Configure automation for Shelly MQTT buttonpress types

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Hi,

I am planning my smart stuff for my new house. I’d like to implement lots of Hue / Tradfri bulbs but have a requirement to be able to control them with light switches as well.

In order to achieve this I am thinking of the following setup

Pushbutton -> Shelly 1/2 Module -> MQTT -> HA -> Hue Bridge -> Hue Bulb

Reason for implementing a momentary switch is twofold:

  • looks better as the state of a regular switch does not need to represent the state of the light due to ability to control it via HA, App and lightswitch

  • ability to leverage multiple buttonpresses and actions associated with them.

The shelly sends a mqtt message on buttonpress for both on and off which could be used to detect the duration of the buttonpress.
See below:
shellies/shellyswitch-part of mac address of unit/input/0 1
shellies/shellyswitch-part of mac address of unit/input/0 0

I would like to use an automation to detect if the button is pressed for less than a second or more than a second to distinguish short and long presses but I am getting stuck with my automation.

Is there anybody who did this an could help out?

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I have set press buttons 1 time, 2 time, 3 time and long press.

Someone in facebook shelly support have publist it

- id: '1545928456161'
  alias: Stetje tipke spalnica
  trigger:
  - entity_id: binary_sensor.pulsante
from: 'on'
platform: state
to: 'off'
  action:
  - data:
  entity_id: counter.spalnica
entity_id: counter.spalnica
service: counter.increment
- id: '1545928456162'
  alias: spalnica dolg pritisk
  trigger:
  - entity_id: binary_sensor.pulsante
for:
  seconds: 1
platform: state
to: 'on'
  action:
  - data:
  entity_id: media_player.kodispalnica
service: media_player.media_next_track
  - data:
  entity_id: counter.spalnica
service: counter.reset
  - data:
  entity_id: counter.spalnica
service: counter.decrement
- id: '1545928456163'
  alias: Spalnica 1 klik
  trigger:
  - platform: state
entity_id: counter.spalnica
from: '0'
to: '1'
for:
  milliseconds: 500
  action:
  - service: light.toggle
data:
  entity_id: light.spalnica
  - service: counter.reset
entity_id: counter.spalnica
- id: '1545928456164'
  alias: Spalnica 2 klika
  trigger:
  - platform: state
entity_id: counter.spalnica
from: '1'
to: '2'
for:
  milliseconds: 500
  action:
  - service: light.toggle
data:
  entity_id: light.spalnica_solna_luc
  - service: counter.reset
entity_id: counter.spalnica
- id: '1545928456165'
  alias: Spalnica 3 kliki
  trigger:
  - platform: numeric_state
entity_id: counter.spalnica
above: 2
for:
  milliseconds: 500
  action:
  - service: script.turn_on
data:
  entity_id: script.1545691026230
  - service: counter.reset
entity_id: counter.spalnica

Also you need this in configuration

counter:
  spalnica:
    initial: 0
    step: 1
    restore: true
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3

Great! This has exactly what I was looking for and more. I did not even mention multiple presses but that is also covered here.
Thanks for sharing.

4

How do I figure out what / where my shelly1 is storing the binary sensor state?

5

Shelly does not store any data. It store it only on cloud, or send mqtt to hassio

6

Thanks for your fast reply :)!

I meant where do I find the MQTT requests (or so). My shelly for example sends on and off and has a name

light.kitchen_spots

the shelly itself is identified via shelly-123ABC

If I search the entities, I don’t see any button or sensor ID regarding the shelly.Thanks for your fast reply :)!

I ment where do I find the MQTT requests (or so). My shelly for example sends on and off and has a name

light.kitchen_spots
the shelly itself is identified via shelly-123ABC

If I search the entities, I don’t see any button or sensor ID regarding the shelly.

7

anyone ? please :hugs:

8

Use a Mqtt client like Mqtt fx, Mqtt explorer or Mqtt lens. Then you can watch the Mqtt messages

9

Allright. I’ve fot MQTT Explorer running and I’ve got a relay, input en longpush (that doesn’t do anything because it’s just a normal button I guess).

What I want is the folling

  • Toggle once; just turn on and off the kitchen lights
  • Toggle twice; turn on a script / scene

On input I’ve got 1 topic, 19 messages just on / off / on / off
On input I’ve got 2 topics, 21 messages but also just on / off / on / off

There seems to be nothing for me to work with?