naive spoke
I would like to create a schedule for lights to change brightness through the day. Changing the brightness at set times is fine but if that device is not powered at that time I don’t believe that it will trigger when the device is powered on.
Any advice would be appreciated.
limpid bluff
You're absolutely right!
digital gull
Trigger: "time" & device "from unavailable"
Conditions: none
Actions: changing the brightness according to your needs
limpid bluff
If the device is powered off at the scheduled time, most systems won't apply the scheduled brightness change retroactively when the device is turned back on.
Instead of time-based schedules, you can create an automation that sets the correct brigtness whenever the device is powered on.
This way , even if it misses a scheduled change, it will adjust as soon as it comes online.
fluid trail
You'd probably want to combine both approaches, otherwise you get the reverse problem (if a light is already on it won't adjust the brightness until it's next turned off and back on)
digital gull
That's what I suggested 😉
fluid trail
That's what I suggested 😉
Yeah I was replying to the comment directly above "instead of time based schedules"
fierce zodiac
The approach needed is @digital gull ’s suggestion but also adding time ranges as conditions