Using a "Template Number Value" instead of static number

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Chaps
I need your help. Lets be honest, I’m just not very good at YML

OK, what am I trying to achieve. I have various security cameras that trigger outside floodlights. They work perfectly when we have good weather. Introduce a heavy rain shower and they introduce a lot of false positives. I am able to configure the sensitivity of these cameras using HA

Solution. I have a counter that tracks the number of motion detections within a certain time period. If that crosses a certain thresh-hold within a certain time, it triggers an automation where I decrease the motion sensitivity of the camera. I can do this with a STATIC number, what I would like to do is use a “Template Number” to gradually reduce the sensitivity.

This is my automation to reduce the sensitivity with a FIXED NUMBER (20)

triggers:
  - trigger: time_pattern
    minutes: /30
conditions:
  - condition: numeric_state
    entity_id: counter.counter_reolink_patio_motion_detected
    above: 25
actions:
  - device_id: 569573b6d0276d50b0ef488f8310016c
    domain: number
    entity_id: 4e60c6037eb655ff299c8018a27e31d4
    type: set_value
    value: 20
mode: single

I have created a TEMPLATE NUMBER that reduces 10 from the current cameras motion sensitivity
number.template_number_reolink_patio_motion_sensitivity_minus_10

{{ states('number.reolink_garden_motion_sensitivity') | float(0) - 10 }}

I’d like to use that template result in my automations actions instead of manually setting it to a fixed number and I just can’t figure out how to do it (If it’s even possible)

Thanks for any help or telling me I’m doing this the wrong way

Brucey

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I amazed myself (not difficult) and figured it out

actions:
  - data:
      entity_id: number.reolink_garden_motion_sensitivity
      value: "{{ states('number.reolink_garden_motion_sensitivity') | float(0) - 10 }}"
    action: number.set_value

Copying here in case it helps anyone else

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Thanks mate, will do, didn’t know where to find that although I’ve seen others do it
Thanks buddy

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it wasn’t showing since you did not put your topic in any category so therefor I changed it. :wink:

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