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50 lines
2.1 KiB
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# Power Flux Card v2.0 ⚡
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The **Power Flux Card** is an advanced, animated energy flow card for Home Assistant. It visualizes the power distribution between Solar, Grid, Battery, and Consumers with beautiful neon effects and smooth animations.
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### ✨ Features
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- **Real-time Animation**: Visualizes energy flow with moving particles.
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- **Multiple Sources & Consumers**: Supports Solar, Grid, Battery, and up to 3 additional consumers (e.g., EV, Heater, Pool).
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- **Compact View**: A minimalist bar chart view (inspired by evcc).
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- **Customizable Appearance**:
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- **Neon Glow**: Glowing effects for active power lines.
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- **Donut Chart**: Optional donut chart around the house icon showing energy mix.
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- **Comet Tail / Dashed Lines**: Choose your preferred animation style.
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- **Zoom**: Adjustable scale to fit your dashboard.
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- **Localization**: Fully translated in English and German.
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- **Visual Editor**: easy configuration via the Home Assistant UI.
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### 🚀 Installation
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#### HACS (Recommended)
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1. Ensure HACS is installed.
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2. Add this repository as a custom repository in HACS.
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3. Search for "Power Flux Card" and install it.
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4. Reload resources if prompted.
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#### Manual Installation
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1. Download `power-flux-card.js` from the [Releases](../../releases) page.
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2. Upload it to your `www` folder in Home Assistant.
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3. Add the resource in your Dashboard configuration:
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- URL: `/local/power-flux-card.js`
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- Type: JavaScript Module
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### ⚙️ Configuration
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You can configure the card directly via the visual editor in Home Assistant.
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**Main Entities:**
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- **Solar**: Power generation (W).
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- **Grid**: Grid power (W). Positive = Import, Negative = Export (or separate entities).
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- **Battery**: Battery power (W) and State of Charge (%).
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**Additional Consumers:**
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- You can add up to 3 individual consumers (e.g., Car, Heater, Pool) with custom icons and labels.
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**Options:**
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- **Zoom**: Adjust the size of the card.
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- **Neon Glow**: Enable/disable the glowing effect.
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- **Donut Chart**: Show the energy mix as a ring around the house.
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- **Comet Tail / Dashed Line**: Change the flow animation style.
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- **Compact View**: Switch to the bar chart layout.
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