Using a Xiaomi Round Button as a dimmer switch

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Finally - a cheap WIRELESS switch that dims! Xiaomi Switch Gen1

OK, so I’ve been looking for a wireless switch that capable of dimming a WiFi enabled Bulb for some time. I’m using This WiFi Bulb which has been flashed and is running the wonderful AiLight firmware by @stelgenhof but you could use any bulb, switch or remote capable of dimming. This assumes you have already added your Gen1 Button using the Xiaomi Component NOTE: The square Aqara (Square Gen2) Version is not capable of this as it does not have the required “long_press_press” click type. There…

Hue dimmer to actually dim a light

BTW I used a brighness script with my xiaomi buttons - hold to cycle brightness up and down and release to keep. Actually its a bit unreliable, so does not get used much. alias: "Brightness lights" sequence: - service: homeassistant.turn_on entity_id: light.hallway data_template: transition: 1 brightness: '{% if states.light.hallway.attributes.brightness%}{{(states.light.hallway.attributes.brightness+25)|min(255)}}{% else %}25{% endif %}' - service: script.turn_on …