#Charging Station Automation

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tall olive
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@obsidian hedge let's talk here to not spam the channel

obsidian hedge
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thanks

tall olive
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Would be better for you to get used to do this from the GUI so you don't have these indentation issues

obsidian hedge
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error loading /config/configuration.yaml: while scanning for the next token

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ok...

tall olive
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For now just delete that action, then go to Settings -> Automations

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You should see a list of your automations there

obsidian hedge
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ok... let me check

tall olive
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I'll guide you through it all don't worry ❤️

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It can seem a bit complex at first, but it's easy once you get the hang of it

obsidian hedge
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mindblown thank you

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remove all the automations? or just that trigger part?

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The value template

tall olive
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Just that trigger you're having trouble and errors with

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Let me know once you get to the automations screen

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Do you have a reason why turning it off is handled in a different automation @obsidian hedge ?

Do you have multiple charging stations, or multiple slots on the station? Or is that how you found it online and you tried implementing it for you?

obsidian hedge
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just trying what is online 😄

tall olive
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Alright, then we can get this done easier!

Create a new automation. In the "When" section:

  • Click Add Triger
  • Other Triggers
  • "Tag" and select your tag

In the "Then do " section choose "device", choose your switch, and set it to turn on

Now add another building block "Define Variables" and paste this in

variables:
    device_id: >
      {{ trigger.event.data.device_id }}
    sensor: >
      {{ device_entities(device_id) | select('search', 'battery_level') | first | default

Now add another building block "Wait for a trigger"

  • Click Other Triggers
  • Template Trigger
  • Add this in:
{{ states(sensor) | float >= 85 }}

Set a timeout such as 5hours and tick "Continue on timeout"

Then add another action for turning your station off

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That should be it!

This will turn on the station once you scan the tag, then it will wait for your phone to get to 85% battery and turn the station off

tall olive
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@obsidian hedge Did you manage to get it done?

obsidian hedge
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no.. i had to restart the system for config update and now the sonoff stick is not initialising. trying to reconfigure the radio. sorry for taking time

tall olive
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All good, petro suggested a slightly more efficient way which I like a lot more, updated the post with it

obsidian hedge
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oh.. ok.. thank you..

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I think it worked. Thank you so much for all your time and patience

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Really appreciate it 🙏

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I will update you if it gets off on time .

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It works.... Thank you sooooooo much. I really appreciate

tall olive
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Happy to help! I had so much trouble when starting out and nobody helped me out so I know the struggle