Display non-numeric data on gauge widget

Need Help With My Project
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hi!

i use a gauge widget in one of my project to display temperature.

however, in case if the sensor fails on the go, or gets disconnected, i would like to display an error message on the gauge, instead of the temperature. but i observed, that if i send a string, it does not displays. this is normal behaviour, or bug? if normal behaviour, there are any workarounds for this? (not super important, but it would be nice)

thanks!

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Can’t you display an extreme value on the gauge? Let’s say if you sensor goes from 0 -100, display 150 if there is an error?

Or make a LED indicator :slight_smile:

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thanks, yes this is what i’ve done so far. it displays -999 c.

just it was a bit strange that this widget does not displays strings.

4

Is there no label which you can change with the set properties thing? And maybe color?

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there is a label of course, but it is soo small, that not easy to read anyway. i will go with the -999c value display. that is the best solution up to now.