Getting Philips Hue dimmer switches working with Home Assistant ZHA

Getting Philips Hue dimmer switches working with Home Assistant ZHA Moving my remaining IKEA and Innr bulbs from Philips Hue to Home Assistant’s Zigbee Home Automation (ZHA) integration was a bit step, but it was only part of the job of consolidating my Zigbee networks. I also needed to migrate the Philips Hue dimmer switches that controlled some of the lights. I have two RWL021 dimmers. One controls six IKEA TRÅDFRI GU10 spotlights in my loft room, while the other controls an Innr bulb in my son’s bedroom. Both are now working through ZHA, although getting all four buttons to behave correctly required some changes to an existing Home Assistant automation blueprint. Pairing the dimmer After removing the dimmer from the Hue Bridge, I opened Settings → Devices & services → ZHA in Home Assistant and started adding a device. I used the recessed Setup button on the back of the dimmer to put it into pairing mode, and ZHA discovered it without difficulty. Unlike a bulb, though, pairing a…

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