anyone help?

alias: Teste
description: ""
trigger:
  - type: motion
    platform: device
    device_id: facfda392f5186458afc2362920c86dc
    entity_id: binary_sensor.ewelink_ms01_motion
    domain: binary_sensor
condition: []
action:
  - type: turn_on
    device_id: c5cc681f3b5b457c31aca37705f36138
    entity_id: light.um_switch_2
    domain: light
  - wait_for_trigger:
      - type: no_motion
        platform: device
        device_id: facfda392f5186458afc2362920c86dc
        entity_id: binary_sensor.ewelink_ms01_motion
        domain: binary_sensor
    timeout:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 10
      milliseconds: 0
    continue_on_timeout: false
  - type: turn_off
    device_id: c5cc681f3b5b457c31aca37705f36138
    entity_id: light.um_switch_2
    domain: light
mode: single
2

After some experimenting with turning on/off lights on motion I found out that this automation works the best using timer helper. I created timer helper and set it for one minute and used it in automation something like this.
When motion is clear start timer and when timer is idle turn off light. If motion is detected while timer is running cancel timer and start it again when motion is cleared.
This is my automation for mirror light in bathroom

alias: Bathroom mirror light
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - binary_sensor.bathroom_motion_sensor_occupancy
    from: "off"
    to: "on"
    id: Motion detected
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - binary_sensor.bathroom_motion_sensor_occupancy
    from: "on"
    to: "off"
    id: Motion cleared
    for:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 0
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - timer.bathroom_mirror_light_helper
    to: idle
    id: Helper
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: Motion detected
          - type: is_illuminance
            condition: device
            device_id: 50e83835f19e9a57aefaf434dba281e9
            entity_id: sensor.bathroom_motion_sensor_illuminance_lux
            domain: sensor
            below: 50
            enabled: true
        sequence:
          - service: timer.cancel
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: timer.bathroom_mirror_light_helper
          - service: light.turn_on
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: light.switch_2
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: Motion cleared
        sequence:
          - service: timer.start
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: timer.bathroom_mirror_light_helper
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: Helper
        sequence:
          - service: light.turn_off
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: light.switch_2
mode: single
1 Like
3

Somehow the issue was the sensor…
Chaged and it worked, also included the condition to work only after sunset:

alias: Cozinha noite
description: ""
trigger:
  - type: motion
    platform: device
    device_id: 8e4d2678c1fd7cb797b01a93f748416c
    entity_id: binary_sensor.ewelink_ms01_motion_2
    domain: binary_sensor
condition:
  - condition: sun
    after: sunset
    before: sunrise
    before_offset: "-00:15:00"
    after_offset: "00:15:00"
action:
  - type: turn_on
    device_id: c5cc681f3b5b457c31aca37705f36138
    entity_id: light.um_switch_2
    domain: light
  - wait_for_trigger:
      - type: no_motion
        platform: device
        device_id: 8e4d2678c1fd7cb797b01a93f748416c
        entity_id: binary_sensor.ewelink_ms01_motion_2
        domain: binary_sensor
  - type: turn_off
    device_id: c5cc681f3b5b457c31aca37705f36138
    entity_id: light.um_switch_2
    domain: light
mode: single
4

Its better to buy a motion sensor with light sensor because sometimes it can be dark in a house during the day or some places like stairs does’t have windows so it’s darker during the day.
i suggest you to try timer helper. In my case it really works great.

5

Entity Controller from HACS handles this sort of thing very effectively.