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Controller - IKEA E1743 TRÅDFRI On/Off Switch & Dimmer

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This blueprint is part of the Controllers-Hooks Ecosystem. You can read more about this topic here.

Description​

This blueprint provides universal support for running any custom action when a button is pressed on the provided IKEA E1743 TRÅDFRI On/Off Switch & Dimmer. Supports controllers integrated with Zigbee2MQTT, ZHA, deCONZ. Just specify the integration used to connect the remote to Home Assistant when setting up the automation, and the blueprint will take care of all the rest.

In addition of being able to provide custom actions for every kind of button press supported by the remote, the blueprint allows to loop the long press actions while the corresponding button is being held. Once released, the loop stops. This is useful when holding down a button should result in a continuous action (such as lowering the volume of a media player, or controlling a light brightness).

The blueprint also adds support for virtual double button press events, which are not exposed by the controller itself.

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Automations created with this blueprint can be connected with one or more Hooks supported by this controller. Hooks allow to easily create controller-based automations for interacting with media players, lights, covers and more. See the list of Hooks available for this controller for additional details.

Requirements​

Zigbee2MQTT Integration

Optional

If you plan to integrate the with Zigbee2MQTT, you must have this integration set up. Installation methods differ between different installation types. Check out the documentation for full details on the required hardware and how to set up Zigbee2MQTT on your system.

Zigbee2MQTT Docs

ZHA Integration

Optional

If you plan to integrate the with ZHA, you must have this integration set up. The ZHA integration can be configured from the Home Assistant UI. Check the documentation for full details on the required hardware and how to set up ZHA on your system.

ZHA Integration Docs

deCONZ Integration

Optional

If you plan to integrate the with deCONZ, you must have this integration set up. The deCONZ integration can be configured from the Home Assistant UI and requires an additional container to run deCONZ on. Head over to the documentation for full details on the required hardware and how to set up deCONZ on your system.

deCONZ Integration Docs

Input Text Integration

Required

This integration provides the entity which must be provided to the blueprint in the Helper - Last Controller Event input. Learn more about this helper by reading the dedicated section in the Additional Notes.

Input Text Integration Docs

Inputs​

Available Hooks​

Virtual double press actions

Some of the following mappings might include actions for virtual double press events, which are disabled by default. If you are using a hook mapping which provides an action for a virtual double press event, please make sure to enable support for virtual double press on the corresponding buttons with the corresponding blueprint input.

Light​

This Hook blueprint allows to build a controller-based automation to control a light. Supports brightness and color control both for white temperature and rgb lights.

Default Mapping​

  • Up button short press -> Turn on
  • Up button long press -> Brightness up (continuous, until release)
  • Up button double press Virtual -> Color up
  • Down button short press -> Turn off
  • Down button long press -> Brightness down (continuous, until release)
  • Down button double press Virtual -> Color down

Mapping #2​

  • Up button short press -> Brightness up
  • Up button long press -> Brightness up (continuous, until release)
  • Up button double press Virtual -> Turn on
  • Down button short press -> Brightness down
  • Down button long press -> Brightness down (continuous, until release)
  • Down button double press Virtual -> Turn off

Light Hook docs

Media Player​

This Hook blueprint allows to build a controller-based automation to control a media player. Supports volume setting, play/pause and track selection.

Default Mapping​

  • Up button short press -> Volume up
  • Up button long press -> Volume up (continuous, until release)
  • Up button double press Virtual -> Next track
  • Down button short press -> Volume down
  • Down button long press -> Volume down
  • Down button double press Virtual -> Play/Pause

Media Player Hook docs

Cover​

This Hook blueprint allows to build a controller-based automation to control a cover. Supports opening, closing and tilting the cover.

Default Mapping​

  • Up button short press -> Open cover
  • Up button long press -> Open the cover tilt
  • Down button short press -> Close cover
  • Down button long press -> Close the cover tilt
  • Down button double press Virtual -> Stop cover and cover tilt

Cover Hook docs

Additional Notes​

Helper - Last Controller Event​

The helper_last_controller_event (Helper - Last Controller Event) input serves as a permanent storage area for the automation. The stored info is used to implement the blueprint's core functionality. To learn more about the helper, how it's used and why it's required, you can read the dedicated section in the Controllers-Hooks Ecosystem documentation.

The helper is used to determine button release events when the controller is integrated with Zigbee2MQTT, ZHA, because of the actions mapping for the controller with these integrations. Natively, the controller doesn't allow to distinguish between different button release events, so the blueprint must store the previous clicked button.

Virtual double press events​

It's also important to note that the controller doesn't natively support double press events. Instead , this blueprint provides virtual double press events. You can read more about them in the general Controllers-Hooks Ecosystem documentation.

Changelog​

  • 2021-02-07: first blueprint version 🎉

  • 2021-02-07: fix an issue on Zigbee2MQTT triggering rules

  • 2021-02-07: fix an issue which prevented to create automations for ZHA or deCONZ (thanks @kks36! 🎉 ).

  • 2021-02-08: update example, fix an issue which executed actions twice when the remote was connected via Zigbee2MQTT.

  • 2021-02-23:

    • add support for virtual double press events
    • block automation runs for empty and repeated messages
    • reduce input_text helper writes

  • 2021-03-03: move the blueprint in the Controllers-Hooks Ecosystem. See announcement here. 🎉

  • 2021-03-25: ⚠️ Breaking Change: standardize input names across all the Controller blueprints. If you plan to update this blueprint, please update the inputs in your automations as follows:

    • remote -> controller_device
    • zigbee2mqtt_remote -> controller_entity
    • action_* inputs -> action_button_*
    • helper_last_loop_event_input -> helper_last_controller_event

  • 2021-03-26: add support for the Cover Hook

  • 2021-04-19: Fix double press events not being detected with deCONZ

  • 2021-04-23: Fix deCONZ events not being recognized

  • 2021-05-26:

    ⚠️ Breaking Change:

    helper_last_controller_event is now a mandatory input. It also simplifies the blueprint setup (reducing issues due to improper configuration missing the helper, which was required only in certain conditions as was stated in the docs), and provides support for advanced features which might be developed in the future.

    If you plan to update this blueprint, please make sure to provide a valid input_text entity for the helper_last_controller_event input. You should create a separate input_text for each Controller blueprint you're configuring, since using the same for multiple automation could lead to inconsistencies and undefined behaviour.

    Other changes:

    • 🎉 Add Debouncing support. Debouncing avoids duplicate action runs which might occur with certain controllers and integrations. The feature is disabled by default, check the documentation to find out how to enable it
    • Prevent undesired endless loops, which might occur in rare cases when the corresponding stop event is not received, by running loop actions a finite number of times, customizable with two new blueprint inputs
    • Fix inputs wrongly marked as required
    • Fix for Zigbee2MQTT reporting null state changes

  • 2021-07-04: Fix deCONZ button release events not being properly recognized

  • 2021-08-02: Improve inputs documentation and organization

  • 2021-10-26: Standardize blueprints structure and inputs naming across the whole collection. Improve blueprint documentation. No functionality change.

  • 2022-08-08: Optimize characters usage for the helper_last_controller_event text input.

  • 2025-01-02: Remove spaces to match new helper format in Home Assistant 2023.5.x. (@LordSushiPhoenix)

  • 2025-01-23:

    ⚠️ Breaking Change:

    Migrate to Zigbee2MQTT MQTT Device Triggers. (@yarafie)

    The controller_entity input has been deprecated, and controller_device is now mandatory. If you are a Zigbee2MQTT user and plan to update this blueprint, please make sure to remove the controller_entity input from your automation config and add the device ID of your controller to the controller_device input. To obtain the device ID from your controller, configure the automation from the UI and use the device selector dropdown on the controller_device input to select your controller.

  • 2025-03-20: Standardized input naming format for controller devices and virtual button actions. No functionality changes.

  • 2025-04-01: Fix double-click detection logic. (@danleongjy)

  • 2025-04-16: Update ZHA long press and release actions (@notherealmarco)

  • 2025-04-19: Improve Last Controller Event Helper JSON Regex with more lenient matching.