topic Re: Starter check met, condition check not in Smart Home Developer Forum

Starter check met, condition check not

JerryFr — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:35:07 GMT

I want to use the Condition: of my Google TV On/Off state in Google Home Scripts.

So I have this code:

automations:
starters:
- type: device.state.OnOff
device: Panasonic TV - Lounge
state: on
is: false

condition:
device: Panasonic TV - Lounge
type: device.state.OnOff
state: on
is: false

When it is run, I find in the log:

Automation check: conditions not met.
Starter check: conditions met.

So why is this, i.e. the check is OK to allow the script to run, but the same condition is not met in the script?

Re: Starter check met, condition check not

arm_dpe — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:11:39 GMT

Can you give us more details about this home script? What you are trying to achieve with it?

Re: Starter check met, condition check not

JerryFr — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:11:16 GMT

I want to use the

condition:
device: Panasonic TV - Lounge
type: device.state.OnOff
state: on
is: false

in other scripts, e.g. turn off lights if (condition) TV is off

Re: Starter check met, condition check not

arm_dpe — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:55:36 GMT

Thanks for clarification. You can skip/remove the condition part since turning off TV in the starter block would trigger light(s) to go off.

Can you please try the below script and let me if that worked for you:

metadata:
name: TVoffLightoff
description: Light goes off if TV is off

automations:
starters:
- type: device.state.OnOff
state: on
is: false
device: TV - Family Room

actions:
- type: device.command.OnOff
on: false
devices: Light - Family Room

Re: Starter check met, condition check not

JerryFr — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:26:21 GMT

I will test your suggestion soon.

But I already have two Starters, -type: device.state.OnOff, and -type: time.schedule(s).

I wish to retain those, hence a Condition seemed the obvious solution.

Re: Starter check met, condition check not

JerryFr — Sat, 03 May 2025 13:57:31 GMT

Your suggested script did not work. I conclude the the device.state.OnOff for this Panasonic TV is not available as a starter or condition. However, the device.command.OnOff is available.