Turn on input boolean using geolocation

1

Hi

I am trying to make an automation that will turn on/off an input boolean (used to control my home alarm) depending if me and my wife have left our home or if one of us is home.

I can see the change happening (me/us going from “home” to “away”) but the automation is never triggered, I tried using the geolocation trigger as well but that had the same effect, input boolean was not changed, what is it that I am missing?

- id: '1598772461367'
  alias: LARM Auto ON me
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - entity_id: person.me
    from: home
    platform: state
    to: away
  condition:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: person.wife
    state: away
  action:
  - data: {}
    entity_id: input_boolean.alarm_on
    service: input_boolean.turn_on
  mode: single
2

I use a template sensor to give me the distance from home, and this is what triggers the alarm on or off.

3

Well after not being able to understand why the built in functionality is borken or why I cant make it work I decided to follow your suggestion, for those who are interested it ended upp looking like this:

# Alarm sensor true if both are away
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      away:
        friendly_name: "away"
        value_template: >-
          {% if is_state('person.me', 'home') 
             and is_state('person.wife', 'home')%}
            false
          {% else %}
            true
          {% endif %}
# Alarm sensor true if one is home
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      home:
        friendly_name: "home"
        value_template: >-
          {% if is_state('person.me', 'home') 
             or is_state('person.wife', 'home')%}
            true
          {% else %}
            false
          {% endif %}
4

Are you still using this or have you come up with anything different? Just curious, I have 4 people in my house and I have Ring Alarm integration setup. I want the alarm to arm when everyone leaves and disarm if any one of us come home.

5

I still use this, I have not checked if the geolocation functions are working now.

This is the code I have now:

# Alarm sensor true if both are away
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      away:
        friendly_name: "away"
        value_template: >-
          {% if is_state('person.me_mobile', 'home') 
             or is_state('person.wife_mobile', 'home')%}
            false
          {% else %}
            true
          {% endif %}
# Alarm sensor true if one is home
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      home:
        friendly_name: "home"
        value_template: >-
          {% if is_state('person.me_mobile', 'home') 
             or is_state('person.wife_mobile', 'home')%}
            true
          {% else %}
            false
          {% endif %}

You could also just use on the statements above and switch a boolean, you do not need both of them, I just have not had the time to rewrite the automatons and these functions.