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title: "Examples using first light"

description: "Automation examples that trigger lights in the morning."

date: 2016-10-08 19:05

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#### {% linkable_title Create an input_boolean in your configuration.yaml %}

```yaml

input_boolean:

trigger_first_morning:

name: Waiting for first morning motion

icon: mdi:kettle

```

#### {% linkable_title The Main Automation %}

```yaml

## These first two control t input_boolean that allows the "first morning action" to occur

## If the action is triggered, it will also disable this boolean. This assumes you have the sun platform enabled.

automation:

#turns it on at 5am

- alias: Enable First Morning Trigger

trigger:

- platform: time

after: '5:00'

action:

service: homeassistant.turn_on

entity_id: input_boolean.trigger_first_morning

# turns it off an hour after sunrise

- alias: Disable First Morning Trigger

trigger:

- platform: sun

event: sunrise

offset: "01:00:00"

action:

service: homeassistant.turn_off

entity_id: input_boolean.trigger_first_morning

# This is the main automation. It triggers when my motion sensor is triggered

# (in this case, a motion sensor from a security system attached to my Vera)

- alias: First Morning Motion

trigger:

platform: state

entity_id: binary_sensor.livingroom_motion

to: 'on'

# only complete the automation if we're still waiting for the first motion

condition:

condition: state

entity_id: input_boolean.trigger_first_morning

state: 'on'

action:

# turn off the "waiting" boolean regardless of whether lights will turn on

# so that this happens only once

- service: homeassistant.turn_off

entity_id: input_boolean.trigger_first_morning

# But only turn on lights if the living room and kitchen lights are off or dimmed

# If a condition tests false, the automation will end

- condition: and

conditions:

- condition: numeric_state

entity_id: light.livingroom_ec

# if light is off, force a 0, otherwise use the brightness value

value_template: {% raw %}'{% if states.light.livingroom_ec.state == "on" %}{{ states.light.livingroom_ec.attributes.brightness }}{% else %}0{% endif %}'{% endraw %}

# brightness below 50% (255 = 100%)

below: 127

- condition: numeric_state

entity_id: light.kitchen_bar

value_template: {% raw %}'{% if states.light.kitchen_bar.state == "on" %}{{ states.light.kitchen_bar.attributes.brightness }}{% else %}0{% endif %}'{% endraw %}

below: 127

- condition: numeric_state

entity_id: light.kitchen_ceiling

value_template: {% raw %}'{% if states.light.kitchen_ceiling.state == "on" %}{{ states.light.kitchen_ceiling.attributes.brightness }}{% else %}0{% endif %}'{% endraw %}

below: 127

# Trigger a scene

# You could add as many services or scenes as you'd like

- service: scene.turn_on

entity_id: scene.morning_first_motion

```

#### {% linkable_title The Scene %}

Here is the Scene that is called via the Automations above.

```yaml

# here's the scene that gets called. Lights in

# my living room and kitchen turn on.

scene:

- name: Morning First Motion

entities:

light.kitchen_ceiling:

state: on

brightness: 127

light.kitchen_bar:

state: on

brightness: 178

light.kitchen_above_cabinet:

state: on

brightness: 178

light.livingroom_ec:

state: on

brightness: 153

light.livingroom_track:

state: on

brightness: 153

```