Xiaomi Home Assistant: Solving the Issue of Missing Switch Entity for Mi Home Small Kitchen Appliance
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The Xiaomi Home Assistant is a popular home automation system that integrates with various smart devices, including the Mi Home Small Kitchen Appliance. However, some users have reported an issue where the appliance is missing a switch entity, making it impossible to turn it on or off through the Home Assistant interface. This article aims to describe the problem, provide steps to reproduce it, and offer a solution to add a switch entity for convenient control. The issue is described as follows: the Mi Home Small Kitchen Appliance only has a temperature control entity, but no switch entity, making it difficult to operate the appliance. To reproduce the issue, simply try to turn on or off the appliance through the Home Assistant interface. The expected behavior is to have a switch entity that allows users to easily turn the appliance on or off. The Home Assistant logs and system information, including the version of Home Assistant Core, Operation System, and Xiaomi Home integration, are necessary to troubleshoot the issue. The Xiaomi Home integration version is v0.1.2, and the Home Assistant Core and Operation System are up-to-date. To solve this issue, it is recommended to update the Xiaomi Home integration to the latest version and restart the Home Assistant system. Additionally, users can try to manually add a switch entity through the Home Assistant configuration file. By following these steps, users should be able to add a switch entity and control their Mi Home Small Kitchen Appliance conveniently through the Home Assistant interface.

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