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LED Configuration Properties

Properties controlling the LED strip on the switch, including colors, intensity levels, animated effects, and display modes. The switch has 7 individual LEDs plus global defaults.

LED Effects

led_effect

Composite property to control LED effects for the entire LED bar.

  • Type: Composite (requires MQTT publish)
  • Description: Controls animation effects for all LEDs on the bar
  • Access: Set via MQTT publish to zigbee2mqtt/[device_name]/set
  • Properties:
    • effect: Animation effect type
    • color: Color value (0-255, hue-based)
    • level: Brightness (0-100%)
    • duration: How long the effect lasts
  • Effect values:
    • off - Turn off LED effect
    • solid - Solid color
    • fast_blink - Fast blinking
    • slow_blink - Slow blinking
    • pulse - Pulsing effect
    • chase - Chase/running pattern
    • open_close - Open/close animation
    • small_to_big - Small to big animation
    • aurora - Aurora effect
    • slow_falling - Slow falling effect
    • medium_falling - Medium falling effect
    • fast_falling - Fast falling effect
    • slow_rising - Slow rising effect
    • medium_rising - Medium rising effect
    • fast_rising - Fast rising effect
    • medium_blink - Medium blink
    • slow_chase - Slow chase
    • fast_chase - Fast chase
    • fast_siren - Fast siren
    • slow_siren - Slow siren
    • clear_effect - Clear/stop current effect
  • Duration encoding:
    • 1-60 = Seconds
    • 61-120 = Minutes (value - 60)
    • 121-254 = Hours (value - 120)
    • 255 = Indefinitely

Example usage:

service: mqtt.publish
data:
  topic: zigbee2mqtt/bedroom_switch/set
  payload: '{"led_effect": {"effect": "pulse", "color": 170, "level": 100, "duration": 255}}'

individual_led_effect

Composite property to control effects for a single LED.

  • Type: Composite (requires MQTT publish)
  • Description: Controls animation effects for one specific LED
  • Access: Set via MQTT publish to zigbee2mqtt/[device_name]/set
  • Properties:
    • led: LED number (1-7, 1=bottom, 7=top)
    • effect: Animation effect type
    • color: Color value (0-255)
    • level: Brightness (0-100%)
    • duration: How long the effect lasts
  • LED numbering: 1 (bottom) through 7 (top)
  • Effect values:
    • off - Turn off LED effect
    • solid - Solid color
    • fast_blink - Fast blinking
    • slow_blink - Slow blinking
    • pulse - Pulsing effect
    • chase - Chase pattern
    • falling - Falling effect
    • rising - Rising effect
    • aurora - Aurora effect
    • clear_effect - Clear/stop effect
  • Duration encoding: Same as led_effect

Example usage:

service: mqtt.publish
data:
  topic: zigbee2mqtt/bedroom_switch/set
  payload: '{"individual_led_effect": {"led": "4", "effect": "fast_blink", "color": 0, "level": 100, "duration": 30}}'

Global LED Properties

ledColorWhenOn

  • Type: Number
  • Range: 0-255
  • Default: 170 (Blue)
  • Description: Default LED strip color when switch is on. Applies to all LEDs unless individually configured.
  • Home Assistant Entity: number.[device_name]_led_color_when_on
  • Color wheel mapping: 0-255 representing hue (0-360° mapped to 0-255)
  • Preset colors:
    • 0 = Red
    • 21 = Orange
    • 42 = Yellow
    • 85 = Green
    • 127 = Cyan
    • 170 = Blue
    • 212 = Violet
    • 234 = Pink
    • 255 = White

ledColorWhenOff

  • Type: Number
  • Range: 0-255
  • Default: 170 (Blue)
  • Description: Default LED strip color when switch is off.
  • Home Assistant Entity: number.[device_name]_led_color_when_off
  • Preset colors: Same as ledColorWhenOn

ledIntensityWhenOn

  • Type: Number
  • Range: 0-100
  • Default: 33 (33%)
  • Description: Default LED strip brightness when switch is on.
  • Home Assistant Entity: number.[device_name]_led_intensity_when_on
  • Special values:
    • 0 = LEDs off (no indicator when on)
    • 1-100 = Brightness percentage
  • Common values:
    • Night mode: 5-10
    • Default: 33
    • Maximum visibility: 100

ledIntensityWhenOff

  • Type: Number
  • Range: 0-100
  • Default: 1 (1%)
  • Description: Default LED strip brightness when switch is off.
  • Home Assistant Entity: number.[device_name]_led_intensity_when_off
  • Common values:
    • Nightlight: 1-5
    • Locator: 10-20
    • Off (stealth): 0

Individual LED Properties

Each of the 7 LEDs can be individually configured with color and intensity for both on and off states. LED #1 is the bottom, LED #7 is the top.

LED #1 (Bottom)

  • Color When On: number.[device_name]_default_led1_color_when_on (0-255, 255=sync with global)
  • Color When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led1_color_when_off (0-255, 255=sync with global)
  • Intensity When On: number.[device_name]_default_led1_intensity_when_on (0-101, 101=sync)
  • Intensity When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led1_intensity_when_off (0-101, 101=sync)

LED #2

  • Color When On: number.[device_name]_default_led2_color_when_on
  • Color When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led2_color_when_off
  • Intensity When On: number.[device_name]_default_led2_intensity_when_on
  • Intensity When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led2_intensity_when_off

LED #3

  • Color When On: number.[device_name]_default_led3_color_when_on
  • Color When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led3_color_when_off
  • Intensity When On: number.[device_name]_default_led3_intensity_when_on
  • Intensity When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led3_intensity_when_off

LED #4 (Middle)

  • Color When On: number.[device_name]_default_led4_color_when_on
  • Color When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led4_color_when_off
  • Intensity When On: number.[device_name]_default_led4_intensity_when_on
  • Intensity When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led4_intensity_when_off

LED #5

  • Color When On: number.[device_name]_default_led5_color_when_on
  • Color When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led5_color_when_off
  • Intensity When On: number.[device_name]_default_led5_intensity_when_on
  • Intensity When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led5_intensity_when_off

LED #6

  • Color When On: number.[device_name]_default_led6_color_when_on
  • Color When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led6_color_when_off
  • Intensity When On: number.[device_name]_default_led6_intensity_when_on
  • Intensity When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led6_intensity_when_off

LED #7 (Top)

  • Color When On: number.[device_name]_default_led7_color_when_on
  • Color When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led7_color_when_off
  • Intensity When On: number.[device_name]_default_led7_intensity_when_on
  • Intensity When Off: number.[device_name]_default_led7_intensity_when_off

Note: Individual LED color set to 255 or intensity set to 101 means "follow global default"

LED Display Modes

ledBarScaling

  • Type: Select
  • Values: "Gen3 method (VZM-style)", "Gen2 method (LZW-style)"
  • Default: "Gen3 method (VZM-style)"
  • Description: Controls how LED bar represents dimmer level.
  • Home Assistant Entity: select.[device_name]_led_bar_scaling
  • Use cases: Match behavior of older Inovelli switches for consistency

onOffLedMode

  • Type: Select
  • Values: "All", "One"
  • Default: "All"
  • Description: When in On/Off mode, use full LED bar or just one LED.
  • Home Assistant Entity: select.[device_name]_on_off_led_mode
  • Use cases:
    • Match Gen 2 Red/Black series appearance
    • Preference for single LED indicator
    • Reduce LED brightness/distraction

Configuration Patterns

Standard Blue Indicator

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_led_color_when_on
data:
  value: 170  # Blue

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_led_color_when_off
data:
  value: 170  # Blue

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_led_intensity_when_on
data:
  value: 33

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_led_intensity_when_off
data:
  value: 1

Green On / Red Off

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_led_color_when_on
data:
  value: 85  # Green

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_led_color_when_off
data:
  value: 0  # Red

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id:
    - number.bedroom_switch_led_intensity_when_on
    - number.bedroom_switch_led_intensity_when_off
data:
  value: 40

Stealth Mode

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id:
    - number.bedroom_switch_led_intensity_when_on
    - number.bedroom_switch_led_intensity_when_off
data:
  value: 0

Nightlight Mode

# Soft pink when off, dark when on
service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_led_color_when_off
data:
  value: 234  # Pink

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_led_intensity_when_off
data:
  value: 5

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_led_intensity_when_on
data:
  value: 0

Rainbow Bar (Individual LEDs)

# Set each LED to a different color
service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id:
    - number.bedroom_switch_default_led1_color_when_on
data:
  value: 0  # Red

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_default_led2_color_when_on
data:
  value: 42  # Yellow

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_default_led3_color_when_on
data:
  value: 85  # Green

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_default_led4_color_when_on
data:
  value: 127  # Cyan

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_default_led5_color_when_on
data:
  value: 170  # Blue

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_default_led6_color_when_on
data:
  value: 212  # Violet

service: number.set_value
target:
  entity_id: number.bedroom_switch_default_led7_color_when_on
data:
  value: 234  # Pink

Notification Alert (Pulse Red)

# 30 second red pulse on all LEDs
service: mqtt.publish
data:
  topic: zigbee2mqtt/bedroom_switch/set
  payload: '{"led_effect": {"effect": "pulse", "color": 0, "level": 100, "duration": 30}}'
# Blink middle LED (LED 4) blue for 1 minute
service: mqtt.publish
data:
  topic: zigbee2mqtt/bedroom_switch/set
  payload: '{"individual_led_effect": {"led": "4", "effect": "fast_blink", "color": 170, "level": 100, "duration": 60}}'

Doorbell Notification (Fast Chase)

# Fast chase effect in cyan for 10 seconds
service: mqtt.publish
data:
  topic: zigbee2mqtt/bedroom_switch/set
  payload: '{"led_effect": {"effect": "fast_chase", "color": 127, "level": 100, "duration": 10}}'

Clear All Effects

service: mqtt.publish
data:
  topic: zigbee2mqtt/bedroom_switch/set
  payload: '{"led_effect": {"effect": "clear_effect"}}'

LED Color Palette

Quick reference for common colors (hue-based, 0-255):

  • 0 - Red
  • 21 - Orange
  • 42 - Yellow
  • 64 - Yellow-Green
  • 85 - Green
  • 106 - Cyan-Green
  • 127 - Cyan
  • 148 - Blue-Cyan
  • 170 - Blue (default)
  • 191 - Blue-Violet
  • 212 - Violet
  • 223 - Magenta
  • 234 - Pink
  • 244 - Pink-Red
  • 255 - White

Notes

  • Individual LED properties override global defaults
  • Setting individual LED color to 255 makes it follow global color
  • Setting individual LED intensity to 101 makes it follow global intensity
  • LED effects from led_effect and individual_led_effect are temporary
  • Effects automatically clear after duration expires or when clear_effect is sent
  • Property changes take effect immediately without requiring switch reboot
  • Use MQTT publish for LED effects; they cannot be set via Home Assistant number/select entities