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Timer/schedule entity (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi all, I've been using Domoticz for years and I've finally decided to move to HA. In Domoticz I could have a timer (fixed date, every days, every x days, and so on) for every single entity, in HA how I can do that? Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There are Calendar, Time and Time Pattern triggers for automations. See if they fit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I should create an automation, correct? It's not possible to create a schedule from the device itself, correct?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Yep, create an automation and have the schedule (time/date) as the trigger

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

This custom component is what I use and love - https://github.com/nielsfaber/scheduler-component

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Nice! Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What does this allow you to do that can't already be done with a date or time trigger in automations?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It’s got a nice component to go with it, so setting up is easier. I particularly use it for scheduling thermostats, and find it much more user friendly. Sure I could do it with automations, but I’d either have one, massively unwieldy one with lots of states and triggers, or lots of individual ones.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I need it to do the thermostat to, but isn't there any (nice) chrono-thermostat ready to use?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

@retrieval4558
As far as I can see, you can’t use the position of the sun as trigger.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In vanilla home assistant? You can do sunrise and sunset but it's not super reliable in my experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

@retrieval4558
Yes, I was referring to schedules where you cannot use the sun. Sun related automations work very reliably for me.