Lovelace UI & Dashboards

Integrate your OpenEVSE charger into beautiful Home Assistant dashboards.

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Recommended: OpenEVSE Card

For the cleanest visual experience, install the dedicated custom frontend card created by @KipK:

• Repository: OpenEVSE Card on GitHub
• HACS: Available under HACS ➔ Frontend ➔ OpenEVSE Card.

Key Features of OpenEVSE Card

• Live dynamic status indicator (Charging, Sleeping, Disconnected, Error).
• Interactive charge current slider with real-time amperage updates.
• One-click override, sleep mode, and manual mode buttons.
• Real-time power draw graphs and session energy statistics.

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Custom Dashboard Example (Standard Lovelace Cards)

If you prefer standard Lovelace cards, you can build an effective dashboard with entities, gauge, and tile cards:

type: vertical-stack
cards:
  - type: tile
    entity: sensor.openevse_charging_status
    name: EV Charger Status
    icon: mdi:ev-station
    color: green

  - type: gauge
    entity: sensor.openevse_power_usage
    name: Current Power Draw
    unit: W
    min: 0
    max: 9600
    needle: true
    severity:
      green: 0
      yellow: 4000
      red: 8000

  - type: entities
    title: OpenEVSE Controls
    entities:
      - entity: number.openevse_charge_rate
      - entity: switch.openevse_sleep_mode
      - entity: switch.openevse_solar_pv_divert
      - entity: binary_sensor.openevse_vehicle_connected
      - entity: sensor.openevse_usage_this_session
      - entity: sensor.openevse_total_usage