Virtual Drivers is a utility app designed to help you track, visualize, and act upon data that isn’t natively exposed by your existing Homey devices. By creating virtual sensors, you can use Flows to “push” values into them, enabling you to see custom data directly in the Homey UI and track it over time in Insights.
Key Use Case
Have you ever wanted to monitor a value that your device calculates but doesn’t show? Or perhaps you want to aggregate data from multiple sources into a single “sensor”? Virtual Drivers allows you to create these missing links. Simply create a virtual device and use a Flow to update its value whenever your source data changes.
Available Drivers
• Virtual Number: A versatile sensor for any numeric value. You can customize the units (e.g., liters, lux, kg), set the number of decimals, and define min/max ranges.
• Virtual Boolean: A true/false sensor where you can customize the labels for each state (e.g., “Open/Closed”, “Active/Inactive”, “Locked/Unlocked”) to make the UI more intuitive.
• Virtual Power (W): Specifically for monitoring power consumption.
• Virtual Temperature (°C): For tracking custom temperature points.
• Virtual Battery (%): Monitor battery levels, useful for devices that only report status via third-party APIs.
• Virtual Button: A simple on/off switch for triggering flows or representing a state.
Main Features
• Flow Integration: Every driver includes “Set value” actions, “Value changed” triggers, and “Value is…” conditions.
• Insights Support: Because these are treated as standard sensors, all your virtual data is automatically logged in Homey Insights for beautiful graphing.
• Customization: Tailor the labels and units to match your specific needs.
How to get started
- Install the app and add a new device.
- Choose the Virtual Drivers app and pick the type of sensor you need.
- Configure any custom units or labels in the device settings.
- Create a Flow: When [something happens] → Then [Set value of Virtual Device] to the tag/value you want to monitor.
