Update ha-thermostat-calibration.yaml

revising logic to follow time pattern

ha-thermostat-calibration.yaml

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 blueprint:
   name: Area Valve Temperature Offset Calibration
-  author: Andreas Gammelgaard Damsbo
+  author: Andreas Gammelgaard Damsbo (Revised by AI)
   description: |
     Automatically calibrate the temperature offset of ALL smart radiator valves (TRVs)
     in a specified area using readings from an external room temperature sensor.
     
+    This version runs on a time schedule and only updates the offset if the calculated
+    value differs from the current value on the valve, reducing unnecessary communication.
+    
     The blueprint discovers all climate entities in the chosen area and updates their
     corresponding temperature offset entities based on the difference between each
     valve's internal sensor and the actual room temperature.
@@ -12,18 +15,7 @@ blueprint:
     Example use case:
       - **area**: Living Room
       - **external_sensor**: sensor.living_room_temperature
-      - **rounding_step**: 1.0
+      - **run_interval**: /10 (every 10 minutes)
-      
-    The blueprint will find all thermostats in "Living Room" and calibrate each one
-    to match the external sensor reading. Thermostats without offset entities are
-    automatically skipped.
-    
-    Manual correction:
-      Use the **manual_correction** slider to bias the calculated offset in cases where
-      valves tend to stop heating too early or overheat even after calibration.
-      
-      - Positive value (e.g., +0.3 °C): Valves assume room is warmer → reduce heating sooner
-      - Negative value (e.g., -0.3 °C): Valves assume room is cooler → prolong heating
 
   domain: automation
   source_url: https://gdamsbo.dk/forgejo/andreas/ha-thermostat-calibration/raw/branch/main/ha-thermostat-calibration.yaml
@@ -33,8 +25,7 @@ blueprint:
       name: Area
       description: >
         Select the area containing the thermostatic valves you want to calibrate.
-        All climate entities in this area will be automatically calibrated using
+        All climate entities in this area will be automatically calibrated.
-        the external temperature sensor.
       selector:
         area: {}
 
@@ -42,28 +33,20 @@ blueprint:
       name: External temperature sensor
       description: >
         Select the temperature sensor that measures the actual room temperature
-        for this area. This should be a reliable sensor that provides accurate
+        for this area.
-        ambient temperature readings.
-        Example: sensor.living_room_temperature
       selector:
         entity:
           domain: sensor
           device_class: temperature
 
-    min_interval:
+    run_interval:
-      name: Minimum time between updates
+      name: Run Interval
       description: >
-        The minimum amount of time (in seconds) that must pass before offsets
+        How often to check for offset updates. Format is a time pattern string
-        can be updated again. This prevents valves from being recalibrated too often.
+        (e.g., '/10' for every 10 minutes, '0' for every hour on the hour).
-        A typical value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).
+      default: "/10"
-      default: 300
       selector:
-        number:
+        text: {}
-          min: 30
-          max: 3600
-          step: 1
-          mode: box
-          unit_of_measurement: s
 
     rounding_step:
       name: Rounding step for offset value
@@ -83,10 +66,8 @@ blueprint:
       name: Manual correction (bias)
       description: >
         Additional manual bias applied to computed offsets **before rounding**.
-        Use this if valves still behave undesirably after calibration:
+        Positive value makes valves think it's warmer (reduces heating sooner).
-        - **Positive value** (e.g., +0.1…+1.0 °C): Makes valves think it's **warmer** → **reduces** heating sooner
+        Negative value makes valves think it's cooler (prolongs heating).
-        - **Negative value** (e.g., -0.1…-1.0 °C): Makes valves think it's **cooler** → **prolongs** heating
-        Recommended start: 0.0 °C. Adjust in small steps (±0.1 °C) and observe behavior.
       default: 0.0
       selector:
         number:
@@ -100,8 +81,7 @@ blueprint:
       name: Offset entity suffix pattern
       description: >
         The text pattern used to identify offset number entities.
-        By default, looks for entities containing "_local_temperature_offset".
+        Default: "_local_temperature_offset"
-        Only change this if your devices use a different naming pattern.
       default: "_local_temperature_offset"
       selector:
         text: {}
@@ -111,19 +91,10 @@ max: 10
 max_exceeded: silent
 
 trigger:
-  - platform: state
+  - platform: time_pattern
-    entity_id: !input external_sensor
+    minutes: !input run_interval
-  - platform: state
-    entity_id: climate.*
-    attribute: current_temperature
 
 action:
-  # Rate limiting check
-  - condition: template
-    value_template: >
-      {% set last = state_attr(this.entity_id, 'last_triggered') %}
-      {{ last is none or (as_timestamp(now()) - as_timestamp(last)) > min_interval }}
-  
   # Process each climate entity in the area
   - repeat:
       for_each: >
@@ -147,19 +118,30 @@ action:
               {% set offset_entities = entities | select('match', '^number\.') | select('search', offset_entity_suffix) | list %}
               {{ offset_entities[0] if offset_entities else '' }}
         
-        # Skip if no offset entity found
+        # Skip if no offset entity found or is unavailable
         - condition: template
-          value_template: "{{ offset_entity != '' }}"
+          value_template: "{{ offset_entity != '' and states(offset_entity) not in ['unknown', 'unavailable'] }}"
-        
-        - condition: template
-          value_template: "{{ states(offset_entity) not in ['unknown', 'unavailable'] }}"
         
         # Calculate and set new offset
         - variables:
             current_offset: "{{ states(offset_entity) | float(0) }}"
-            raw_offset: "{{ external_temp - (valve_temp - current_offset) + manual_correction }}"
-            new_offset: "{{ ((raw_offset / rounding_step) | round(0)) * rounding_step }}"
             
+            # 1. Calculate the required offset based on the difference
+            # Required Offset = External Temp - (Valve Internal Temp - Current Offset) + Manual Correction
+            raw_offset_required: "{{ external_temp - (valve_temp - current_offset) + manual_correction }}"
+            
+            # 2. Round the raw offset to the nearest rounding_step
+            # Safely scale, round, and scale back to minimize floating point errors
+            new_offset: >
+              {% set step = rounding_step | float(1.0) %}
+              {% set scale = (1 / step) | round(0) %}
+              {{ (raw_offset_required * scale) | round(0) / scale }}
+        
+        # Only update if the calculated value is different from the current value
+        - condition: template
+          value_template: "{{ new_offset | round(3) != current_offset | round(3) }}"
+        
+        # Set new offset
         - service: number.set_value
           target:
             entity_id: "{{ offset_entity }}"
@@ -173,7 +155,7 @@ action:
 variables:
   target_area: !input target_area
   external_sensor: !input external_sensor
-  min_interval: !input min_interval
+  run_interval: !input run_interval
   rounding_step: !input rounding_step
   manual_correction: !input manual_correction
   offset_entity_suffix: !input offset_entity_suffix