Newbie needs help with automation and OR conditions

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Hello,

I am doing my first steps with Home Assistant and now try to set up an automation.

I want to have a three state device trigger two different actions, depending whether it is on or either off or unknown. I’ve followed the docs on the OR usage for conditions, tried all the options described therein, but can’t get it to work.

If I leave the or-part behind #ELIF out, it reacts to “on”. With it, there is an error.

extra keys not allowed @ data['actions'][0]['choose'][1]['condition']. Got 'or'

Can anybody give me a hint how to use the or conditions?

  triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.fenster_buro_tur
    for: '00:00:02'
  actions:
    - choose:
      # IF gekippt
      - conditions:
        - condition: state
          entity_id: binary_sensor.fenster_buro_tur
          state: 'on'
        sequence:
          - action: lcn.pck
            data:
              address: LinHK.0.20
              pck: PIN001
      # ELIF offen/geschlossen
      - condition: or
        conditions:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: binary_sensor.fenster_buro_tur
            state: 'off'
          - condition: state
            entity_id: binary_sensor.fenster_buro_tur
            state: 'unknown'
          sequence:
            - action: lcn.pck
              data:
                address: LinHK.0.20
                pck: PIN002

The code can probably be condensed, but for a beginner this is easier to read.

Thanks

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Did you write this yaml yourself?
Choose has conditions: for each option.
See example:

action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: ""
            state: ""
        sequence: []
      - conditions:
          - condition: or
            conditions:
              - condition: state
                entity_id: ""
                state: ""
              - condition: state
                entity_id: ""
                state: ""
        sequence: []

Meaning, it’s not the or condition that is wrong. The error is in the choose is missing conditions:

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Yes, I did. :innocent:

Many thanks, now it is working.