Define Condition

After defining a trigger for an automation, you can optionally add a condition to further control the execution of the automation. A condition ensures that the automation is executed only under specific circumstances.

Steps to Select a Condition:

1. Add Condition:
   • Click on "Add your first condition" A dialog window will open, presenting various types of conditions to choose from.
2. Grouping and groups:
   • As with triggers, the dropdown at the top of the window sets how devices are grouped (Platform, Device Type, Room or Zone). Below it are the groups you pick the condition from.
3. Examples of Conditions:
   • Time: Weekdays, During the day, At night, Specific times, Specific dates as well as Run-on time and Minimum duration (see below). For example, an automation can be executed only during certain times of the day or only on weekends.
   • System: CPU Temperature of the Controller.
   • Limit: Once a Minute, Once an Hour, Once a Day, Once a Week, Once a Month or Once a Year – the automation runs at most once in that period.
   • KNX Group Addresses: Devices and group addresses in the KNX system can be used as conditions. For example, an automation can be triggered only if a specific device is in a particular state.
   • Variables: You can create custom variables and use them as conditions, e.g., based on certain thresholds or status information.
4. Search for Conditions:
   • Use the search function to quickly find specific conditions or group addresses.
5. Add the condition:
   • Clicking an entry adds it to the automation and closes the window. With Multiple Selection enabled, the window stays open so you can add several conditions in a row.

All conditions must be true for the actions to be executed.

Run-on time and minimum duration

Under Time there are two conditions that do not check whether something is true, but for how long. You enter the time in seconds, minutes or hours. Only one of the two can be used per automation.

Run-on time (formerly "Retarder")

The actions are not run right away, but only once the set time has passed. If the automation triggers again before that, the time starts over.

• Example staircase light: trigger "motion detected", run-on time 2 minutes, action "light off". The light only goes off after two minutes without any new motion.

Minimum duration

The actions only run if the triggers and all conditions stay true for the set time without interruption. If the state ends earlier, nothing is run.

• Example garage door: trigger "garage door = open", minimum duration 30 minutes, action "Notification". The notification only comes if the door stays open for 30 minutes in a row. If it is closed earlier, the time starts over the next time it opens.

WARNING

Good to know:

• The minimum duration applies to the whole automation, not to a single device.
• After a restart of the controller, the minimum duration only starts with the next change of state. If the door is already open during the restart, no notification comes until it has been closed and opened again.
• Negative actions run as soon as the state ends, even if the minimum duration was not reached.
• If the automation is disabled while the time is running, the actions still run once when it has passed.

INFO

Note:

• A condition is optional but helps ensure that the automation is executed only under specific circumstances. This can be especially useful to avoid unnecessary actions or to further refine the system's behavior.