Xiaomi Smart Button with Automations

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Hi all, I think it’s something simple, but I’m trying to link a Xiaomi Smart button to a set of lights using an automation.

I’ve got the button connected via deCONZ so HA sees only the battery sensor; so I’ve dug around in the log files and found the event ID for a button press. I’ve written an automation but it’s not working, so I’m hoping someone can tell me what I’m doing wrong.

This is the automation

- alias: 'Toggle Bedroom Lights'
  initial_state: 'off'
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: deconz_event
    event_data:
      id: sensor.switch_12_battery_level
      event: 1002
  action:
    service: light.toggle
    entity_id: light.bedroom_main

And this is the log file entry for a button press

2019-07-18 14:27:53 DEBUG (MainThread) [pydeconz.websocket] Websocket data: {"e":"changed","id":"12","r":"sensors","state":{"buttonevent":1002,"lastupdated":"2019-07-18T13:27:54"},"t":"event","uniqueid":"00:15:8d:00:02:3e:79:bb-01-0006"}
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Hello thekevinkalis,
I’m not a professional but maybe I can help you. I’ve attached my automation here

- alias: Power Button
  initial_state: 'on'
  trigger:
    platform: event
    event_type: deconz_event
    event_data:
      id: tradfri_fernbedienung
      event: 1002
  action:
    service: switch.toggle
    entity_id: switch.0320018160019479e078
  id: 6bf0a3fd9b82431199495fc1094ac3d5

The automation runs without problems. The right formatting is especially important!

I suspect the problem is in these lines:
alias
initial_state
???

Good luck

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this means the automation is not waiting for trigger, and probably not what you meant?
(the alias is fine)

Assuming the automation still doesn’t work, use the developer/states page to view the status of the switch as it changes…

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and then the developer event listener:

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Hi, I see what you mean about the initial_state, it’s actually unnecessary as far as the automation goes.

I finally got it working by changing the ID to ‘smart_button’, that’s actually what it says in the developers page for events.

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