#[ZHA][Hue] Wall Switch Module closed vs open detection

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fervent swift
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I have a hue wall switch module. I want to know if the switch is closed or open. I can achieve this with "push-button" mode (value 1 or 3), but while pressed it sends "hold" events every 1 second. This does not fit my goals as it will deplete the battery. In "rocker mode" (mode 0 or 2) it seems the zha event does not contain any information about whether the contact is closed or open. Has anybody gotten this to work?

quiet cypress
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I worked around that with input boolean helpers and an automation toggling them on and off to store the state and toggles the lights.
My automation is listening for differend zha_events and the ieee address of the switch.

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triggers:
  - trigger: event
    event_type: zha_event
    event_data:
      command: "on"
    id: on
  - trigger: event
    event_type: zha_event
    event_data:
      command: off_with_effect
    id: off
conditions: []
actions:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id:
              - on
          - condition: template
            value_template: "{{ trigger.event.data.device_ieee == \"00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00\" }}"
        sequence:
          - action: input_boolean.turn_on
            metadata: {}
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: input_boolean.switch_room_1
          - action: light.toggle
            metadata: {}
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: light.room_1
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id:
              - off
          - condition: template
            value_template: "{{ trigger.event.data.device_ieee == \"00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00\" }}"
        sequence:
          - action: input_boolean.turn_off
            metadata: {}
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: input_boolean.switch_room_1
          - action: light.toggle
            metadata: {}
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: light.room_1
mode: parallel
max: 10
fervent swift
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thanks @quiet cypress !

by the way, you can put the device_ieeee filter in the trigger to minimize the trigering of your automation

quiet cypress
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I am using that automation for multiple switches. If you prefer one automation per switch, you can put that in the trigger indeed.

fervent swift
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i don't think the "wall switch module" sends off with effect . but thanks for replying

quiet cypress
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Mine does in switch mode.

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event_type: zha_event
data:
  device_ieee: xxx
  device_id: xxx
  unique_id: xxx
  endpoint_id: 1
  cluster_id: 6
  command: off_with_effect
  args:
    - 0
    - 0
  params:
    effect_id: 0
    effect_variant: 0
origin: LOCAL
time_fired: "2025-08-30T14:40:30.042513+00:00"
context:
  id: xxx
  parent_id: null
  user_id: null