Flux Light Adjustment

The flux switch platform will change the temperature of your lights similar to the way flux works on your computer, using circadian rhythm. They will be bright during the day, and gradually fade to a red/orange at night.

The component will update your lights based on the time of day. It will only affect lights that are turned on and listed in the flux configuration.

During the day (in between start time and sunset time), it will fade the lights from the start_colortemp to the sunset_colortemp. After sunset (between sunset_time and stop_time), the lights will fade from the sunset_colortemp to the stop_colortemp. If the lights are still on after the stop_time it will continue to change the light to the stop_colortemp until the light is turned off. The fade effect is created by updating the lights periodically.

The color temperature is specified kelvin, and accepted values are between 1000 and 40000 kelvin. Lower values will seem more red, while higher will look more white.

If you want to update at variable intervals, you can leave the switch turned off and use automation rules that call the service switch.<name>_update whenever you want the lights updated, where <name> equals the name: property in the switch configuration.

To use the Flux switch in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
  - platform: flux
    lights:
      - light.desk
      - light.lamp

Configuration variables:

• lights (Required) array: List of light entities.
• name (Optional): The name to use when displaying this switch.
• start_time (Optional): The start time. Default to sunrise.
• stop_time (Optional): The stop time. Defaults to dusk.
• start_colortemp (Optional): The color temperature at the start. Defaults to 4000.
• sunset_colortemp (Optional): The sun set color temperature. Defaults to 3000.
• stop_colortemp (Optional): The color temperature at the end. Defaults to 1900.
• brightness (Optional): The brightness of the lights. Calculated with RGB_to_xy by default.
• disable_brightness_adjust (Optional): If true, brightness will not be adjusted besides color temperature. Defaults to False.
• mode (Optional): Select how color temperature is passed to lights. Valid values are xy, mired and rgb. Defaults to xy.
• transition (Optional): Transition time for the light changes (high values may not be supported by all light models). Defaults to 30.
• interval (Optional): Frequency at which the lights should be updated. Defaults to 30.

Full example:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
  - platform: flux
    lights:
      - light.desk
      - light.lamp
    name: Fluxer
    start_time: '7:00'
    stop_time: '23:00'
    start_colortemp: 4000
    sunset_colortemp: 3000
    stop_colortemp: 1900
    brightness: 200
    disable_brightness_adjust: True
    mode: xy
    transition: 30
    interval: 60