Virtual device is not created

[gitcodeB]

I did like above and restart HA.

But the device doesn't appear. What is the problem?

[Tony763]

Hi @codinghb, try it like this:

virtual:

fan:
  - platform: virtual
    name: "remote fan"
    speed: True
    speed_count: 4
    direction: False
    oscillate: True
    initial_availability: True

[gitcodeB]

thanks for reply. I did, but it doesn't be still created.

[Tony763]

Even after HA restart? Coul You post a log here?

[gitcodeB]

Even after HA restart? Coul You post a log here?

Yes I restarted HA several times. Where is the log you want and which keyword for searching in log?

[gitcodeB]

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Even after HA restart? Coul You post a log here?

I found the reason. I already wrote code for other template fan and have it.

The code's order is..

Line 40 fan:

• platform: template..

Line 50 fan:

• platform: virtual...

After deleting code for template fan, the virtual device was created. In addition, in case the first code is for virtual and second one is for template, only virtual fan was created.

so, Can't I have your virtual device and template fan at the same time?

In addition, I found virtual fan is not created two more.

For exmaple,

Line 1 fan:

• platform: virtual name: fan 1 ..

Line 10 fan:

• platform: virtual name: fan 2

Only fan 1 was created and fan 2 wasn't created.

Can't I have two more virtual devices?

Thanks.

[twrecked]

You can. But you can't have more than 2 fan: entries, that is a Home Assistant configuration limitation/design.

fan:
- platform: virtual
  name: fan 1
- platform: virtual
  name: fan 2

[gitcodeB]

okay, thanks,

Can I use this entity for trigger of automations? I don't know trigger code