Counter Step Not Working - Always 1

Configuration
1

Am I doing this right - my configuration is good and I followed the help https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/counter/ but the step configuration doesnt seem to work - its always 1

counter:
  brodie_digital_mins:
    step: 5
    icon: mdi:timer-sand
    restore: true
    minimum: 0

Anyone been able to implement a counter with a step larger than 1?

2

That looks fine, though I’d set a maximum as I like to know my limits.
How are you calling the increment / decrement / reset ?
Ie post your automation

3

Ive tried this a number of ways:

  • Using the defualt entity controls in lovelace to increment / decrement = always 1
  • Using the developer/services tab counter.increment (takes only entity as the parameter) = always 1

My understanding is that calling either of these services should follow the “step” configuration but perhaps im incorrect?

4

I’m not certain, it’s a long time since I used any.
I can set up a test case tomorrow but I need sleep at the moment.
So you’ve not used a script or automation for this yet ?
What is your use case ? (to determine best relevance).

5

No script or automation as yet. The use case I am building is to create a simple counter to track the available “earnt” minutes that my kids are allowed screentime. The intent is that it is used by my wife and i with lovelace buttons to increment/decrement

6

Have you solved this yet?

If not, check the attributes of the counter entity on the STATES page. The step value should be shown. Is it what you configured? Or is it 1?