TP-Link light can't set brightness via automation

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hello,
I am using the following automation to turn on a floor light with a PIR sensor.
Everything works as expected apart that I can’t set brightness to the desired level.

Is pretty strange, as I am using the same configuration under Developers Tools/Services and it works, but when I try it within an automation it doesn’t.

- id: '1612453345741'
  alias: Baby motion automation
  trigger:
  - platform: state
    to: 'on'
    from: 'off'
    entity_id: binary_sensor.sigma_pir_baby
  condition:
  - condition: or
    conditions:
    - condition: sun
      after: sunset
    - condition: sun
      before: sunrise
  - condition: state
    entity_id: light.baby_lamp
    state: 'off'
  action:
  - service: timer.start
    data:
      duration: '0'
    target:
      entity_id: timer.baby_room_occupancy
  - service: light.turn_on
    data:
      brightness_pct: 30
      entity_id: light.baby_lamp
    target:
      entity_id: light.baby_lamp
  - service: input_boolean.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: input_boolean.baby_room_auto_motion

I have tried both brightness_pct and brightness without effect.
Any help or feedback would be appreciated.

2

Anyone please?

3

I can’t believe that there is no one who had the same experience.
Anyone please? I need to solve this

4

What type/model of bulb is it? Why do you have the entity listed under both target and data? Did you check the log for errors after attempting to fire the automation ? Try making an automation with the just the light action and see if it works… you seem to have a lot going on there…

5

You’ve got the entity under target and data.
Maybe target is taking preference. Try deleting the target line

6

thank you for your reply.
The model is TP-Link KL60

I have the entity listed under target and data because this is what I get when I test it under Developers Tools/Services.

The same code which works, I use for the automation but it doesn’t work.

7

thank you for your quote.
the entity_id goes under target.
Under developer tools/services when I test it shows under target.

Because when used the same script at automation it didn’t work I tried different things.
One of them was to have entity_id under data too.

Unfortunately it didn’t make a difference.

8

So that bulb is not listed as being supported… https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/tplink/
I would, as I mentioned try an automation with just the turn_on service and using the format in the documentation… but also I did come across this thread… maybe worth a shot trying to have two actions, one for the on and one for the brightness… ??
TP-link bulb data on 'turn_on' not happenning?

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there is no “set brightness” for tplink in integration. only increase/decrease brightness by unknown value.