There is multiple ways to configure your ESPHome nodes and to update them. From the command line, Tasmotizer and the other options, the most user-friendly is certainly the ESPHome Add-On (At least if you’re using Home Assistant). So here is how to get started with ESPHome Add-On. Installation Since few versions, ESPHome is now in…
https://youtu.be/LpCT-QozMWU In this project, we’ll see how to control WS2812B LED strip with a Sonoff Basic using ESPHome. Once configured, it can be controlled and automated with Home Assistant. If you like this project, please don’t forget to Like and Subscribe ! Here are the other episode of the series :– Episode 1 : How…
After the Sonoff Basic and the Sonoff 4CH Pro, we’re now flashing the MagicHome RGB LED Controller to install the ESPHome firmware on it. With this device, we can control the color, the intensity and the effects applied to the LED strip. So here are the details to have it available on Home Assistant. What…
https://youtu.be/_lldSKzded0 In this tutorial, we’ll see how to flash a Sonoff 4ch Pro R2 to install the ESPHome firmware. This IOT device has a lot of hardware : 4 switches, 4 Relays, 1 LED and 3 GPIO available for sensors ! And, as always, adding it to Home Assistant is a breeze. What is ESPHome…
https://youtu.be/4Q3whVVVwYw ESPHome is a great way to start DIY IOT. Thus, it can also be installed on existing devices like smart lights, plugs, power strip and more. In this tutorial, we’ll see how to use, configure and install ESPHome on a Sonoff Basic. What is ESPHome ? ESPHome is an ecosystem which allows to control…
Before starting to present the new features I add the my setup, let me show the Home Assistant Complete Setup I have. In the last years, I tried different things from a complete custom infrastructure built over a Django application I wrote, to HomeGenie then Home Assistant. HomeGenie has an awesome UI and you can…
