How do I set the permanent backlight to say 1% on idle?

[Rumbaar]

I'd prefer to have the 'switch' always on, so at least can see that it's a switch and has functions. I can see short and long idle settings, but how do I define what happens at those 'long idle' stages? I'd like to set it to 100% for active, short idle can stay as is, but have long idle or until set, have it stay 'on' at 1%.

Is that possible or a work around to achieve this?

[stovedoctor]

If using home assistant the setting in on the device info page

[stovedoctor]

[Rumbaar]

If using home assistant the setting in on the device info page

That is currently set to '35' out of 255 and the until, as a whole, turns the backlight off after the 'long idle' time set in configuration. If that is meant to keep the display on, then it's not working as intended and doesn't stop the backlight turning off.

So for your setup, if you set that, it'll sit at the DIM setting until pressed and then go back to full brightness?

[htvekov]

Well, The openHASP custom component fully controls backlight state and brightness level for the three device states (idle_off, idle_short & idle_long).
You can configure some of these elements, but not all in the custom component.
When openHASP device issues an idle_long MQTT message, the custom component replies with a {"state": 0, "brightness": XX} command.

Best approach to avoid any change from idle_short to idle_long would be to 'hack' custom components light.py file.
As alternative you could hardcode brightness level for idle_long events to whatever value you want
Below a simple, crude hack. You could also just eliminate all idle_long replies from the CC

We need a more 'sofisticated' solution in the CC for numerous reasons. Alternatively this should be handled locally in the openHASP code. I ran into same issue implementing custom code for a proximity sensor
HASwitchPlate/openHASP-custom-component#103

async def async_listen_idleness(self):
        """Listen to messages on MQTT for HASP idleness."""

        @callback
        async def idle_message_received(msg):
            """Process MQTT message from plate."""
            message = HASP_IDLE_SCHEMA(msg.payload)

            if message == HASP_IDLE_OFF:
                brightness = self._awake_brightness
                backlight = 1
            elif message == HASP_IDLE_SHORT:
                brightness = self._idle_brightness
                backlight = 1
            elif message == HASP_IDLE_LONG:
                # brightness = self._awake_brightness
                brightness = self._idle_brightness
                # backlight = 0
                backlight = 1

[stovedoctor]

I'm sorry I thought it did.
I have no use for it because I use the automation to load a dark object when screen is off to protext my device from burn in.

alias: open hasp black object overlay
description: |-
  Renders black overlay when backlight is off to prevent burn in.
  Deletes when back light on.
trigger:
  - platform: device
    type: turned_off
    device_id: 23afc290179d4e3298cf60c1dd840683
    entity_id: light.desk_backlight
    domain: light
    id: backlight off
  - platform: device
    type: turned_on
    device_id: 23afc290179d4e3298cf60c1dd840683
    entity_id: light.desk_backlight
    domain: light
    id: backlight on
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: backlight off
        sequence:
          - service: mqtt.publish
            data:
              qos: 0
              topic: hasp/plates/command/jsonl
              payload: >-
                {"page":0,"id":99,"obj":"obj","x":0,"y":0,"w":320,"h":480,"radius":0,"hidden":0,"bg_grad_dir":0,"bg_color":"black"}
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: backlight on
        sequence:
          - service: mqtt.publish
            data:
              qos: 0
              topic: hasp/plates/command/p0b99.hidden
              payload: "1"
          - service: mqtt.publish
            data:
              qos: 0
              topic: hasp/plates/command/p0b99.delete
              payload: ""
mode: single

[IanSMoyes]

In Configuration/Display Settings of the plate change the Long Idle number to 0.

[htvekov]

If you want to set idle_off brightness value to 1% (255/100 appx. equals 3) then try:

async def async_listen_idleness(self):
        """Listen to messages on MQTT for HASP idleness."""

        @callback
        async def idle_message_received(msg):
            """Process MQTT message from plate."""
            message = HASP_IDLE_SCHEMA(msg.payload)

            if message == HASP_IDLE_OFF:
                brightness = self._awake_brightness
                backlight = 1
            elif message == HASP_IDLE_SHORT:
                brightness = self._idle_brightness
                backlight = 1
            elif message == HASP_IDLE_LONG:
                brightness = 3
                backlight = 1

[FreeBear-nc]

Rather than hacking custom components on the Home Assistant side (which will get overwritten on an update), use the idle_.cmd files on the plate.
See: https://www.openhasp.com/0.7.0/commands/scripts/#system-scripts
If you use the idle_.cmd scripts, you'll need the following line in idle_off.cmd to bring the backlight up to full brightness on a touch event.

backlight {"brightness":255}