ZHA - IKEA TRADFRI - 2 Button Remote - OnOff and Brightness

niro1987 · February 4, 2021, 8:12pm

Check out this blueprint to simulate the IKEA TRADFRI Dimmer (2 button version) through ZHA events.

Button	Action
on (short)	Turn the light on
off (short)	Turn the light off
on (long)	Increase brightness
off (long)	Decrease brightness

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Click the badge to import this Blueprint: ^{(needs Home Assistant Core 2021.3 or higher)}

Or import this Blueprint by using the Gist URL:
https://github.com/niro1987/homeassistant-config/blob/master/blueprints/automation/niro1987/zha_ikea_tradfri_2button_remote_brightness.yaml

MLux · October 4, 2021, 10:26am

Hi,

Is there a possibility to add more than one light, the button has to trigger tree lights.
How can i do that?

Thx MLux

niro1987 · October 6, 2021, 9:41pm

You can make a light group and use that, or you can use the template with the same remote three times.

stefan.schaedeli · October 11, 2021, 7:47pm

really nice, only thing I would need in addition is to define the start dim level as a field (only when turn on) nice would also to have this empty so it would take the last state.

stefan.schaedeli · October 11, 2021, 7:59pm

Just realized this is changed super easy, if somebody struggles anyhow let me know, can share the modification

pmvalente · March 15, 2022, 9:40pm

thank you very much, work like a charm.

niro1987 · March 15, 2022, 11:00pm

I’ve deliberately chosen to set the brightness in the turn_on sequence, because I wanted the switch to act as any normal light switch would, with an added benefit of setting the brightness.

Leaving it empty would cause unexpected behavior, as it depends on the previous state. The brightness required is different ‘the next morning’ then it was in the evening.

You are more then welcome to copy and modify the code to your own requirements. Perhaps you can share a link to yours, so that others may enjoy it as well.

metbril · August 26, 2022, 6:12am

Leaving it empty actually simulates the behavior of the remote through the IKEA hub.

I have an updated blueprint that does this, and have added some other improvements.

github.com

metbril/home-assistant-blueprints/blob/main/automation/zha_ikea_tradfri_2button_onoff_brightness.yaml

# Original: https://github.com/niro1987/homeassistant-config/blob/master/blueprints/automation/niro1987/zha_ikea_tradfri_2button_remote_brightness.yaml

blueprint:
  source_url: https://github.com/metbril/home-assistant-blueprints/blob/main/automation/zha_ikea_tradfri_2button_onoff_brightness.yaml
  name: "ZHA - IKEA TRADFRI - 2 Button Remote - On/Off and Brightness"
  description: Simulate IKEA TRADFRI 2 button remote connected through ZHA.
  domain: automation
  input:
    remote:
      name: IKEA TRADFRI remote control
      description: Select the remote control to use.
      selector:
        device:
          integration: zha
          manufacturer: IKEA of Sweden
          model: TRADFRI on/off switch
          multiple: false
    light:
      name: Light
      description: Select the light entity to control.

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computergreek · September 4, 2022, 7:38pm

THANK YOU! this blueprint is so simple and it just works. i’ve been fighting with getting these stupid things to work for weeks and yours is the first one to finally work

anarfox · December 9, 2024, 9:39am

Would it be possible to modify this so it keeps dimming down and up when holding the buttons down? Like the remote does in the Trådfri Gateway.

niro1987 · December 9, 2024, 5:55pm

It does that already?

anarfox · December 10, 2024, 3:08pm

Don’t know why, but it didn’t work yesterday. Re-importing the blueprint and creating a new automation now solved the issue.

Edit: Could have been a zigbee issue. Playing around with the remote, I have noticed a delay of several seconds when turning on or off occurring randomly.