Custom multiple state switch

Development
1

Hi,

I’m quiet new to the HA system, so I’m not sure whether something like this already exists, but so far, I haven’t found anything so, here it goes:

I’m looking to design a custom switch which would be able to have multiple states.

In this case, I want to add a 433MHz RF receiver to my sound system, and send commands to it from either a Raspberry Pi, or a USB emitter. I would like HA to have something that could look like a TV remove, and when you’d press a button, a certain command (pything script) would be executed. This is quiet similar to the “command_swich”, yet it should have more states than just “ON” and “OFF”.

Any suggestion or guidance is highly appreciated.

Thank you all

2

I suggest that you have a look at the Switch template and create one for every state. So every state you want to control will have its own ‘on’ and ‘off’ state.

3

Thank you for this answer. Although, I’m not sure I fully understand how this can be implements to suit my needs.
My understanding is that the switch_template would sort of “sync” various swtiches. Is that right? If so, can this also work with command_switches?

If I follow your explanation, I should have command_switches such as:

platform: command_switch switches: setAux: onCmd: "auxOn.py" offCmd : "auxOff.py" setPhono: onCmd: "phonoOn.py" offCmd : "phonoOff.py" setTuner: onCmd: "tunerOn.py" offCmd : "tunerOff.py"

then, I should have

platform: template
  aux:
    value_template: '{{ states.switch.setAux.state }}'
    turn_on:
        service: switch.turn_off
        entity_id: switch.setPhono
        entity_id: switch.setTuner
  phono:
    value_template: '{{ states.switch.setPhono.state }}'
    turn_on:
        service: switch.turn_off
        entity_id: switch.setAux
        entity_id: switch.setTuner
  tuner:
    value_template: '{{ states.switch.setTuner.state }}'
    turn_on:
        service: switch.turn_off
        entity_id: switch.setAux
        entity_id: switch.setPhono

So that when I turn on one of them, the two others turn off?

4

Hi,

This “multi state switch” would be very usefull for me also.

Regards

Hschroyen

5

bump.

Any followup on such a feature?

6

I think a input_select component can do what you need.

7

I agree. I am looking for same kind of functionality.