Problem to determine how long timer is active

Configuration
1

I need to determine how long a timer is active . I’m using automation for it but it never fires.

- id: '1551212087751'
  alias: test
  trigger:
  - hours: ''
    minutes: ''
    platform: time_pattern
    seconds: /1
  condition:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: timer.scherm_timer
    state: active
  action:
  - data:
      entity_id: input_number.scherm_test
    service: input_number.increment

Has anyone an idea what i’m doing wrong

2

Don’t use the automation editor for the time pattern. It removes the necessary quotes around your time pattern. Adding that should cause it to fire.

- id: '1551212087751'
  alias: test
  trigger:
  - hours: ''
    minutes: ''
    platform: time_pattern
    seconds: '/1'
  condition:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: timer.scherm_timer
    state: active
  action:
  - data:
      entity_id: input_number.scherm_test
    service: input_number.increment

Just a question… Why are you doing this? This will bog down your machine with so many triggers. What is your goal, there could be a better way.

3

I need the count to determine an approx position of my shutter. This code has worked untill now but broke with the introduction of the trigger type time_pattern. I had not updated my version of home assistant fo a while