[FEATURE REQUEST] Control Multiple lights with one remote individually.

[10bn]

Hi, at first thank you very much for this awesome tool!

I would like to suggest the idea to control different lights with the same remote by cycling through a set of predefined light ids using the left and right buttons eg. on the ikea E1810 remote.

[xaviml]

Hi @jaddel,

I have considered this in the past, and I made the decision to not add such functionality natively since it can be achieved through configuration.

You will first need to setup the following input select through UI or YAML:

input_select:
  lights:
    options:
      - light.my_light_1
      - light.my_light_2
      - light.my_light_3

Then, you would need the following ControllerX configuration:

example_app:
  module: controllerx
  class: E1810Controller
  controller: sensor.controller_action
  light: "{{ states('input_select.lights') }}"
  # This is recommendable if the lights you want to loop through have different supported actions
  update_supported_features: true
  merge_mapping:
    arrow_left_click:
      - service: input_select.select_previous
        data:
          entity_id: input_select.lights
    arrow_right_click:
      - service: input_select.select_next
        data:
          entity_id: input_select.lights

This is an example with the E1810 as you stated. I have tried this and it worked on my side. However, there is a bug that needs to be fixed for this configuration to fully work. I created a ticket for this ( #305 ), and I will be submitting the fix soon. You can try this configuration in the meantime and play around, but you might encounter the same issue as described in #305.

I will leave this ticket closed, but I am happy to continue the conversation here.

Regards,
Xavi M.

[xaviml]

Hi @jaddel,

Issue #305 has been fixed and it has been deployed. Fixed will be found in ControllerX v4.11.1.

Regards,
Xavi M.

[10bn]

This is super! Thank you very much for laying out the details! I'll try it asap.

[10bn]

Hi again, since I set it up ass you recommended i lost the ability to adjust the brightness. Am I missing something?

Here is one of my configurations:

bedroom_lights:
  module: controllerx
  class: E1810Controller
  controller: bc:33:ac:ff:fe:95:4f:8f
  integration: zha
  light: "{{ states('input_select.bedroom_lights') }}"
  # This is recommendable if the lights you want to loop through have different supported actions
  update_supported_features: true
  merge_mapping:
    press_257_13_0:
      - service: input_select.select_previous
        data:
          entity_id: input_select.bedroom_lights
    press_256_13_0:
      - service: input_select.select_next
        data:
          entity_id: input_select.bedroom_lights

[xaviml]

Hi @jaddel,

Could you please share the AppDaemon logs?

Also, did you upgrade ControllerX to v4.11.1, and restart the AppDaemon server?

Regards,
Xavi M.

EDIT: Upgrade to v4.11.2

[10bn]

Thank you, now its working!

[thijselblaso]

Is it possible to flash(short) the light that you select each time you switch? This way it's easier to recognize which light you have selected.

[10bn]

Is it possible to flash(short) the light that you select each time you switch? This way it's easier to recognize which light you have selected.

Try this automation:

alias: Flash selected light.
description: ''
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: input_select.office_lights
    id: input_select
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: '{{ is_state(states(''input_select.office_lights''), ''on'') }}'
        sequence:
          - service: light.turn_off
            target:
              entity_id: '{{ states(''input_select.office_lights'') }}'
          - delay:
              hours: 0
              minutes: 0
              seconds: 1
              milliseconds: 0
          - service: light.turn_on
            target:
              entity_id: '{{ states(''input_select.office_lights'') }}'
      - conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: '{{ is_state(states(''input_select.office_lights''), ''off'') }}'
        sequence:
          - service: light.turn_on
            target:
              entity_id: '{{ states(''input_select.office_lights'') }}'
          - delay:
              hours: 0
              minutes: 0
              seconds: 1
              milliseconds: 0
          - service: light.turn_off
            target:
              entity_id: '{{ states(''input_select.office_lights'') }}'
    default: []
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