ESPHome-Devices/components/gpio_switch_with_power

GPIO Switch With Power Component

Overview

This an enhanced version of the standard gpio switch component that adds an option to include a sensor to report current power usage based on a configured wattage of the device(s) it controls.

Setup

Using the External Components feature in ESPHome you can add this component to your devices directly from my GitHub repo.

external_components:
  - source: github://nuttytree/ESPHome-Devices
    components: [ gpio_switch_with_power ]

Add and configure the GPIO Switch With Power Component

switch:
  - platform: gpio_switch_with_power
    id: my_switch
    name: My Switch
    pin: 4
    power:
      id: my_switch_power
      name: My Switch Power
      device_wattage: 48.0
      update_interval: 60s

Configuration Variables (In addition to the standard variables)

• power.id (Optional, string) Manually specify the power sensor ID used for code generation.
• power.name (Optional, string) The name for the power sensor
• power.device_wattage (Optional, float) The total wattage of the device(s) controled by this dimmer
• power.update_interval (Optional, Time, default: 60s) Amount of time between updates of the power value while on.