Make 2 buttons (and 2 entities) in 1 button

joostiphone · December 31, 2023, 6:28am

Hello!

How can I turn 2 buttons into 1 button?

Now I have a start button and a stop button. I want to have 1 button which can do both based on its status (acclimating on or off).

Current separate buttons which I want to combine into 1 based on it’s status:

title: Auto
square: false
columns: 1
type: grid
cards:
  - square: false
    columns: 2
    type: grid
    cards:
      - type: custom:mushroom-entity-card
        entity: button.cupra_born_start_climate
        secondary: sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state
        fill_container: true
        icon: mdi:leaf-circle-outline
        icon_color: green
        tap_action:
          action: toggle
      - type: custom:mushroom-entity-card
        entity: button.cupra_born_stop_climate
        secondary: sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state
        fill_container: true
        icon: mdi:leaf-circle-outline
        icon_color: red
        secondary_info: none
        tap_action:
          action: toggle

Can someone help me write code for this?

Krivatri · December 31, 2023, 6:35am

You could use an input boolean (helper switch) for this and use it as a trigger in an automation for your acclimatisation.

tom_l · December 31, 2023, 6:39am

Create a template switch.

configuration.yaml

switch:
  - platform: template
    switches:
      climatisation:
        value_template: "{{ is_state('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state', 'on') }}"
        turn_on:
          service: button.press
          target:
            entity_id: button.cupra_born_start_climate
        turn_off:
          service: button.press
          target:
            entity_id: button.cupra_born_stop_climate

Then use this switch in your card. Using the toggle action will toggle the switch on or off, pressing the required buttons.

Note: the value template will probably be wrong. It needs to be the state your sensor is when the switch is on.

joostiphone · December 31, 2023, 6:58am

Thank you, this makes sense.

I did added the code to configuration.yaml and the on/off status should be fine as you mentioned.

~~A total noob here, and I read the url you provided; but how do I add this to the card as you mentioned?~~ I think I got it by creating a new button and put as entity: switch.climatisation

Will test it.

tom_l · December 31, 2023, 7:04am

Yes, that is what I meant by this:

joostiphone · December 31, 2023, 7:19am

I have the button.

2023-12-31_08-17-39

type: custom:mushroom-entity-card
show_name: true
show_icon: true
tap_action:
  action: toggle
entity: switch.climatisation
name: Cupra Born Climatiseren
icon: mdi:leaf-circle-outline
show_state: true

When I now press the button, the status keep saying “off” (in Dutch it’s “Uit”), while the car is actually climatizing. Any idea what I need to do to fix this?

tom_l · December 31, 2023, 7:22am

Yes, this:

That template determines the state of your switch.

In the Developer Tools → Template editor, what does this return when the climate is on and when it is off?

{{ states('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state') }}

joostiphone · December 31, 2023, 7:30am

I think it’s “heating”, right? So I should now edit the configuration.yaml where “on” was mentioned, it should be “heating”?

tom_l · December 31, 2023, 7:42am

I don’t know. You have not done what I asked and have shown something else instead.

Also is it possible to cool as well as heat, or is it only a heater?

joostiphone · December 31, 2023, 8:30am

Also cooling is possible indeed.

tom_l · December 31, 2023, 8:34am

Ok then. Change the switch value template to this:

value_template: "{{ states('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state') in ['heating', 'cooling] }}"

If there are any other possibilities (e.g. “fan only”) put them in the list too.

joostiphone · December 31, 2023, 8:48am

value_template: "{{ states('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state') in ['heating', 'cooling] }}"

I also added the ’ after cooling, same as ‘heating’.

But, when activated and when the car is warming up, still no status feedback. It remains ‘off’ while it’s clearly heating.

tom_l · December 31, 2023, 8:53am

What does this return in the template editor?:

{{ states('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state') in ['heating', 'cooling'] }}

And what is the state of switch.climatisation in Developer Tools → States?

joostiphone · December 31, 2023, 9:03am

tom_l · December 31, 2023, 9:05am

What about this in the template editor:

{{ states('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state') }}

joostiphone · December 31, 2023, 9:08am

tom_l · December 31, 2023, 9:10am

That’s not possible. Put all three in:

{{ states('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state') }}
{{ states('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state') == 'heating' }}
{{ states('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state') in ['heating', 'cooling'] }}

joostiphone · December 31, 2023, 9:21am

tom_l · December 31, 2023, 9:29am

That’s better.

Now try:

{{ states('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state') }}
{{ states('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state') == 'heating' }}
{{ states('sensor.cupra_born_climatisation_state') in ['heating', 'cooling'] }}
{{ states('switch.climatisation') }}

joostiphone · December 31, 2023, 9:39am