Turn Off After No Motion Help

Configuration
1

trying this with a timer and I cant seem to get the light to turn off after no motion…guessing my condition in the second automation is the issue, but why?

############Office Motion Day ##################
- id: office_day_motion
  alias: Office Motion
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.office_sensor
    to: 'on'
  condition:
    condition: state
    entity_id: sun.sun
    state: 'above_horizon'
  action:
  - service: timer.start
    entity_id: timer.office_motion
  - service: light.turn_on
    entity_id: light.officedesk
    data:
      kelvin: 2700
      brightness: 254
      transition: 10
#############Office No Motion ###################
- id: office_timer
  alias: Turn off office after no motion (10 mins)
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: timer.finished
    event_data:
      entity_id: timer.office_timer
  condition:
    condition: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.office_sensor
    state: 'off'
  action:
    service: light.turn_off
    entity_id: light.officedesk
    data:
      transition: 10
2

In my experience the timer will just run out instead of restarting when the trigger cycles. Adding a cancel before a start command will restart the timer every time the binary sensor is turned on. You would not need the condition on your second automation.

############Office Motion Day ##################
- id: office_day_motion
  alias: Office Motion
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.office_sensor
    to: 'on'
  condition:
    condition: state
    entity_id: sun.sun
    state: 'above_horizon'
  action:
  - service: timer.cancel
    entity_id: timer.office_motion
  - service: timer.start
    entity_id: timer.office_motion
  - service: light.turn_on
    entity_id: light.officedesk
    data:
      kelvin: 2700
      brightness: 254
      transition: 10
#############Office No Motion ###################
- id: office_timer
  alias: Turn off office after no motion (10 mins)
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: timer.finished
    event_data:
      entity_id: timer.office_timer
  action:
    service: light.turn_off
    entity_id: light.officedesk
    data:
      transition: 10
3

You don’t need a timer to do this. See this example:

4

Thank you for the suggestion. This didnt fire the off portion though

5

Thanks I’ll give this a try