ESPHome config files

Mostly here as backup for me, but maybe someone else finds them useful:

• particulate.yaml for measuring 2.5 µg and 10 µg particulate, temperature, humidity and illuminance (lux)
• samsungtv.yaml to switch on/off my Samsung TV with IR, and get feedback from USB power
• lounge.yaml and bedroom.yaml for Apple Watch presence detection and Mijia temperature/humidity logging
• epaper213.yaml 2.13 inch epaper clock, weather and next calendar appointment, connecting over internet to home MQTT
• epaper47.yaml 4.7 inch epaper desk picture frame with clock, weather, appointments, Spotify now-playing, connecting over internet to home MQTT
• sms-telegram.yaml for forwarding SMSs and missed call notifications to a Telegram bot (uses Node-RED to interface to the Telegram Bot API)
• vindriktning.yaml relaces the standard IKEA Vindriktning controller with an ESP8266 and adds other air quality sensors and RGB status LEDs

Install ESPHome manually

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Then build with

esphome run epaper213.yaml

Connecting to ESP device

Usually I flash the ESPs over the WiFi using ESPHome's web interface. But the first time you flash ESPHome onto an ESP you need to do it by plugging the ESP into a USB port and flashing over serial.

You may need USB-to-serial drivers installed for the Mac to detect the serial chip on the "D1 mini" boards. (TODO where to get that from.)

Plug the "D1 mini" into a USB port on the Mac, run

ls /dev/cu.*

If you get something like

/dev/cu.usbserial-230

then the ESP has been detected.