From what I can gather in the Rachio API documentation, there is a method for querying if the controller is currently running a cycle. In the present integration, there are controls, but no sensors for knowing when the controller is running a zone/schedule.
I would like to see sensors added to show if a zone or schedule is currently running.
The switches do exactly what you’re asking for. They show if a zone or schedule is running. I’m not sure what a sensor would show you that you don’t already get with the switch.
The switches do not change state when a zone is currently running. Case in point, HA currently shows Small Side Lawn as on, but in my Rachio app, nothing is running. If I try to flip this switch off, it just turns itself back on.
If I flip a different switch, it activates the zone properly, but it flips right back off and doesnt maintain the state of the zone.
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That means you don’t have external access set up properly. The switches will show the state if set up correctly. Take a look at the Rachio integration docs.
My Rachio switches turn on when the zone is running and then off when they are not. I do wish there was a way to disable a Rachio schedule via HA though.
I don’t think that’s supported from the API.