Timer/schedule entity

Bluesheep , 3 months ago

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

peregus OP , 3 months ago

Nice! Thanks!

retrieval4558 , 3 months ago

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

claude_flammang , 3 months ago

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

retrieval4558 , 3 months ago

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

claude_flammang , 3 months ago

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

Bluesheep , 3 months ago

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.

peregus OP , 3 months ago

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

Strit , 3 months ago

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

peregus OP , 3 months ago

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

sabreW4K3 , 3 months ago

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