topic Re: device.command.LightEffectSleep is sleeping all lights in the house in Home Automation

device.command.LightEffectSleep is sleeping all lights in the house

ryananderson — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 03:17:49 GMT

I have a simple automation script that I want to play a specific playlist and gently fade one light in the bedroom when it is activated. It mostly works, but the device.command.LightEffectSleep command is causing all the lights in the house to sleep(gently fade), instead of just the one I want to control. The action is configured as:

- type: device.command.LightEffectSleep
duration: 15min
devices: [My Light - My Room]

Can anybody explain how to make this script control the single specified light instead of all the lights in my house (I've replaced the actual light name with the more generic "My Light" above, but it auto-completes correctly in the script editor).

Thank you for any help!

Re: device.command.LightEffectSleep is sleeping all lights in the house

NestJoke — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:48:59 GMT

I experienced the same issue using device.command.LightEffectSleep but only with some lights

others behave normally

Re: device.command.LightEffectSleep is sleeping all lights in the house

DWB1973 — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:41:43 GMT

"My Light" needs to be renamed to something unique. Change the light name to a more specific identifier, this should help the Assistant correctly execute the command as expected.

Re: device.command.LightEffectSleep is sleeping all lights in the house

ryananderson — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:01:44 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion, but "My Light" is just the name I put on the internet for privacy. The light has a unique name already. I do appreciate the effort to help!

Re: device.command.LightEffectSleep is sleeping all lights in the house

DWB1973 — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:01:10 GMT

Apologies for the confusion, I should have phrased my response more clearly. 🙂

I understood your question, and that "My Light" is an ambiguous device description, however, my recommendation remains the same. Try renaming the light to a more specific identifier and then see if the problem persists.

Re: device.command.LightEffectSleep is sleeping all lights in the house

NestJoke — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:26:20 GMT

you dense 😁

Re: device.command.LightEffectSleep is sleeping all lights in the house

DWB1973 — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:21:40 GMT

Do you have a better solution? No, obviously not. Go crawl back under your rock, dullard.

Re: device.command.LightEffectSleep is sleeping all lights in the house

NestJoke — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:42:46 GMT

You need to learn to read my friend...

He said ;
""My Light" is just the name I put on the internet for privacy. The light has a unique name already."

Your solution of renaming isn't relevant at all.

Re: device.command.LightEffectSleep is sleeping all lights in the house

dsprute — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:36:46 GMT

Same problem here. Does anyone have a solution? The same problem occurcs for device.command.LightEffectWake