Input_number not showing as a slider?

Configuration
1

Hi,

I am trying to configure my lights so they show a slider in the frontend, instead of the current setup where I have to press the light to get to the slider.

I have added the following code to my configuration.yaml
input_number:

input_number:
  slider1:
    name: Slider
    initial: 30
    min: 1
    max: 244
    step: 1
    mode: slider

And I have added the following code to my automations.yaml

- alias: spisebordslider
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: input_number.slider1
  action:
    - service: light.turn_on
      data_template:
        entity_id: light.lampe_ved_sknk
        brightness: '{{ trigger.to_state.state | int }}'

But it just shows a a regular button in the front end instead of the slider? Anyone who can help me to what I am doing wrong?

Thank you

2

It’s a separate entity so you have to add it to the frontend into your group if you want to see it any where near your light.
So from my groups.yaml…

#default_view:
my_home:
  name: Home
  view: yes
  entities:    
    - group.livingroom
    - group.kitchen
                           
livingroom:
  name: Livingroom
  entities:    
    - light.zw_uplight_dimmer_level
    - input_number.lruplighterbrightness_slider <------- for the above light
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3

Thank you for helping Keith - much appreciated! Though, I’m not sure I understand what you mean by adding it to the frontend into my group?

4

I edited my post above :slight_smile:

5

Great! That solved. Thank your for your help! You have made me a much more calm man! :wink:

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6

i know this is old and probably a stupid question, but do you know if i can make this work with a wifi wall plug (wemo)

im sure it isnt but would be cool!

7

Errm I don’t have any Wemo light switches but if you are talking about these https://www.home-assistant.io/components/light.wemo/ I assume they already have a dimmer control when you click the switch?

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It’s actually this one

9

As far as I can tell that’s just a switch so it only does on and off.

10

Thanks what I’m thinking too, I didn’t know if there was a way to trick HA into thinking it was a bulb. Thanks for your reply, I’ll probably just add a dimmer knob to the cord of my lamp that I’m trying to dim. The issue is it’s small leds and I’m not sure if they can be dimmed or not.

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11

You could trick HA into thinking it’s a bulb but that wouldn’t allow HA to dim it as the hardware doesn’t allow it, you would need a special LED dimmer control.

12

i did try a dimmer extention cord but it made my lights flicker like a strobe light. So I might be out of luck. I like the lamp but i think its way too bright.

13

Yep that will happen with a non LED dimmer as all it does is reduce the ac by chopping it up, which makes the LEDs flicker.

14

it was for leds, but i believe it was for standard screw in type bulbs. Do you think I would get the same result if i spliced a regular dial dimmer on the power cord?

15

A regular dimmer can only dim incandescent/halogen bulbs for the reason I stated above. Basically LEDs need dc and incandescent bulbs need ac.