google home Hub

[Mariusthvdb]

trying to map the google home Hub, ive found this to be a nice beginning:

Hub with black screen: 2.8 W
Hub with time or sliding photos: 3.8 W
Hub media player paused: 3.3 W
Hub media playing(Netflix or Spotify): 4.1

challenge: how to create a config for this.... as far as I know, there are no states/attributes on the device for the first 2 ... the 2 media_player settings could be I a template.

or, maybe like:

  - platform: powercalc
    entity_id: media_player.googlehome_hub
    name: Googlehome hub
    fixed:
      states_power:
        playing: 4.1
        paused: 3.3
        idle: 2.8
        'off': 2.8

and forget the photo's (which would be too bad, because its idling in that state all day ;-) )

[bramstroker]

off won't work for state, you need to use standby_usage for that.

- platform: powercalc
    entity_id: media_player.googlehome_hub
    name: Googlehome hub
    standby_usage: 2.8
    fixed:
      states_power:
        playing: 4.1
        paused: 3.3
        idle: 2.8

When you cannot differentiate "Hub with time or sliding photos" in home assistant in the state (or attributes) you have no way to set it this up in powercalc.

[Mariusthvdb]

right, I forgot about that, thanks.

about the standby_usage terminology: this is quite confusing, if not downright wrong. 'usage' is mostly used related to energy, as in accumulated consumption over time, opposed to the power, for momentaneous consumption.

for that reason, it might be better to call that standby_power which fits states_power better too, or even simply standby:

[bramstroker]

Yes I totally agree it has a wrong naming and is confusing.
Will change this soon.

[bramstroker]

Will be changed soon, see #258