Only turn light 'on' when the light is 'off'

Configuration
1

I have a light that I want to turn on when motion is sensed, but I only want to issue the ‘on’ command if the light is ‘off’.

If the light is ‘on’ and it is at 50%, sending the ‘on’ command brings it to full brightness and that is undesirable.

Here is my automation with my condition. Thanks!

automation:
  alias: Motion turn on lamp
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.aeotec_multisensor_6_sensor_2
      from: 'off'
      to: 'on'
  condition:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.aeotec_multisensor_6_sensor_2
      state: 'off'
  action:
      service: light.turn_on
      entity_id: light.lamp
2

Try this:

automation:
      alias: Motion turn on lamp
      trigger:
        - platform: state
          entity_id: binary_sensor.aeotec_multisensor_6_sensor_2
          from: 'off'
          to: 'on'
      condition:
        - condition: state
          entity_id: light.lamp
          state: 'off'
      action:
          service: light.turn_on
          entity_id: light.lamp
3

Why the condition for the sensor? If it triggers to ‘on’, condition ‘off’ will not “fail”?

4

Good catch on the condition. I’ll try it with the lamp instead of the motion detector. I don’t know why I was trying it that way :slight_smile:

5

@Danielhiversen solution worked for me. Thank you.

6

@zakharm Can you post your corrected code? It will help other users searching later as well as me, following this thread now. Thanks!

7

The working code is in @Danielhiversen’s answer already :wink:

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8

I’m happy to post the solution and this would be a nice easy starter example for the documentation.

automation:
      alias: Motion turn on lamp
      trigger:
        - platform: state
          entity_id: binary_sensor.aeotec_multisensor_6_sensor_2
          from: 'off'
          to: 'on'
      condition:
        - condition: state
          entity_id: light.lamp
          state: 'off'
      action:
          service: light.turn_on
          entity_id: light.lamp
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9

Thanks - steps like that can save later users tons of time.

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10

Thank you for this. It was just what I needed.

11

3 years later, but thanks to this I made my first automation, guys! awesome.

if doorbell rings, flash lights. of state was on, turn back on, if state was off, stay off.