Using devices from third party hub in automations

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Hi Guys,
I am using fibaro HC2 for all my z-wave devices (mostly fibaro). Recently I moved to HA, but am not able to use the devices because they are discovered as entities in Automation. I am not able to set proper conditions or actions and other limitations.
Any suggestions on that?

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This should go in #configuration. Anyway are you sure there are no devices? What platform are you using for z-wave?

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You don’t need a device to create automations or conditions. That is a growing misconception. Every that needs to be done can be done with entities. Device (and device triggers) are relative new, before they existed we could automate too ! Just use a state or other trigger.

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Thanks. I tried it in different ways for tigers and conditions os somehow the automation does not fire at all. I am not able to troubleshoot to trace where exactly the chain is breaking.
For example, I have 2 motion sensors (one is fibaro via HC2 and the other one is part of my EVO192 Paradox alarm system) in my hallway and I want to turn on the lights when either of them detects motion (for more precise detection), but only if the lights are turn_off:

alias: Antre auto ON on motion
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.corridor_antre_motion_144
    for: '00:00:00'
    to: 'on'
    from: 'off'
condition:
  - condition: or
    conditions:
      - type: is_motion
        condition: device
        device_id: 124b534922a44f1bae21dfcc778d1a92
        entity_id: binary_sensor.zone_012
        domain: binary_sensor
  - condition: and
    conditions:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: light.corridor_antre_main_light_111
        state: turn_off
        for: '00:00:00'
action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: light.corridor_antre_main_light_111
mode: single

If I add only one of the motion sensors and remove the condition for the lights it works but very very slow (it takes at least 5 seconds to fire).
I have a few other automation and scenes that I am not able to trace/troubleshoot because when I run them manually they all work fine, but does not fire automatically on the trigger (motion or Alexa voice routine)

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Fibaro HC2

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That automation does not fill the description. It turns the light on if binary_sensor.corridor_antre_motion_144 is turned on, but only if binary_sensor.zone_012 is also on.

If I want to control anything when one out of two motion sensors are on, I use a third, compound template motion sensor.

Example :

  - platform: template
    sensors:
      eetkamer3_occupancy:
        friendly_name: "Eetkamer3 occupancy"
        value_template: >
          {{ is_state('binary_sensor.eetkamer_occupancy','on') or is_state('binary_sensor.eetkamer2_occupancy','on')   }}
        device_class: motion