I just managed to create a template light that sends the commands via IR blaster.
It can do all colors (from a 24 key IR remote, but it can easily be expanded for larger remotes), brightness and effects.
The only limitation is that you can’t get saturation, so my way of solving that is if you click where the saturation is more than 70% then it gets converted to 100%, less than 70 is 0% (white light).
Because the 24 key remotes do not have all colors then clicking on the wheel where there is no corresponding button on the remote “rounds” the click to the closest color.
The IR blaster is a ready made ESP device sold on aliexpress.
I use ESP-Home to control the blaster.
ESP-Home yaml:
remote_receiver:
pin:
number: GPIO14
inverted: true
mode:
input: true
pullup: true
dump: lg
remote_transmitter:
pin: GPIO4
carrier_duty_percent: 50%
button:
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight on"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FFE01F
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight off"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF609F
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight flash"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FFF00F
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight strobe"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FFE817
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight fade"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FFD827
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight smooth"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FFC837
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight none"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FFD02F # makes it white
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight dim up"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FFA05F
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight dim down"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF20DF
nbits: 32
######################################################
######## the number represents the hue value ################
######################################################
# column 1
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 0"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF906F
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 15"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FFB04F
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 30"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FFA857
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 45"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF9867
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 60"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF8877
nbits: 32
######################################################
# column 2
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 120"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF10EF
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 135"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF30CF
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 150"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF28D7
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 165"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF18E7
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 180"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF08F7
nbits: 32
######################################################
# column 3
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 240"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF50AF
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 255"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF708F
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 270"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF6897
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 285"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF58A7
nbits: 32
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight 300"
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FF48B7
nbits: 32
######################################################
- platform: template
name: "David TV backlight W" # white
on_press:
- remote_transmitter.transmit_lg:
data: 0x00FFD02F
nbits: 32
We need two helpers, one input_number to hold the brightness of the light.
The light we have has 5 brightness steps, because of that I make the input_number 6 steps ( 0-5).
This because the template light has 0 brightness, and I use this to turn off the light.
We also need a input_select with the effects the light has.
Light template (configuration.yaml):
light:
- platform: template
lights:
david_tv_backlight:
friendly_name: "David TV backlight"
level_template: "{{ (states('input_number.david_tv_backlight_brightness')|int) * (255/6) }}"
turn_on:
service: button.press
data: {}
target:
entity_id: button.david_tv_backlight_on
turn_off:
- service: button.press
data: {}
target:
entity_id: button.david_tv_backlight_off
- service: input_number.set_value
data:
value: 0
entity_id: input_number.david_tv_backlight_brightness
effect_list_template: "{{ state_attr('input_select.david_tv_backlight_effects', 'options') }}"
effect_template: "{{ states('input_select.david_tv_backlight_effects') }}"
# brightness is optimistic, so it remembers the brightness since last use, and assumes
# the brightness is the same. It will not work properly if you use the real remote.
set_level:
- if:
- condition: template
value_template: "{{ (brightness / (255/6)) | round == 0 }}"
then:
- service: button.press
data: {}
target:
entity_id: button.david_tv_backlight_off
- service: light.turn_off
data: {}
target:
entity_id: light.david_tv_backlight
else:
- repeat:
count: "{{ (((brightness / (255/6)) | round) - states('input_number.david_tv_backlight_brightness')| int) | abs }}"
sequence:
- if:
- condition: template
value_template: "{{ ((brightness / (255/6)) | round) > states('input_number.david_tv_backlight_brightness')| int }}"
then:
- service: button.press
data: {}
target:
entity_id: button.david_tv_backlight_dim_up
else:
- service: button.press
data: {}
target:
entity_id: button.david_tv_backlight_dim_down
- delay:
milliseconds: 500
- service: input_number.set_value
data:
value: "{{ (brightness / (255/6)) | round }}"
entity_id: input_number.david_tv_backlight_brightness
set_color:
- service: button.press
data: {}
target:
entity_id: >-
{% if( s > 70 ) %}
{% if( h > 60 and h <= 90) %}
{% set h = 60 %}
{% elif( h > 90 and h < 120) %}
{% set h = 120 %}
{% elif( h > 180 and h <= 210) %}
{% set h = 180 %}
{% elif( h > 210 and h < 240) %}
{% set h = 240 %}
{% elif( h > 300 and h <= 330) %}
{% set h = 300 %}
{% elif( h > 330 and h < 360) %}
{% set h = 0 %}
{% endif %}
button.david_tv_backlight_{{ (((h / 15) | int) * 15) % 360 }}
{% else %}
button.david_tv_backlight_w
{% endif %}
# this is to round the template light to the same color as we sent to the light.
# by some reson it doesn't always work that is why I added it twice, that gives it a bit better success rate
- service: light.turn_on
data:
hs_color: >-
{% if( s > 70 ) %}
{% set s = 100 %}
{% if( h > 60 and h <= 90) %}
{% set h = 60 %}
{% elif( h > 90 and h < 120) %}
{% set h = 120 %}
{% elif( h > 180 and h <= 210) %}
{% set h = 180 %}
{% elif( h > 210 and h < 240) %}
{% set h = 240 %}
{% elif( h > 300 and h <= 330) %}
{% set h = 300 %}
{% elif( h > 330 and h < 360) %}
{% set h = 0 %}
{% endif %}
{% else %}
{% set s = 0 %}
{% endif %}
[{{ (((h / 15) | int) * 15) % 360 }}, {{ s }}]
target:
entity_id: light.david_tv_backlight
- service: light.turn_on
data:
hs_color: >-
{% if( s > 70 ) %}
{% set s = 100 %}
{% if( h > 60 and h <= 90) %}
{% set h = 60 %}
{% elif( h > 90 and h < 120) %}
{% set h = 120 %}
{% elif( h > 180 and h <= 210) %}
{% set h = 180 %}
{% elif( h > 210 and h < 240) %}
{% set h = 240 %}
{% elif( h > 300 and h <= 330) %}
{% set h = 300 %}
{% elif( h > 330 and h < 360) %}
{% set h = 0 %}
{% endif %}
{% else %}
{% set s = 0 %}
{% endif %}
[{{ (((h / 15) | int) * 15) % 360 }}, {{ s }}]
target:
entity_id: light.david_tv_backlight
set_effect:
- service: button.press
data: {}
target:
entity_id: button.david_tv_backlight_{{ effect }}
This now gives me a GUI control of an IR controlled light
