Window Sensor Alarm

Configuration
1

Setup Information:

Raspberry Pi 3
Home Assistant All In One Installer
Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5
Aeotec Siren Gen5, Z-Wave Plus, 105dB siren with strobe alerts, Plug-in, Backup battery
Aeotec by Aeon Labs ZW120 Door / Window Sensor, Small, White

Hi All,
I am trying to put together a simple automation that involves a window/door sensor that when the sensor is removed from its position (tampered with) or the window opens, a siren device sounds for 10 seconds. I’m having some difficulties with my basic knowledge of writing these automations.

For the first part I wrote the below but it is having problems:

- alias: "Left Window Alarm"
  trigger:
    platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw120_door_window_sensor_gen5_burglar_5_10
    to: '254'
    from: '0'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw080_siren_gen5_switch

Where did I go wrong?

Thanks in advance for any help!

2

it’s probably in the above: this would only work if you move from value=0 to value=254 in a single step, no other values in between.
What should the sensor.aeotec_zw120_door_window_sensor_gen5_burglar_5_10 normally return?
Personally I don’t like the numeric_state platform, but that’s just a preference, so I’d code it this way:

- alias: "Left Window Alarm"
  trigger:
    platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw120_door_window_sensor_gen5_burglar_5_10
    to: '254'
    from: '0'
  condition:
    - condition: template
      value_template: '{{ states.sensor.aeotec_zw120_door_window_sensor_gen5_burglar_5_10.state >= xxx }}'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw080_siren_gen5_switch

Where xxx is the value you want to check to be true to make the automation work…

3

Really appreciate the help.

The values for the burglar portion of the sensor are:

254 = sensor removed
3 = sensor misconfigured
0 = normal state

Did I correct what I written? Wasn’t sure if I should remove the to & from values with your based on your value_template suggestion.

- alias: "Left Window Alarm"
  trigger:
    platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw120_door_window_sensor_gen5_burglar_5_10
    to: '254'
    from: '0'
  condition:
  - condition: template
    value_template: '{{ states.sensor.aeotec_zw120_door_window_sensor_gen5_burglar_5_10.state >= 0 }}'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw080_siren_gen5_switch
4

How about something along these lines?

- alias: "Left Window Alarm"
    trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw120_door_window_sensor_gen5_burglar_5_10
        to: '254'
    
    action:
      - service: switch.turn_on
        entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw080_siren_gen5_switch

I have a similar automation to tell when a door is open. Seems to work here.

5

This feedback is a huge help.

Since there are two windows in the bedroom both with a sensor on each window, is there a way to write the automation where I can include both in the same YAML file instead of creating a YAML file for the right window and one for the left window?

The only different in the entity_id is one has _2 on the end to identify each separately.

- alias: "Window Sensor Tampered"
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw120_door_window_sensor_gen5_burglar
      to: '254'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw080_siren_gen5_switch
    - delay: '00:00:05'
    - service: switch.turn_off
      entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw080_siren_gen5_switch
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw120_door_window_sensor_gen5_burglar_2
      to: '254'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw080_siren_gen5_switch
    - delay: '00:00:05'
    - service: switch.turn_off
      entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw080_siren_gen5_switch

Thanks again for all the help!

6

Try something like this:

- alias: "Window Sensor Tampered"
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw120_door_window_sensor_gen5_burglar
      to: '254'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.aeotec_zw120_door_window_sensor_gen5_burglar_2
      to: '254'
  action:
    - service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw080_siren_gen5_switch
    - delay: '00:00:05'
    - service: switch.turn_off
      entity_id: switch.aeotec_zw080_siren_gen5_switch

Multiple triggers have an implied “or”. So this says if either sensor goes to 254 then sound the siren.

Hope this helps.