Showing select type entity id on esp32 screen

ESPHome
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I am trying to show the text of a select type id on an ESp32 screen.
Text and floats (numbers) are working fine, but when I try to show the value of a select (dropdown box) I get nom.

This is the relevant code (for the ESP device in esphome):

text_sensor:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: sessy_power_strategy
    entity_id: select.sessy_dk5u_power_strategy
    internal: True
display:
  - platform: ssd1306_i2c
    model: "SSD1306 128x32"
    address: 0x3C
    lambda: |-
      // Print Power Strategy (from homeassistant sensor)
      if (id(sessy_power_strategy).has_state()) {
        it.printf(0, 32, id(font1), TextAlign::BOTTOM_LEFT , "Strat: %s", id(sessy_power_strategy).state.c_str());
      }

As stated, the result on screen is “Strat: nom”

What am I missing here?

2

What do the logs say when you get that sensor from HA?

3

Hi Daryl,

On install it initially only says this in the logs:
[14:15:44][D][homeassistant.text_sensor:017]: ‘select.sessy_dk5u_power_strategy’: Got state ‘nom’
[14:15:44][D][text_sensor:064]: ‘sessy_power_strategy’: Sending state ‘nom’

The sensor has the following options:

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4

Try:

    entity_id: 'select.sessy_dk5u_power_strategy'

I don’t have any integrations that create a select entity - so I can’t test. The quotes shouldn’t make any difference but worth a try.

5

Ok - I found a Zigbee button that creates a select entity and it works with or without quotes. I suspect the issue is on the HA side.

Find the entity in States under Developer Tools. Check the name - the current state and the valid states - they will be listed as options: followed by a comma separated list.