Need Help Making Template Fan with Speeds 1, 2, 3, and Off

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So here’s the situation:

I have a new BroadLink RM4 pro and it learned the RF commands for my ceiling fan. It only has 3 buttons:

Speed 1, Speed 2, Speed 3, and OFF.

I am trying to make a template fan entity exactly like the this image from the HA website:

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For the speeds and off, I made input buttons that call an automation to trigger the send remote service. See pictures below:

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Is there a way to have the template fan entity work like the first button via remote commands? Or is there a better way to call the remote buttons from the fan card? I have been stuck on this all night, rather new to HA.

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If you’re open to using mushroom cards I would do it like this:

type: vertical-stack
cards:
  - type: custom:mushroom-template-card
    primary: ''
    secondary: High
    icon: mdi:fan-speed-3
    layout: vertical
    double_tap_action:
      action: none
    hold_action:
      action: none
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: remote.send_command
      target: {}
      data:
        device: bedroom_fan
        command: fan_speed_3
  - type: vertical-stack
    cards:
      - type: custom:mushroom-template-card
        primary: ''
        secondary: Medium
        icon: mdi:fan-speed-2
        layout: vertical
        double_tap_action:
          action: none
        hold_action:
          action: none
        tap_action:
          action: call-service
          service: remote.send_command
          target: {}
          data:
            device: bedroom_fan
            command: fan_speed_2
  - type: vertical-stack
    cards:
      - type: custom:mushroom-template-card
        primary: ''
        secondary: Low
        icon: mdi:fan-speed-1
        layout: vertical
        double_tap_action:
          action: none
        hold_action:
          action: none
        tap_action:
          action: call-service
          service: remote.send_command
          target: {}
          data:
            device: bedroom_fan
            command: fan_speed_1
  - type: vertical-stack
    cards:
      - type: custom:mushroom-template-card
        primary: ''
        secondary: 'Off'
        icon: mdi:fan-off
        layout: vertical
        double_tap_action:
          action: none
        hold_action:
          action: none
        tap_action:
          action: call-service
          service: remote.send_command
          target: {}
          data:
            device: bedroom_fan
            command: fan_speed_off

This will give you the following result:
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The card is scaleable, so when placed in a grid, or horizontal-stack it will be smaller:
image

The only downside of this method is that your cards will not light up on the current speed. To fix this issue we need to address this another, but more complex way:

Step 1: Make the input_booleans:

Create 4 input_booleans:

  • input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_off
  • input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_1
  • input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_2
  • input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_3

Step 2: create the automation:

trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_1
    to: "on"
    id: input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_1
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_2
    to: "on"
    id: input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_2
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_3
    to: "on"
    id: input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_3
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_off
    to: "on"
    id: input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_off
condition: []
action:
  - alias: set_fan_speed_1
    if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_1
    then:
      - service: remote.send_command
        data:
          device: bedroom_fan
          command: fan_speed_1
      - service: input_boolean.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id:
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_2
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_3
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_off
        data: {}
  - alias: set_fan_speed_2
    if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_2
    then:
      - service: remote.send_command
        data:
          device: bedroom_fan
          command: fan_speed_2
      - service: input_boolean.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id:
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_1
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_3
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_off
        data: {}
  - alias: set_fan_speed_3
    if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_3
    then:
      - service: remote.send_command
        data:
          device: bedroom_fan
          command: fan_speed_3
      - service: input_boolean.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id:
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_2
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_1
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_off
        data: {}
  - alias: set_fan_speed_off
    if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_off
    then:
      - service: remote.send_command
        data:
          device: bedroom_fan
          command: fan_speed_3
      - service: input_boolean.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id:
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_2
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_3
            - input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_1
        data: {}

The automation triggers on turning on the input_booleans, and executes the send command. It also turn off the other input_booleans.

Step 3: make the card

Instead of sending the command directly from the card as in my first example, we turn on the input_boolean. This will activate the script. Then we can use the input_boolean to define the icon color:

type: vertical-stack
cards:
  - type: custom:mushroom-template-card
    primary: ''
    secondary: High
    icon: mdi:fan-speed-3
    layout: vertical
    double_tap_action:
      action: none
    hold_action:
      action: none
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: input_boolean.turn_on
      target:
        entity_id: input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_3
    icon_color: |
      {% if is_state('input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_3', 'on') %}
        blue
      {% endif %}
  - type: custom:mushroom-template-card
    primary: ''
    secondary: Medium
    icon: mdi:fan-speed-2
    layout: vertical
    double_tap_action:
      action: none
    hold_action:
      action: none
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: input_boolean.turn_on
      target:
        entity_id: input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_2
    icon_color: |
      {% if is_state('input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_2', 'on') %}
        blue
      {% endif %}
  - type: custom:mushroom-template-card
    primary: ''
    secondary: Low
    icon: mdi:fan-speed-1
    layout: vertical
    double_tap_action:
      action: none
    hold_action:
      action: none
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: input_boolean.turn_on
      target:
        entity_id: input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_1
    icon_color: |
      {% if is_state('input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_1', 'on') %}
        blue
      {% endif %}
  - type: custom:mushroom-template-card
    primary: ''
    secondary: 'Off'
    icon: mdi:fan-off
    layout: vertical
    double_tap_action:
      action: none
    hold_action:
      action: none
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: input_boolean.turn_on
      target:
        entity_id: input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_off
    icon_color: |
      {% if is_state('input_boolean.bedroom_fan_speed_off', 'on') %}
        blue
      {% endif %}

If you install (or already have) Mushroom card you can most likely copy/paste my yaml :slight_smile: