Wondering if anyone knows if a way to map or bind a virtual switch to a button device like a lutron pico.
Short answer is yes - but you probably should share more details about your desired binding... E.g. does on map to pressed or held, off = released? Does the virtual switch need to auto-off? Or do on/off map to two separate buttons?
so basically since I can't expose pico's in google home, i want to create a binding between my pico's and virtual switches track whether a light is on of off. So Switch On = Button 1 and Switch Off = Button 5
This can be accomplished in any of the "rules" apps - Basic Rules, Simple Automations, Rule Machine. Essentially you would set up two Rules, one that triggers on Button 1 pressed, and has an action to turn on the virtual switch on - and the second triggers on Button 5 pressed, and turns the switch off.
If you want the switch as the master control, reverse the trigger/actions. If you want dual control, the rules get a bit more complex, as you need checks to prevent a feedback loop.
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right so I think i need to figure out dual control
Hmm... Might be a candidate for Rule Machine, with some Required Expressions?
Rule #1
Trigger: switch on
Action: press button 1
Rule #2
Trigger: switch off
Action: press button 2
Rule #3
Required expression: switch is off
Trigger: button 1 pressed
Action: switch on
Rule #4
Required expression: switch is on
Trigger: button 5 pressed
Action: switch off
To walk through, pressing button 1 when the switch is off will trigger rule #3, turning the switch on. This will trigger rule #1, and press button 1 again. But the loop is cut off but the required expression on rule #3 - the switch is now on, so the rule is not triggered again... Same flow for 4 and 2
wouldn't this lead to a loop?
The required expression in Rules 3 and 4 breaks the loop.
