Wallbox on HomeKit Bridge

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Hello,

I’m a beginner here. I installed Home Assistant Core on a VM on my Synology NAS.

It works well.

I’m trying to integrate a command for my Wallbox into my Home app (iOS).

So I installed the Wallbox app on Home Assistant.

It works well.

Since I don’t know anything about YAML development syntax, I asked Gemini to generate what I need so I can control my Wallbox from a single HomeKit device.

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And I encounter this error:

“This error is perfectly normal, and I apologize: I used syntax that isn’t yet natively supported by the Home Assistant “Core” template block (the basic version). To create a virtual air conditioner (the thermostat), there are two solutions: the “pro” method (via HACS) which gives exactly the result shown in your image, or the “native” method (without any additions) which is a bit more limited. Here’s how to fix this to get the desired result.
The Solution: Use “Climate Template” (via HACS)
For the Home app to display this circle (dial), we need an integration called Climate Template. It allows you to transform any device into a thermostat.”

I’m hesitant to install HACS. How can I find out if the missing functionality will be installed on Home Assistant Core soon?

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Welcome to the community!

Do a search here for Wallbox… Hit enter and sort by latest. There are a number of responses for that from just the last month, and some are in the Share Your Projects section as opposed to HACS

You may not get the HomeKit version but at this point I would explore all of the avenues to get the functionality working with the least complication and risk. I know for my ecobee thermostat, I could use the HomeKit Device integration on HA and ecobee’s native developer integration on another brand controller at the same time.

I don’t think there’s a way to know if any particular integration is on the horizon. This is an all volunteer army and things get done when they get done.

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Thank you for your reply.

And sorry for this first post without prior research.

I’ll fix that right away and come back here if needed.