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I think, the best starting point for creating your own yaml configuration, is to look at the
example.yaml
file from the project documentation. This configuration was written
with the functionality of the original firmware in mind and it makes use of all available options.
This configuration guide can be used to fill in the blanks.
The xiaomi_bslamp2
platform provides various components that expose the core functionalities of
the lamp. In the following table, you can find what components are used for exposing what physical
components of the lamp.
Part | Component(s) |
---|---|
ESP32 pinouts | platform xiaomi_bslamp2 |
RGBWW LEDs | light |
Front Panel Power button | binary_sensor |
Front Panel Color button | binary_sensor |
Front Panel Slider | binary_sensor (touch/release) |
sensor (touched slider level) | |
Front Panel Illumination | output (on/off + indicator level) |
Light mode propagation | text_sensor |
At the core of the hardware support is the xiaomi_bslamp2
platform, which provides two hub-style
hardware abstraction layer (HAL) components that are used by the other components: one for driving
the GPIO's for the RGBWW leds and one for the I2C communication between the ESP32 and the front
panel.
I do mention the platform configuration here for completeness sake, but generally you will not have
to add the following configuration option to your yaml file. It is loaded automatically by the
components that need it, and the GPIO + I2C configurations are fully prepared to work for the
Bedside Lamp 2 wiring out of the box. Therefore, you will not find this piece of configuration in
the example.yaml
.
Having said that, here are the configuration options:
xiaomi_bslamp2:
# Options for the RGBWW LEDs HAL.
red: "GPIO13"
green: "GPIO14"
blue: "GPIO5"
white: "GPIO12"
master_1: "GPIO33"
master_2: "GPIO4"
# Options for the Front Panel HAL.
sda: "GPIO21"
scl: "GPIO19"
address: 0x2C
trigger_pin: "GPIO16"
The only reason that I can think of for adding this platform configuration to your yaml file, would be if you blew one or more or the ESP32 pins, and need to rewire functionality. In other casis, simply omit the section.
The light component creates an RGBWW light. This means that it can do colored light and cold/warm white light based on a color temperature.
light:
- platform: xiaomi_bslamp2
name: My Bedside Lamp
id: my_bedside_lamp
default_transition_length: 0.5s
effects:
- random:
name: Randomize
transition_length: 3s
update_interval: 3s
on_brightness:
- then:
- logger.log: The brightness changed!
presets:
my_color_presets:
red: { red: 100%, green: 0%, blue: 0% }
green: { red: 0%, green: 100%, blue: 0% }
blue: { red: 0%, green: 0%, blue: 100% }
yellow: { red: 100%, green: 100%, blue: 0% }
purple: { red: 100%, green: 0%, blue: 100% }
randomize: { effect: Randomize }
my_white_presets:
cold: { color_temperature: 153 mireds }
chilly: { color_temperature: 275 mireds }
luke: { color_temperature: 400 mireds }
warm: { color_temperature: 588 mireds
gamma_correct
and color_correct
.
These options are superceded by the fact that the light component has a fully customized light
model, that closely follows the light model of the original lamp's firmware.The lamp supports multiple light modes. These are:
In the original firmware + Yeelight Home Assistant integration, the night light feature is implemented through a switch component. The switch can be turned on to activate the night light mode. In this ESPHome firmware, setting the brightness to its lowest value triggers the night light mode. This makes things a lot easier to control.
It is possible to control the night light mode separately. An example of this can be found in the example.yaml, in which holding the power button is bound to activating the night light.
light.disco_on
ActionThis action sets the state of the light immediately (i.e. without waiting for the next main loop iteration), without saving the state to memory and without publishing the state change.
on_...:
then:
- light.disco_on:
id: my_bedside_lamp
brightness: 80%
red: 70%
green: 0%
blue: 100%
The possible configuration options for this Action are the same as those for the standard
light.turn_on
Action.
light.disco_off
ActionThis action turns off the disco mode by restoring the state of the lamp to the last known state from before using the disco mode.
on_...:
then:
- light.disco_off:
id: my_bedside_lamp
The presets functionality was written with the original lamp firemware functionality in mind: the user has two groups of presets available: one for RGB light presets and one for white light presets (based on color temperature). The color button (the top one on the front panel) can be tapped to switch to the next preset within the active preset group. The same button can be held for a little while, to switch to the other preset group.
In your light configuration, you can mimic this behavior (in fact: it is done so in the example.yaml) by means of the presets system. This system consists of two parts:
Defining presets
Presets can be configured in the presets
option of the light
configuration.
Presets are arranged in groups. You can define as little or as many groups as you like. The example configuration uses two groups, but that is only to mimic the original behavior. If you only need one group, then create one group. If you need ten, go ahead and knock yourself out.
The general structure of the presets configuration is:
light:
presets:
group_1:
preset_1: ...
preset_2: ...
..
group_2:
preset_1: ...
preset_2: ...
..
..
Note: Duplicate template names are ok, as long as they are within their own group. If you use duplicate preset names within a single group, then the last preset will override the earlier one(s).
A preset can define one of the following:
Activating presets from automations
Once presets have been configured, they can be activated using the preset.activate
action. The
following options are available for this action:
preset.activate:
next: group
preset.activate:
next: preset
---
* Activate a specific preset group by specifying the group's name:
```yaml
preset.activate:
group: rgb
preset.activate:
group: white
preset: warm
Shorthand definitions are available for all these actions:
preset.activate: next_group
preset.activate: next_preset
preset.activate: rgb
preset.activate: white.warm
Handling of invalid input
When a group or template is specified that does not exist, or if next group/preset is used while no presets have been defined at all, then the action will be ignored and an error will be logged.
Note: This is validation at run time. It would be a lot better to validate the names at compile time more strictly, so the firmware will not even compile when invalid names are in use. Issue #15 was created for implementing this. However, a new feature in ESPHome is required to be able to do this implementation. Good news is that this is already well on its way.
Binary sensors can be added to the configuration for handling touch/release events for the front
panel. On touch, a binary_sensor will publish True
, on release it will publish False
. The
configuration of a binary_sensor determines what part of the front panel is involved in the touch
events.
binary_sensor:
- platform: xiaomi_bslamp2
id: my_bedside_lamp_power_button
for: POWER_BUTTON
on_press:
then:
- light.toggle: my_bedside_lamp
For referencing the parts of the front panel, the following part identifiers are available:
If personal taste dictates so, you can use lower case characters and spaces instead of underscores. This means that for example "Power Button" and "power" would be valid identifiers for the power button.
The sensor component publishes touch events for the front panel slider. The published value represents the level at which the slider was touched.
Note: This sensor only reports the touched slider level. It cannot be used for detecting release events. If you want to handle touch/release events for the slider, then you can make use of the binary_sensor instead.
sensor:
- platform: xiaomi_bslamp2
- id: my_bedside_lamp_slider_level
range_from: 0.2
range_to: 0.9
on_value:
then:
- light.turn_on:
id: my_bedside_lamp
brightness: !lambda return x;
The (float) output component is linked to the front panel illumination + level indicator. Setting
this output (using the standard output.set_level
action) to value 0.0 will turn off the frontpanel
illumination. Other values, up to 1.0, will turn on the illumination and will set the level indicator
to the requested level (in 10 steps).
output:
- platform: xiaomi_bslamp2
id: my_bedside_lamp_front_panel_illumination
While the standard output.set_level
action emulates the front panel illumination behavior
of the original device firmware, it is also possible to control all of the LEDs for this
illumination individually, in case you need some different behavior, e.g. leaving the
power button on at night, so the user can easily find it in the dark.
To address the LEDs, the following identifiers can be used in your YAML configuration:
POWER
: The power button illumination.COLOR
: The color button illumination.1
, 2
, .., 10
: The 10 LEDs on the slider, where LED 1
is closest to the
power button and LED 10
is closest to the color button.ALL
: represents all of the available LEDsNONE
: represents none of the available LEDsfront_panel.set_leds
ActionThis action turns on the provided LEDs, all other LEDs are turned off.
on_...:
then:
- front_panel.set_leds:
leds:
- POWER
- COLOR
- 1
- 2
- 3
The leds:
key can also be omitted here, making the following action calls
equivalent to the one above.
on_...:
then:
- front_panel.set_leds:
- POWER
- COLOR
- 1
- 2
- 3
This can also be written as:
on_...:
then:
- front_panel.set_leds: [ POWER, COLOR, 1, 2, 3 ]
If only one LED is specified, you are allowed to omit the list;
on_...:
then:
- front_panel.set_leds: POWER
front_panel.turn_on_leds
ActionThis action turns on the provided LEDs, and leaves the rest of the LEDs as-is.
The LEDs to affect are specified in the same wat as above for front_panel.set_leds
.
front_panel.turn_off_leds
ActionThis action turns off the provided LEDs, and leaves the rest of the LEDs as-is.
The LEDs to affect are specified in the same wat as above for front_panel.set_leds
.
front_panel.update_leds
ActionThe previous actions only modify the required state for the front panel LEDs. Updating the actual state of the LEDs is done when the main loop for the output component is run by ESPHome.
If you need the required state to be pushed to the LEDs immediately, regardless the main loop, then this action can ben used to take care of this.
Note: In most situations, you will not need to use this action explicitly to make the LEDs update. Only use it when you are sure that this is required.
on_...:
then:
- front_panel.set_leds: POWER
- front_panel.update_leds:
The text sensor component publishes changes in the active light mode. Possible output values for this sensor are: "off", "rgb", "white" and "night".
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