# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Esphome Controller App **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app, flow, homey-pro\ **Created:** [February 1, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421 "2026-02-01T13:54:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Joel\_Dearing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/joel_dearing/32/79290_2.png) [@Joel\_Dearing](https://community.homey.app/u/Joel_Dearing)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/122 "2026-03-01T00:29:20Z")
Can you share what you did to get the ratgdo board to work in homey?. I have been messing with the thing for months, and still nothing, When I try to configure it in ESPHome Controller, it is asking for an encryption key. Asking chat gpt leads me to think I need a custom yaml file to flash to the board. What were you able to do? I reached out to ugrbnk and he suggested I reach out to you. tyia ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jason_b/32/155335_2.png) [@Jason\_B](https://community.homey.app/u/Jason_B)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/123 "2026-03-01T01:07:54Z")
There’s a ratgdo device in Esphome Controller Now. Did you upgrade the ratgdo to the latest firmware? ---
**Author:** ![MarkT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/markt/32/3061_2.png) [@MarkT](https://community.homey.app/u/MarkT)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/124 "2026-03-01T14:20:14Z")
Hi @ugrbnk - first of all I wanted to say that this has been working fantastically with my Neewer lights! Thank you! I am now attempting to add control of a USB hub using a remote control wired to the GPIO pins. I can add the first button, but I don’t get the choice of multiple buttons like I do on the lights after your fix. Is there a fix that needs replicating to that device type? Thanks! Oh and I notice the device add jumps the first page where there are multiple devices - that’s a great usability improvement 🙂 Here is my current yaml ```auto esphome: name: esp-studio friendly_name: Studio Control esp32: board: esp32dev framework: type: esp-idf # Enable logging logger: # Enable Home Assistant API api: encryption: key: " **********" ota: - platform: esphome password: " **********" wifi: ssid: !secret wifi_ssid password: !secret wifi_password # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails ap: ssid: "Esp-Studio Fallback Hotspot" password: " **********" captive_portal: external_components: - source: ********** refresh: 0s # Recommended to ensure your fixes are pulled immediately components: [neewerlight_ble, neewerlight] esp32_ble_tracker: ### Commented out after initial detection: #neewerlight_ble: #text_sensor: # - platform: ble_scanner # name: "BLE Devices Scanner" ### Added the following blocks with the detected ### mac addresses: ble_client: - mac_address: ********** id: nw660_ble_1 - mac_address: ********** id: nw660_ble_2 light: - platform: neewerlight name: "NW660 RGB Light 1" ble_client_id: nw660_ble_1 color_interlock: true gamma_correct: 1.0 default_transition_length: 0s - platform: neewerlight name: "NW660 RGB Light 2" ble_client_id: nw660_ble_2 color_interlock: true gamma_correct: 1.0 default_transition_length: 0s # --- GPIO Outputs (PC817 LED side) --- output: - platform: gpio pin: number: GPIO16 mode: OUTPUT id: opto_pair_usb - platform: gpio pin: number: GPIO17 mode: OUTPUT id: opto_next_usb - platform: gpio pin: number: GPIO18 mode: OUTPUT id: opto_usb_1 - platform: gpio pin: number: GPIO19 mode: OUTPUT id: opto_usb_2 # --- Momentary Button Actions --- button: - platform: template name: "Pair USB" on_press: - output.turn_on: opto_pair_usb - delay: 250ms - output.turn_off: opto_pair_usb - platform: template name: "Next USB" on_press: - output.turn_on: opto_next_usb - delay: 250ms - output.turn_off: opto_next_usb - platform: template name: "USB 1" on_press: - output.turn_on: opto_usb_1 - delay: 250ms - output.turn_off: opto_usb_1 - platform: template name: "USB 2" on_press: - output.turn_on: opto_usb_2 - delay: 250ms - output.turn_off: opto_usb_2 ``` Thanks for all your work! ---
**Author:** ![clindh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/clindh/32/60091_2.png) [@clindh](https://community.homey.app/u/clindh)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/125 "2026-03-01T15:07:12Z")
The “EspHome Device” seems to connect fine, it shows a red triangle when I turn my ESP32 off, and triangle disappears when turned on. But device does not show any sensor values, only “Signal Strength” which is “-” (and updated “56 years ago" 🙂 ) despite being WiFi-connected). Do I need anything extra in my .yaml for the sensor? ```auto sensor: - platform: hx711 name: “Beehive” dout_pin: 14 clk_pin: 23 gain: 128 update_interval: 1s unit_of_measurement: “kg” ``` ---
**Author:** ![ugrbnk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ugrbnk/32/145764_2.png) [@ugrbnk](https://community.homey.app/u/ugrbnk)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/126 "2026-03-01T15:28:47Z")
@MarkT @clindh I made the corrections. I would appreciate it if you could test it and let me know the result. > **[ESPHome Controller | Homey](https://homey.app/en-tr/app/com.ugrbnk.esphome/ESPHome-Controller/test/)** > > Your DIY devices, seamlessly integrated ---
**Author:** ![clindh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/clindh/32/60091_2.png) [@clindh](https://community.homey.app/u/clindh)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/127 "2026-03-01T15:33:49Z")
Great, now it shows the weight thanks! A little rounding would make it neater. (Updated: rounding could be managed in .yaml - “accuracy\_decimals: 1”). ”Weight” does not show up under Insights though. ![Screenshot 2026-03-01 at 16.50.45](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/6/061076d924ca99532edd056d79e9b328af6b3635.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MarkT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/markt/32/3061_2.png) [@MarkT](https://community.homey.app/u/MarkT)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/128 "2026-03-01T15:39:10Z")
Unfortunately for my issue, it still jumps past the stage to select a specific entity of type button. I note that entity key has now appeared as a config param when adding a button though - don’t think that was there before. ---
**Author:** ![ugrbnk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ugrbnk/32/145764_2.png) [@ugrbnk](https://community.homey.app/u/ugrbnk)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/129 "2026-03-01T15:42:07Z")
I’ll make a correction for that. ---
**Author:** ![ugrbnk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ugrbnk/32/145764_2.png) [@ugrbnk](https://community.homey.app/u/ugrbnk)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/130 "2026-03-01T15:47:26Z")
I’m correcting it. ---
**Author:** ![MarkT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/markt/32/3061_2.png) [@MarkT](https://community.homey.app/u/MarkT)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/131 "2026-03-01T15:53:30Z")
I can confirm that the adding works when entity key is manually specified, so (as I’m sure you’ve already deduced) it looks like it’s just the discovery logic. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ugrbnk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ugrbnk/32/145764_2.png) [@ugrbnk](https://community.homey.app/u/ugrbnk)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/132 "2026-03-01T15:58:25Z")
@clindh @MarkT [ESPHome Controller | Homey](https://homey.app/en-tr/app/com.ugrbnk.esphome/ESPHome-Controller/test/) @clindh Thank you for your donation. ---
**Author:** ![MarkT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/markt/32/3061_2.png) [@MarkT](https://community.homey.app/u/MarkT)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/133 "2026-03-01T16:32:48Z")
Happy to confirm the discovery now works as expected - great stuff @ugrbnk! A complete non-rush but at some point it would be great to be able to add multiple devices at once, or for the app to remember the IP and encryption key, or similar so it is quicker to add multiple entities. But fantastic that it now does discovery for buttons too 🙂 Thank you again! ---
**Author:** ![ugrbnk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ugrbnk/32/145764_2.png) [@ugrbnk](https://community.homey.app/u/ugrbnk)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/134 "2026-03-01T16:44:45Z")
The suggestion to add multiple devices and remind users of connection details makes a lot of sense from a user experience perspective. However, since Homey’s core pairing infrastructure is currently built around a single device addition onboarding procedure, allowing multiple selections in the interface would require an infrastructure update. ---
**Author:** ![Joel\_Dearing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/joel_dearing/32/79290_2.png) [@Joel\_Dearing](https://community.homey.app/u/Joel_Dearing)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/135 "2026-03-01T16:47:19Z")
Yes, I tried to link my device to that option in Esphome Controller. That is where I was asked for IP address, encryption key and password. The encryption key is what I don’t have. Yes, I updated my device to the latest firmware dated 2026.2.22 The last few commands in the log are: 11:43:19 [W] [ratgdo\_secplus2:438] Not connected to GDO, ignoring command: GET\_OPENINGS 11:43:19 [D] [ratgdo\_secplus2:215] Query paired devices of type: ALL 11:43:19 [D] [ratgdo\_secplus2:426] Send command: GET\_PAIRED\_DEVICES, data: 000000 11:43:19 [W] [ratgdo\_secplus2:438] Not connected to GDO, ignoring command: GET\_PAIRED\_DEVICES 11:43:19 [D] [ratgdo\_secplus2:215] Query paired devices of type: REMOTE 11:43:19 [D] [ratgdo\_secplus2:215] Query paired devices of type: WALL\_CONTROL 11:43:46 [I] [safe\_mode:071] Boot seems successful; resetting boot loop counter ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jason_b/32/155335_2.png) [@Jason\_B](https://community.homey.app/u/Jason_B)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/136 "2026-03-01T17:04:29Z")
There’s no longer an encryption key or password. I didn’t enter any–just the ip address. ---
**Author:** ![clindh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/clindh/32/60091_2.png) [@clindh](https://community.homey.app/u/clindh)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/137 "2026-03-01T17:48:05Z")
FYI I added a BME280 temp/humid sensor to my ESPHome board as well, and the values popped right up. Awesome, thanks for your work! ![Screenshot 2026-03-01 at 18.44.14](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/2/b2b95f701190efe46bc0fec4178663b19d62d9f5.jpeg) The only thing now is that there is no Insight for the weight sensor (but I bet you can fix that too 😉) ---
**Author:** ![ugrbnk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ugrbnk/32/145764_2.png) [@ugrbnk](https://community.homey.app/u/ugrbnk)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/138 "2026-03-08T12:40:31Z")
v1.0.146 — Stability & Bug Fixes • Fixed critical ReferenceError in garage door driver that blocked all state updates • Fixed memory leak in 7 drivers caused by event listeners stacking on reconnection • Fixed lock driver: lock/unlock commands were silently failing (missing lockCommand) • Fixed light brightness scaling (0–1 Homey value was not converted to 0–255 for ESPHome) • Fixed Flow card error reference causing incorrect diagnostic messages • Improved connection pool logging consistency • Removed unreachable code blocks and unused variables for cleaner internals ---
**Author:** ![clindh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/clindh/32/60091_2.png) [@clindh](https://community.homey.app/u/clindh)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/139 "2026-03-15T17:35:40Z")
Do you think it will be possible to see also Weight in Insight, when using ESP32Home Device? ---
**Author:** ![ugrbnk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ugrbnk/32/145764_2.png) [@ugrbnk](https://community.homey.app/u/ugrbnk)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/140 "2026-03-15T17:48:10Z")
Were you referring to a separate temperature and humidity sensor, or to the ESP board that’s part of your weight sensor? ---
**Author:** ![clindh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/clindh/32/60091_2.png) [@clindh](https://community.homey.app/u/clindh)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421/141 "2026-03-15T18:57:52Z")
Sorry my brain is malfunctioning, I ment Weight (post updated) [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421.md?page=6) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-esphome-controller-app/150421.md?page=8)