Hello.
Fisrt things fisrt, I am a beginner with Home Assistant I started playing with the software for about 2 weeks now. I don’t have any smart switches or sensors in my home at this stage but I am planning on putting some in, in the future. So the first thing that I’m thinking of automating is my hot water boiler(Geyser). I am thinking of using a ESP8266 or ESP32 with a DS18b20, the waterproof version, that will switch a relay to switch the element of the boiler on or off, based on high low set temperatures. I also want to have a manual switch connected so that I can switch the relay off manually, but the sensor must still give me the temperature readings.
I played with ESP home and I can get the sensor to give me readings and I can switch a relay with a button on there own. Then I saw there is a thermostat card and I tried to use it but it does not detect the DS18B20 sensor. A normal gauge card works perfect but it is only a gauge with no control to set high/low values or any of the functions that I want for my thermostat.
Is there a way that I can make my own thermostat card or to make the home assistant thermostat card pick up my sensor?
Thank you in advance.
NB. I installed home assistant in virtual box on windows 10. At this stage it is just for training purpose. Will install more permanent version on a Pi in the future.
