What’s the automation? I’m too lazy to | Home Assistant | Page 1

lilac pike Jun 6, 2024, 11:38 PM

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oh what the hell

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hang on

smoky quartz Jun 6, 2024, 11:41 PM

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lol what? I didn’t do nothing.

lilac pike Jun 6, 2024, 11:41 PM

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f'in POS

smoky quartz Jun 6, 2024, 11:42 PM

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Are you using a code paste site?

lilac pike Jun 6, 2024, 11:42 PM

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i was trytin to put it here as a file

stray rootBOT Jun 6, 2024, 11:42 PM

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Please use a code share site to share code or logs, for example:

https://dpaste.org/ (select YAML for the language, and consider picking a longer expiry)
http://pastie.org/ (select YAML for the language)
https://paste.debian.net/ (you guessed it, select YAML as the language)

Please don't use Pastebin, since it can randomly add spaces to the main view. Please also don't share text as images since it makes it harder for people to help you. Remember that others may have colour blindness, impaired vision, etc.

smoky quartz Jun 6, 2024, 11:42 PM

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Do that.

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I’m mobile and file attachments open in notes and it sucks. 😊

lilac pike Jun 6, 2024, 11:44 PM

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https://dpaste.org/dehLj

smoky quartz Jun 6, 2024, 11:46 PM

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Wow… you’re taking the long way round, huh? Ok, so what’s breaking?

lilac pike Jun 6, 2024, 11:47 PM

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so the issue atm is that the lights are turning on to the initial setting

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but they arent getting set to the running value

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line 47

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works

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52-59 is where (I think) the issue is

smoky quartz Jun 6, 2024, 11:50 PM

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Ok. Give me a sec.

lilac pike Jun 6, 2024, 11:50 PM

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sure!, i appreciate you looking

smoky quartz Jun 6, 2024, 11:51 PM

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Line 59: states['binary_sensor should be states('binary_sensor

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Also occupancy'] should be occupancy')

lilac pike Jun 6, 2024, 11:53 PM

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ok lemme see where that is

smoky quartz Jun 6, 2024, 11:53 PM

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Line 59 😊

lilac pike Jun 6, 2024, 11:53 PM

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i meant in HA

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lol

smoky quartz Jun 6, 2024, 11:53 PM

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ohhhhh yeah. Lol gotcha.

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Just switch to YAML editing in the UI and edit those two and it should work.

lilac pike Jun 6, 2024, 11:54 PM

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its not a visual automation ... did all this by hand lol

smoky quartz Jun 6, 2024, 11:55 PM

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Ahhhh. So, line 90, same problem. And there are others further down too.

lilac pike Jun 6, 2024, 11:55 PM

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so i had 4 of those

smoky quartz Jun 6, 2024, 11:56 PM

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Yup

lilac pike Jun 6, 2024, 11:56 PM

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changed them, let's give it a whirl

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Actions: Unexpected value for condition: 'None'. Expected and, device, not, numeric_state, or, state, sun, template, time, trigger, zone @ data[0]['if'][1]

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wtf

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forgot "then:"

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smh

smoky quartz Jun 6, 2024, 11:59 PM

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lol

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:00 AM

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ok

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same prollem

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comes on at 1% (configured) but doesnt get brighter

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hard to do a trace on it too, since frigate floods the crap outta mqtt

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:02 AM

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True. Is there any reason you’re not using the frigate integration and using the binary_sensors?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:03 AM

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multiple cameras and lights

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specifically:

var:
  frigate_lighting_monitor6_lights:
    initial_value:
      - light.craftroom_lamp
    attributes:
      friendly_name: "[Frigate Lighting] Controlled Lights"
    restore: false

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:05 AM

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Ok, so correct me if I’m wrong, you’re trying to use the cameras like presence sensors?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:05 AM

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different cameras control different lights when a person is in the room

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yep

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exactly

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:05 AM

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Got it. Ok. Let me get on a bigger screen.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:07 AM

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I'm open to screenshare / audio too if it helps

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:07 AM

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Nah. I’ll get it. Just need to see it on something bigger than my phone.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:08 AM

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that way you can see more than what I can paste and/or I can tell you verbally how its supposed to work in my head

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lol

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you'll need the 'camera' config too, lemme send that to dpaste too

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https://dpaste.org/UF2iH

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:10 AM

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Oh, I get what you’re trying to do (buy a damn motion sensor!!!).

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:11 AM

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lmfao

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money's tight

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like ... moreso than a virgin's ass

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:11 AM

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Ok, so, try this… in the template editor, try this:

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:12 AM

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(I also have 4 cats, so 'motion' is going to set it off all the time)

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:13 AM

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{% set topic = ‘[your topic]’ %}
{{  (now() - timedelta(seconds=states('input_number.frigate_'~topic.split('/')[0]~'_timeon_duration')|int)) > states('binary_sensor.'~topic.split('/')[0]~'_person_occupancy').last_changed }}

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Oh wait… hmmmmm

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Check out my edit.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:14 AM

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UndefinedError: 'str object' has no attribute 'last_changed'

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i think thats why i had the square brackets

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yep

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:16 AM

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Try this: state_attr(‘binary_sensor.'~topic.split('/')[0]~'_person_occupancy' ,’last_changed’)

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:19 AM

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{{ state_attr('binary_sensor.'~topic.split('/')[0]~'_person_occupancy' ,'last_changed') }} returns null

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hangon

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:20 AM

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And you set it to a topic, right?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:22 AM

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yes

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needs to be [1]

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because Im dumb sometimes

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lemme check some things

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:24 AM

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What topic did you use?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:24 AM

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frigate/monitor6

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:24 AM

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lol that too (not dumb, needs to be 1)

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That binary_sensor is a frigate sensor?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:26 AM

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like I said - I've been whackin at this thing all damn day

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yes its from frigate

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:26 AM

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Oh I get it. Been there, done that.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:27 AM

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ok so problem is still the same,

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but the light still comes on

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so not going backwards

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:27 AM

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Yeah, it’s something with this template… just need to figure out what.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:28 AM

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omg

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:28 AM

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What does that binary sensor show in States?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:28 AM

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wait

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i changed one, but not both of the [0]'s

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:29 AM

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LMAO

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:29 AM

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:🤦:

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in fact, I think all of them need to be [1] not [0]

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good grief

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:31 AM

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Only you would know… I don’t know how those sensors are named.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:31 AM

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well

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im listening to frigate/#

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thats[0]

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:32 AM

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Ah crap. You’re right.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:32 AM

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then there's frigate/monitor(n)/#

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which is [1]

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and the light goes bright

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:33 AM

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So, it would be binary_sensor.monitor6_xxx

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:33 AM

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yep

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ok

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SO!

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:33 AM

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Ok so wait… it was literally a 0, 1 problem?!

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:34 AM

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let me turn it down to 50 and make sure that im not losing my fin mind

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honestly, i think maybe

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but Im not sure I want to admit that

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:34 AM

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And here I thought this was a quick 5 minute fix. lmao

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:36 AM

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lol

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ok

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so,

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it's going directly to running value

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vs init value

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:37 AM

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Isn’t that the desired result?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:37 AM

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yes and no

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light on @ initval, wait n seconds, check if person is still there, if yes, raise to runningval

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well,

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not 'wait'

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:39 AM

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Line 56. Change 0 to 1?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:40 AM

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i missed on

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one

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would be 87 for dpaste

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:41 AM

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All of them. Should be 1, I think

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:42 AM

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youre right

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but it still goes to runningval, not init

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right off the bat

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so

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hmm

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alright lemme paste the whole damn thing real quick

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https://dpaste.org/3UW3b

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maybe you'll catch something I didnt

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:45 AM

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Ok. So, I don’t see where the input_number is being set or any increase to the brightness_pct. Let me look again.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:45 AM

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input numbers are being set via gui

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values are init: 10, duration: 10, running: 100

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:47 AM

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Right. But, what I mean is, there’s no service call to raise or lower the brightness_pct. So, they trigger on the topics and all that, but there’s nothing that increases or decreases brightness. Am I missing that?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:47 AM

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lemme check

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it's the if: under the until:

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:49 AM

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Which line?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:49 AM

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well, sun.sun is below_horizon now, so line 137

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136**

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:50 AM

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So, you have the repeat, but the input_number never changes, so it’s just setting the same value over and over.

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Right… but, the initial value is 50%, but there’s nothing in the automation that changes that.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:51 AM

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no, init is 10%

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i think

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yeah

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10%

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:52 AM

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Ahhhhh ok, NOW I SEE IT

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Ok, so the initial is 10% and should go to 50%. Right? And right now it goes straight to 50%?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:52 AM

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right

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:54 AM

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So, here’s what I’m thinking… it IS starting at 10%, but then very quickly, it jumps to 50%. So, maybe it appears like they are turning on at 50%, but in reality 2 commands are sent back to back. Do your bulbs support transitions?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:55 AM

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yes and no... it does it by default

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but officially, it just goes to 100%

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but it steps

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:56 AM

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Hmmmm maybe throw a delay of like 2 seconds after the initial turn_on might help here.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 12:57 AM

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gotta wait a few, 2 people in the room atm

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then i can test again

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 12:58 AM

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Ok 😊

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 1:04 AM

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ok so I got the lady tucked in

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taking another look at what is supposed to happen 1st, make sure I have the right values

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 1:05 AM

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Ok.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 1:13 AM

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it's gotta be the time template

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line 135

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 1:14 AM

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That’s the only thing I can think of at this point.

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I wonder if it’s the last_changed. It was coming up as None in the template editor, right?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 1:16 AM

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hmm yeah

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changing it to 'states['binary_sensor.'~topic.split('/')[1]~'_person_occupancy'].last_changed' on the templater yields a value

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 1:19 AM

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Huh, yeah, I was wrong about that. But, I use state_attr for those kind of things. Ok, try changing it back and see if it works better?

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 1:22 AM

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im gonna throw some stops in

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see just where the hell this thing is being stupid

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its '- stop "reason", i think?

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 1:24 AM

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stop: reason

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 1:24 AM

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yera

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shesh type

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2 in a row

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 1:25 AM

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lol yup. Same.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 1:39 AM

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ok

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made some debug progress

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lines 47-49 are garbage

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as_datetime returns null

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because 12:00:00 is a str

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not an actual date

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 1:42 AM

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Huh, so, probably need a strptime there as well.

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 1:44 AM

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you happen to know what the format would be?

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probably "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S"

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 10:47 AM

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I'd thought you might like to know ... i tinkered with this a little more last night and ended up just going to bed

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but now this morning the light is behaving the way it should

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🤷

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 11:21 AM

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alright, so whatever I possibly figured out last night is actually working. correctly

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thanks for your help last night

smoky quartz Jun 7, 2024, 11:24 AM

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Yay!!! That's awesome. That's a beast of an automation. lol

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 11:24 AM

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yeah, sometimes I go hard

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lol

lilac pike Jun 7, 2024, 11:45 AM

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hey, can I DM you real quick?

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