Flux
The flux
switch integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] will change the temperature of your lights similar to the way flux works on your computer, using circadian rhythm. They will be bright during the day, and gradually fade to a red/orange at night. The flux
switch restores its last state after startup.
The integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] will update your lights based on the time of day. It will only affect lights that are turned on and listed in the flux configuration.
During the day (in between start_time
and sunset_time
), it will fade the lights from the start_colortemp
to the sunset_colortemp
. After sunset (between sunset_time
and stop_time
), the lights will fade from the sunset_colortemp
to the stop_colortemp
. If the lights are still on after the stop_time
it will continue to change the light to the stop_colortemp
until the light is turned off. The fade effect is created by updating the lights periodically.
The value of sunset_time
is automatically calculated based on the location specified in your Home Assistant configuration.
The color temperature is specified in kelvin, and accepted values are between 1000 and 40000 kelvin. Lower values will seem more red, while higher will look more white.
If you want to update at variable intervals, you can leave the switch turned off and use automation rules that use the switch.<name>_update
action whenever you want the lights updated, where <name>
equals the name:
property in the switch configuration.
To use the Flux switch in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml
The configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file.
After changing the configuration.yaml
The configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
- platform: flux
lights:
- light.desk
- light.lamp
Configuration Variables
Constant brightness of the lights. Besides color temperature, brightness is also adjusted unless a value is specified here.
If true, brightness will not be adjusted, only color temperature.
Select how color temperature is passed to lights. Valid values are xy
, mired
and rgb
.
Transition time in seconds for the light changes (high values may not be supported by all light models).
Frequency in seconds at which the lights should be updated.
Full example of an entry in the configuration.yaml
The configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file:
# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
- platform: flux
lights:
- light.desk
- light.lamp
name: Fluxer
start_time: "7:00"
stop_time: "23:00"
start_colortemp: 4000
sunset_colortemp: 3000
stop_colortemp: 1900
brightness: 200
disable_brightness_adjust: true
mode: xy
transition: 30
interval: 60