I’m new to Home Assistant so I’m not very good at it yet. I was reading through example automations and decided to give the ‘Turn on Lights for 10 Minutes After Motion Detected’ example a go. I have an Aeotec Multisensor 6 to detect the motion. At the moment, the timer part and switching the lights off is working, but I can’t get the lights to turn on when there’s motion. Here’s the current configuration:
automation:
- alias: Turn on all lights when there is movement
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw100_multisensor_6_burglar_4
above: '1'
action:
service: light.turn_on
entity_id: script.timed_lamp
script:
timed_lamp:
alias: "Turn on lamp and set timer"
sequence:
# Cancel ev. old timers
- service: script.turn_off
data:
entity_id: script.timer_off
- service: light.turn_on
data:
entity_id: group.home_lights
# Set new timer
- service: script.turn_on
data:
entity_id: script.timer_off
timer_off:
alias: "Turn off lamp after 5 minutes"
sequence:
- delay:
minutes: 5
- service: light.turn_off
data:
entity_id: group.home_lights
For the trigger, I’ve tried having it as :
to: '8'
As well as:
from: '0'
to: '8'
and the current:
above: '1'
Any suggestions as to why the lights aren’t being switched on when there’s motion?
I’m having trouble keeping the lights on when there’s motion. With the current setup, it switches off after 5 minutes despite the motion sensor’s status being 8 (motion). It only works when it goes from state 0 to 8.
Can I add a condition to the turn off script where the script only starts if the status of the motion detector is 0(no motion)?
script:
timer_off:
alias: "Turn off lamp after 5 minutes"
sequence:
- delay:
minutes: 5
- service: light.turn_off
data:
entity_id: group.home_lights
I am playing around with lights automation at the moment, and stumbled upon the same issue. My setup is an Aeotec Multisensor 6 with Hue lights in the living room.
I solved the issue of lights turning off after the set amount of time despite there is motion with a condition that does an additional check: if the motion sensor is not in ‘no motion’ state then restart the timer, and only turn off the lights when the motion sensor is actually in ‘no motion’ state.
In addition I noticed that when I watch TV in the evening I am often not moving for some time and the lights turn off - I solved this issue in a similar way as described above by checking if the TV is still turned on or Plex (on the TV) is currently playing.
Here’s my current configuration:
automation:
alias: "Turn on living room lights when there is movement"
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw100_multisensor_6_burglar_2
to: '8'
condition:
- condition: state
entity_id: sun.sun
state: 'below_horizon'
action:
service: homeassistant.turn_on
entity_id: script.timed_lamp
script:
timed_lamp:
alias: "Turn on lamp and set timer"
sequence:
# Cancel ev. old timers
- service: script.turn_off
data:
entity_id: script.timer_off
- service: light.turn_on
data:
entity_id: group.living_room
# Set new timer
- service: script.turn_on
data:
entity_id: script.timer_off
timer_off:
alias: "Turn off lamp after 15 minutes"
sequence:
- delay:
minutes: 15
- service_template: >
{% if ((not is_state('sensor.aeotec_zw100_multisensor_6_burglar_2', '0')) or (is_state('media_player.living_room_tv', 'on')) or (is_state('media_player.my_bravia_2015', 'playing'))) %}
script.turn_on
{% else %}
light.turn_off
{% endif %}
data_template:
entity_id: >
{% if ((not is_state('sensor.aeotec_zw100_multisensor_6_burglar_2', '0')) or (is_state('media_player.living_room_tv', 'on')) or (is_state('media_player.my_bravia_2015', 'playing'))) %}
script.timer_off_restart
{% else %}
group.living_room
{% endif %}
timer_off_restart:
alias: "Turn off lamp after 15 minutes (restart)"
sequence:
# Cancel current script
- service: script.turn_off
data:
entity_id: script.timer_off
# Set new timer
- service: script.turn_on
data:
entity_id: script.timer_off
The if-statements are quite complicated, and I’m not sure if there’s a simpler way to do this. The restart script was necessary as apparently you can’t cancel and then restart a script from within itself.
Issues remaining:
My automation only kicks in after sunset. However, if there is motion before sunset and continues to be, then the automation is never triggered because the sensor never changes its state. To solve this a separate automation triggered at sunset itself may be required.
When I get up before sunrise and trigger the automation so the lights turn on, as long as there’s still motion even after sunrise, the lights will never turn off. To solve this another condition may be required in the if-statements to check if the sun has risen.
Happy to hear about any suggestions for improving the code. It’s already getting quite longish for a single automation.
That’s actually quite good! I just resorted to simplifying it. I ended up just doing this:
- alias: Turn on all lights when there is movement
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw100_multisensor_6_burglar_4
to: '8'
action:
service: homeassistant.turn_on
entity_id: group.home_lights
- alias: Turn off all lights when there is no movement
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw100_multisensor_6_burglar_4
to: '0'
action:
service: homeassistant.turn_off
entity_id: group.home_lights
It pretty much acts like that timer, since it takes about 4 minutes to change state from 8 (motion) to 0 (no motion). I initially wanted the timer to be 5 minutes. The good thing is that it doesn’t interfere if I’m not home since I’ve set another automation so that my lights can switch on at sunset and turn off before midnight.
Today I did notice that the lights switched off while I was watching TV because I wasn’t moving much. I guess I can easily add a condition in the second automation so that it will only turn off if the tv is off (living room).
I am about to start the same thing.
and the code above is how I would have started.
I notice that you want the delay to be 5 min (instead of 4). If you are using the multi_sensor_6 you can adjust this timer in OZWCP. (i think it is the 2nd field in the config.)
I have been searching the forums and came across about 4 different threads about setting up sensor with motion to activate a light. I have tried to use the different examples. Of course I change the info to match my setup. I guess I am getting myself confused. Is the code that triggers the light all supposed to be in one ymal file? or is it supposed to be in separate files? Is there a way to test the automation by button or switch to trouble shoot and see if it works?
Your YAML will typically be a single file unless you decide to split it up. A single file is fine as long as you can keep track of everything (the file’s not to long to make it hard to find stuff).
You can force an automation to trigger from the UI. Automations show up on a card (on the default view unless you’ve customized). Click on one of them and you’ll see a “trigger” button/link.
Late to the party here, but for those of us without “smart” TVs that can be checked, I plan on testing this out with a luminance condition from the multisensor so that the the action doesn’t re-trigger if I’ve dimmed the lights to watch a movie or whatever.
The theory is that I want the theater light dimmer in the media room to turn on when I walk in so that I don’t step on a cat (it’s pitch black in there and we have six cats). Then, I’ll dim or turn them off manually and do my thing. I do not want them to turn if I’m in there watching a movie or playing video games (luminance) and the sensor detects movement. I plan on testing this out tomorrow when I get around to installing the media room switches.
Thanks for this I an new to home assistant and had been working on this for days. I had to make a few changes to get it to work for me. Here is what I did:
automation:
alias: "Turn on kitchen lights when there is movement"
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.vision_zp3111_multisensor_4in1_alarm_level_3_1
state: '255'
condition:
- condition: state
entity_id: sun.sun
state: 'below_horizon'
action:
service: homeassistant.turn_on
entity_id: script.timed_lamp
script:
timed_lamp:
alias: "Turn on light and set timer"
sequence:
# Cancel ev. old timers
- service: script.turn_off
data:
entity_id: script.timer_off
- service: homeassistant.turn_on
data:
entity_id: switch.ge_12722_onoff_relay_switch_switch_2_0
# Set new timer
- service: script.turn_on
data:
entity_id: script.timer_off
timer_off:
alias: "Turn off light after 1 minutes"
sequence:
- delay:
minutes: 1
- service_template: >
{%- if not is_state("sensor.vision_zp3111_multisensor_4in1_alarm_level_3_1", "0") -%}
script.turn_on
{% else %}
homeassistant.turn_off
{% endif %}
data_template:
entity_id: >
{%- if not is_state("sensor.vision_zp3111_multisensor_4in1_alarm_level_3_1", "0") -%}
script.timer_off_restart
{% else %}
switch.ge_12722_onoff_relay_switch_switch_2_0
{% endif %}
timer_off_restart:
alias: "Turn off light after 1 minutes (restart)"
sequence:
# Cancel current script
- service: script.turn_off
data:
entity_id: script.timer_off
# Set new timer
- service: script.turn_on
data:
entity_id: script.timer_off
I can’t get this to work on a second light. Every time I add another automation or another script home assistant will not start back up. Here is an example of what I did for the second automation that didn’t work.
automation:
alias: "Turn on kitchen lights when there is movement"
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.vision_zp3111_multisensor_4in1_alarm_level_3_1
state: '255'
condition:
- condition: state
entity_id: sun.sun
state: 'below_horizon'
action:
service: homeassistant.turn_on
entity_id: script.timed_lamp
alias: "Turn on bath lights when there is movement"
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.ecolink_pir_motion_sensor_sensor_4_0
state: 'on'
condition:
- condition: state
entity_id: sun.sun
state: 'below_horizon'
action:
service: homeassistant.turn_on
entity_id: script.timed_lamp
If I remove the second automation (Turn on bath lights when there is movement) the first one works fine. I have searched but cant find anything on this.
I took a different approach to this.
instead of starting the timer when the sensor SEES movement, I start the timer when the sensor sees NO movement.
when there is movement I cancel the timer.
This way, even though there is continuous movement, the lights want turn off.
in addition, I have added an input_slider, so I can change the delay timer throughout the day if necessary.
automation
- alias: Turn on entrence light by movement
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id: sensor.fibaro_system_fgms001_motion_sensor_burglar_9_10
state: '8'
action:
service: homeassistant.turn_on
entity_id: script.timed_lamp_entrence
- alias: Turn off entrence lights set by movement
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id: sensor.fibaro_system_fgms001_motion_sensor_burglar_9_10
state: '0'
action:
service: homeassistant.turn_on
entity_id: script.timer_off_entrence
script
timed_lamp_entrence:
alias: "Turn on entrence light and set timer"
sequence:
# Cancel ev. old timers
- service: script.turn_off
data:
entity_id: script.timer_off_entrence
- service: light.turn_on
entity_id: light.entre
data_template:
brightness: "{{ states('input_slider.current_hue_brightness')|int }}"
color_temp: "{{ states('input_slider.color_temp')|int }}"
timer_off_entrence:
alias: "Turn off entrence light after x minutes"
sequence:
- delay: '00:{{ states.input_slider.entrence_delay.state | int }}:00'
- service: light.turn_off
data:
entity_id: group.entrence_lights
Must of had some spaces that were wrong in my script because I did it again and it is working now. Not sure where the log is. I have a OZW_Log in the same folder as my configuration.yaml file. I look in there and its like another language to me so I don’t know if I would see what was wrong. I would like to add a slider to adjust the timed light so it will stop turning off on us when we are in the shower. Not sure what I should be putting in the entity_id: part or if I ever have it set up right. Any help would be appreciated.
- alias: "Turn on bath lights when there is movement"
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.ecolink_pir_motion_sensor_sensor_4_0
state: 'on'
action:
service: homeassistant.turn_on
entity_id: script.bathroom_timed_light
script.yaml
bathroom_timed_light:
alias: "Turn on bathroom light and set timer"
sequence:
# Cancel ev. old timers
- service: script.turn_off
data:
entity_id: script.bathroom_timer_off
- service: homeassistant.turn_on
data:
entity_id: switch.ge_12722_onoff_relay_switch_switch_5_0
# Set new timer
- service: script.turn_on
data:
entity_id: script.bathroom_timer_off
bathroom_timer_off:
alias: "Turn off bathroom light after 1 minutes"
sequence:
- delay:
data_template:
entity_id: ???????????????
minutes: '{{ states.input_slider.bathroom_shower.state | int }}'
- service_template: >
{%- if not is_state("binary_sensor.ecolink_pir_motion_sensor_sensor_4_0", "off") -%}
script.turn_on
{% else %}
homeassistant.turn_off
{% endif %}
data_template:
entity_id: >
{%- if not is_state("binary_sensor.ecolink_pir_motion_sensor_sensor_4_0", "off") -%}
script.bathroom_timer_off_restart
{% else %}
switch.ge_12722_onoff_relay_switch_switch_5_0
{% endif %}
bathroom_timer_off_restart:
alias: "Turn off bathroom light after 1 minutes (restart)"
sequence:
# Cancel current script
- service: script.turn_off
data:
entity_id: script.bathroom_timer_off
# Set new timer
- service: script.turn_on
data:
entity_id: script.bathroom_timer_off
