Wifi condition = state not connected

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1

HI all
I am trying to add a simple automation but it is not working.
the trigger works but the condition isn’t. I tried

not connected
<not connected>
<not_connected>

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What is going wrong?

  alias: trigger when connected to wifi

  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.makis_smartphone_wifi_connection
      to: "mkDevices"
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.makis_smartphone_wifi_connection
      to: "COSMOTE-CBA6C4"
  condition:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: sensor.makis_smartphone_wifi_connection
      state: "<not connected>"
      for: "00:05:00"
  action:
    - service: switch.toggle
      target:
        entity_id: switch.sonoff_100082f960
  mode: single```
2

<not connected> that’s the one it should be. However you are triggering on it being connected, so the condition will never be true.

Trigger occurs first then conditions are checked.

3

you are right :slight_smile:

probably I need a sensor/helper for the condition?

or could I change the condition to trigger and vise versa?
I prefer not to use extra sensors if not absolutely necessary.

4

You haven’t said what you want the automation to do.

5

I need to toggle the switch the moment my phone connects to my wifi network. without the condition although it triggers more often than i need.

the minutes will be more the 20 in the end. I have it on 5 to test it only

6

If you only want the automation to trigger every 20 minutes at most try this:

alias: trigger when connected to wifi

  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.makis_smartphone_wifi_connection
      to: "mkDevices"
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.makis_smartphone_wifi_connection
      to: "COSMOTE-CBA6C4"
  condition:
    - condition: template
      value_template: "{{ now() - this.attributes.last_triggered|default(as_datetime(0),1) > timedelta(minutes=20) }}"
  action:
    - service: switch.toggle
      target:
        entity_id: switch.sonoff_100082f960
  mode: single
7

yes, it worked!
Thank you Tom

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