I bought a 2-way dimmer switch module that works with Tuya
In the past I was able to manage all Tuya bulbs and sockets to Localtuya.
The 2-way dimmer switch is a module to connect 2 bulbs with individual control. In the Tuya app (Smartlife) it works fine but in Home Assitant in the Tuya integration it appears as 1 bulb. The first bulb can be fully controlled (dimming + on/off)
In Localtuya tried to use 2 entities (see below) but only the first bulb I can switch on or off. I’m not able to dim it. Tried light and switch platform but only the first bulb can be controlled (on/off), it works if I use platform: light and platform: switch.
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Hi. Same problem here with the exact same dimmer (MOES, right?)
I did a Wifi module transplant to ESP8266 first, making it a Tasmota module.
Problem is also evident with the Tasmota module, so I do not see this as being a problem with the specific module, or the LocalTuya service you are using. The problem is thus likely within HA itself.
I seem to have read somewhere that double gang dimmers are not well supported in the HA UI, i.e. neither in the dashboard nor in the apps, which is consistent with what we experience here. Can’t seem to find the link now, though.
This is really a showstopper. Naturally I am not going to use just one channel of a 2-channel dimmer. I am tempted to ditch HA for this very reason, and implement my own app and firmware to drive the dimmers.
With the new default Tuya integration, available since a few months, the dual dimmer works (I can control each dimmer individually).
Haven’t tried yet if LocalTuya made any progress…