rich coyote
I have a fan with adjustable strength. I would like to have this outside of this fan control as a dedicated input_select helper with 2 features:
I would like this for dashboards and automations
Whats the easiest way to achieve this? Thanks a ton!
rich coyote
yes, exactly. With the same settings as the original
pallid prism
Use Entities card instead of Entity
pallid prism
Well, i think templates can be used. Don't try myself
rich coyote
Yeah, it might. But I dont know how
pallid prism
I don't umderstand your languag on picturese
rich coyote
Its just the screenshot when I create an input_select helper
I want it linked to the fan
in both directions
pallid prism
I got it. But in orig question ?
rich coyote
yes, thats the original question
pallid prism
What is the orig question ? What you need exactly
rich coyote
I have some use cases where I would like to adjust and read the strength via a dropdown. This is on dashboard as well as automations.
pallid prism
if You want to see current state - add another sensor. Can't see a sence to insert current state to dropdown list
You mean to set some value through dropdown an then look how it changing in the same dropdown position?
Use Entities card. 1st position- curr state, 2nd pos - dropdown
I like this card most of all for its laconic appearance
Again, if you want to see curr state in dropdown list - try template someway
rich coyote
ok, will do. thank you!
pallid prism
looks like templates don't work
rich coyote
this is german but it looks kinda good. the dropdown helper shows the value of the fan. But setting doesnt work yet, you can define an action but I would like to use the currently set value
pallid prism
Yes, it looks like dropdown can contain only static text or number values
O.. just don't understand . You can insert the curr value?
Any way dropdown can give you exactly the value from its list i.e. - your curr value.
Sorry, can't imagine where you get this screenshot.
For further use
pallid prism
In yaml ?
rich coyote
Cant its in gui there is no yaml option
pallid prism
OK, didn't find that option there
rich coyote
But there seem to be a "Loop" problem. With the action, when reading the dropdown value, its not taking the value from the dropdown but the one of the fan
BEcause the dropdown is bound to the fan
pallid prism
Yes I already told about that
Please look here my helper creation form
Can't find similarity with your screenshot
rich coyote
Its not the input select helper. Its a template helper where there is a select option
pallid prism
Yeah, but you must sreate helper manually anyway. Or no?
rich coyote
What means manually? 🙂 Yes a bit, but the gui helps a lot.
mortal gust
You have two options, or a template select helper, or a input_select helper (with an additional automation)
pallid prism
Well, I see that there's some attributes. It's hardly connected with your device.
Anyway will notice about template sel helper
It might be an interesting helper form - i mean with curr state view
but need more to think how to organize and use it
Ok. Found it.
I think you tying to use it in slightly incorrect way. Need some googling about this template helper using.
