Hi,
I connected a fan to my rpi on the GPIO17.
The command from the dashboard works perfectly.
I would like the fan to turn on when HA starts.
switch:
- platform: rpi_gpio
switches:
- port: 17
name: "Fan Office"
unique_id: "rpi_fan_switch_port_17"
My fan is defined as a light; I have it start with one minute delay like this:
alias: CPU Fan aan na boot
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: homeassistant
event: start
condition: []
action:
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 1
seconds: 0
milliseconds: 0
mode: single
- service: light.turn_on
data:
brightness_pct: 100
target:
entity_id: light.rpi_cooling_fan
I guess you would need to use this for the action instead:
- service: switch.turn_on
data: {}
target:
entity_id: rpi_fan_switch_port_17
Ok,
As your feedback is running,
can you send me your light configuration.
In configuration.yaml:
light:
- platform: rpi_gpio_pwm
leds:
- name: RPI Cooling Fan
pin: 14
and:
climate:
- platform: generic_thermostat
name: RPI Cooling Fan Controller
unique_id: rpi_cooling_fan_controller
heater: light.rpi_cooling_fan
target_sensor: sensor.cpu_temperature
min_temp: 30
max_temp: 70
ac_mode: true
target_temp: 30
cold_tolerance: 0.1
hot_tolerance: 0.1
min_cycle_duration:
seconds: 30
keep_alive:
minutes: 1
initial_hvac_mode: "cool"
Didn’t invent that all myself; copied it from a topic here somewhere.
I decided to have your configuration.
But in the dashboard, the fan is in “idle” state !
Have you an idea ?
Sorry, no. But in your initial post you said it worked through te dashboard as a switch. I would keep that and adjust my automation to start the switch; seems way easier.
alias: CPU Fan aan na boot
description: ""
trigger:
- platform: homeassistant
event: start
condition: []
action:
mode: single
- service: switch.turn_on
data: {}
target:
entity_id: rpi_fan_switch_port_17
should do the trick
Thank you for your reply:
my - platform: rpi_gpio_pwm send Error
2023-07-26 14:34:25.382 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.light] Error while setting up rpi_gpio_pwm platform for light
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity_platform.py", line 353, in _async_setup_platform
await asyncio.shield(task)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 58, in run
result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/config/custom_components/ha-rpi_gpio_pwm/light.py", line 70, in setup_platform
opt_args["pin_factory"] = PiGPIOFactory(host=led_conf[CONF_HOST], port= led_conf[CONF_PORT])
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/gpiozero/pins/pigpio.py", line 101, in __init__
raise IOError('failed to connect to %s:%s' % (host, port))
OSError: failed to connect to localhost:8888
So I decided to use rpi_gpio and gpio17 to link climate module.
sensor:
- platform: command_line
name: "X CPU Temp"
command: "cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp"
unit_of_measurement: "°C"
value_template: "{{ value | multiply(0.001) | round(1) }}"
scan_interval: 10
switch:
- platform: rpi_gpio
switches:
- port: 17
name: "Fan Office"
unique_id: "fan_office_switch_port_17"
climate:
- platform: generic_thermostat
name: rpi Cooling Fan Controller
unique_id: rpi_cooling_fan_controller
heater: switch.fan_office
target_sensor: sensor.X_CPU_Temp
min_temp: 30
max_temp: 70
ac_mode: true
target_temp: 30
cold_tolerance: 0.1
hot_tolerance: 0.1
min_cycle_duration:
seconds: 30
keep_alive:
minutes: 1
initial_hvac_mode: "cool"
Now the climate controleur is running perfectly.
I want to know why rpi_gpio_pwm send an error.
Hi, I solved the error
OSError: failed to connect to localhost:8888
of the rpi_gpio_pwm add-on, simply by installing the Poeschl pigpio add-on (as written in the rpi_gpio_pwm readme) and then restarting HA.
Installing pigpio is done by adding https://github.com/Poeschl/Hassio-Addons into your HA add-ons custom repositories.
I hope it can be useful to someone.