Awtrix Light Status Display
Displays the current state (on/off, brightness, and color) of selected lights on an Awtrix screen whenever they change. Add your light entities under trigger.entity_id. Supports RGB, dimmable, and on/off-only lights, and shows the light name, brightness %
About this flow
| System | Home Assistant |
|---|---|
| AWTRIX version | AWTRIX 3 |
| Topic | Miscellaneous |
| Built by | Giacomo Stellati |
| File | QYRwAZEz56jy.yaml · 2.1 KB |
| Icons | — |
| Published | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Downloads | 20 |
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This automation is designed to send dynamic notifications to an Awtrix display based on the state of lights in your Home Assistant setup. It monitors a list of light entities (defined at the top of the automation under the trigger.entity_id section) and reacts whenever any of them changes state — whether it's turning on or off, changing brightness, or adjusting color.
You can include RGB lights, dimmable white lights, or basic on/off-only lights. When a light changes, the automation evaluates its current state and determines:
- The light's name (friendly_name) for display.
- Whether the light is off (and shows "Off" with a gray color).
- The brightness level as a percentage (if available).
- The color to use on the Awtrix screen, matching the light's actual RGB color, yellow for dimmable lights without color, or green for simple on/off lights.
It then publishes a formatted MQTT message to the Awtrix topic, which results in a visual display showing the light name, brightness percentage, a progress bar, and color matching the light's state.
To use this automation, make sure you add all the lights you want to track at the top in the trigger.entity_id list.
This setup ensures that any change in your lighting setup is immediately reflected on the Awtrix screen with both visual and textual feedback — clean, centralized, and visually appealing.
QYRwAZEz56jy.yaml
alias: Awtrix Light Status Display
description: Displays the current state (on/off, brightness, and color) of lights on the Awtrix display
mode: single
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- light.my_light1
- light.my_light2
- light.my_light3
# Add here the lights you want to monitor
conditions: []
action:
# Small delay to ensure the light state and attributes are updated
- delay:
milliseconds: 500
# Define variables based on the new light state
- variables:
is_light_off: "{{ trigger.to_state.state == 'off' }}"
rgb_color: "{{ trigger.to_state.attributes.rgb_color | default(None) }}"
brightness: "{{ trigger.to_state.attributes.brightness | default(None) }}"
awtrix_color: |-
{% if is_light_off %}
444444 # Gray for OFF state
{% elif rgb_color %}
{{ '%02x%02x%02x' | format(rgb_color[0], rgb_color[1], rgb_color[2]) }} # Use RGB color
{% elif brightness is not none %}
ffd700 # Yellow for dimmable white lights
{% else %}
00ff00 # Green for on/off-only lights
{% endif %}
brightness_percent: |-
{% if is_light_off %}
0
{% elif brightness is not none %}
{{ (brightness / 255 * 100) | int }}
{% else %}
100
{% endif %}
display_text: |-
{% if is_light_off %}
Off
{% else %}
{{ brightness_percent }}%
{% endif %}
# Send MQTT message to Awtrix display
- service: mqtt.publish
data:
topic: awtrix_543584/notify # Replace with your Awtrix topic
payload: |-
{
"repeat": 1,
"duration": 1,
"icon": "17326", // Light bulb icon
"center": true,
"stack": false,
"color": "#{{ awtrix_color }}",
"progressC": "#{{ awtrix_color }}",
"progressBC": "#666666",
"progress": {{ brightness_percent }},
"pushIcon": 2,
"scrollSpeed": 65,
"text": "{{ display_text }}"
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