Explore adding Fan without autodiscovery

[benjamin-dcs]

Issue created to document ideas etc

[benjamin-dcs]

Tasmota fan example

https://github.com/home-assistant/core/blob/829632b0aff80357d52e20b31efa1d54a535fa7f/homeassistant/components/tasmota/fan.py

[benjamin-dcs]

My own yaml for Itho HRU 350 ECO

- fan:
    - name: "Itho HRU 350 eco"
      unique_id: f8be29e7-363a-4cdf-a5b1-aeb8e170ec49
      device:
        identifiers: "mv"
        name: "Itho Box"
        manufacturer: "Itho Daalderop"
        model: "Itho HRU 350 eco"
        # ip adres van de wifi add-on
        configuration_url: "http://192.168.107.11"
      state_topic: "ithohru/lwt"
      state_value_template: "{% if value == 'online' %}ON{% else %}OFF{% endif %}"
      command_topic: "ithohru/cmd"
      preset_mode_state_topic: "ithohru/ithostatus"
      preset_mode_command_template: >
        {% set preset_to_mode = {
          "Low": "low",
          "Medium": "medium",
          "High": "high",
          "Auto": "auto",
          "Autonight": "autonight",
          "Timer 10": "timer1",
          "Timer 20": "timer2",
          "Timer 30": "timer3",
          "Timer": "timer"
          }
        %}
        { vremote: '{{ preset_to_mode[value] }}' }
      preset_mode_value_template: >
        {% set am = value_json['Actual Mode'] | int %}
        {% if am == 1 %}
          Low
        {% elif am == 2 %}
          Medium 
        {% elif am == 3 %}
          High
        {% elif am == 13 %}
          Timer
        {% elif am == 24 %}
          Auto
        {% elif am == 25 %}
          Autonight
        {% else %}
          {{ am }}
        {% endif %}
      preset_mode_command_topic: "ithohru/cmd"
      preset_modes:
        - Low
        - High
        - Auto
        - Timer 10
        - Timer 20
        - Timer 30
        - Timer

[jasperslits]

{
  "aliases": [],
  "area_id": null,
  "categories": {},
  "capabilities": {
    "preset_modes": [
      "low",
      "medium",
      "high",
      "auto",
      "autonight",
      "timer1",
      "timer2",
      "timer3",
      "timer"
    ]
  },
  "config_entry_id": "300d9b36140349e098511f49019f7f80",
  "created_at": "1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
  "device_class": null,
  "device_id": null,
  "disabled_by": null,
  "entity_category": null,
  "entity_id": "fan.itho_hru_350",
  "hidden_by": null,
  "icon": null,
  "id": "ebed0ac27cd8ebdd221d55552f3d2fbf",
  "has_entity_name": true,
  "labels": [],
  "modified_at": "2024-08-09T17:24:42.786611+00:00",
  "name": null,
  "options": {
    "cloud.google_assistant": { "should_expose": false },
    "cloud.alexa": { "should_expose": true },
    "conversation": { "should_expose": false }
  },
  "original_device_class": null,
  "original_icon": null,
  "original_name": "Itho HRU 350 ",
  "platform": "mqtt",
  "supported_features": 56,
  "translation_key": null,
  "unique_id": "Itho_hru_Fan",
  "previous_unique_id": null,
  "unit_of_measurement": null
}