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Physical remote control? (self.homeassistant)

submitted 5 days ago by anticonnor to c/homeassistant

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Does anyone have any experience or recommendations for a physical remote control that can be used with HomeAssistant? I'm hoping to find a multi-button zigbee or wifi device that HA can recognize and allow me to configure buttons to HA automations.

I'm already using a couple single button devices that can be configured to perform different actions on single press, double press, and long press, but would love a single device with multiple buttons for some locations.

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[–] EarMaster 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

There are lots of cheap Zigbee (multi) buttons available. If you want something a little bit fancier I can 100% recommend Home Buttons. You can either build it yourself (3D printed enclosure, custom PCB) or buy one already built for you. They each fancy an e-ink display you can configure with Material Design Icons (or even custom text in case of the bigger one). They integrate into Home Assistant via MQTT and can be fully used for any automation you would like. You can even change the 4 or 6 button labels using Home Assistant.

https://docs.home-buttons.com/

[–] peregus 2 points 4 days ago

Very cool buttons! Thanks!

[–] anticonnor 2 points 5 days ago

Oh, those look nice! Looks like they're sold out at the official retailer sites though. Bummer.