This is what I want to accomplish:
When an input.boolean change its state to TRUE/ON then it should turn on switch “A” and 15 seconds after “A” is confirmed turned on it should turn on switch “B”.
And when the nput.boolean change its state to FALSE/OFF hen it should turn off switch “B” and 15 seconds after “B” is confirmed turned off it should turn off switch “A”.
Is there a Blueprint like that or do I need to learn how to do one by myself?
There appears to be a lack of symmetry. Is that intentional?
God catch ! copy paste error Updated
Give this a try (modify the entities to match what you are using):
alias: example 999
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: input_boolean.test
action:
- variables:
is_on: "{{ trigger.to_state.state == 'on' }}"
- service: 'switch.turn_{{ trigger.to_state.state }}'
target:
entity_id: "switch.{{ 'switch_a' if is_on else 'switch_b' }}"
- delay: '00:00:15'
- service: "switch.turn_{{ 'off' if is_on else 'on' }}"
target:
entity_id: "switch.{{ 'switch_b' if is_on else 'switch_a' }}"
What I posted doesn’t explicitly confirm that a switch has changed to the desired state. It simply assumes the switch complies with the command, pauses for 15 seconds, and then sets the next switch’s state.
If you really want it to check and confirm that the switch has changed to the desired state, it will require a bit more sophistication.
Thank you I give it a try
Didn’t work. Ended up doing two automationes, one for ON and one for OFF
You’re right, I made a mistake in the second service call. Instead of this:
- service: "switch.turn_{{ 'off' if is_on else 'on' }}"
it should be this:
- service: "switch.turn_{{ trigger.to_state.state }}"
I tested the following version and can confirm it works properly. Simply set the variables first and second to the names of your two switches.
alias: example 999
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: input_boolean.test
action:
- variables:
is_on: "{{ trigger.to_state.state == 'on' }}"
first: 'switch_a'
second: 'switch_b'
- service: 'switch.turn_{{ trigger.to_state.state }}'
target:
entity_id: "switch.{{ first if is_on else second }}"
- delay: '00:00:15'
- service: "switch.turn_{{ trigger.to_state.state }}"
target:
entity_id: "switch.{{ second if is_on else first }}"
Ok as a newbie on this Thanks 
The other questian Can I make a Blueprint out of this and change:
- variables:
is_on: "{{ trigger.to_state.state == 'on' }}"
first: 'switch_a'
second: 'switch_b'
to
- variables:
is_on: “{{ trigger.to_state.state == ‘on’ }}”
first: !input target_zon1
second: !input target_zon2And further down
target:
entity_id: “{{ first if is_on else second }}” // I.e. remowe switch.
Not home right now so I can’t test myself
Yes. It would look something like this:
action:
- variables:
is_on: "{{ trigger.to_state.state == 'on' }}"
first: !input switch_a
second: !input switch_b
- service: 'switch.turn_{{ trigger.to_state.state }}'
target:
entity_id: "{{ first if is_on else second }}"
- delay: '00:00:15'
- service: "switch.turn_{{ trigger.to_state.state }}"
target:
entity_id: "{{ second if is_on else first }}"
Thank you for your big help
You’re welcome!
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Couldn’t hold myself. Connected to my HA and tested it.
get some errors:
Triggered by the state of input_boolean.irr_zon1 at July 28, 2021, 3:38:56 PM
Define variables is_on, first, second
Call a service based on a template on templated entities
Stopped because an error was encountered at July 28, 2021, 3:38:56 PM (runtime: 0.01 seconds)
Template rendered invalid entity IDs: {‘entity_id’: ‘switch.devzone1’}
I have a entity named switch.devzone1 with friendly_name: devzone1
But it seems like it cant find it.
Here is the complete Blueprint
blueprint:
name: Irrigation pump control
description: Turn on the Irrigation relay and the pump 15 seconds after valve is opened
domain: automation
input:
selected_switch:
name: Irrigation Helper
description: Choose the entity of the Helper
selector:
entity:
target_zon:
name: Irrigation Switch
description: The actual irrigation valve switch.
selector:
target:
entity:
domain: switch
target_pump:
name: Irrigation Pump
description: The irrigation pump connected to above valve.
selector:
target:
entity:
domain: switch
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: !input selected_switch
action:
- variables:
is_on: "{{ trigger.to_state.state == 'on' }}"
first: !input target_zon
second: !input target_pump
- service: 'switch.turn_{{ trigger.to_state.state }}'
target:
entity_id: "{{ first if is_on else second }}"
- delay: '00:00:15'
- service: "switch.turn_{{ trigger.to_state.state }}"
target:
entity_id: "{{ second if is_on else first }}"
That’s because your blueprint specifies target_zon and target_pump as a target instead of an entity_id. As a result, the variable first gets set to this:
{'entity_id': 'switch.devzone1'}
instead of this:
'switch.devzone1'
Change your code to this:
input:
selected_switch:
name: Irrigation Helper
description: Choose the entity of the Helper
selector:
entity:
domain: input_boolean
target_zon:
name: Irrigation Switch
description: The actual irrigation valve switch.
selector:
entity:
domain: switch
target_pump:
name: Irrigation Pump
description: The irrigation pump connected to above valve.
selector:
entity:
domain: switch
Thanks another copy and paste mistake. It solved it and it works perfectly