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peejayw

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#311034 9-Dec-2023 10:31
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Is it possible to have an automation (not Node Red) that has a condition (someone is home) and then two actions but if the condition is not true (someone away) then only one of the actions is triggered?

 

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eluSiveNZ
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  #3169917 9-Dec-2023 11:33
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Have a look at the “Choose” action.
It allows for multiple condition to action based automations.
You might need to adjust or remove your main condition to get this to work correctly.



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  #3169965 9-Dec-2023 13:28
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Thanks, will look into that.




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  #3170028 9-Dec-2023 15:58
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I'd do that as two separate automations. The description is a bit vague though.



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  #3170374 10-Dec-2023 16:59
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If / then actions would work with no conditions

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  #3170377 10-Dec-2023 17:05
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Whats the trigger? Arrive home / leave home?

 

Whats the action?

 

  • If person 1 + 2 are home, then 2 actions
  • If person 1 not 2 home then action 1
  • If person 2 not 1 home then action 2

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  #3170380 10-Dec-2023 17:35
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I use groups

 

presence is performed on users being connected or disconnected from WiFi

 

groups.yaml

 

 
any_alarm_users_home:
 
# Will report 'Home' if any user Home, away if all users Away
 
name: "Any Alarm Users Home"
 
all: false
 

 

I use groups

 

presence is performed on users being connected or disconnected from WiFi

 

groups.yaml

 

 
 any_alarm_users_home:
 
 
 # Will report 'Home' if any user Home, away if all users Away
 
 
 name: "Any Alarm Users Home"
 
 
 all: false
 
 
 icon: mdi:account-outline
 
 
 entities:
 
 
 - person.person1
 
 
 - person.person2
 
 
 all_alarm_users_home:
 
 
 # Will report 'Away' if any user away, Home if all users Home
 
 
 name: "all Alarm Users Home"
 
 
 all: true
 
 
 icon: mdi:account
 
 
 entities:
 
 
 - person.person1
 
 
 - person.person2
 

 

 

 

Then the following automatons: automation.yaml

 

 

 

 
- alias: "Alarm, 'arm alarm' when everyone left"
 
 
 id: '42575320-5d8e-4223-8f6f-a83f1c2a77a4'
 
 
 trigger:
 
 
 - platform: state
 
 
 entity_id: group.any_alarm_users_home
 
 
 to: "not_home"
 
 
 - platform: event
 
 
 event_type: homekit_state_change
 
 
 event_data:
 
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 
 service: alarm_arm_away
 
 
 condition:
 
 
 - condition: state
 
 
 entity_id: input_boolean.guest_mode
 
 
 state: 'off'
 
 
 action:
 
 
 - service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_arm_away
 
 
 target:
 
 
 entity_id:
 
 
 - alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 
 - alarm_control_panel.wellington_mode
 
 
- alias: "Alarm, 'disarm alarm' when anyone home, homekit disarm"
 
 
 id: '962edbd8-70c0-4998-9ce5-de50045b007d'
 
 
 trigger:
 
 
 - platform: state
 
 
 entity_id: group.any_alarm_users_home
 
 
 to: "home"
 
 
 - platform: event
 
 
 event_type: homekit_state_change
 
 
 event_data:
 
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 
 service: alarm_disarm
 
 
 action:
 
 
 - service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_disarm
 
 
 target:
 
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 
 data: 
 
 
 code: !secret disarm_code
 
 
 - service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_disarm
 
 
 target:
 
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.wellington_mode
 

 

I use groups

 

presence is performed on users being connected or disconnected from WiFi

 

groups.yaml

 

 
 any_alarm_users_home:
 
 
 # Will report 'Home' if any user Home, away if all users Away
 
 
 name: "Any Alarm Users Home"
 
 
 all: false
 
 
 icon: mdi:account-outline
 
 
 entities:
 
 
 - person.person1
 
 
 - person.person2
 
 
 all_alarm_users_home:
 
 
 # Will report 'Away' if any user away, Home if all users Home
 
 
 name: "all Alarm Users Home"
 
 
 all: true
 
 
 icon: mdi:account
 
 
 entities:
 
 
 - person.person1
 
 
 - person.person2
 
 Then the following automatons: automation.yaml 
 
 
- alias: "Alarm, 'arm alarm' when everyone left"
 
 
 id: '42575320-5d8e-4223-8f6f-a83f1c2a77a4'
 
 
 trigger:
 
 
 - platform: state
 
 
 entity_id: group.any_alarm_users_home
 
 
 to: "not_home"
 
 
 - platform: event
 
 
 event_type: homekit_state_change
 
 
 event_data:
 
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 
 service: alarm_arm_away
 
 
 condition:
 
 
 - condition: state
 
 
 entity_id: input_boolean.guest_mode
 
 
 state: 'off'
 
 
 action:
 
 
 - service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_arm_away
 
 
 target:
 
 
 entity_id:
 
 
 - alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 
 - alarm_control_panel.wellington_mode
 
 
- alias: "Alarm, 'disarm alarm' when anyone home, homekit disarm"
 
 
 id: '962edbd8-70c0-4998-9ce5-de50045b007d'
 
 
 trigger:
 
 
 - platform: state
 
 
 entity_id: group.any_alarm_users_home
 
 
 to: "home"
 
 
 - platform: event
 
 
 event_type: homekit_state_change
 
 
 event_data:
 
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 
 service: alarm_disarm
 
 
 action:
 
 
 - service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_disarm
 
 
 target:
 
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 
 data: 
 
 
 code: !secret disarm_code
 
 
 - service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_disarm
 
 
 target:
 
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.wellington_mode
 

 icon: mdi:account-outline
 
 entities:
 
 - person.person1
 
 - person.person2
 
 
 all_alarm_users_home:
 
 # Will report 'Away' if any user away, Home if all users Home
 
 name: "all Alarm Users Home"
 
 all: true
 
 icon: mdi:account
 
 entities:
 
 - person.person1
 
 - person.person2
 

 


 Then the following automatons: automation.yaml 

 

 
- alias: "Alarm, 'arm alarm' when everyone left"
 
 id: '42575320-5d8e-4223-8f6f-a83f1c2a77a4'
 
 trigger:
 
 - platform: state
 
 entity_id: group.any_alarm_users_home
 
 to: "not_home"
 
 - platform: event
 
 event_type: homekit_state_change
 
 event_data:
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 service: alarm_arm_away
 
 condition:
 
 - condition: state
 
 entity_id: input_boolean.guest_mode
 
 state: 'off'
 
 action:
 
 - service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_arm_away
 
 target:
 
 entity_id:
 
 - alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 - alarm_control_panel.wellington_mode
 
 
- alias: "Alarm, 'disarm alarm' when anyone home, homekit disarm"
 
 id: '962edbd8-70c0-4998-9ce5-de50045b007d'
 
 trigger:
 
 - platform: state
 
 entity_id: group.any_alarm_users_home
 
 to: "home"
 
 - platform: event
 
 event_type: homekit_state_change
 
 event_data:
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 service: alarm_disarm
 
 action:
 
 - service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_disarm
 
 target:
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.intrusion_alarm
 
 data: 
 
 code: !secret disarm_code
 
 - service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_disarm
 
 target:
 
 entity_id: alarm_control_panel.wellington_mode
 

 
 
 
 

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peejayw

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  #3170752 11-Dec-2023 15:55
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Trigger is a temperature change. 

 

Condition is a person home. so, person home then do actions 1 and 2.

 

Person not home, then only do action 1.




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