Incorrect count for: "unit_of_measurement: h"

[home409ca]

Incorrect count for: "unit_of_measurement: h"

[home409ca]

Can you tell me what to enter in the "Value template"?
I don't know how to react to the result.

Can you give an example?

Thanks

[danieldotnl]

But did you also set the value template to divide the value by 3600?

[danieldotnl]

{{ (states('sensor.my,sensor_day') | float / 3600) | round(2) }}

[home409ca]

Still counts in seconds...

Below is the recording.
I used templates:
{{ is_state('switch.kitchen_light_left', 'on') }}
{{ (states('sensor.my,sensor_day') | float / 3600) | round(2) }}

and units: h

Ps. When do I use "sensor.my,sensor_day" ? Always? This is independent of the name of the sensor and periods to measure?

ScreenRecorderProject1.mp4

[danieldotnl]

Sorry, you are right. I just copied the reply from the forum without testing.
Couple of remarks:

• the right value_template should be something like {{ value | float / 3600 }}. It should not get the state from the states function as this contains the previous value of the sensor.
• Even with the right template, it might not do what you expect, and because this is the behaviour when assigning the device_class 'duration'. Device classes influence how the frontend displays data. And I think it does a nice job when you just keep it in seconds. When the value is low, it displays seconds or minutes and when higher, it changes into hours.
• If you really want a specific format, I think you should create a new config without the device_class (I just found a bug that updating the device_class in the options menu doesn't work). You can then do something like mentioned in this thread.

Hope this helps!!

[andersonthomas]

Hi, can u pls enter here how can i change measuring from seconds to hours ? im total programming noob, so i would appreciate to have a code for that. thanks

[danieldotnl]

It doesn't work in the current version. I'm working on a new one.
When measuring in hours, what format would you expect/what would the sensor state look like?

[andersonthomas]

24h format, so for example 14:37h ;-) thanks

[danieldotnl]

Please upgrade to v0.5.4 and read the rewritten README about formatting time sensors.