[Enhancement] automatically set relay indicator lights based on relay status after turning off ambient light

[PortableCreator]

Hi, any chance that the indicator lights remain turned on after turning off ambient light? currently, the relay lights also turn off when ambient lights turn off (all LEDs around TX Ultimate)
also, if possible, allow setting of default color for indicator lights (seems to be useful as indicator for events or modes) without relying much on HomeAssistant script, this is my current script for such if anyone wants to do the same

repeat:
  for_each: |-
    {{
      floor_areas('Indoor')
      | map('area_entities') | sum(start=[])
      | select('match', 'light')
      | select('contains', 'relay')
      | select('is_state', 'on')
      | list
    }}
  sequence:
    - action: light.turn_on
      metadata: {}
      data:
        transition: 1
        brightness_pct: "{{ states('input_number.indicator_light_br') | int }}"
        rgb_color:
          - "{{ states('input_number.indicator_light_r') | int }}"
          - "{{ states('input_number.indicator_light_g') | int }}"
          - "{{ states('input_number.indicator_light_b') | int }}"
      target:
        entity_id: "{{ repeat.item }}"

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🔗 Similar Issues

Possible Duplicates

• Request: ability to set a status light on “off” state #58

Related Issues

• indicator lights are still not in the proper positions #142
• LED as a night light #128
• LED colors reset upon power loss #141
• On state brightness and color for relays: Feature request #134
• Keep Relay Always ON & Control Zigbee Light via Button #129

🔗 Related PRs

#61 - Restore light state on boot [merged]
#77 - Set relays lights to not be disabled when exposed [merged]

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• cavazosomar
• oneil1838
• shadowkora
• JoLambinon

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[edwardtfn]

Having it hard-coded wouldn't be difficult, but allowing users to change that from Home Assistant could be a bit more, as HA doesn't have a color entity type.
It could be via service with remembering after boot, so you wouldn't have to call that all the time.

[PortableCreator]

how about having R, G, and B values (similar to my setup)?, also, it would seem exposed relay lights just turn off after ambient light is turned off or another relay light turned on or off (if relay light is not connected to the relay)

[edwardtfn]

What you call as "Ambient light"? Is this the main light component with all the LEDs?

[edwardtfn]

Please try adding this to your device's yaml and let me know if it works as expected:

light:
  - id: !extend lights_all
    on_turn_off:
      - script.execute: show_relay_status

[PortableCreator]

What you call as "Ambient light"? Is this the main light component with all the LEDs?

yes it is, my bad, must have retained in my mind its original purpose during sonoff firmware

[PortableCreator]

Please try adding this to your device's yaml and let me know if it works as expected:

light:

• id: !extend lights_all
  on_turn_off:
  • script.execute: show_relay_status

does not seem to work as well on my end (already using version 2026.1.5)

[edwardtfn]

does not seem to work as well on my end (already using version 2026.1.5)

Ok. I will have to investigate it more and think about the different situations...

[edwardtfn]

Some questions...

1. What should happen when the "Ambient light" is on, but a relay is off? Should the relay's indicator lights go off?
2. What if Ambient light is running a effect and the relay is switched on? Should the effect stop?

There are lots of considerations to think about.

[PortableCreator]

sure, about the script execute seems to work, but not in proper timing (I think?)
as the relay indicator lights remain in "on" status, but the light itself is not (or atleast the brightness was set to 0%?)

as for the answers,
1 - Ambient light is on, this is working as intended, but if a relay was turned off, there will be a gap in the light pattern, effect is nothing special, just a solid color
2 - I do not think any changes is necessary here?, for me anyways, as I am using a solid color effect only, but I thiink once the effect stops (or the all leds are set to off, maybe just skipping the indicator lights that are currently 'on' and switch to the default color (in which is currently a bright white light)

hope this helps :)

[PortableCreator]

I'll just note here the behavior SONOFF does, maybe this will help
after the effect of the ambient light (lights all), then the relay lights turn on depending on the status of the relay
relay lights do not affect the ambient light, only when the effect stops