Mad Geek 2024.2.5

My dashboard compatible with PC, smartphone, tablet

Table of contents

Dashboard and Explanations | Installation | Changelog | Setup | Thanks | Donate

INTRODUCTION

Content :

• lovelace UI mode : lovelace.yaml is a full copy from the HA UI editor
• Custom light and dark themes
• Sensor and template files

I'm not an expert, I'm just a hobbyist.
The code is certainly not written in the best way, but I created this with my limited knowledge.
I write everything myself, so please be understanding! 😊

👉🏼 There will be changes as I regularly evolve my dashboard with my ideas.

DASHBOARD

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1. Dashboard created in 4 columns, thanks to the ayout card` available on HACS:

• The tab is configured with View Type: Horizontal layout-card and :

width: 350
max_cols: 4

• A vertical stack column is nested within a card with :

type: custom:layout-card
layout_type: masonry
layout:
  width: 280
cards:

2. Themes :

I have created two distinct themes, and I switch between them using automation based on sunlight.

3. Television :

The television card is a massive effort in button card template and sensor template. I am pleased with the outcome!

For this card, you need :

• sensor template
• template button card base
• template button card tv_card
• template button card media_controls (for controls buttons)
• template button card tv_NAME-TV_card (with entities)
• After that, writing the card in the dashboard is very simple!

type: custom:button-card
template:
  - tv_NAME-TV_card

4. Magic Brightness Gauge :

On the room cards, the brightness gauges are very special...

A room has several lights, and the gauge controls all the lights, which I didn't want !

Indeed, the ideal was to find a way to control only the lights that are already turned on!

If a lighting scene is in progress, and only 4 out of 10 lights are on, the gauge only affects those 4 lights! Brilliant!

Here's what's needed:

- a light group for the room, exemple :  `light.kitchen`
- input_number, exemple : `input_number.brightness_kitchen`
- in the dashboard card, call the template : `room_card_slider` 
- automation : 

alias: Brightness gauge kitchen
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - input_number.brightness_kitchen
    to: null
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - light.kitchen 
    to: "off"
condition: []
action:
  - if:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: light.kitchen
        state: "off"
    then:
      - service: input_number.set_value
        metadata: {}
        data:
          value: 1
        target:
          entity_id: input_number.brightness_kitchen
    else:
      - variables:
          value: "{{ states('input_number.brightness_kitchen') | int }}"
      - if:
          - condition: state
            entity_id: light.bubl1
            state: "on"
        then:
          - service: light.turn_on
            data:
              transition: 2
              brightness_pct: "{{ value }}"
            target:
              entity_id: light.bulb1
      - if:
          - condition: state
            ...etc...

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• Clicking on the cogicon ⚙️ at the bottom of the Activity card takes you to the settings sub-view.

• This is where you can choose the elements that the Activity card should display, with simple input boolean, for example input.boolean_light

All elements are dynamic with conditional card, so if they are activated but do not contain any information, the Activity card will not display them.

For example, if I choose to display lights in the menu, the card will only display the "Lights" line if there are any lights turned on.

This allows for a less cluttered card.

I have divided my Activity card into 4 categories:

• Program : Family calendar, Drash can calendar, Bhirtday, School holidays
• Alert : All warnings from my system (sensor template)
• Home : Everything that is turned on, activated
• Information : All updates (HA, HACS, etc...) and if there are none, as well as no warnings, I receive an information message from Savoir Inutile

The small round and colorful dots next to the calendar icon, trash cans, and electricity consumption are indicators :

• calendar : Blue if the event is today.
• Trash can : The color of the trash can (green or yellow) if I need to take it out today.
• Electricity consumption : Blue: normal consumption / Yellow: moderate / Orange: high / Red: very high.

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The third column consists of camera recordings.

To ensure that the images refresh in real-time, I created generic camera entities.

It's a brilliant trick!

Because an picture card doesn't refresh on its own...

And I use Doods2 (My French documentation) for human recognition.

camera.yaml
  - platform: local_file
    file_path: /media/detections/verifications/camera.entree/verifiee.jpg 
    name: entree_verifiee

⚠️ Be sure to read the CHANGELOG file

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This Person card is full of surprises!

I am using :

• the sensors from the phones with the Home Assistant mobile app
• the sensors from the Apple iCloud integration for my children.
• Proximity
• Waze
• as well as several sensor templates.

Refer to template button card person_complete_card

The icon is automatically the one chosen during the creation of a zone! And I've set a default icon if the zone is unknown.

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I use two weather integrations :

• Meteorologisk institutt (Met.no)
• Météo France

For the family calendar, I retrieve information from the Apple Family Sharing calendar using the integration CalDAV

For the trash bins, I have created a local calendar for each type of bin.

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1. 1st column: HA startup duration (Uptime integration)+ Raspberry and SSD performance (System MonitorIntegration)

2. 2nd column: 3 parts:

• RPI power supply + modem status + Mesh WiFi Router states
• Scripts for: backup + restart HA + restart Mesh WiFi Router + reboot Alexa Media Player integration (sometimes needed to update alarm information)

alias: Backup full HA
sequence:
  - service: hassio.backup_full
    data:
      compressed: true
mode: single
icon: mdi:cloud-upload

alias: Restart HA
sequence:
  - service: homeassistant.restart
    data: {}
mode: single

• System-wide warnings

3. 3rd column: All updates (HA, HACS, add-ons, etc...). The circular gauges represent the used RAM. To have this entity, it needs to be enabled (disabled by default) in the Home Assistant Supervisorintegration.

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The gauges are created using the template button card: climat_card.

You need to install apexcharts-card for it to work.

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Similar to the lights tab, I like to find all my devices on a sub-view page.

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A new card entirely written in the "button card" template called vacuum_header!

And in the template button card named vacuum_name you'll need to modify your entities. After that, everything will be automatic.

To enable transparent background around the card, modify this code in the YAML configuration file: color_map_outside: [0xFF,0x00,0x0,0x000]

I love it! Paired with the slightly customized custom:xiaomi-vacuum-map-card, it's perfect!

I have also created scripts, which I have injected into Alexa, to control robots by voice and do much more than just 'vacuuming' ! (My French documentation)

Wall-E (Roborock S6) and R2-D2 (Roborock S50) can work properly !

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For information on the duration of the lights being on today, yesterday, and this week :

• Exemple for Today, in sensor.yaml, create history_stats :

  - platform: history_stats
    name: Lumières allumées durée aujourd'hui 
    entity_id: light.tout
    state: "on"
    type: time
    start: "{{ now().replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0) }}"
    end: "{{ now() }}"

• In sensor.yaml, create sensor template :

  - platform: template
    sensors:
      duree_lumieres_allumees:
        friendly_name: Durée des lumières allumées aujourd'hui          
        value_template: >-
            {% set heures_str = states.sensor.lumieres_allumees_duree_aujourd_hui.state %}
            {% set heures = heures_str | float %}
            
            {%- set heures_int = heures | int -%}
            {%- set minutes = (heures * 60) - (heures_int * 60) -%}
            {%- set secondes = (heures * 3600) % 60 -%}
            
            {% if heures_int >= 1 %}{{ heures_int | int }}h {% endif %}{% if minutes >= 1 %}{{ minutes | int }}min {% endif %}{{ secondes | int }}sec

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• A new card entirely written in the decluttering-template format : music!
• We need to create a sensor template to retrieve volume information.
• After that, writing the card in the dashboard is very simple!

type: custom:decluttering-card
template: music
variables:
  - entity: media_player.la_salle_de_bain
  - gauge: sensor.salle_de_bain_progression

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In the bathroom, I've created Water Sounds but it wasn't simple.

I'm using water sound detection via the Alexa Echo.

But it doesn't come up in Home Assistant.

So, I did this:

• I created and injected an input_button into Alexa : input_button.bruits_de_l_eau

• I created and injected an input_boolean into HA : input_boolean.bruits_deau_sdb

• I created a routine in Alexa that activates the input_button when water is detected.

• Automatisation Home Assistant :

alias: Bruits d’eau sdb
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - input_button.bruits_de_l_eau
  - platform: template
    value_template: >-
      {{as_timestamp(now()) -
      as_timestamp(states.input_button.bruits_de_l_eau.last_changed) > 80  }}
condition: []
action:
  - if:
      - condition: template
        value_template: >-
          {{as_timestamp(now()) -
          as_timestamp(states.input_button.bruits_de_l_eau.last_changed) > 80 
          }}
    then:
      - service: input_boolean.turn_off
        data: {}
        target:
          entity_id: input_boolean.bruits_deau_sdb
    else:
      - service: input_boolean.turn_on
        data: {}
        target:
          entity_id: input_boolean.bruits_deau_sdb
mode: restart

Then, I created a history-graph card and an custom:apexcharts-card based on the input_boolean.bruits_deau_sdb, and now I can cry while looking at my children's abuses! 😩

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This is one of the widely used French systems to have all the information about a child's schooling: the agenda, grades, evaluations, averages, homework assignments, punishments, tardiness, and more.

All of this is made possible thanks to the fantastic work of delphiki :

• Pronote
• Pronote Cards

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To send personalized voice announcements, you need to install alexa_media_player and to create a input_text and a script.

Here's an example for my bathroom:

• input_text, exemple : input_text.annonce_dans_salle_de_bain
• script

alias: Annonce dans salle de bain
sequence:
  - data:
      data:
        type: announce
      message: "{{ states.input_text.annonce_dans_salle_de_bain.state}}"
      target:
        - media_player.la_salle_de_bain
    service: notify.alexa_media
mode: single
icon: mdi:speaker-message

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And many other things !

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CHANGELOG

Read the CHANGELOG file

INSTALLATION

⚠️ I am not a developer. It's not a one-click setup!

Some knowledge is required before diving in:

• Install a few HACS integrations necessary for proper functionality.

  The unavoidable :

  Decluttering Card
  Reuse multiple times the same card configuration with variables to declutter your config

  lovelace-card-mod
  Add CSS styles

  lovelace-layout-card
  Get more control over the placement of lovelace cards

  vertical-stack-in-card
  To group multiple cards into a single sleek card

  button-card
  Lovelace button-card

  alexa_media_player
  Allow control of Amazon Alexa devices

  apexcharts-card
  Higly customizable graph card

  Lovelace Mini Graph Card
  Minimalistic graph card

  Paper Buttons Row
  Adds highly configurable buttons that use actions and per-state styling

  bar-card
  Customizable Animated Bar card

  swipe-card
  A Lovelace card that uses swiper to create a touch slider that lets you flick through multiple cards

• I advise you to copy all the decluttering templates and button card templates. Create the right sensor templates : I use them extensively and call them throughout the cards.

• Know where to copy and paste each part, whether it's the sensor templates, the contents of Lovelace, or the button card templates.

• Adjust the entities, remove the unnecessary ones, etc...

You need to adapt it to your configuration!

I recommend that you install and use my themes for perfect optimization of my codes. If you prefer to use other themes, copy the "Additions for my lovelace" part into your favorite theme.

And then starting to copy pieces of Lovelace.

SETUP

Computer Devices	Model
Raspberry	Raspberry Pi 4B 4G
SSD	Crucial BX500 240Go CT240BX500SSD1
Zigbee	SONOFF ZigBee 3.0 USB CC2652P (ZHA) and Conbee II (zigbee2MQTT)
Bluetooth	Sena Parani UD100
USB Extension Cable	UGREEN
Modem	Orange-Sosh Livebox 4
Mesh WiFi Router	Tenda Nova MW6 and Tenda Nova MW12
Voice control	Alexa

I use Apple Home on my cellular Apple Watch to have a mini dashboard on my wrist !

THANKS

Do you know Quentin Cloos ?
I invite you to take a look at his work, it's exceptional !
Mobile First and Bubble Card.

Do you know the amazing gauges developed by André Fortuna Gouveia ? I love them! Thanks to him !
HATC-GAUGE-CARD

Do you know Rounded by Leon ?
I discovered his work by chance, and I find it fantastic !
Great ideas that I have adapted, congratulations to him !

I love the Noctis theme , I've learned a lot thanks to it, and I've been able to create my own themes! Thank you to aFFekopp !

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