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@SoccerTX

Yep, I do it for my bathroom humidity automation using option 1 but you can use any option that works for you. The power of the bypass is normally overlooked.

Blacky :grinning:

3183

@bearli97

Technical answer

The time delay is never ignored but if you put 0 then it moves to the next step instantly. The next step it to turn OFF everything. You will find something else is the delay of 20 seconds if you set it to 0.

Blacky :grinning:

3184

It will switch on and instantly switch off again. Weird thing is that this does not happen all the time. I do see from the traces that the automation is telling the light to switch off immediately.

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3186

Thank you for your answer, but I am not sure if I understand correctly.
So thereā€™s no way to turn off the light immediately? Itā€™s not network related in my case: turning off the zigbee light manually works without any noticable delay.
Thanks!

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@bearli97

If you set the time delay to 0 it will turn OFF immediately.

Blacky :grinning:

3188

@lord_scaffard

When you open the gate, its normal state is ON, which turns the lights ON. When you close the gate, its normal state is OFF, starting the time delay to turn the lights OFF.

The blueprint requires the state to change to ON to turn the light ON and to OFF to turn the light OFF.

Iā€™m not sure what youā€™re asking it to do differently.

Blacky :grinning:

3189

@syrys

The bypass is what you would use. Any of the three options will disable the automationā€¦ you just need to choose what happens when you turn the bypass ON.

ON = Automation disabled
OFF = Automation enabled

Blacky :grinning:

3191

@Zeroth25

The Sun Elevation will work at nightā€¦ that is what it is designed to do. Sun Elevation Falling set point will enable the automation and Sun Elevation Rising will disable the automation.

Blacky :grinning:

3192

Are you using Ambient option?

Could you share the YAML code for your automation settings? This will allow me to better understand your settings and help troubleshoot the issue.

To do this:

  1. Open your automation.
  2. Click the three dots (ā‹®) in the top right corner.
  3. Select Edit in YAML.
  4. Copy the entire YAML code.
  5. Return to the forum and, in your reply, click the </> button in the toolbar.
  6. Paste your YAML inside the code block.

This ensures the formatting stays correct and makes it easier to analyze.

Blacky :grinning:

3193

Hello @Blacky

Hereā€™s the code :


alias:%20Gestion%20lumi%C3%A8re%20de%20la%20SAM%0Adescription%3A%20Lumi%C3%A8re%20SAM%0Ause_blueprint%3A%0A%20%20path%3A%20Blackshome/sensor-light.yaml%0A%20%20input:%0A%20%20%20%20motion_trigger:%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20binary_sensor.presence_sensor_fp2_918e_presence_sam%0A%20%20%20%20light_switch:%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20entity_id:%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20light.ampoule_1_salle_a_manger%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20light.ampoule_2_lumiere_salle_a_manger%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20light.ampoule_3_lumiere_salle_a_manger%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20light.ampoule_4_lumiere_salle_a_manger%0A%20%20%20%20time_delay:%200%0A%20%20%20%20include_sun:%20sun_disabled%0A%20%20%20%20include_ambient:%20ambient_enabled%0A%20%20%20%20ambient_light_sensor:%20sensor.light_sensor_level_salon%0A%20%20%20%20ambient_light_value:%2040%0A%20%20%20%20ambient_light_high_value:%20140%0A%20%20%20%20include_dynamic_lighting:%20enable_time_controled_colour_brightness%0A%20%20%20%20dynamic_lighting_max_lux:%20100%0A%20%20%20%20dynamic_lighting_max_colour_temp:%205500%0A%20%20%20%20dynamic_lighting_min_colour_temp:%202700%0A%20%20%20%20dynamic_lighting_heartbeat:%200.25%0A%20%20%20%20ambient_light_options:%20ambient_light_option_enabled%0A%20%20%20%20include_light_control:%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20use_brightness%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20use_transition%0A%20%20%20%20include_light_colour_control:%20use_colour_temperature%0A%20%20%20%20include_night_lights:%20night_lights_enabled%0A%20%20%20%20night_lights_after_time:%20%2200:22:00%22%0A%20%20%20%20night_lights_before_time:%20%2200:07:00%22%0A%20%20%20%20night_light_brightness:%201%0A%20%20%20%20include_night_light_colour_control:%20use_colour_temperature%0A%20%20%20%20night_light_colour_temperature:%202500%0A%20%20%20%20include_night_light_control:%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20use_brightness%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20use_transition%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20if_lights_are_on_adjust_when_crossing_over%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20manage_scripts_crossing_over%0A%20%20%20%20night_lights:%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20entity_id:%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20light.ampoule_1_salle_a_manger%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20light.ampoule_2_lumiere_salle_a_manger%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20light.ampoule_3_lumiere_salle_a_manger%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20light.ampoule_4_lumiere_salle_a_manger%0A%20%20%20%20night_time_delay:%201%0A%20%20%20%20night_lights_conditions:%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20time_enabled%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20entity_state_enabled%0A%20%20%20%20night_lights_entity_state:%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20-%20binary_sensor.do_not_disturb_2%0A%20%20%20%20dynamic_lighting_min_lux:%2040%0A%20%20%20%20dynamic_lighting_min_brightness:%200%0A%20%20%20%20dynamic_lighting_step_value:%204%0A%20%20%20%20sun_elevation:%20-1.5%0A%20%20%20%20dynamic_lighting_lux_sensor:%20sensor.light_sensor_level_salon%0A%20%20%20%20motion_bypass_lights_on:%20%5B%5D%0A%20%20%20%20include_bypass:%20%5B%5D%0A%20%20%20%20motion_bypass_lights_off:%20%5B%5D%0A%20%20%20%20include_time:%20time_disabled%0A%20%20%20%20before_time:%20%2223:59:59%22

I donā€™t know if itā€™s well formatted ?

Thanks

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What is strange is I didnā€™t change anything. It just stopped workingā€¦

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@Zeroth25

That code is not correct / formatted correctly. If that is how you see it then recreate the automation.

It should look something like this.

description: ""
use_blueprint:
  path: Blackshome/sensor-light.yaml
  input:
    light_switch:
      entity_id: scene.ik_ben_thuis
    motion_trigger:
      - schedule.verlichting
    end_scenes:
      - scene.alle_lampen_uit
    include_ambient: ambient_enabled
    ambient_light_sensor: sensor.bh1750_illuminance
    time_delay: 0

Blacky :grinning:

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3196

Yes, it currently works in that way but it sometimes happens that the gate is kept open and the turn off delay does not start. So my options are to add a feature for different door trigger entities logic (the turn off delay starts at every binary status changes) or to create a binary sensor that simulates 1/0 values from every single door status change. Have you ever handled that?

3197

Iā€™m experimenting with dynamic lighting option 2 (inverted brightness) and using the lux sensor from my personal weather station (pws-2000 Ambient network).

The weather station was reporting lux in watts per sq meter but I changed it to Lux, however in the Ambient dashboard itā€™s showing a history of Lux values ranging from zero to 21,000

I can wait and see, maybe their charting is dumb and going forward the lux values will be more realistic.

But figured Iā€™d comment in case there is a method to use w/m2 instead of lux.

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@Blacky , all
I would be happy to get some inspiration :slight_smile:

The situation:

  • frontdoor
    • door-sensor
  • porch
    • motion-sensor
    • illuminance-sensor
    • light
  • hallway
    • motion-sensor
    • light

Wanted behaviour:

  • When the frontdoor opens and illuminance is below threshold, then turn on the lights in the porch and the hallway. and keep them turned on until there is no motion anymore in the porch and hallway.
  • When the frontdoor opens and illuminance is above threshold, then leave the light in the porch and the hallway as they are.

I thought about the bee in the hive sensor, but it seems to me that itā€™s more about the opposite scenario.

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@lord_scaffard

I see you would like it to go ON and OFF in X amount of time when the gate is opened or closed.

Thatā€™s easy.

You will need to create a template trigger binary sensor and add it your your configuration.yaml file.

I am assuming you know how to do thisā€¦ if not look at my bee in the hive blueprint and you will see the step by step guide for adding a template trigger binary sensorā€¦ click here. It same but different code.

You will need to create a toggle helper and then use it as the trigger

This will be your code and you will need to replace your gate sensor and add the new toggle helper. This is set for 2 min but adjust as required. When you open the gate the new gate toggle helper will turn ON for 2 min and then turn OFF. When you close the gate the new gate toggle helper will turn ON for 2 min and then turn OFF.

  - trigger:
      - trigger: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.your_door_contact_sensor_here
        to: "on"
      - trigger: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.your_door_contact_sensor_here
        to: "off"
    action:
      - action: input_boolean.turn_on
        target:
          entity_id: input_boolean.gate_toggle_helper_here
      - delay: "00:02:00"
      - action: input_boolean.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id: input_boolean.gate_toggle_helper_here

Hope this is what your after and it helps you.

Blacky :grinning:

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@SoccerTX

If your weather station reports lux in watts per square meter, you can use those values directly since theyā€™re just numbers. The key is finding a range that works for you. A larger range provides better controlā€¦ for example, a scale of 1000 to 3000 watts offers more precision than 1 to 3 watts

Blacky :grinning:

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@nicknol

I think this would just be a normal out of the box trigger with an ambient condition.

Blacky :grinning:

3202

@Blacky thanks for your lightspeed response.
I canā€™t figure out how to incorporate the condition ā€œas long their is motionā€. The initial trigger to turn on the lights comes from the frontdoor sensor (ā€œopenā€). Then the frontdoor will be closed, but the lights should stay on until there is no motion anymore.
but in the situation that the door isnā€™t opened at all, a detected motion shall not change the state of the lights.

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@nicknol

You will need to group your door sensor and the motion sensor and then use the group as the trigger. How to create a group sensor click here.

Blacky :grinning: