Super easy! Add your ESP32 Board to Home Assistant with ESPHome.

This is part one of a two part series using the ESP32 board in Home Assistant. Use the ESPHome add-on to add the board into Home Assistant. This is in preparation for adding a XIAOMI Bluetooth Smart Electric Digital Thermometer (LYWSD03MMC) in part two. #ESPHome #esp32 #BLE

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00:00 Intro
00:21 Add the ESPHome add-on
01:39 Build the ESP32 firmware
03:15 Flash the ESP32
05:50 Troubleshoot wifi connection
06:33 Flash it again
07:45 Add ESP32 to ESPHome integration
08:41 Wrap and subscribe!

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[deckingman]

I would add that it's generally a good idea to hit the "Validate" button after editing but before doing the upload.

[dogmads]

I just wanted to thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos. I've been getting back into programming in my spare time and trying to get my home assistant tailored to my needs. Following some of your videos really helped me out to get some of my issues solved. Really appreciate the work you put in and share with us!

[flyingtools]

Thank you so much for this video. It helped me alot!

[HeszaR]

Thank you, very clear and easy to understand step by step tutorial.

[chrisbarnes]

Good video. Please be aware Homeassistant in October 2022 now supports the cheap Bluetooth temperature humidity devices as a built in BLE Intergration. Therefore if Homeassistant is running on a RPI 4 which has Ble Bluetooth Low Energy, you will find they will just work if they are physically in range and added as an integration.

[Alexmanv]

Just after asking, I found your kit. Much thanks.

[boomerzack]

Late to the game here but I currently have 4 or these sensors and one is not placed ideally as otherwise its out of range, so I'm looking at using a few ESP32's. Could you tell me which one you use and do I need anything else?

[scotthill]

Could you do a video showing use of ESP32 and capacitive soil moisture sensor v1.2?

[daveofyorkshire]

WiFi is tricky, first if you have an ACL disable it until you know the MAC and add it, then reenable it. If you have a hidden network, show it, you can code for a hidden networks, but you define the networks: section. SSID, BSSID and hidden: true - plus I usually assign static IP Addresses in manual_ip:

[BlueSky-cynw]

If your device is not showing up in the ESPHome web UI when you plug it into the usb port, try using a different usb cable. Probably the cable you're using doesn't support data. I figured it out after a lot of head scratching 🙂

[stephentittel]

Hi Chris, if I use the Telink url on Safari or Firefox, no device list is being shown. Its only shown with Chrome. Another thing: The Telink url is only working for this particular Xiaomi temperature gauge, right?

[simonecasadei]

It gives me, in upload, the fatal error occured: invalid hard office pocket (0x46). What I have to do? Thanks for your help

[davidbeiler]

i have a usb mini to usbc adapter plugged into my macbook air, it turns on with a red light but i cant seem to get it connected to wifi, hwo can i tell if its successfully connected to my macbook air?

[Alexmanv]

Hi Chris,
For some strange reason I cannot find the brand of your ESP32 board in the description. Do you mind to send me the name or model of your ESP32 board. Thanks in advance.

[justinnkim]

I just saw this video what software do you have installed on your pi? What pi is he running? Where can I go to learn more?

[cyrusho]

This is a very good video for a rookie like me~ One question tho, if there is no such device in the Device Type, what could i do? I just recently bought a D1 mini ＥＳＰ３２(not Wemos Ｄ１ Mini)， and i tried to flash with it, my pc hanged. (maybe esphome is thinking i picked a wrong device). I tried with other devices in the Device Type, i even picked the ones with ESP8266, but came with no luck. What could i possibly do now?

[awfully]

Hello is it possible to pair multiple sensors with one ESP32? Or do you need one ESP32 for each Xiaomi sensor?

[MaxGoddur]

I wasn't sure I was seeing what I thought I was seeing and that is you did not have to create a binary for the very first upload to your ESP device. I have never seen this done before. It is common knowledge the first upload is done via the com port using USB serial connection. Is this not the case?

[DIYReid]

Do you have a LYWSD03MMC in your fridge?

[kicksejaapie]

I still have a 4 way handshake timeout.. Could it be in the router setting? I can connect to a different router without any problems, but upstairs it won't connect.