Automation Examples

Automation Examples

Create simple, reliable automations with Everything Presence One in Home Assistant.

Prerequisites

Automation Basics

  • Trigger: when something happens (e.g., Occupancy turns on)

  • Condition (optional): only at certain times or if a device is off

  • Action: what to do (e.g., turn on a light)

Example 1: Turn on a light when room is occupied

  1. Go to Settings → Automations & Scenes → Create Automation

  2. Click Add Trigger → State

  3. Select your EP1 Occupancy entity

  4. Set To: on

  5. (Optional) Add a Condition → Sun → After sunset

  6. Click Add Action → Device → Select your light → Turn on

  7. Save the automation

Example 2: Turn off the light when room is clear

  1. Create a new automation

  2. Trigger: State → EP1 Occupancy → To: off → For: 2 minutes

  3. (Optional) Condition: State → Your light → is on

  4. Action: Turn off the same light

Start with a 2-5 minute delay ("For" duration) to avoid lights turning off when people are sitting still. Adjust based on your needs.

Example 3: Presence-based climate control

Turn off heating/cooling when room is empty:

  1. Trigger: State → EP1 Occupancy → To: off → For: 10 minutes

  2. Action: Climate → Set HVAC mode → Off (or set to away temperature)

Create a second automation to restore when occupied:

  1. Trigger: State → EP1 Occupancy → To: on

  2. Action: Climate → Set HVAC mode → Heat/Cool

Example 4: Notification when room occupied (security)

  1. Trigger: State → EP1 Occupancy → To: on

  2. Condition: Time → After 11:00 PM, Before 6:00 AM

  3. Action: Send notification to your phone

Verify Your Automation

  • Walk in front of the EP1 and watch the automation run

  • Check Settings → Automations → [Your Automation] → Traces if it didn't fire

  • Verify the entity name matches exactly (check in Developer Tools → States)

Troubleshooting

Symptom

Likely Cause

Fix

Automation never triggers

Wrong entity or state

Confirm entity ID matches your device name

Lights turn off too quickly

No delay or short timeout

Increase the "For" duration (try 2-5 minutes)

Automation triggers randomly

False positives from sensor

See How to Tune Your EP1 Sensor

Next Steps