Area Card
The Area card lets you control and monitor an individual area.
Screenshot of the Area card.
To add the Area card to your user interface, click the menu (three dots at the top right of the screen) and then Edit Dashboard. Click the Add Card button in the bottom right corner and select from the card picker.
All options for this card can be configured via the user interface.
Buttons will appear on the card for the entities in the area including fan, light and switch. A motion sensor icon will appear in the top left if a motion sensor is in the area and motion is detected by the motion sensor.
If a camera is added to the area you can show the camera feed instead of the area picture.
YAML Configuration
The following YAML options are available when you use YAML mode or just prefer to use YAML in the Code Editor in the UI.
Configuration Variables
Changes the area picture to a live feed of the camera set for the area.
link to view. For more information about views, see the view documentation
Override the used theme for this card with any loaded theme. For more information about themes, see the frontend documentation.
Example
Basic example:
type: area
area: bedroom
Complex example
type: area
area: bedroom
navigation_path: my_bedroom
show_camera: true
theme: green