Make automation Threshold editable in UI

su-Koch · February 5, 2021, 4:24pm

Hei Guys,
I created an automation, that is triggered, when Temperature is lower than a threshold ( hard coded in automation ). This trigger is tested successfull and working.

Is there any option to make that threshold via a UI variable ( helper ?).

Would be nice to achieve that via UI configuration.

Regards Manuel

anon43302295 · February 5, 2021, 4:28pm

trigger:
  platform: numeric_state
  entity_id: YOUR TEMPERATURE SENSOR
  below: YOUR INPUT NUMBER

su-Koch · February 5, 2021, 4:43pm

yeah, thats exactly what I got. But I want the “YOUR INPUT NUMBER” not to be hard coded but to be editable via dashboard

Burningstone · February 5, 2021, 4:48pm

YOUR INPUT NUMBER means an input_number.xxx entity ->

obaldius · February 5, 2021, 4:49pm

he meant

trigger:
  platform: numeric_state
  entity_id: YOUR TEMPERATURE SENSOR
  below: "{{states('input_number.your_input')}}"

Modify the input from the UI

Burningstone · February 5, 2021, 4:52pm

No template needed, the below/above options accept input_numbers directly -> https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/trigger/#numeric-state-trigger

obaldius · February 5, 2021, 6:50pm

I really I’m outdated

anon43302295 · February 5, 2021, 7:29pm

I absolutely didn’t mean that.

The best way to help people is to give them correct information.

su-Koch · February 6, 2021, 7:48pm

Back to topic:
I tested what you recommended but receive

Message malformed: expected float for dictionary value @ data['below']

can anyone help ?

Regards manuel

anon43302295 · February 6, 2021, 8:08pm

Can you show us your actual configuration?

su-Koch · February 6, 2021, 8:11pm

I just tested it with a simple configuration but had it with another (i’ve not access because it’s in friend’s house)
I’m using the UI and testing with this trigger:

platform: numeric_state
entity_id: input_number.num1
below: input_number.num2

seams like below value is not correct

anon43302295 · February 6, 2021, 8:26pm

What version of homeassistant are you running?

su-Koch · February 6, 2021, 8:29pm

I’m running the current version. Installed with Image for RPi 4

anon43302295 · February 6, 2021, 8:31pm

You wouldn’t be the first person this week to tell me they are running the current version when they’re not, please tell me the version number that appears on the page Configuration > Info

su-Koch · February 6, 2021, 8:32pm

Running 2021.1.5 just installed a few days ago

anon43302295 · February 6, 2021, 8:35pm

Not the latest version. Please update to 2021.2.1, your trigger will then work as expected.

su-Koch · February 6, 2021, 8:36pm

OK. Started the update. I’ll come back to you in a few seconds.

su-Koch · February 6, 2021, 8:39pm

Thanks a lot. Indeed it worked.
Now I can play around with this testautomation. Thanks a lot.

anon43302295 · February 6, 2021, 8:41pm

No worries

su-Koch · February 6, 2021, 8:44pm

Just couriosity: was there an update causing the yaml interpretation or is this feature new for automations?