Problem using number value as delay

ESPHome
1

Hi,

I am trying to use an old shelly to work as I want with my PIR. As my PIR is not a momentary contact the shelly firmware is unable to properly cope with it. therefore I have created a ESPHOME config and flashed it.
Currently I am facing one last issue when I am trying to use an input number value as a delay.

substitutions:
  device_name: haustur
  device_description: "Haustür"
  
esphome:
  name: ${device_name}
  comment: ${device_description}
  friendly_name: ${device_description}
  platform: ESP8266
  board: esp01_1m

# Enable logging
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
  encryption:
    key: "jN6na5p8egGqmGyJ/="

ota:
  - platform: esphome
    password: "656546464"

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password
    

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "Haustur Fallback Hotspot"
    password: !secret ap_wifi_password

captive_portal:
    
# Enable Web server (optional).
web_server:
  port: 80

# Text sensors with general information.
text_sensor:
  # Expose ESPHome version as sensor.
  - platform: version
    name: ${device_description} ESPHome Version
  # Expose WiFi information as sensors.
  - platform: wifi_info
    ip_address:
      name: ${device_description} IP
    ssid:
      name: ${device_description} SSID
    bssid:
      name: ${device_description} BSSID

# Sensors with general information.
sensor:
  # Uptime sensor.
  - platform: uptime
    name: ${device_description} Uptime

  # WiFi Signal sensor.
  - platform: wifi_signal
    name: ${device_description} WiFi Signal
    update_interval: 60s

switch:
  - platform: gpio
    name: ${device_description} Relay
    pin: 
      number: GPIO4
    id: shelly_relay
    restore_mode: restore_default_off
  - platform: template
    name: ${device_description} Handsteuerung
    id: manual
    optimistic: True
    turn_on_action:
      - switch.turn_off: manualoff
      - switch.turn_on: shelly_relay
    turn_off_action:
      - switch.turn_off: shelly_relay
  - platform: template
    name: ${device_description} Deaktivieren
    id: manualoff
    optimistic: True
    turn_on_action:
      - switch.turn_off: shelly_relay
      - switch.turn_off: manual 
      

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin:
      number: GPIO5
    name: ${device_description} PIR
    on_press:
      then:
        - if:
            condition:
              and:
                - switch.is_off: manual
                - switch.is_off: manualoff
            then:
              - switch.turn_on: shelly_relay
              - delay: 15s
#              - delay: !lambda 'return id(light_time).state;'
              - if:
                  condition:
                    - switch.is_off: manual
                  then:
                    - switch.turn_off: shelly_relay
    id: button
    

number:
  - platform: template
    name: ${device_description} Timer
    icon: mdi:timer
    id: light_time
    min_value: 15
    max_value: 300
    step: 15
    mode: slider
    restore_value: True
    unit_of_measurement: "s"
    optimistic: True

using 15s like in above code works like a charm. using however the lambda

  • delay: !lambda ‘return id(light_time).state;’
    fails not with a error, but the input number is not considered as seconds as far as I can see.

Any idea on how to solve that small issue?

BR,
Christian

2

Hi

Multiply your delay by 1000 by default it is in milliseconds so very short, so


- delay: !lambda 'return id(light_time).state * 1000;'
3

many thanks