Sensor Monitor Card

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TOC

• Description
• Support
• Install
  • via HACS
  • Manualy
• Lovelace Set up
  • Using UI
  • Using YAML
• Parameters
  • Main options
  • Advanced options
• Hardware

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Description

The "Sensor Monitor Card" is a home assistant plugin that provides the ability to display customizable sensor information within ranges.

The plugin is highly customizable and offers unparalleled flexibility, making it a valuable tool for users looking to monitor just about any type of data in their home environment.

You can use also 2 pre-defined monitoring card :

• The "Pool Monitoring Card" is a home assistant plugin that display information of 1 to 12 pre-defined sensors of your swimming pool : temperature, pH, ORP levels, TDS, salinity, CYA, calcium, phosphate, alkalinity, filter pressure, free chlorine, total chlorine

• Aquarium Monitoring Card ** In progress

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Support

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Install

via HACS

Until the Home Assistant sensor Monitor card is available by default in the HACS directory, click on:

Manualy

1. Download the sensor_monitor_card.js file from the latest release available and save it in your configuration/www folder.
2. Go to Configuration > Lovelace dashboard > Resources in Home Assistant and click on Add resource.
   1. Add /local/community/sensor-monitor-card/sensor_monitor_card.js to the URL.
   2. Choose Javascript Module as Resource type.

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Lovelace Set up

Using UI

Not yet possible.

Using YAML

1. You just need to add a new empty card with type: 'custom:sensor-monitor-card' to your cards list and any of the config that you will find below if you want to customize more your card.

Example of code

type: 'custom:sensor-monitor-card'
sensor_1: sensor.your_entity_1
sensor_1_image: https://icons-for-free.com/iconfiles/png/512/freezer+fridge+kitchen+refrigerator+icon-1320183719511250085.png
sensor_1_name: Freezer
sensor_1_unit: °C
sensor_1_setpoint: -18
sensor_1_step: 1

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Parameters

Sensors Options

Here's a list of sensors that may be important to monitor, depending on your specific needs.

*All are optionals but you need to define at least one of theses entities

Name	Type	Requirement	Description	Default
type	string	Required	custom:sensor-monitor-card
sensor_1	string	Optional*	The entity that measures your sensor 1.	none
sensor_1_name	String	Required if sensor_1	Sensor 1 Name	none
sensor_1_unit	String	Required if sensor_1	Sensor 1 Unit	none
sensor_1_setpoint	Number	Required if sensor_1	Sensor 1 Set Point	none
sensor_1_step	Number	Required if sensor_1	Sensor 1 Step	none

There are 13 additional fully customizable entities from 3 to 15. Example for sensor 2

Name	Type	Requirement	Description	Default
sensor_2	string	Optional*	The entity that measures your sensor 2.	none
sensor_2_name	String	Required if sensor_2	Sensor 2 Name	none
sensor_2_unit	String	Required if sensor_2	Sensor 2 Unit	none
sensor_2_setpoint	Number	Required if sensor_2	Sensor 2 Set Point	none
sensor_2_step	Number	Required if sensor_2	Sensor 2 Step	none

Advanced options

You can go further with the card by modifying the user interface (UI).

User eXperience (UX)

Name	Type	Requirement	Description	Default
title	string	Optional	Monitor Card Title	none
compact	boolean	Optional	Compact Mode	false
show_names	boolean	Optional	Display the name of the entity	true
show_labels	boolean	Optional	Display the state qualification (Low, Ideal, High)	true
show_last_updated	boolean	Optional	Display the last updated sensor relative date [Only for compact = false]	false
language	string	Optional	Interface language (en, fr, es)	en

Needed to change the unit, setpoint, and steps ? No problem, see additionnal parameters below for each measured entity .

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Hardware

Here is a non-exhaustive, non-tested and non-affiliated list of different materials that may capture some information to monitor:

Predefined

• Hardware for swimming pool

Other

Brand	Model	Sensors	HA Support
** In progress