ModeManagement by Pythm

An example of automating modes with Appdaemon to set suitable lights using the Lightwand Appdaemon app and automate other entities and appliances based on presence. Lightwand listens to the event "MODE_CHANGE" in Home Assistant to set different light modes with 'normal' mode as the default setting.

Installation

1. Download the ModeManagement directory from inside the apps directory here to your Appdaemon apps directory.
2. Add the configuration to a .yaml or .toml file to enable the ModeManagement module.

Dependencies:

This app uses Workday sensor to change light to Normal and not Morning on holidays: Home Assistant Workday integration

App Usage and Configuration

Tip

All sections and configurations are optional, so you can use only what is applicable. This app is written to meet my family's needs and is only meant as an example, but can act as a good baseline for automating presence and day/night shifts in your home. See definitions below on app behaviour and adjust accordingly.

Set a main vacation switch with vacation to prevent the app from changing modes while you are away.

Receive notifications to your devices with notify_receiver

You can receive notifications on your devices by listing them under notify_receiver. When certain conditions are met (like when sensors are triggered and no one is home), you will receive notifications on your phone or other devices.

Default Times Set in App

This app's behavior is based on listening to sensors and some automated times if sensors are not triggered.

• The app starts listening for morning sensors at 06:50 and runs until 10:00. If no sensors are triggered during this time, you will have to manually set your mode.
• If the mode is morning at 08:50, the app will automatically change it to normal.
• The app listens for night sensors at 22:30 and continues until 02:00. If no sensors are triggered, it will fire the night mode as long as vacation is not set.

Morning

To define Home Assistant (HA) binary sensors that trigger the morning mode, use the morning_sensors configuration. If you have a defined workday sensor, it will change the mode to normal if there is a holiday. It will also change to normal on Saturdays and Sundays.

Night

To define HA binary sensors that trigger night mode, use the night_sensors configuration. This will change the mode to night and turn off entities defined with turn_off_at_night.

Presence

Input trackers/persons with person and assign a role to each tracker, which can be 'adult', 'kid', 'housekeeper', or 'tenant'.

If no adults are home, vacuum cleaners will start. They will return to their dock if an adult returns home. If no adults or kids are home, the mode will be set to away.

If you define persons with a housekeeper role and only the housekeeper is present, the mode will be set to 'wash'. In Lightwand, the standard setting for 'wash' is 100% brightness.

Previously, I intended to prevent vacuum cleaners from starting when the tenant was home, but this feature is not currently implemented.

You can also start a playlist in addition to sending notifications to your phone if no one is home, vacuum cleaners are not running, and a sensor is triggered.

Example App configuration

modeManage:
  module: modeManagement
  class: ModeManagement
  workday: binary_sensor.workday_sensor # HA workday sensor: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/workday/
  vacation: input_boolean.vekk_reist # HA state for vacations for not setting morning/normal/night mode when away
  turn_off_at_night: # Items to turn off automatically at night
    - media_player.denon_avr_x3000
  morning_sensors: # Sensors to trigger morning mode or normal mode if not workday
    - binary_sensor.multisensor_home_security_motion_detection
  night_sensors: # Sensors to trigger night mode and turn off items
    - binary_sensor.fibaro_door_window_sensor_2_access_control_window_door_is_open_4 # Bedroom window...
  
  presence: # Tracking of who is home
    - person: person.myself
      role: adult
    - person: person.mywife
      role: adult
    - person: person.mytenant
      role: tenant
    - person: person.mykid
      role: kid
    - person: person.parents-in-law
      role: housekeeper

  vacuum: # Automatically start vacuum cleaners if no adults is home and stop when adults return home
    - vacuum.roomba
    - vacuum.roborock_s8
  
  alarmsensors: # Set up HA sensors if you want notification to phone if triggered, and no one is home
    - binary_sensor.multisensor_home_security_motion_detection
    - binary_sensor.motion_sensor_home_security_motion_detection

  notify_reciever:
    - mobile_app_your_iphone
  alarm_media: # Play a playlist if alarmsensors is triggered
    - amp: media_player.denon_avr_x3000 # Device to turn on
      source: Roon
      volume: 0.5
      normal_volume: 0.33
      player: media_player.gaming_krok # Device to start playing from
      playlist: 'Library/Artists/Alarm/Alarm'

key	optional	type	default	description
module	False	string		The module name of the app.
class	False	string		The name of the Class.
workday	True	string	binary_sensor.workday_sensor	HA workday sensor: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/workday/
vacation	True	string	input_boolean.vacation	HA input_boolean for vacations to not setting morning/normal/night mode when away
turn_off_at_night	True	list		Items to turn off automatically at night
morning_sensors	True	list		Sensors to trigger morning mode or normal mode if not workday
night_sensors	True	list		Sensors to trigger night mode and turn off items
presence	False	dictionary		Tracking of who is home
vacuum	True	list		Vacuum cleaners
alarmsensors	True	list		HA sensors for notification and start media playing
notify_reciever	True	list		Receivers for notifications
alarm_media	True	dictionary		Play a playlist if alarmsensor is triggered