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### Features
### Features
Based on a 8x32 RGB matrix, it displays a clock, the date and up to 24 other 'screens' provided by Home Assistant. Each screen (value/text) can be associated with a 8x8 bit RGB icon or GIF animation (see [installation](#installation)). The values/text can be updated or deleted from the display queue. Each screen has a lifetime, if not refreshed in its lifetime, it will disappear. Even 8x32 GIF animations are possible. You can control nearly everything of the component.
Based on a 8x32 RGB matrix, it displays a clock, the date and up to 24 other 'screens' provided by Home Assistant. Each screen (value/text) can be associated with a 8x8 bit RGB icon or GIF animation (see [installation](#installation-of-esphomatrixv2-custom-component). The values/text can be updated or deleted from the display queue. Each screen has a lifetime, if not refreshed in its lifetime, it will disappear. Even 8x32 GIF animations are possible. You can control nearly everything of the component.
### State
### State
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id(rgb8x32)->icon_screen("sun", text); // uses default values for color etc.
id(rgb8x32)->icon_screen("sun", text); // uses default values for color etc.
```
```
##### Force screen
##### Force screen
Force the selected [icon_screen](#icon-screen) ```icon_name``` to be displayed next. Afterward the loop continues from this screen. e.g. helpful for alarms. Or after an update of the value/text.
Force the selected [icon_screen](#icon-screen) ```icon_name``` to be displayed next. Afterward the loop continues from this screen. e.g. helpful for alarms. Or after an update of the value/text.
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All communication with Home Assistant use the homeasistant-api. The services can be provided by default or also defined additionally in the YAML. To define the additional services you need the id of the ehmtx-component e.g. ```id(rgb8x32)```.
All communication with Home Assistant use the homeasistant-api. The services can be provided by default or also defined additionally in the YAML. To define the additional services you need the id of the ehmtx-component e.g. ```id(rgb8x32)```.
### Use in Home Assistant automations
### Use in Home Assistant automations
The easiest way to use ehmtx as a status display is to use the icon names as trigger id. In my example I have an icon named "wind" when the sensor.wind_speed has a new state, this automation sends the new data to the screen with the icon named "wind" and so on.
The easiest way to use ehmtx as a status display is to use the icon names as trigger id. In my example I have an icon named "wind" when the sensor.wind_speed has a new state, this automation sends the new data to the screen with the icon named "wind" and so on.