Device Type for Apple Home Kit that will display a value of around 0* Fahrenheit

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  • This is a WAF project
  • Show a value that represents a value of about -5F to +5F
  • The device has to show on the main HK screen
    • I have painfully learned Temperature Sensos will only show on a room detail page
  • I am collecting that data on my Hubitat and the passing to HK via a Virtual Device
    • I have tried a virtual Thermostat, but the lowest value HK will show is 41, found this by trial and error.
  • Does anybody know of a device type
    • That will show on the main screen
      • Must have some type of user changes. (example: senor-no good, switch- yes)
    • Allow a value of approx. -5F to +5F

TIA

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Apples’ home app does not support what you are trying to do.

It sounds like you are trying to create a dashboard, it maybe worth looking into Hubitat for your dashboard solutions.

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It is hard to say what HK will show. The virtual thermostat will allow the values on the Hubitat side, but you say that HK will cut that off at 41.

I would be easy to make a virtual device, if you knew what would work on the HK side. I mean, you can even add a value attribute to a virtual switch driver that you can change and display, but I'm sure HK would not know what to do with that value for the switch display.

Question is, what device on the HK side will allow and show on the main screen, a value that goes below zero? I assume it wouldn't know what to do with a variable connector device, for example.

You are limited on the Hubitat side by the capabilities list for what can be created, and the question is how HK will translate that capability for display on the HK main screen.