esphome-docs/components/light/hbridge.rst

H-bridge Light
==============

.. seo::
    :description: Instructions for setting up a hbridge light.
    :image: brightness-medium.png

The ``hbridge`` light platform creates a dual color brightness controlled light from two
:ref:`float output component <output>`.

.. figure:: images/hbridge-ui.png
    :align: center
    :width: 40.0%

H-bridge lights are very common for Christmas lighting and they use 2 wires for a bunch of LEDs. 
The pins are switched alternatively to allow two sets of lights to operate.

.. code-block:: yaml

    # Example configuration entry

    # Specify the two pins of the h-bridge as PWM pins
    output:
      - platform: esp8266_pwm
        id: pina
        pin: GPIO12
      - platform: esp8266_pwm
        id: pinb
        pin: GPIO14

    # Create a light using the hbridge
    light:
      - platform: hbridge
        id: mainlight
        name: "Hbridge Lights"
        pin_a: pina
        pin_b: pinb


Configuration variables:
------------------------

- **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation.
- **name** (**Required**, string): The name of the light.
- **pin_a** (**Required**, :ref:`config-id`): The id of the first float :ref:`output` to use for this light.
- **pin_b** (**Required**, :ref:`config-id`): The id of the second float :ref:`output` to use for this light.
- All other options from :ref:`Light <config-light>`.

.. note::

    As we are switching the h-bridge in software, the light may glitch every so often when other tasks run on the MCU.

See Also
--------

- :doc:`/components/light/index`
- :doc:`/components/output/esp8266_pwm`
- :apiref:`hbridge/light/hbridge_light.h`
- :ghedit:`Edit`