I have several Homematic HM-Sec-RHS in my home. Lately I’ve been using the auto-generated area dashboards and today I discovered, that these sensors won’t show up as windows.
Looking up the sensors attributes solved a possible “why”:
options: closed, tilted, open
interface_id: OpenCCU-BidCos-RF
address: JEQ026****:1
model: HM-Sec-RHS
parameter: STATE
function: null
value_state: valid
device_class: enum
icon: mdi:door
friendly_name: Kitchen Door
Every other sensor-type has “window” set as device class:
interface_id: OpenCCU-BidCos-RF
address: MEQ018****:1
model: HM-Sec-SCo
parameter: STATE
function: null
value_state: valid
device_class: window
friendly_name: Bathroom Window
What I’ve tried:
A) I tried changing the device class via YAML:
homeassistant:
customize:
sensor.kitchen_door:
device_class: window
This changes the device class, but the sensor won’t show up in the auto-generated dashboard. Also in the entity options there is no option to choose a “show as” (window, door, …). Which makes me believe, that I merely made a cosmetic change.
B) I tried creating a template:
template:
- binary_sensor:
- name: "Kitchen Door Window"
unique_id: kitchen_door_window
device_class: window
state: >
{{ states('sensor.kitchen_door') in ['open', 'tilted'] }}
This does work better. However it is super annoying, that I now have 2 separate entities in separate places (within the device and as a helper) for all my 8 sensors. I would love to somehow show them in the same place.
Is there a recommended way to make the device visible as a “proper” window?
