I’m having problems with an automation. I hope someone is able to provide with some insight into my problem. What am I doing wrong here?
I made the following automations:
- id: c3522a31749246a78e39565eff728bec
alias: Beweging badkamer – geen beweging
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.tradfri_motion_sensor
to: 'off'
for: '0'
action:
- service: homeassistant.turn_off
target:
entity_id: light.eettafellampen
data:
transition: 160
- alias: Beweging WC - test uit
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.wc_beneden_sensor
to: 'off'
for:
minutes: 0
action:
- service: homeassistant.turn_off
target:
entity_id: light.wc_lamp
data:
transition: 30
id: 67c34029142048efa8a3778fd443c027
This works perfectly for the light.wc_lamp, but doesn’t work light.eettafellampen. I used the exact same automation, changing the entities. Sadly, the other entity doesn’t dim over 60 seconds, but dims instantly.
This is happening with the following devices:
Eco-Dim.07 Zigbee
Eco-Dim.10 Zigbee
The Eco-Dim.10 Zigbee is dimming over the course of 1 minute from 100% to 0% after the automation triggers. This is the light.wc_lamp.
The Eco-Dim.07 Zigbee dims instantly from 100% to 0% after the automation triggers. This is the light.eettafellampen.
Does anyone have any suggestions what I’m doing wrong? Or is the transition command not working for every device?
Hi Taras, thanks for taking the time to help me.
It seems like I didn’t post the full code for both automations, I edited my original post with the 2 automations. I don’t see what’s different in both. Yet 1 gives me a nice transition and the other doesn’t.
That appears to be the cause of the problem. The transition option instructs the device but it’s up to the device to correctly execute the instruction.
Is there another way to do this for the dimswitches that don’t work the transition command?
Like a script that lowers brightness? I have no idea how to use scripts tho, so I have some learning to do. But a script where I hardcode brightness after x seconds should work?
The best result is produced by devices that natively support a fade rate (i.e. automatically dimming from one brightness level to another over a specified period of time). All other techniques to emulate a fade rate are based on transmitting a stream of commands that progressively dim/brighten the light over a desired period of time. Several solutions have been created using python_script, pyscript, or scripts. Here’s one that was originally created by mrsynds that I adapted into a single script:
Before you replied I came up with this:
Automation to trigger the script:
# Automation to start Dim Light script
automation:
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.gangsensor_1
to: ‘off’
action:
service: script.dimlight
Script to dim light by 10% every 10 seconds:
# script.dimlight Dim light with 10% till light is off
action:
- alias: “Dim light by 10% every 10 seconds”
repeat:
sequence:
- delay:
seconds: 10
- service: light.turn_on
target:
entity_id: light.eettafellampen
data:
brightness_step_pct: -10
until:
- condition: state
entity_id: light.eettafellampen
state: “off”
Home-Assistant doesn’t like the script though. It gives me errors. Still figuring out why. If I don’t figure it out, I’ll try to use your script! To be honest, your script kinda makes my head spin…
If your script is actually using these quotes then it won’t work:
“off”
It must use either standard single:
'off'
or double quotes:
"off"
It’s more complex because it calculates the optimal brightness_step_pct and time interval to produce a smooth transition effect; in your script the two values are hard-coded (-10 percent and 10 seconds).
