I have studied all available cards for the past few days trying to find a card that will output the condition from an automation as plain text on the dashboard.
I have read though so many posts looking for options that I am left with no choice but to ask for help.
Steps taken
I created an automation that receives a specific IR signal, and turns on a light.
I created a 2nd automation that receives a specific IR signal, and turns off the same light.
My proof of concept works for the incoming signals from the IR source signals.
I created helpers with the text strings I want to display.
Sample text strings I would like to display
“Stereo ON 105,7 FM”
“Stereo ON 104.1 FM”
“Stereo ON Spotify”
“Stereo OFF”
“Stereo On Bluetooth Kitchen”
Note.
-There are 13 total IR signals that I am looking to use to represent 13 possible status conditions that I want displayed in readable text form on the dashboard.
Problems:
1-I am stuck trying to get the text string as a possible output from the automation.
2-I can’t find a card that accepts updatable text.
This is the final step to completing a project that brings in ESPNow data and translates it to ESPHome for viewing on a HA dashboard.
I do have the HA Dashboard buttons sending the required signals out of ESPHome back to the ESPNow control system.
-this is fully functional.