Motion Sensor Automation With Timer

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I have a motion sensor that triggers lights in my kitchen. I want the lights to stay on while I’m in there, and if no motion is detected for them to dim and then turn off.

One thing I found as if they begin the “off” automation and I walk back in there, they will still turn off. I set the “off” automation to turn off then back on in order to stop it if it’s currently running. Is there a more elegant way to do this?

- id: '1608659020753'
  alias: Kitchen Motion Daytime
  trigger:
  - type: motion
    platform: device
    device_id: ac21d93e1d4ae70f9dd21699230e185f
    entity_id: binary_sensor.hue_motion_sensor_1_motion
    domain: binary_sensor
  condition:
  - condition: sun
    before: sunset
    after: sunrise
  action:
  - service: hue.hue_activate_scene
    data:
      group_name: Kitchen
      scene_name: Relax
  - service: automation.turn_off
    data:
      entity_id: automation.kitchen_motion_off
  - service: automation.turn_on
    data:
      entity_id: automation.kitchen_motion_off
  mode: restart
- id: '1608659065203'
  alias: Kitchen Motion Night Time
  trigger:
  - type: motion
    platform: device
    device_id: ac21d93e1d4ae70f9dd21699230e185f
    entity_id: binary_sensor.hue_motion_sensor_1_motion
    domain: binary_sensor
  condition:
  - condition: sun
    before: sunrise
    after: sunset
  action:
  - service: hue.hue_activate_scene
    data:
      group_name: Kitchen
      scene_name: Dimmed
  - service: automation.turn_off
    data:
      entity_id: automation.kitchen_motion_off
  - service: automation.turn_on
    data:
      entity_id: automation.kitchen_motion_off
  mode: restart
- alias: Kitchen Motion Off
  trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.hue_motion_sensor_1_motion
    to: 'off'
    for: "00:02:30"
  action:
  - service: hue.hue_activate_scene
    data:
      group_name: Kitchen
      scene_name: Nightlight
  - delay: 00:00:30
  - service: light.turn_off
    data:
      entity_id: light.kitchen_lights
  mode: single
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Tip:

If you ever find yourself creating logic that relies on turning on/off other automations, the logic is probably needlessly Byzantine.

I suggest you either re-invent it or use one of the existing blueprints for motion-activated lights (there are many) as inspiration for a new design.

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Check my posting history; helping people fix or streamline their automations is my chief interest here.

I noticed your original reply stated you came here looking for a simpler solution … and then you changed it to say you’re not interested in opinions on what you’re doing.

Good luck with that.

5

@123 sorry wasn’t trying to be an ass (but I think I was). I wasn’t posting hoping for someone to tell me not to make my lights dim before they turn off ya know? Didn’t mean to take it personally and probably misread your reply

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What about adding an action condition to check the motion sensor is still off before dimming and before turning off light?

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Thank you for your hard work on this amazing Blueprint! I would like to display the amount of time left on the timer in a card on my interface. I know when you create a separate timer helper it is possible, can you use helper timers with this blueprint?