Hey folks,
I recently added Velux blinds to my window but quickly learnt they can’t be integrated with home assistant.
I added and ESP32 running esphome to the remotes so I can control them via home assistant.
If you want to automate your Velux blinds you can follow my guide here: https://chiragdesai.uk/automating-velux-blinds-with-home-assistant/
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The only suggestion I’d make woould be to use the ESPHome Button component instead of switches.
On press toggle a GPIO output momentarily (like you are doing with the switches).
That’s a good suggestion. The switches themselves aren’t used in Home Assistant UI. They’re used to create a template cover and that has buttons on it when you use the tile card.
I haven’t tested it, but it doesn’t look like you can ‘invert’ the buttons. When I set up the switches they were acting as ‘always pressed’ when the swtich was off in the UI. Inverting them, they act as expected, not pressed. I may give it a go when I get some time and see how it goes.
They can. I have it
Could anyone help with button config example?
This is for switch:
- platform: gpio
name: "Blind 1 Down"
id: blind_1_down
icon: "mdi:window-shutter"
pin:
number: GPIO13
inverted: true
on_turn_on:
- delay: 500ms
- switch.turn_off: blind_1_down
interlock: [blind_1_up, blind_1_stop]
output:
- id: blnd_1_dn
platform: gpio
pin:
number: 13
mode:
output: true
inverted: true
button:
- platform: output
name: "Blind 1 Down"
icon: "mdi:window-shutter"
output: blnd_1_dn
duration: 500ms
Note that Interlock is not supported for either of these components.
Works like a charm. Thank to both of you, @chillerz for hacking the remote and writing the tutorial and @tom_l for helping with the ESP button config.
Very happy with the finished product 
Looking good! Glad it worked for you!
