Hey everyone! I’ve been diving into creating some dynamic LED lighting effects using ESPhome, and I wanted to share my journey and see if anyone has tips or tricks to make this process smoother.
I’ve been working on a project where I want an LED ring to fill up and then empty out, creating a pulsing effect. I managed to get it working using the light.addressable_set command, but it feels a bit clunky. Here’s what my current setup looks like:
yaml
on_…:
- light.addressable_set:
id: activity_led
range_from: 0
range_to: 0
red: 100%
green: 0%
blue: 0% - delay: 50ms
- light.addressable_set:
id: activity_led
range_from: 1
range_to: 1
red: 100%
green: 0%
blue: 0%
… and so on, incrementing the range_from and range_to values
While this works, it feels repetitive and not very efficient. I’m wondering if there’s a way to automate this process, maybe using a loop or a template, so I don’t have to manually set each LED segment. Has anyone tackled something similar or found a more streamlined approach?
I’ve heard about using for loops in some automation setups, but I’m not entirely sure how to implement that here. Any insights or examples would be super helpful! I’d love to make my code cleaner and more scalable for future projects.
Thanks for your thoughts and experiences! Let’s light up our homes in style! 