Home Assistant Automation with Config / Favorites Button

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I am trying to add a Home Assistant automation for a Blue mmWave dimmer switch based upon the config / favorites button. I am using ZHA; switch is configured in Smart Bulb Mode, Local Protection is disabled, and I am able to see that button presses are recognized on the activity monitor of the device:

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However, when I try to add an automation trigger there are no options referring to any switch presses. None regarding up, down, double-taps, etc. The only available options are the various sensors and parameter values:

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The full list of entities under the ZHA Office Switch heading (screenshot left) are:

  • Automatic switch shutoff timer
  • Aux switch scenes
  • Binding off to on sync level
  • Button delay
  • Current
  • Default all LED off color
  • Default all LED off intensity
  • Default all LED on color
  • Default all LED on intensity
  • Disable config 2x tap to clear notifications
  • Double tap down enabled
  • Double tap down level
  • Double tap up enabled
  • Double tap up level
  • Firmware
  • Firmware progress LED
  • Identify
  • Illuminance
  • Increased non-neutral output
  • Internal temperature
  • Invert switch
  • LED scaling mode
  • Light on presence behavior
  • Load level indicator timeout
  • Local default dimming level
  • Local dimming down speed
  • Local dimming up speed
  • Local protection
  • Local ramp rate off to on
  • Local ramp rate on to off
  • Maximum load dimming level
  • Minimum load dimming level
  • mmWave depth maximum (far)
  • mmWAve depth minimum (near)
  • mmWave height maximum (ceiling)
  • mmWave height minimum (floor)
  • mmWave hold time
  • mmWave room size preset
  • mmWave sensitivity
  • mmWave target speed
  • mmWave width maximum (right)
  • mmWave width minimum (left)
  • Ocupancy
  • Office Switch
  • On level
  • On/Off transition time
  • Only 1 LED mode
  • Output mode
  • Overheat protection
  • Power
  • Power-on behavior
  • Power-on level Remote default dimming level
  • Remote dimming down speed
  • Remote dimming up speed
  • Remote protection
  • Remote ramp rate off to on
  • Remote ramp rate on to off
  • Smart bulb mode
  • Start-up default dimming level
  • Summation delivered
  • Switch type
  • Voltage

I have tried a number steps without success:

  • Reconfiguring the switch
  • Deleting the device, performing a factory reset, and adding back to the Zigbee network
  • Toggling various settings
  • Installing the Blue mmWave ZHA custom quirks file (didn’t notice any difference)

What is the correct way to add Inovelli switch button triggers to Home Assistant when using ZHA?

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I think you have to listen for zha_events (it looks like you are using ZHA) in the automation trigger. The config button isn’t really a button in the same way the paddles are.

  - trigger: event
    event_type: zha_event
    event_data:
      command: button_3_hold
    id: zha

This triggers if any config button is held on any switch in the house. There should be a device ID or something else you can add to the trigger data if you just want one switch. Sorry I don’t have those details.

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When setting up the trigger, try going to the 'By type" tab, scroll down to the ‘Generic’ section & pick ‘Device’ then click device again on the right - you should get a device trigger with a drop down for ‘Device’ - pick your switch. Then the ‘Trigger’ drop down should populate - scroll most all the way to the top & there should be a ‘“Config” pressed’ trigger.

(This was a lot more obvious in previous version of HA; took me a while to find it in the current version - and that was starting knowing that it was possible!)