Slow motion detection vs Motion light by HA

[tom_l]

Don’t use device id’s use entity_ids. Which you can find in Developer Tools → States. Or by clicking on the entity and looking in the settings menu (cog icon top right of more-info pop-up card)

Why and how to avoid device_ids in automations and scripts

Background When you start writing automations, a device trigger seems the obvious choice. Everybody knows what a device is and it comes at the top of the UI dropdown list. [image] It works… but it is certainly not a “great way to start” because it is storing up problems for the future. Far better to use entity, with state or numeric_state. Device_id problems The yaml will be longer and harder to follow, which may make maintenance difficult, especially a few months down the line when you h…