Very Easy Custom Philips Hue Dimmer Switch for Z2M(Zigbee2MQTT)

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You need to use the name you entered (or was entered for you) for the device in Z2M not what you have in HA.

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I just started messing with this. I suck at yaml but my code does have smooth dimming. I think if you mess with the % and transition it could be pretty customizable. Let me know if this works well.

alias: Livingroom dim
description: Dims livingroom when held
use_blueprint:
  path: patpac9/Hue_Dimmer_Switch_Easy_Custom_Buttons.yaml
  input:
    controller: Hallway hue switch
    down_held:
      - service: light.turn_on
        metadata: {}
        data:
          brightness_step_pct: -20
          transition: 2
        target:
          entity_id: light.livingroom
    up_held:
      - service: light.turn_on
        metadata: {}
        data:
          brightness_step_pct: 20
          transition: 2
        target:
          entity_id: light.livingroom
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Hi. Thanks for your reply.

I’ve tried your code and it’s better, but still not totally smooth. I could start playing with transition and brightness step but I would prefer to use mqtt.publish command, I read somewhere that it should be better than the other solution (brightness_step/brightness_step_pct). Any experience how to get that (mqtt.publish) to operate smoother?
Like I also mentioned in my first comment i use this code for my enOcean PTM 215Z and it operate like a charm, so I don’t know why it’s a problem when using Hue dimmer switch.

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I have the same problem i cant not get the blueprint to work. I have tried both the friendly name and the mqqt id that was given at the time. I still dont get a response. if i set up my own automation i can get it to work.

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Fairly new to HA and Z2M, but just discovered this blueprint and it is just what I needed. Thanks for sharing!

As a related question - I was initially attempting to set up this switch in Z2M using a bind. Has anyone had success with direct binding of this Hue Dimmer Switch to a light or set of lights using the Z2M GUI (Bind under device settings)?

Despite getting messages that the switch is bound to a light successfully i have had no luck getting a response using that method… just curious if anyone had similar experience.

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to remove the warning just replace these lines:

  • conditions: ‘{{(’‘hold’’ in trigger.payload_json.action) or (‘‘release’’ in trigger.payload_json.action)
    or ‘‘press’’ in trigger.payload_json.action}}’

by this line:

  • conditions: ‘{{(trigger.payload_json.action is not none) and ((’‘hold’’ in trigger.payload_json.action) or (‘‘release’’ in trigger.payload_json.action) or (‘‘press’’ in trigger.payload_json.action))}}’

Reason: Hue dimmers are sending status updates regulary. However, these payloads do not have an “action” item. Hence, the whole payload is NULL which leads to this warning.