Overview
This blueprint allows to control a CCT light with an Aqara H1 Smart Knob rotary switch.
Features:
- click to turn on/off the light
- rotate the switch to change the brightness
- press and turn the dial (while still holding it) to change the color temperature
- double click to set your preferred color temperature
The blueprint let’s you limit the brightness and color temperature.
Prerequisites
- an Aqara H1 Smart Knob (wireless)
- zigbee2mqtt integration setup and running
Blueprint
blueprint:
name: AqaraH1SmartKnob_CCTLight
description: |
This automation allows you to use an Aqara H1 Smart Knob to control a CCT light.
Functionality:
- A single click of the wheel will toggle the light.
- Turning the wheel will change the brightness level.
- Pressing the wheel down and turning it while holding changes the color temperature.
- A double click of the wheel will set the default color temperature.
The Aqara H1 Smart Knob needs to be integrated using the zigbee2mqtt integration to have the required entities.
The light can be any light entity with a color temperatrue attribute.
domain: automation
input:
action_entity_id:
name: Aqara H1 Smart Knob Action Entity
description: Select the Action entity of your Aqara H1 Smart Knob.
selector:
entity:
filter:
- domain: sensor
multiple: false
rotation_angle_speed_action_entity_id:
name: Aqara H1 Smart Knob Action Rotation Angle Speed Entity
description: Select the Action Rotation Angle Speed entity of your Aqara H1 Smart Knob.
selector:
entity:
filter:
- domain: sensor
multiple: false
target_light:
name: Light Entity
description: |
Select the CCT light entity you want to control.
selector:
entity:
filter:
- domain: light
multiple: false
brightness_step_pct:
name: Brightness change per rotation step
description: Set the brightness change (in percentage points) that is applied when the wheel is turned one step.
default: 2
selector:
number:
min: 1
max: 10
unit_of_measurement: "%"
brightness_min_pct:
name: Minimum Brightness
description: |
Set the minimum brightness (in percent).
If set to zero, the light will be turned off when zero brightness is reached.
default: 1
selector:
number:
min: 0
max: 99
unit_of_measurement: "%"
brightness_max_pct:
name: Maximum Brightness
description: Set the maximum brightness (in percent). Must be greater than the minimum.
default: 100
selector:
number:
min: 1
max: 100
unit_of_measurement: "%"
turn_on_light_on_rotation:
name: Turn on light when the wheel is rotated
description: >
If enabled, the light will be turned on if the wheel is rotated.
default: true
selector:
boolean:
restore_brightness_when_turned_on_via_wheel_rotation:
name: Restore previous brightness when the light is turned on because of wheel rotation
description: |
If enabled, the light will be turned on at its previous brightness level if the wheel is rotated.
If disabled, turning the wheel clockwise will turn on the light at minimum brightness; turning the wheel counter-clockwise will have no effect.
Note 1: Has no effect if the previous option is disabled.
Note 2: The light will be turned on at its previous brightness level independent of the rotation speed / angle of the wheel.
Note 3: if this option is enabled and the minimum brightness is zero and the light was turned off previously by rotating the wheel sufficiently long counter-clockwise, turning the wheel counter-clockwise will turn on the light at a very low level and the next counter-clockwise rotation will immediately turn off the light again.
This will feel counterintuitive to most users so it's best to set the minimum brightness to a value greater than zero when this option is enabled.
default: true
selector:
boolean:
colortemp_step:
name: Color Temperature change per rotation step
description: Set the color temperature change (in Kelvin) that is applied when the wheel is turned one step while being held (clicked).
default: 100
selector:
number:
min: 1
max: 1000
unit_of_measurement: "K"
colortemp_min:
name: Minimum Color Temperature
description: Set the minimum color temperature (in Kelvin).
default: 2700
selector:
number:
min: 1000
max: 9000
unit_of_measurement: "K"
colortemp_max:
name: Maximum Color Temperature
description: Set the maximum color temperature (in Kelvin).
default: 6500
selector:
number:
min: 1000
max: 9000
unit_of_measurement: "K"
colortemp_default:
name: Default Maximum Color Temperature
description: Set the default color temperature (in Kelvin).
default: 5400
selector:
number:
min: 1000
max: 9000
unit_of_measurement: "K"
set_default_colortemp_on_doubleclick:
name: Set Default Color Temperature on Double Click
description: If enabled, the default color temperature is applied when the wheel is double clicked.
default: true
selector:
boolean:
variables:
ENTITY_H1_ACTION: !input action_entity_id
ENTITY_H1_ROTATION_ANGLE_SPEED: !input rotation_angle_speed_action_entity_id
ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT: !input target_light
LIGHT_ROTATION_MULTIPLIER: !input brightness_step_pct
LIGHT_MIN_BRIGHTNESS_PCT: !input brightness_min_pct
LIGHT_MAX_BRIGHTNESS_PCT: !input brightness_max_pct
LIGHT_TURN_ON_ON_ROTATION: !input turn_on_light_on_rotation
LIGHT_RESTORE_BRIGHTNESS: !input restore_brightness_when_turned_on_via_wheel_rotation
COLOR_TEMP_STEP: !input colortemp_step
COLOR_TEMP_MIN: !input colortemp_min
COLOR_TEMP_MAX: !input colortemp_max
COLOR_TEMP_DEFAULT: !input colortemp_default
APPLY_DEFAULT_COLORTEMP_ON_DOUBLECLICK: !input set_default_colortemp_on_doubleclick
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: !input action_entity_id
to: null
enabled: true
id: ACTION
- platform: state
entity_id:
- !input rotation_angle_speed_action_entity_id
id: ROTATION_ANGLE_SPEED
enabled: true
to: unknown
- platform: state
entity_id:
- !input rotation_angle_speed_action_entity_id
from: null
to: null
id: ROTATION_ANGLE_SPEED_BUTTON_HELD
enabled: true
condition: []
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- ACTION
sequence:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: template
value_template: "{{trigger.to_state.state == 'single'}}"
alias: Single
sequence:
- service: light.toggle
metadata: {}
data:
transition: 2
target:
entity_id: "{{ ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT }}"
enabled: true
alias: Toggle Light on "Single Click"
- conditions:
- condition: template
value_template: "{{trigger.to_state.state == 'double'}}"
alias: Double
- condition: template
value_template: "{{ APPLY_DEFAULT_COLORTEMP_ON_DOUBLECLICK }}"
sequence:
- service: light.turn_on
metadata: {}
data:
transition: 2
kelvin: "{{ COLOR_TEMP_DEFAULT }}"
target:
entity_id: "{{ ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT }}"
enabled: true
alias: Set Default color tenperature on "Double Click"
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- ROTATION_ANGLE_SPEED
- condition: or
conditions:
- condition: template
value_template: >-
{{ (trigger.from_state.state | int > 0 or (trigger.from_state.state | int < 0 and LIGHT_RESTORE_BRIGHTNESS)) and
(states(ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT) == 'off' and LIGHT_TURN_ON_ON_ROTATION) }}
alias: >-
Testen ob das Licht aus ist und die Helligkeit soll erhöht
werden
- condition: template
value_template: >-
{{ trigger.from_state.state | int > 0 and
state_attr(ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT, 'brightness') / 2.55 <
LIGHT_MAX_BRIGHTNESS_PCT }}
alias: >-
Testen ob die Helligkeit erhöht werden soll und max.
Helligkeit nicht erreicht ist
- condition: template
value_template: >-
{{ trigger.from_state.state | int < 0 and
state_attr(ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT, 'brightness') / 2.55 >
LIGHT_MIN_BRIGHTNESS_PCT }}
alias: >-
Testen ob die Helligkeit verringert werden soll und min.
Helligkeit nicht erreicht ist
sequence:
- if:
- alias: "If light is off and brightness shall be restored"
condition: template
value_template: "{{ states(ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT) == 'off' and LIGHT_RESTORE_BRIGHTNESS }}"
then:
- alias: "Restore brightness"
service: light.turn_on
target:
entity_id: "{{ ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT }}"
else:
- service: light.turn_on
metadata: {}
data:
brightness_pct: >-
{## Gewünschte Schrittweite berechnen ##} {% set STEP_SIZE =
trigger.from_state.state | int * LIGHT_ROTATION_MULTIPLIER / 12 %}
{## Gewünschte Helligkeit in Variable speichern ##} {% if
states(ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT) == 'off' %}
{% set BRIGHTNESS_PCT = LIGHT_MIN_BRIGHTNESS_PCT %}
{% else %}
{% set BRIGHTNESS_PCT = STEP_SIZE + state_attr(ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT, 'brightness') / 2.55 %}
{% endif %} {## Neuen Helligkeitswert unter Einhaltung der
Limits setzen ##} {{ min(LIGHT_MAX_BRIGHTNESS_PCT,
max(LIGHT_MIN_BRIGHTNESS_PCT, BRIGHTNESS_PCT)) }}
target:
entity_id: "{{ ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT }}"
- conditions:
- condition: trigger
id:
- ROTATION_ANGLE_SPEED_BUTTON_HELD
- condition: template
value_template: "{{ states(ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT) == 'on' }}"
- condition: template
value_template: "{{ trigger.to_state.state != 'unknown' and trigger.from_state.state != 'unknown' }}"
sequence:
- service: light.turn_on
metadata: {}
data:
kelvin: >-
{## Gewünschte Schrittweite berechnen ##} {% set STEP_SIZE =
trigger.to_state.state | int * COLOR_TEMP_STEP / 12 %} {##
Aktuelle Farbtemperatur in Variable speichern ##} {% set
COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN = state_attr(ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT,
'color_temp_kelvin') %} {## Tatsächliche Grenzwerte berechnen
##} {% set COLOR_TEMP_MIN = max(COLOR_TEMP_MIN,
state_attr(ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT, 'min_color_temp_kelvin')) %} {%
set COLOR_TEMP_MAX = min(COLOR_TEMP_MAX,
state_attr(ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT, 'max_color_temp_kelvin')) %}
{## Neue Farbtemperatur unter Einhaltung der Limits setzen ##}
{{ min(COLOR_TEMP_MAX, max(COLOR_TEMP_MIN, COLOR_TEMP_KELVIN +
STEP_SIZE)) }}
target:
entity_id: "{{ ENTITY_TARGET_LIGHT }}"
trace:
stored_traces: 20
mode: queued
max: 30
Setup
The switch needs to be integrated with Home Assistant through the zigbee2mqtt integration. Multiple entities will be provided by the z2m integration once the switch is joined to your zigbee network.
The automation works on the “… Action” and “… Action Rotation Angle Speed” entities which you need to select in the blueprint.
Technical Details
The automation utilizes the slightly peculiar behavior of the switch entities.
When you look at your entities you’ll notice that they will most often show “unknown” as the current state. That is because every “normal” action like clicking or rotating the dial will be immediately followed by a MQTT message which resets the state of the entities to unknown.
However, no “reset” messages will be sent while the dial is pressed and rotated (while still being held). This way, we can distinguish between normal rotation and a button-down rotation to control two different states.
The smart knob has an entity which indicates the angle by which the wheel has been turned. But since this appears to be relative to the current dial action and it is now quite clear when it is reset, the information is rather useless.
Fortunately the smart knob also provides an entity which gives the angle by which the dial has been turned since the last update. The blueprint uses this information to incrementally change the brightness / color temperature.
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