mr-groch / ha-emulated-color-temp-light

Emulate SUPPORT_COLOR_TEMP for color lights that doesn't support color temp (like some Ikea Tradfri bulbs) - Home Assistant component

HA-Emulated-Color-Temp-Light

Home Assistant component for emulating SUPPORT_COLOR_TEMP for color lights that doesn't support color temp (like some Ikea Tradfri bulbs).

Installation

Using HACS (recommended)

This integration can be installed using HACS. To do it search for Emulated color temp light in Integrations section.

Manual

1. Using the tool of choice open the directory (folder) for your HA configuration (where you find configuration.yaml).
2. If you do not have a custom_components directory (folder) there, you need to create it.
3. In the custom_components directory (folder) create a new folder called emulated_color_temp.
4. Download all the files from the custom_components/emulated_color_temp/ directory (folder) in this repository.
5. Place the files you downloaded in the new directory (folder) you created.
6. Configure custom component in configuration.yaml file.
7. Restart Home Assistant.

Configuration

After installation of the custom component, it needs to be configured in configuration.yaml file.

Add this to your configuration.yaml (this is example config):

light:
  - platform: emulated_color_temp
    name: Your new light name
    entity_id: light.original_light_entity

Available options:

Option	Required	Description
name	Yes	Desired entity name
entity_id	Yes	Original light entity id without color temperature support
offset	No	Color temperature offset in mireds, can be positive (max: 500) and negative (min: -129). Ikea Tradfri warm color bulbs need to have about -100 offset. (default: 0)
unique_id	No	The unique ID for this entity. If not provided, integration will try to use unique ID from original light entity