Hi there,
I need to push a button for a small amount of time within a cover template action. As of documentation, I am allowed to configure a delay either by using the “HH:MM:SS” notation, or by setting the milliseconds, seconds, etc. attributes directly. In my current configuration I was using the milliseconds attribute to set a 50ms delay between toggling of switching a button on and off.
stop_cover:
- choose:
- conditions: >
{{ this.state == "closing" or this.state == "opening" }}
sequence:
# stop moving
- service: switch.turn_on
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
- delay:
milliseconds: 50
- service: switch.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
Unfortunately, when executing this script, the log tells me, that this notion is not supported:
Garagentor: Choose at step 1: choice 2: Error rendering Garagentor: Choose at step 1: choice 2 delay template: offset milliseconds: 50 should be format 'HH:MM', 'HH:MM:SS' or 'HH:MM:SS.F'
What am I missing? Where can I find information about the ‘HH:MM:SS.F’ notation? I would assume the .F could be used for my 50ms delay, but how?
“00:00:00.05” ? or “00:00:00.02” ?
Thanks in advance,
At first look that looks right. Syntax, indents. I’d try a couple of things.
does the error go away if you remove the delay?
does the error go away if you change it to a 1 second delay - delay: “00:00:01”
does it go away if you make it 500ms instead?
123
February 6, 2023, 2:08pm
3
Sorry, misread the post; overlooked the fact it’s a Template Cover (not a script).
Post the Template Cover’s entire configuration.
I have changed it now to the ‘HH:MM:SS.F’ format (‘00:00:00.1’) and this seemed to work.
So maybe the problem is more because of a to small time value?
cover:
- platform: template
covers:
garage_door:
unique_id: "cover.garagentor"
device_class: garage
friendly_name: "Garagentor"
value_template: >
{% if states('binary_sensor.garagentor_input_1') == "on" %}
open
{% elif states('binary_sensor.garagentor_input_0') == "on" %}
closed
{% else %}
{% if as_timestamp(states.binary_sensor.garagentor_input_0.last_changed) > as_timestamp(states.binary_sensor.garagentor_input_1.last_changed) %}
opening
{% else %}
closing
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
open_cover:
- choose:
- conditions: >
{{ this.state == "closing" }}
sequence:
# first stop moving
- service: switch.turn_on
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
- delay:
milliseconds: 500
- service: switch.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
# then start opening
- service: switch.turn_on
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
- delay:
milliseconds: 500
- service: switch.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
- conditions: >
{{ this.state == "closed" }}
sequence:
# start opening
- service: switch.turn_on
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
- delay:
milliseconds: 500
- service: switch.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
close_cover:
- choose:
- conditions: >
{{ this.state == "opening" }}
sequence:
# first stop moving
- service: switch.turn_on
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
- delay:
milliseconds: 500
- service: switch.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
# then start opening
- service: switch.turn_on
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
- delay:
milliseconds: 500
- service: switch.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
- conditions: >
{{ this.state == "open" }}
sequence:
# start opening
- service: switch.turn_on
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
- delay:
milliseconds: 500
- service: switch.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
stop_cover:
- choose:
- conditions: >
{{ this.state == "closing" or this.state == "opening" }}
sequence:
# stop moving
- service: switch.turn_on
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
- delay:
milliseconds: 500
- service: switch.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.garagentor_relay_0
icon_template: >
{% if states('binary_sensor.garagentor_input_1') == "on" %}
mdi:garage-variant
{% elif states('binary_sensor.garagentor_input_0') == "on" %}
mdi:garage-open-variant
{% else %}
mdi:garage-alert-variant
{% endif %}
123
February 10, 2023, 8:45pm
6
As an experiment, I created the following Template Cover. It simply controls an Input Boolean.
cover:
- platform: template
covers:
garage_door:
device_class: garage
friendly_name: Garage Door
value_template: "{{ is_state('input_boolean.foo', 'on') }}"
open_cover:
- service: input_boolean.turn_on
data:
entity_id: input_boolean.foo
- delay:
milliseconds: 50
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
data:
entity_id: input_boolean.foo
- delay:
milliseconds: 50
- service: input_boolean.turn_on
data:
entity_id: input_boolean.foo
close_cover:
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
data:
entity_id: input_boolean.foo
stop_cover:
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
data:
entity_id: input_boolean.foo
It uses two 50 millisecond delays in open_cover and there were no errors produced when the cover was commanded to open.
The test was performed with Home Assistant 2023.2.3.
I cannot reproduce my error again. Maybe it got fixed with update to the .3-version but the changelog does not state a fix like the above.
Sorry for bothering? maybe I should have checked once more.
Thank you for the help anyway.
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