Sunset offset twice as a trigger

1

Hello all,

I want to automate my blinds, but not every blind at the same time after sunset.
Opening the separate blinds on a certain time is no problem. Even the first group closing after sunset (offset +00:30) works, but I have trouble closing the blind at the second time after sunset (offset +00:45).
Would someone please give me advise on this subject?

description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: '08:30:00'
  - platform: time
    at: '09:00:00'
  - platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: '+00:30'
  - platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: '+00:45'
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: time
            after: '08:29:00'
            before: '08:31:00'
        sequence:
          - service: cover.open_cover
            target:
              entity_id:
                - cover.duwi_zw_esj_300_blind_control
                - cover.rolluik_computerkamer_compute
                - cover.rolluik_eetkamer
                - cover.rolluik_logeerkamer_logeerk
      - conditions:
          - condition: time
            after: '08:59:00'
            before: '09:01:00'
        sequence:
          - service: cover.open_cover
            target:
              entity_id: cover.rolluik_woonkam
      - conditions:
          - condition: sun
            after: sunset
            after_offset: '+00:30'
        sequence:
          - service: cover.close_cover
            target:
              entity_id:
                - cover.duwi_zw_esj_300_blind_control
                - cover.rolluik_computerkamer_compute
                - cover.rolluik_eetkamer
                - cover.rolluik_logeerkamer_logeerk
      - conditions:
          - condition: sun
            after: sunset
            after_offset: '+00:45'
        sequence:
          - service: cover.close_cover
            target:
              entity_id: cover.rolluik_woonkam
    default: []
mode: single

Thanks in advance for your help.

Franklin

2

Not my strong point, but it looks to me as if your automation will only run between 08:29:00 and 08:31:00 - at any other time it will stop when the first condition fails.

Have you tried putting each condition and command sequence in a separate script and calling them from the main automation? That way each script will stop if the condition fails, but the automation will carry on. A bit spaghetti-like so probably bad practice.

Does it all have to be in one automation? You’ve got four separate triggers.

3

Thats not entirely true. All the conditions work execpt the one at sunset offset +00:45.
I had all the automations seperate working, but wanted to try them catch in one automation. I did this with my heating but that are all triggers on time and not at sunset.

4

After days of trial and error I managed to do this in one automation. To help people who want to do the same here is my code:

alias: Rolluiken
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: time
    at: '08:30:00'
  - platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: '+00:45:00'
  - platform: sun
    event: sunset
    offset: '+00:30:00'
  - platform: time
    at: '09:00:00'
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: time
            after: '08:29:59'
            before: '08:30:01'
        sequence:
          - service: cover.open_cover
            target:
              entity_id:
                - cover.duwi_zw_esj_300_blind_control
                - cover.rolluik_computerkamer_compute
                - cover.rolluik_eetkamer
                - cover.rolluik_logeerkamer_logeerk
      - conditions:
          - condition: sun
            after: sunset
            after_offset: '+00:45:00'
        sequence:
          - service: cover.close_cover
            target:
              entity_id:
                - cover.rolluik_woonkam
      - conditions:
          - condition: sun
            after: sunset
            after_offset: '+00:30:00'
        sequence:
          - service: cover.close_cover
            target:
              entity_id:
                - cover.duwi_zw_esj_300_blind_control
                - cover.rolluik_computerkamer_compute
                - cover.rolluik_eetkamer
                - cover.rolluik_logeerkamer_logeerk
      - conditions:
          - condition: time
            after: '08:59:59'
            before: '09:00:01'
        sequence:
          - service: cover.open_cover
            target:
              entity_id: cover.rolluik_woonkam
    default: []
mode: single

I guess the solution is hidden in the details. I only changed the time gap for fireing the time platform and narrowed it to one second. As said this is working now.

Franklin