Reset Brightness without turning

Configuration
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I’ve seen some older requests to set the ‘on’ value of a dimmer based on time of day, Lux, etc. But no one seems to have a solution, so I am raising again.

I have a number of Zooz Dimmers. I can ‘turn on’ and then set the brightness percetage, but can’t adjust the brightness percentage without turning on.

This seems to be a reasonable request. Thoughts? Could there be a blueprint or something to check the time when the light is turned on and adjust a starting brightness? I would want to avoid any flash…

alias: OfficeDimmerTest
description: “”
triggers:
conditions:
actions:

  • action: light.turn_on
    metadata: {}
    data:
    brightness_pct: 20
    target:
    device_id: xxx
    mode: single
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The ability to do that depends on the device’s firmware. In other words, it’s a feature the device either has or doesn’t.

For example, LIFX bulbs can have their brightness set when they aren’t illuminated (and will assume the brightness level when turned on).

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I am using Zooz dimmers, I have reached out to them.

But assuming that’s not an option, maybe I could make a work around where I trapped the ‘on’ command and guessed the brightness percentage to start at? What would be an efficient way to do that? Schedule helper for ‘startDimmer’ percentage - (can I use sunset)? Automation at each switch on the turn on event? Seems cumbersome, and could ‘flash’ the lights if not rapid enough…

Other recommendations?

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You can only work with whatever functionality provided by your brand and model of devices. If the feature is not explicitly available then it’s simply not designed to natively support it.

That’s the usual outcome for most lights that don’t natively support the feature. However, I encourage you to try it and confirm it for yourself.