@gafich10 Thank you for sharing such a detailed and thoughtful walkthrough on the advanced automation condition settings under the “…” menu in Automation 2.0! Your breakdown of the time interval, day/night period, and whole-day settings offers great clarity for users who might overlook these powerful customization options.
Highlighting how the time-based triggers work—especially the flexibility in setting specific periods, relative sunrise/sunset offsets, and even whole-day or multi-day schedules—really helps users envision more dynamic automations. Your note about the gateway calculating sunrise and sunset locally based on its region is a valuable reminder, as not setting the gateway location can certainly lead to confusing automation behavior.
Your explanation of the “Duration” setting, both in the WHEN and IF sections, is also spot-on. The distinction between using it for a delay after a trigger versus using it to require a condition to persist for a certain time before triggering is often missed, so your examples are especially helpful.
Finally, your mention of the “Cancel NOT Met” (or “reverse”) parameter, and the practical example of inverting logic, adds another layer of flexibility that advanced users will really appreciate.
Thanks again for your contribution—posts like this make it much easier for others to unlock the full potential of Aqara automations. If you (or anyone reading) have further suggestions for improvement, feel free to submit manual feedback via customer service. Looking forward to future lessons and examples from you!