ZHA - IKEA TRADFRI - 5 Button Remote - Custom Actions

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Check out this blueprint to simulate the IKEA TRADFRI Remote (5 button version) through ZHA events with your own custom actions.

Button Action
Power (short) User defined action
Dim-Up (short) User defined action
Dim-Down (short) User defined action
Right (short) User defined action
Left (short) User defined action
Power (long) User defined action
Dim-Up (long) User defined action
Dim-Down (long) User defined action
Right (long) User defined action
Left (long) User defined action

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Great Blueprint, very useful.
Is there a way to have a smoother dimmering of lights, maybe keeping the button pressed instead of press it several times until the desired power?
Thanks a lot!

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Hi @Brunelma

I’ve made some similar blueprints that already have dimming included with half a second transition.

You might like on of these:
ZHA - IKEA TRADFRI - 5 Button Remote - Color Lights
ZHA - IKEA TRADFRI - 5 Button Remote - Warm White Lights

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Hi @niro1987,

Thanks for your reply.
I saw the other Blueprints, anyhow the Custom Action one allows a lot of more freedom on controls, including controlling different lights with Dimmer and arrow buttons.
Is it possible to have a smooth transition on dimmering in this blueprint as well?
Thanks a lot, again great job.

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Hi @Brunelma,

While this is possible, it wouldn’t make much sense to create a blueprint for such a specific purpose. You could dig into the YAML of this automation and modify the sequence on each button as you want it to be.

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@Brunelma Reading back on this - Yes, there is a way to get smooth transition in this blueprint but because everything is basically a single action, you’ll need to use the choose-hack.

Basically, you add a Choose action and remove the condition that was added by default. Now, in the default section, you add an action that increases the brightness with a short transition time (say 1 second), followed by a delay action for that same transition time.

The YAML would looks something like this:

choose: []
default:
  - service: light.turn_on
    data:
      transition: 1
      brightness_step_pct: 10
    target:
      entity_id: light.woonkamer
  - delay:
      seconds: 1
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@niro1987

Great Blueprint mate, well done!

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Thanks! I though the middle (“power”) button would only allow short presses. And indeed, if I associate an action to the “Power (long)” button, nothing happens. Am I missing something?

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You can listen for zha_event in Developer Tools > Events. The Long-Press on the Power Button is triggered by a move_to_level_with_on_off command. If you see that passing by, it’s not the blueprint :wink:

Also, you can track the execution of the automation from the automations page.

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OK, thanks (I’m new to HA, I was not implying it’s your blueprint’s fault! :stuck_out_tongue: )

I looked into the history of that automation (I hadn’t “discovered” that section yet, thanks for the tip!), and for the long press (move_to_level_with_on_off) it reports “This node was not executed and so no further trace information is available.”.

If I do a long press, a short press (toggle) is reported in the history instead… :thinking:

Any ideas?

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How long is long? Keep it pressed 5 seconds. It should report a short-press, followed by a long-press and finally a release (if you do ever let go that is).

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I see, maybe I was not pressing it long enough. All events are captured… but as you say/expected, it reports a short press first, then the long press and finally the release… which means (?) that the short press user defined action will always be run before long-press user defined action…?

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Yes, that is inevitable

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I have the opposite problem. I can do a long press, but not short one. Mine is integrated via deCONZ.

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This Blueprint is ment for ZHA. I have no experience with deCONZ.

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No worries. I’ve changed over to ZHA. So I’ll give the blue print a run shortly. Thanks.

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I use and love this blueprint, so thank you for it ! I can finally map all of the 5 buttons.

Too bad you are forced to execute the short press action in every situation before the long press action though. I used to work with the frenck blueprint for this remote, and i miss its ability to execute only the long press actions though.

EDIT : This short/long press issue only happens with the main ON/OFF button. Totally works for the other buttons. Thank you !!

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I understand the problem with the short-press action. I do not see how this could be improved as the remote itself sends a short-press action when you hold it down. It is only after a few seconds that the remote sends the “ooh wait, I am still being pressed” action.

One solution would be to wait for this second command and only execute the short press if it does not come, but that would make for a very laggy experience on the short-press.

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I´m connecting to my Ikea remote through the Ikea hub. Is this blueprint still applicable for that situation or is this only for ppl who are using a ZHA dongle?

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Only for ZHA. With the IKEA bridge, the remote is not directly connected with the bridge, always through a light.