Hi everybody,
I was wondering whether this is possible, and -if so- how. I would like to create an automation triggered by all motion sensors. Each one is assigned an area.
If motion is detected (and/or the area is clear again), I would like to switch the lights accordingly. But not always all lights assigned to an area need to be switched when motion is detected.
So I thought I could tag those lights “motionlights”; then, if motion is detected in the bathroom, switch only those lights in the bathroom that are tagged as “motionlights”.
Currently, I have an automation that triggers per room, then has a trigger id, then switches hard-coded lights. So if motion detected in kitchen, turn on kitchen1, kitchen3; but that requires me to change the automation, if lights are added, renamed, etc.
If it was possible to go by area and tag, I could simply tag new lights as “motionlights” and assign the appropriate area (which I always to when adding new devices, anyway), and they would automatically be included in this automation.
Thanks in advance for your ideas 
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