Simple open door - turn on light not working

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I’ve run into this now with a few different items, either I’m not using the right verbiage or past/present tense. Not super user friendly with guessing what it has to be…

This is a very basic automation, open the door > turn light on. Can someone tell me what I’m doing wrong?

- id: '1590694301917'
  alias: Toilet Lights - Day
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - entity_id: binary_sensor.doorsensor_toilet_contact
    platform: state
    to: 'Opened'
  condition:
  - after: sunrise
    before: sunset
    condition: sun
  action:
  - scene: scene.bathroom_lights_on_day
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You probably have the state spelled wrong in the “to:” parameter. Check what the state looks like on the STATES tab of the Developer Tools page.

EDIT: Binary sensors are usually 'on' or 'off'. What you used was how that is translated in the frontend.

3

Hi. Are you sure „opened“ is the correct value? Normally it would be „on“ with binary_sensor

4

Great, thanks. Now I know where to find those, appreciate it.

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