Assist cannot tell me the temperature of my rooms

Configuration
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I assume the Sonoff device is just a sensor with the state being the temperature. There are intents to query sensor entities with temperatures, but the intent uses the name of the sensor and returns its state (i.e. temperature). One can include the area, but still requires the name of the sensor. Here is the main english template for a sensor, and in this case the <class> is temperature and <name> would be the friendly name of the sonoff sensor

what_is_the_class_of_name: "(<what_is> the <class> (of|in|from|(indicated|measured) by) <name> [in <area>]|<what_is> <name>['s] <class> [in <area>]|<what_is> <area> <name>['s] <class>)"
22

Thank you for your valuable inputs @wmaker.
I managed to ask the intent you suggested in english (not available in french it appears), but I feel it is still too “complicated”. I should not have to specify the name of the sensor ultimately, just the class and the room should be enough.

Do you think guys I should I raise an issue regarding this ?

23

This is similar to what I see. I have an area called “Kit’s Room”. I have a msr-2 sensor which seems to have the temperature as a state.

This doesn’t work: what is the temperature in kit’s room?


  name: HassClimateGetTemperature
slots:
  area: kit's room
details:
  area:
    name: area
    value: Kit's Room
    text: kit's room
targets:
  light.kit_room:
    matched: true
  switch.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_engineering_mode:
    matched: true
  switch.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_ld2410_bluetooth:
    matched: true
  switch.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_startup_light_blink:
    matched: true
  switch.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_reduce_db_reporting:
    matched: true
  light.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_rgb_light:
    matched: true
  button.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_esp_reboot:
    matched: true
  button.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_factory_reset_radar:
    matched: true
  button.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_restart_radar:
    matched: true
  button.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_query_params:
    matched: true
  button.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_calibrate_scd40_to_420ppm:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_dps_temperature_offset:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_zone_1_start:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_end_zone_1:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_end_zone_2:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_end_zone_3:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_timeout:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_max_move_distance:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_max_still_distance:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g0_move_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g0_still_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g1_move_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g1_still_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g2_move_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g2_still_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g3_move_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g3_still_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g4_move_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g4_still_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g5_move_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g5_still_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g6_move_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g6_still_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g7_move_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g7_still_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g8_move_threshold:
    matched: true
  number.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g8_still_threshold:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_esp_temperature:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_uptime:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_rssi:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_co2:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_moving_distance:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_ltr390_light:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_dps310_temperature:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_dps310_pressure:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_still_distance:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_move_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_still_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_detection_distance:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g0_move_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g0_still_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g1_move_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g1_still_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g2_move_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g2_still_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g3_move_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g3_still_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g4_move_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g4_still_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g5_move_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g5_still_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g6_move_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g6_still_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g7_move_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g7_still_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g8_move_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_g8_still_energy:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_ltr390_uv_index:
    matched: true
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_firmware_version:
    matched: true
  binary_sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_online:
    matched: true
  binary_sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_zone_1_occupancy:
    matched: true
  binary_sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_zone_2_occupancy:
    matched: true
  binary_sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_zone_3_occupancy:
    matched: true
  binary_sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_target:
    matched: true
  binary_sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_moving_target:
    matched: true
  binary_sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_radar_still_target:
    matched: true
  media_player.kit_s_google_home:
    matched: true
  switch.kit_room:
    matched: true
  sensor.kit_room_current_power:
    matched: true
  sensor.kit_room_today_energy:
    matched: true
  binary_sensor.kit_room_device:
    matched: true
  device_tracker.espressif_inc_6d_19_c8:
    matched: true
match: true
sentence_template: <what_is> [the] [current] <temp> <in> <area>
unmatched_slots: {}
source: builtin

While this works: what is kit’s room temperature?

intent:
  name: HassGetState
slots:
  name: kit's room temperature
details:
  name:
    name: name
    value: Kit's Room Temperature
    text: kit's room temperature
targets:
  sensor.apollo_msr_2_6d19c8_dps310_temperature:
    matched: true
match: true
sentence_template: >-
  (do you know|tell me|<what_is>) [the [current] (state|value) of] <name>
  [<in_area_floor>]
unmatched_slots: {}
source: builtin

Notice the first one is using HassClimateGetTemperature and second one is using HassGetState.

I had to add “Kit’s Room Temperature” to the DPS310 Temperature sensor in the Voice Assistants section to have the second one working.

Obviously this should be more magical and “just work” not matter which one I say. :slight_smile:

24

I am facing the same problems.
To me this behavior makes no sense.
In fact, what is the purpose of setting a temp and humidity sensor in an area? Just do display it in a dashboard?

I mean, once you set up those sensors as default in an area, those should be used by assist, this would make much more sense, this way asking “ what is the bedroom temperature?” Should read that sensor state, even regardless of the sensor name

25

Just tried this and the built-in sentence worked first go.

  • Expose the temperature entity to Assist
  • Give it a couple of appropriate aliases - “kitchen temperature” and “temperature in the kitchen”
  • Ask “What’s the temperature in the kitchen?”

Makes no difference what the device area is.