Problem with script

Configuration
1

I have a problem with the following script.

script:
  tv_turn_on:
    sequence:
      - service: input_boolean.turn_on
        data:
          entity_id: input_boolean.tv_power_status
      - service: timer.start
        entity_id: timer.tv_delay
      - service: switch.turn_on
        entity_id: switch.av_sclx87_pwr
      - delay: 2000 ms
      - service: switch.turn_on
        entity_id: switch.tv_samsung_pwr

switch.av_sclx87_pwr will switch on but switch.tv_samsung_pwr won’t switch on

If I change the order then the samsung_tv will turn on but the sclx87 won’t.

Only the first switch in the script seems to be able to turn on and the second one doesn’t.

2

Here is the code in it’s entirety

binary_sensor: 
  - platform: ping
    name: tv_ping
    host: samsung_tv.local
    scan_interval: 2
    count: 2
    
input_boolean: #temporary store state of the TV while waiting for ping to update.
  tv_power_status:
    name: TV Power Status
    icon: mdi:television-classic
    
timer: #ignore tv_ping powerstate for XX seconds.
  tv_delay:
    duration: '00:00:10'
    
switch:

    # Broadlink RM Mini3
  - platform: broadlink
    host: 192.168.1.18
    mac: '34:EA:34:58:AA:65'
    timeout: 15
    switches:    
      av_sclx87_pwr:
        friendly_name: "Pioneer AV Power"
        command_on: 'JgBIAAABJpUTNhQREzYTEREUEDkQFBE4ERQSNxISETkQORISETgRFBETETgRExQ2EzYRExITEBQQORETETkRExISETkQORI3EQANBQ==='
        command_off: 'JgBIAAABJZYROBETETkRExETETkPFRE4ERMRORETETgRORETETgRExE5EDkRExE5EDkRExETExIRExETETgRFBETETgRORE4EQANBQ==='
      av_sclx87_vol:
        friendly_name: "Pioneer AV Volume"
        command_on: 'JgBIAAABJZYSNxETETkRExETETkPFRE4ERMRORETETgSNxEUETgRExEUEDkRExI3EhMSEhETERMRORETEzYRFBA5ETgROBI4EQANBQ==='
        command_off: 'JgBIAAABJZYROBISEzcRExETETkQFBE4ERQQORETETgRORETETgRExE5ETgRExE5EBQRExETERQPFRETETgRFBE4ETgRORE4EQANBQ==='        
      av_sclx87_htpc:
        friendly_name: "Pioneer AV HTPC Input"
        command_on: 'JgCQAAABJpUTNxISEjcRFBETETgQFBE5ERMROBEUEDkRNxITETkRExETERMTNxI3EjcRFBE4ExESOBI3ExERExEUEDkRExE4EQADLQABJ5QRORETETgRExEUEzYTERM3ExESNxETEDoQORISETkQFBISERMRFBAUExETERI4ETgTNhM3EzYTNhM2FDYTERMREgANBQAAAAAAAAAA===='
      av_sclx87_cd:
        friendly_name: "Pioneer AV CD Input"
        command_on: 'JgBIAAABKJMUNRQREzYTERMSEzYSEhM2FBETNRQREzYUNhMREzYUERMRExEUNRQ0FRETERM2FBESNxM2FBETERM2EzcTERM2EwANBQ=='
        
        
    # Broadlink RM Pro
  - platform: broadlink 
    host: 192.168.1.117
    mac: '78:0F:77:00:DE:68'
    timeout: 15
    switches:    
      tv_samsung_pwr:
        friendly_name: "Samsung Tv Power"
        command_on: 'JgBGAJGVETgSOBE4ERQRFBITERQRFBI4ETgSOBAVERQSExITEhMROREUERQROBI4ERQQFRE4EhMSOBE4EhMSExI4ETgSExIADQUAAA==='
        command_off: 'JgBGAJWTEzYTNhM3ExESEhISExITERM2EzcTNhMREhITEhMREhISEhMSExETNhM3ExESEhM2EzcTNhM2ExITERI3EjgTERIADQUAAA==='
      tv_samsung_hdmi2:
        friendly_name: "Samsung TV HDMI2"
        command_on: 'JgBGAJGXDjoQORE5DxYPFQ8VDxUPFRA5ETkPOhETDxYPFQ8VDxYPFA87DzoPOhE4EDsPFQ86DzkRFQ8UEBUPFRAUDzsPGAwADQUAAA==='
     
  - platform: template
    switches:
      tvpower:
        friendly_name: Television
        value_template: >-
          {% if is_state('timer.tv_delay', 'idle') %}
          {{ states("binary_sensor.tv_ping") }}
          {% else %}
          {{ states("input_boolean.tv_power_status") }}
          {% endif %}
        turn_on:
          - service: homeassistant.turn_off
            entity_id: script.tv_turn_off
          - service: script.turn_on
            entity_id: script.tv_turn_on
        turn_off:
          - service: homeassistant.turn_off
            entity_id: script.tv_turn_on
          - service: script.turn_on
            entity_id: script.tv_turn_off
        icon_template: mdi:television-classic
 

script:
  tv_turn_on:
    sequence:
      - service: input_boolean.turn_on
        data:
          entity_id: input_boolean.tv_power_status
      - service: timer.start
        entity_id: timer.tv_delay
      - service: switch.turn_on
        entity_id: switch.av_sclx87_pwr
      - delay: 2000 ms
      - service: switch.turn_on
        entity_id: switch.tv_samsung_pwr
  tv_turn_off:
    sequence:
      - service: input_boolean.turn_off
        data:
          entity_id: input_boolean.tv_power_status
      - service: timer.start
        entity_id: timer.tv_delay
      - service: switch.turn_off
        entity_id: switch.tv_samsung_pwr
      - delay: 500 ms
      - service: switch.turn_off
        entity_id: switch.av_sclx87_pwr
      - delay: 500 ms
      - service: switch.turn_off
        entity_id: switch.tv_samsung_pwr            
      - delay: 500 ms
      - service: switch.turn_off
        entity_id: switch.av_sclx87_pwr
3

The problem was

- delay 2000 ms

should be

- delay '00:00:02'

The error doesn’t show up in ‘check config’ in the UI, but it causes the script to abort part way through.

4

If you want to specify milliseconds, the proper way is:

- delay:
    milliseconds: 2000

But please be aware that delays are implemented by monitoring time_changed events which happen only once every second. So if, e.g., you try to delay for 500 ms, the delay might be anywhere from 500 to just under 1500 ms.

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