@msiekkinen This is great!!! So what did the final install look like? Has it held up?
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Want to control my lights w/flic2 plugged into smart plugs using one-button press. No clue what to buy. Current plugs only have "On" and "Off". Any tips?
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TL;DR: If you use Home Assistant, getting programmatic access to Flic Twist events is doable.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/vk94HH6OKEI?si=wHioNnW3-7Nc5gYW
This video shows using the twist events to switch pandora radio stations. Each of the 25 clicks on the twist is a station.
These instructions are my best recollection of setting it up and not what actually happened. If you run into something that isn’t right, I’m happy to update this post or answer a question.
ALSO: If you know of a simpler way to work programmatically with the Flic Twist, please let me know! This was born from me wondering if it would take less time to do this than to keep checking this forum to see if the Twist SDK was available yet.
Have Home Assistant: I use Home Assistant OS on a Raspberry Pi 4. Add Matterbridge: Install Matterbridge to connect Flic devices with Home Assistant. Follow the setup to get a QR code and register your devices in the Flic app under “Providers -> Matter.” Matterbridge expos
https://github.com/t0bst4r/matterbridge-home-assistant-addon?tab=readme-ov-file Configure a Virtual Light: Install the Home Assistant File Editor.
https://github.com/home-assistant/addons/blob/master/configurator/DOCS.md Edit configuration.yaml to add a virtual light. Example configuration: light: - platform: template lights: album_dial: friendly_name: "Album Dial" level_template: "{{ states('input_number.album_dial_brightness') | int }}" value_template: "{{ is_state('input_boolean.album_dial_switch', 'on') }}" turn_on: - service: input_boolean.turn_on target: entity_id: input_boolean.album_dial_switch - service: input_number.set_value target: entity_id: input_number.album_dial_brightness data: value: 255 turn_off: service: input_boolean.turn_off target: entity_id: input_boolean.album_dial_switch set_level: - service: input_boolean.turn_on target: entity_id: input_boolean.album_dial_switch - service: input_number.set_value target: entity_id: input_number.album_dial_brightness data_template: value: "{{ brightness }}" 4. Restart Home Assistant. Your virtual light (album_dial) should appear in the Matterbridge logs. 5. Link Flic Twist to Virtual Light: In the Flic app, go to your Twist settings -> Brightness -> Link to album_dial. Turning the dial now adjusts the brightness.Optional: Use MQTT for Custom Events
If you want to integrate with the Flic Hub or other systems, publish MQTT events from Home Assistant:
Install Mosquitto Broker: Add the Mosquitto addon in Home Assistant. Set up Automation: Edit automations.yaml to publish events to MQTT: - id: publish_album_dial_to_mqtt alias: Publish Album Dial State to MQTT trigger: - platform: state entity_id: light.album_dial action: - service: mqtt.publish data: topic: home/album_dial/switch payload: > { "state": "{{ 'on' if state_attr('light.album_dial', 'brightness') | int > 0 else 'off' }}", "brightness": "{{ state_attr('light.album_dial', 'brightness') | int }}", "timestamp": "{{ now().timestamp() | int }}" } retain: true Restart Home Assistant: You should now see MQTT events in the logs or an MQTT client like MQTT Explorer.Flic Hub Integration Example
If you want to work with the Flic Hub, you can subscribe to these MQTT events:
var mqtt = require("./mqtt").create("HOME_ASSISTANT_IP", { port: 1883 }); mqtt.on("connected", function () { console.log("Connected"); mqtt.subscribe("home/album_dial/switch"); }); mqtt.on("publish", function (pub) { console.log("Received: ", pub.message); // Example: const message = JSON.parse(pub.message); }); mqtt.connect();
1. Start a Flic Hub Project: Use flic-hub-sdk-mqtt-js.
2. Subscribe to MQTT Events: Example main.js script:Hope this helps someone!
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One of my scripts changes brightness based on the current time. I've noticed that FlicScript always uses UTC time, and there is no way to set a timezone in the app or even in code. When using new Date().toLocaleString('en-US', {timeZone: 'America/Los_Angeles'}) the UTC date is still returned.
It isn't too hard to just get the UTC time and change the hours offset manually (which I'm currently doing), but it becomes a hassle when changes with Daylight Savings Time is factored in.
Would is be possible to add a way to set the timezone in the app or something so that new Date() returns the date in the specified timezone (or the current location and timezone could be detected automatically), or at least make toLocaleString work properly so timezones can be adjusted manually an have DST accounted for automatically.
Thank you!
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I am unable to find a way to disconnect the device that is currently connected to the hub/Flic button. I want to connect a new divide (add phone), but can't until the current one is disconnected. I get the message saying there is another device connected and it needs to be disconnected before continuing with the new device.
I tried the hard reset (pressing/holding the button for 15 sec), but that didn't do anything, and I am still unable to connect the new device.
I need this sorted asap as ATM my flic button is not working with the current setup. Help anyone?