#Lutron Aurora Dimmer w/ ZHA Strange Behavior

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stray bloom
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I recently set up some Philips Hue bulbs and Lutron Aurora dimmer switch with ZHA, and I'm getting some odd behavior with the dimmer.

It seems like connectivity is solid, since I'm receiving a consistent stream of events, but the content of those events is strange and counter-intuitive.

Here's the relevant data from an example payload (issuing a "lights on" command) for reference:

  command: move_to_level_with_on_off
  args:
    - 255
    - 7
  params:
    level: 255
    transition_time: 7

I've found that every event (both toggling, and rotating the dimmer) issues a move_to_level_with_on_off command, which is fine, but the values for the params is counterintuitive.

The two main issues I'm having are:

  1. Tapping the dimmer to toggle the lights on/off sends a level of 255 80-90% of the presses, regardless of the state of the lights -- this means I need to press 7-8 before the lights turn from on to off
  2. Rotating the dimmer after letting it rest briefly always seems to start the lights off at level 2, indicating the switch thinks the lights are off

Both these issues lead me to think the switch, after resting for 1-2s, "forgets" the current state of the lights and assumes they're off.

Is this behavior in line with anything others have seen using ZHA and/or one of these Lutron Aurora dimmers? This is my first time setting up an Aurora Dimmer w/ ZHA, so I'm not sure whether this is a fundamental flaw, or I'm missing something obvious.

Thanks in advance!

stray bloom
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Alright, a few hours later I've answered my own question. Turns out I needed to "Bind" the Aurora to my lights via its ZHA device config.

Figuring that out was kind of a nightmare, but this GitHub comment saved me:
https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/discussions/16248#discussioncomment-8186589

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