I see the single, double, triple actions when creating an automation in HA, but the ‘hold’ action for the paddle and config button are not present. My desire is to hold the paddle up or down to brighten of dim.
I have the Blue with
Am I missing something?
Are you using ZHA or Z2M for the blue?
Hello chack,
Z2M
In that case, I’d recommend either using rohan’s blueprint or manually specifying the triggers should work as shown here.
Thanks!
I know this has been solved but there is another way. At least for those running Z2M, actions populate AFTER you have physically performed the action on the device.
Good suggestion, but this does not work for dimming.
Thanks,
I’m guessing you are saying you can’t use hold and release actions for dimming. This HA blueprint works with Lutron remotes and it uses hold and release actions for dimming. It’s kinda cludgy but it does work. I have a feeling the same approach could used for Inovelli Blue switches.
Edited:
Maybe it was this blueprint instead.
Hello, I’m using 2 Inovelli Dimmers as virtual 2-way dimmers to control 7 HUE bulbs in Z2mqtt and found it very easy to control dimming including the led bar on the dimmers.
Group all the devices together - bulbs and dimmers - then control the group not the individual devices. Also, bind the bulbs together along with the dimmers. For simple dimming (ie, pushing the button) I don’t use any automations to issue dimming but let the dimmer control the brightness directly. For automations I use these in a media room and have automations to dim the lights in the room when the TV is playing and return the lights to “normal” level when done watching.
If you’re still looking for the held_up, held_down functions then create your automation specifying the device rather than as an entity.
Thanks, I’ll give the entity vs. device a try. Much appreciated.