home-assistant.io/source/_integrations/blinksticklight.markdown

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BlinkStick	Instructions on how to setup Blinkstick lights within Home Assistant.	DIY	0.7.5	Local Polling	blinksticklight	light	integration	docs title /docs/configuration/ Configuration file	legacy

The BlinkStick {% term integration %} lets you control your Blinkstick lights from within Home Assistant.

Setup

To use your Blinkstick, you need to allow the access to the device for non-root users.

sudo blinkstick --add-udev-rule

Configuration

To add a Blinkstick to your installation, add the following to your {% term "configuration.yaml" %} file. {% include integrations/restart_ha_after_config_inclusion.md %}

# Example configuration.yaml entry
light:
  - platform: blinksticklight
    serial: BS000795-1.1

{% configuration %} serial: description: The serial number of your stick. required: true default: 640 type: string name: description: Name of the stick. required: false type: string default: Blinkstick {% endconfiguration %}