Open is Closed

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I’m sure this must be easy but cant seem to find a way of doing it - I appreciate that it can be done by templating but thats not something I am familiar with the use of. Basically I have a gate that the sensor position is such that open is actually closed - So I just want it to reverse. Any help appreciated.

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Which integration are you using?

Some of them can invert the state.

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Some sensors have configuration options to invert status too.

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Its Tuya Door/Window Sensor - There’s no invert option unfortunately.

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So a magnetic reed switch?

There’s a simple hardware hack for that.

Affix a similar sized magnet near the sensor. This will activate the magnetic reed switch. When the movable magnet comes nearby the magnetic fields cancel out and the reed switch deactivates.

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You could create another sensor based on this one and with a small template…show the inverse value.

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Do you mean so that it is effectively permanently set closed? Thanks

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I assumed that you wanted to reverse the value…i.e. when the gate is closed to show ‘closed’ and not open…and vv. Hereby an example how I am creating a new temp. sensor, correcting the value of a HUE sensor…you could do the same with a simple if/then.

  • platform: template
    sensors: hue_motion_sensor_flat_temperature_offset:
    friendly_name: “Hue Motion Sensor Temperature Flat Offset”
    unit_of_measurement: “°C”
    value_template: “{{ float(states(‘sensor.sensor_gang_temperature’)) + 1.4 }}”
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Thanks will give that a try. Appreciate all helps…

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It reverses the operation of the sensor.