Toggle Switch OFF/ON at Sunrise and Sunset

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Hi all,

I have some basic automations built around sunrise/sunset already (ie, outdoor lights on 2 hours after sunset and off 3 hours before sunrise, aquarium automations, etc) but I am trying to automate a chicken coop door. The motor I am using opens and closes the door on a power interruption … so if I want to open the door in the morning, I have to toggle the receptacle outlet OFF and then ON. Same thing for closing it at night. I know this is simple but my brain is not working. Anyone have a neat solution as to how I can implement this in the form of an automation?

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Just add a call service off, then delay, then call service on.

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Exactly what @Hellis81 said:

action:
- service: switch.turn_off
  entity_id: switch.chicken
- delay: '00:00:05'
- service: switch.turn_on
  entity_id: switch.chicken
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Thank you! It would have been hard work typing that from the phone :slight_smile:

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  - alias: "Chicken Coop Door Open at Sunrise"
    trigger:
      - platform: sun
        event: sunrise
        offset: "-00:00:05"
    action:
      - service: homeassistant.turn_off
        data:
          entity_id:
            - switch.30753800d8f15bafee2e
      - service: homeassistant.turn_on
        data:
          entity_id:
            - switch.30753800d8f15bafee2e

Thanks. This is what I have so far … where would I add the second offset?

Edit: OOPS. Didn’t see your reply. Thanks.

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Is the formatting correct on this? Ashamed but I am still a bit of a newbie.

  - alias: "Chicken Coop Door Open at Sunrise"
    trigger:
      - platform: sun
        event: sunrise
    action:
      - service: switch.turn_off
        data:
          entity_id:
            - switch.30753800d8f15bafee2e
      - delay: '00:00:05'
      - service: switch.turn_on
        data:
          entity_id:
            - switch.30753800d8f15bafee2e
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It looks correct.
Just try it and see. You only need to reload the automations then execute it to see if it works.

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Works. Thanks for your help. Just wasn’t sure how to format the “delay”

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The actions are basically scripts, and that’s well documented here.

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Thanks. Still learning.

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Hey really interested in the motor setup you have for opening and closing the door. Can you share the details?

Thanks

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Certainly. I ran power to my coop and I am just using an Add-A-Motor Chicken Coop Door attached to a cheap wifi plug. I use z-wave in my home but the coop is too far from the home to extend my z-wave network … ran a router out there and I have solid wifi signal now. Also paired a ChickenGuard Self Locking Coop Door and with the above automation my door opens at sunrise and closes an hour after sunset. Lastly, just for redundancy, I added a Xiaomi hub and a magnetic binary sensor to tell me if the door is open or closed. It’s all been dead reliable so far (about 4 months in operation).

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Hi, can I use this to change the background image on the sun state above and under horizon ?

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many thanks. just looking for ideas for some cupboards in the house