Switch from attribute state

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Hi,
how can I create a switch from attribute state
I have a shelly 1 with a read swich on my garage door.

if the garage door is open, the status is (true)
if it is closed it is (false)

Thank you.

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You mean a sensor that shows the state? If so, use the template binary sensor.

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Or use the template cover to combine the switch and attribute into one garage door object.

Your value template will be:

value_template: "{{ is_state_attr('switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28', 'switch', 'true') }}"
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Hi
How can I achieve this?
the examples are not with the attributes

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By substituting your switch and the template I wrote above.

cover:
  - platform: template
    covers:
      garage_door:
        device_class: garage
        friendly_name: "Garage Door"
        value_template: "{{ is_state_attr('switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28', 'switch', 'true') }}"
        open_cover:
          service: switch.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28
        close_cover:
          service: switch.turn_off
          data:
            entity_id: switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28

You have not actually told us how the shelly operates the garage door though, so I’m guessing that bit.

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it’s like a button.
press once to open and press again to stop or close.
The button goes off after 0.5 seconds.

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Then I think this is what you need:

cover:
  - platform: template
    covers:
      garage_door:
        device_class: garage
        friendly_name: "Garage Door"
        value_template: "{{ is_state_attr('switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28', 'switch', 'true') }}"
        open_cover:
          service: switch.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28
        close_cover:
          service: switch.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28

If “pressing the button” while moving stops the door you might also be able to add:

        stop_cover:
          service: switch.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28
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thank you very much.

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Hi tom
my configuration somehow doesn’t work properly.

  • platform: template ########################################################################### Garage
    covers:
    garage_door:
    device_class: garage
    friendly_name: “Garage Door”
    value_template: “{{ is_state_attr(‘switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28’, ‘switch’, ‘true’) }}”
    open_cover:
    service: switch.turn_on
    data:
    entity_id: switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28
    close_cover:
    service: switch.turn_off
    data:
    entity_id: switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28
    icon_template: >-
    {% if is_state(‘sensor.garage_state’, ‘True’) %}
    mdi:garage-open-variant
    {% else %}
    mdi:garage-variant
    {% endif %}

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  1. the status when closing or opening does not change.

  2. The up and down arrows don’t either.
    I created another sensor for the state because the (if is state_attr) for the icon_template doesn’t work, or I didn’t do it correctly.

  3. the status when closing or opening does not change.

  4. The up and down arrows don’t either.
    I created another sensor for the state because the (if is state_attr) for the icon_template doesn’t work, or I didn’t do it correctly.

can you help me?

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  1. Can you please screen capture the shelly attributes when the shelly switch is on. Also when the door is open what does this produce in the developer tools template editor:
{{ is_state_attr('switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28', 'switch', 'true') }}
  1. to 4. this is because of 1.

Also please read point 11 here and edit your post accordingly: How to help us help you - or How to ask a good question

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now the garage door is open

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And the template result?

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template result?
where can I find this?

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In my original post:

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nothing happens to the status.
when i press the arrow key the gate opens or closes.
But the status does not change.
I don’t know how to use the developer tools template editor.
I’ve never worked with it.

i think i have it
is that right?

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Yes that’s the one. Now try this in the template editor with the door open:

{{ is_state_attr('switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28', 'switch', true) }}
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when the door is open, it says True

18

Use that template in your cover.

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that’s the same template as before

platform: template ########################################################################### Garage
covers:
garage_door:
device_class: garage
friendly_name: “Garage Door”
value_template: “{{ is_state_attr(‘switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28’, ‘switch’, ‘true’) }}”
open_cover:
service: switch.turn_on
data:
entity_id: switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28
close_cover:
service: switch.turn_off
data:
entity_id: switch.shelly_shsw_1_ba2c28
icon_template: >-
{% if is_state(‘sensor.garage_state’, ‘True’) %}
mdi:garage-open-variant
{% else %}
mdi:garage-variant
{% endif %}

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Nope. true and 'true' are two very different things. One is a logic state the other is a string.

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