[HOW TO]: reading/writing global variables to/from Fibaro

@MJFox wrote:

Hi!

Since it took me a while to get all the peaces together I would like to share with you how to read and write global variables in Fibaro.

I’m using an input slider to set the air temperature and the value of the input slider gets stored in a global variable in Fibaro. If I change the global variable in Fibaro the value gets synced to the slider accordingly:

First we need a rest_command:

rest_command:
  set_fibaro_var:
    method: put
    url: "http://192.168.1.31/api/globalVariables/{{ var }}"
    username: !secret fibaro_user
    password: !secret fibaro_password
    payload: '{"value":"{{ value }}"}'
    headers:
      Content-Type: application/json

Make sure you change the IP-adress to whatever your Fibaro Home Center is set to and set “fibaro_user” and “fibaro_password” in your secrets.yaml. Keep in mind that only super users are allowed to set global variables!

Next we need an input number. This is the value that is being controlled by the slider in your lovelace interface:

input_number:
  temperature_air:
    name: Air Temperature
    min: 20
    max: 30
    step: 0.5

Next we need a sensor to store the value of the global variable:

sensor:
  - platform: rest
    username: !secret fibaro_user
    password: !secret fibaro_password
    authentication: basic
    resource: "http://192.168.1.31/api/globalVariables/air_temperature"
    name: get_air_temperature
    value_template: '{{ value_json.value }}'

Make sure you change the IP-address and the name of the variable you want to read (“air_temperature” in my example).

Finally we need two automations to read and write the variable:

automation:
  - alias: set air temperature
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: input_number.temperature_air
    action:
      service: rest_command.set_fibaro_var
      data_template:
        var: "air_temperature"
        value: "{{ trigger.to_state.state }}"
  - alias: get air temperature
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.get_air_temperature
    action:
      service: input_number.set_value
      data_template:
        entity_id: input_number.temperature_air
        value: "{{ trigger.to_state.state }}"

Make sure you change

var: “air_temperature”

to the name of the variable you want to read/write.

After that you can add the entity “input_number.temperature_air” to your lovelace interface and it will be synced with the global variable.

Hope it helps!

Cheers

MJFox

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