Alexa Timer Card

AndrejDelany · December 21, 2020, 3:11pm

I would recommend to create a template sensor in your configuration.yaml first.

sensor:
      timer_wohnzimmer:
        friendly_name: "Timer Wohnzimmer"
        value_template: >
            {% if states('sensor.echo_wohnzimmer_next_timer')  != 'unavailable' %}
              {{ ((as_timestamp(states('sensor.echo_wohnzimmer_next_timer')) - as_timestamp(now()))/60) | int + 1 }}
            {% else %}
                0
            {% endif %}
        unit_of_measurement: Minutes
        icon_template: hass:timer

Then you can use the resulting entity in any lovelace card you like.

miki3421 · December 21, 2020, 3:18pm

Thanks Andrej,
but I want use the sensor that is exposed by the integration with Alexa Echo Dot.
i just need to understand the code that I need to insert on the card configuration.

AndrejDelany · December 21, 2020, 3:24pm

This won’t work without adding the template sensor first. After that, you can use the resulting entity for your lovelace card. In the code I showed, the template sensor would be named sensor.timer_wohnzimmer. Then you can use the following card:

type: 'custom:circle-sensor-card'
entity: sensor.echo_dot_di_michele_next_timer
name: Alexa Timer
min: 0
max: 100

You can change the max value.

miki3421 · December 21, 2020, 3:38pm

i’ve just copied and pasted your code in the configuration.yaml and I’ve this error on the check.

Invalid config for [sensor]: required key not provided @ data['platform']. Got None. (See /home/pi/.homeassistant/configuration.yaml, line 34).

I have another session in the file called sensor:
Witch platform I need to use?
Thanks

AndrejDelany · December 21, 2020, 5:03pm

Without seeing what you did in configuration.yaml, I can’t help you.

miki3421 · December 21, 2020, 7:38pm

this is the sensor part

sensor:
  - platform: systemmonitor
    resources:
      - type: disk_use_percent
      - type: processor_use
      - type: processor_temperature
  - platform: time_date
    display_options:
      - 'time'
      - 'date'
      - 'date_time'
      - 'date_time_utc'
      - 'date_time_iso'
      - 'time_date'
      - 'time_utc'
      - 'beat'
sensor:  
  timer_wohnzimmer:
   friendly_name: "Timer Wohnzimmer"
   value_template: >
            {% if states('sensor.echo_wohnzimmer_next_timer')  != 'unavailable' %}
              {{ ((as_timestamp(states('sensor.echo_wohnzimmer_next_timer')) - as_timestamp(now()))/60) | int + 1 }}
            {% else %}
                0
            {% endif %}
        unit_of_measurement: Minutes
        icon_template: hass:timer

AndrejDelany · December 21, 2020, 7:51pm

Sorry, there was something missing in my reply. Here is the correct code:

sensor:
  - platform: systemmonitor
    resources:
      - type: disk_use_percent
      - type: processor_use
      - type: processor_temperature
  - platform: time_date
    display_options:
      - 'time'
      - 'date'
      - 'date_time'
      - 'date_time_utc'
      - 'date_time_iso'
      - 'time_date'
      - 'time_utc'
      - 'beat'
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      timer_wohnzimmer:
        friendly_name: "Timer Wohnzimmer"
        value_template: >
            {% if states('sensor.echo_dot_di_michele_next_timer')  != 'unavailable' %}
              {{ ((as_timestamp(states('sensor.echo_dot_di_michele_next_timer')) - as_timestamp(now()))/60) | int + 1 }}
            {% else %}
                0
            {% endif %}
        unit_of_measurement: Minutes
        icon_template: hass:timer

miki3421 · December 21, 2020, 8:11pm

thanks!!!
Now configuration is ok and I have the new entity
however the result is this one

with this code in the card


type: 'custom:circle-sensor-card'
entity: sensor.echo_dot_di_michele_next_timer
name: Alexa Timer
min: 0
max: 100
font_style:
  color: red
  font-size: 1.5em
  text-shadow: 2px 2px black
  font-family: Trebuchet MS

miki3421 · December 21, 2020, 8:15pm

what I want to display is the count-down like this one.

AndrejDelany · December 21, 2020, 8:23pm

Please replace this with your template sensor. In my code, it was named sensor.timer_wohnzimmer.

miki3421 · December 21, 2020, 8:36pm

Super!!!

with this code this is result!!! Amazing thanks so much

Do you think is possibile also to show the seconds? Or is it too much?


type: 'custom:circle-sensor-card'
entity: sensor.timer_wohnzimmer
name: Alexa Timer
min: 0
max: 60
font_style:
  color: Black
  font-size: 4em
  font-family: Arial

AndrejDelany · December 22, 2020, 12:22pm

If it should only be a number that should be displayed, then you have to decide between seconds and minutes. Otherwise you have to calculate a timestamp and pass it to the card. I don’t know if the card can visualize timestamps.

jasondreher · December 22, 2020, 6:38pm

Just to confirm you all are getting the timer from the Alexa install in HACS correct?

AndrejDelany · December 22, 2020, 6:54pm

yes, from HACS

miki3421 · December 23, 2020, 9:28am

no problem, perfect like this… thanks for your help and have a good holiday.

jasondreher · January 3, 2021, 7:07pm

~~Anyone having issues with the timer? Used to say “unavailable “ when the timer was done, now it goes negative. And has issues with multiple timers. Screenshot below.~~

~~If I set multiple timers the first one just goes below 0 and never shows the second one.~~

FYI I fixed this had to reset my echo dot.

Timsche2210 · January 17, 2021, 10:21am

Hi there,

I use several Dots in my flat - if I understand your code correct, i have to create for each alexa this code?
Eg. Wohnzimmer, Küche, Bad etc?
Or is there a way to include all Alexa dots in one code?

miki3421 · January 17, 2021, 5:51pm

Correct you need to create a sensor for each Echo Dot.

Timsche2210 · January 17, 2021, 6:35pm

okay thanks…
can you tell me, where I can find the correct names of the echos to add them to the script?

miki3421 · January 17, 2021, 6:36pm

you can find in the list of the entities under Alexa Integration.