Cards
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Display any integer, float, boolean or string value on the ESP-DASH v4 dashboard with the generic card.
The generic card displays an arbitrary value: integers, floats, booleans or strings. Use it for readings and states that do not fit one of the specialized cards.
Constructor
Card generic(&dashboard, GENERIC_CARD, "Generic");Prop
Type
Methods
update()
Sets the displayed value. Call dashboard.sendUpdates() afterwards to push the change to connected clients.
generic.update(int value);
generic.update(float value);
generic.update(bool value);
generic.update(const char* value);
generic.update(const String &value);Each overload also accepts a second const char* symbol argument that replaces the card's symbol:
generic.update(value, "units");Example
#include <Arduino.h>
#if defined(ESP8266)
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ESPAsyncTCP.h>
#elif defined(ESP32)
#include <WiFi.h>
#include <AsyncTCP.h>
#endif
#include <ESPAsyncWebServer.h>
#include <ESPDash.h>
const char* ssid = "YOUR_SSID";
const char* password = "YOUR_PASSWORD";
AsyncWebServer server(80);
ESPDash dashboard(&server);
Card generic(&dashboard, GENERIC_CARD, "Generic");
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
if (WiFi.waitForConnectResult() != WL_CONNECTED) {
Serial.println("WiFi connection failed");
return;
}
Serial.print("IP address: ");
Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
server.begin();
}
void loop() {
static unsigned long lastUpdate = 0;
if (millis() - lastUpdate > 3000) {
lastUpdate = millis();
generic.update((int)random(0, 100));
dashboard.sendUpdates();
}
}