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Version: 26.10.30.1

What does this implement/fix?

Combines Zach's LED strip work (#106) with the ESPHome 2026.10 move (#105) and fixes the review findings. Adds Effect A/B with Pattern and Speed, and Announcement Ducking and Announcement LED Brightness sliders (default 50%, as before). Merging this marks #105 and #106 as merged.

This build needs Music Assistant 2.10.7 or newer. Bench-tested on a CAST-1 built with ESPHome 2026.10.1: the Sendspin handshake completed with Music Assistant 2.10.7, and it joined a group and played.

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• New feature (thanks!)
• Breaking change (repair/feature that breaks existing functionality)
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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added adjustable announcement volume ducking and LED brightness controls.
  • Added two selectable LED strip effects with controls for patterns and speed, plus a configurable limit for the number of LEDs.
• Bug Fixes
  • The media player now unmutes during startup in a specific low-volume muted state and before responding to a volume-up action.
• Documentation
  • Added guidance on announcement and LED strip settings, effects, automations, and safety considerations. The minimum supported ESPHome version is now 2026.10.0.

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Findings

Handle an already-lit LED at zero brightness.
Qualify the announcement LED condition in the README.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml:
- Line 646: Update the lambda using announcement_led_brightness in the
announcement-start flow to explicitly account for rgb_light already being on:
when brightness is zero, ensure the light is off rather than preserving its
existing state; retain the current behavior for positive brightness.

Review comments at @README.md:
- Line 38: Update the announcement description in the README to clarify that the
onboard LED turns on only when Announcement LED Brightness is above 0; preserve
the behavior that an already-lit LED stays lit during the announcement and turns
off when it ends.

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• Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml
• Integrations/ESPHome/led_strip.yaml
• Integrations/ESPHome/wizmote.yaml
• README.md

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Walkthrough

The update changes ESPHome compatibility and media-player controls, adds configurable announcement settings, and extends the external LED strip configuration with adjustable capacity, grouped controls, and selectable effects.

Changes

Media Controls

Layer / File(s)	Summary
ESPHome compatibility and player controls Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml, Integrations/ESPHome/wizmote.yaml	The Core configuration updates the firmware version and minimum ESPHome version, replaces esp32_improv with improv_ble, and adds a one-time boot check for a muted player at near-zero volume. The WizMote Volume Up action now unmutes before increasing volume.
Announcement controls Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml, README.md	Restorable controls set announcement ducking from −80 to 0 dB and LED brightness from 0 to 100%. Announcement handling uses the configured values, and the README documents the ranges and defaults.

External LED Strip

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Strip capacity and controls Integrations/ESPHome/led_strip.yaml	The configurable LED limit defaults to 300. Restored and requested counts are clamped to that limit, and strip buffers use it when clearing. Strip controls are grouped in the device web interface.
Selectable LED effects Integrations/ESPHome/led_strip.yaml, README.md	Effect A and Effect B have separate pattern and speed controls. A shared renderer implements flicker, strobe, rainbow, color wipe, scan, twinkle, pulse, and fireworks. The README documents strip setup and operation.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant EffectAEffectBControls
  participant SharedRenderer
  participant AddressableLight
  EffectAEffectBControls->>SharedRenderer: selected pattern and speed
  SharedRenderer->>AddressableLight: rendered pixel updates

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Possibly related PRs

• ApolloAutomation/CAST-1#105: Updates ESPHome compatibility, replaces the BLE component, and changes the WizMote Volume Up action in the same files.
• ApolloAutomation/CAST-1#106: Implements LED strip effects and announcement settings that are also included here.

Suggested labels: bugfix

Suggested reviewers: bharvey88

Merge Risk: Low · up to 7d616

Zero brightness does not reliably keep the onboard LED off during announcements, and the documentation overstates when it lights up. These are bounded issues to fix or explicitly accept before merging.

Pre-merge checks: 4

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Title check		The title names the release, the LED effects, the announcement settings, and the ESPHome 2026.10 update. The raw summary and PR objectives confirm that all three areas are the main changes: the LED st…
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Explanation

The title names the release, the LED effects, the announcement settings, and the ESPHome 2026.10 update. The raw summary and PR objectives confirm that all three areas are the main changes: the LED strip effect patterns, the Announcement Ducking and LED Brightness controls, and the migration to ESPHome 2026.10. The title is specific, is a single sentence, and does not contain vague terms.

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• 🪄 Fix comments: Fix CodeRabbit comments on this PR

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml:
- Line 646: Update the lambda using announcement_led_brightness in the
announcement-start flow to explicitly account for rgb_light already being on:
when brightness is zero, ensure the light is off rather than preserving its
existing state; retain the current behavior for positive brightness.

Review comments at @README.md:
- Line 38: Update the announcement description in the README to clarify that the
onboard LED turns on only when Announcement LED Brightness is above 0; preserve
the behavior that an already-lit LED stays lit during the announcement and turns
off when it ends.

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• Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml
• Integrations/ESPHome/led_strip.yaml
• Integrations/ESPHome/wizmote.yaml
• README.md

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Handle an already-lit LED at zero brightness.

If rgb_light is on when an announcement starts, this condition leaves it on, although the README says zero keeps it off. The cleanup then turns it off after the announcement. Handle the existing light state explicitly when brightness is zero. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml at line 646:
Update the lambda using announcement_led_brightness in the announcement-start
flow to explicitly account for rgb_light already being on: when brightness is
zero, ensure the light is off rather than preserving its existing state; retain
the current behavior for positive brightness.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Qualify the announcement LED condition in the README.

The sentence says the onboard LED lights up during every announcement. The handler only turns the LED on when Announcement LED Brightness is above 0. The README's own zero-setting bullet says the LED stays off at 0. The sentence should state the brightness condition.

At 0, the announcement does not turn the LED on. An LED that is already lit stays lit during the announcement and turns off when the announcement ends.

📝 Suggested fix

--- "a/README.md"
+++ "b/README.md"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 ## Announcements
 
-While an announcement plays, music ducks and the onboard LED lights up. Two sliders in Home Assistant set how much:
+While an announcement plays, music ducks and the onboard LED lights up when Announcement LED Brightness is above 0. Two sliders in Home Assistant set how much:
 
 - **Announcement Ducking** (−80 to 0 dB, default −40) is how far the music drops. 0 turns ducking off.
 - **Announcement LED Brightness** (0–100%, default 50%) is how bright the onboard LED is. 0 keeps the LED off.

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Suggested change

	While an announcement plays, music ducks and the onboard LED lights up. Two sliders in Home Assistant set how much:
	While an announcement plays, music ducks and the onboard LED lights up when Announcement LED Brightness is above 0. Two sliders in Home Assistant set how much:

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Review comment at @README.md at line 38:
Update the announcement description in the README to clarify that the onboard
LED turns on only when Announcement LED Brightness is above 0; preserve the
behavior that an already-lit LED stays lit during the announcement and turns off
when it ends.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr