[HOW-TO][Pro] Using ESPhome devices - no additional hardware

[Peter_Kawa]

How to use your ESPHome devices @ Homey → without having to use additional hardware 24/7 (so, no Rpi / mini-pc or anything needed besides your wifi gear)

→ Initial version; feel free to point out the glitches, to suggest improvements, to add info I forgot ←

I’m not into buying mmWave sensors of €85,- and was interested to use my budget mmWave sensors directly with Homey, instead of using HomeAssistant as in-between

This can be achieved by using this Homey ESPhome app, by Baldhor:

[APP][Pro] ESPhome - Control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple configuration files

This app is now out of support, if any developper is interrested to take it over, let me know! Hello, Just add a topic to share about the ESPhome app for Homey. It can handle many things: cover, sensor, switch, button, … But not all ESPhome entity types are supported yet, it all depends if there are any need for them. Currently supported ESPhome components BinarySensor Button Climate Cover Light: onoff and brightness only Number Select Sensor Switch TextSensor I need logs or money to im…

First install and run ESPhome itself on your laptop/pc:

Getting Started with the ESPHome Command Line

Here’s my local ESPhome page:

When it’s up and running:

• On Homey, to add or edit a ESPhome device, always start with the “add new device” and select ‘ESPhome’ to start the wizard
• Pick what you’d like to do:
• • Configure a new physical device
• • Update an existing physical device

Now go check it out the new manual / wiki made by @Baldhor !

User Guide

App background and explanations:

Home

[Baldhor]

Thanks for sharing, jsut a remark, I’m working on an improved user interface for the ESPhome app on Homey. It will fit phone screen (no more scrolling nightmare!) and will allow even more.

You are welcome to help write a user guide when time come

[Peter_Kawa]

Hi Baldhor,

YW. It was my pleasure to document my findings and creating a howto
I’m aware it’s all an ongoing process, no worries. I’d like to help to rewrite it when you’re done redesigning the UI.
And thanks for the nice app!

[Peter_Kawa]

Changed the app howto and it’s pointing now to your magnificent wiki. Hat’s off!

[Lex]

hey folks,
A question: does anyone have the Bluetooth Proxy from ESPHome working with Homey? I would very much like to have such a config file.

Thanks for all the good work!

[robertklep]

@Lex

does anyone have the Bluetooth Proxy from ESPHome working with Homey?

ESPHome’s BLE proxy isn’t really compatible with Homey, in the sense that it “just” passes back and forth BLE messages. You would need something on the Homey side to interpret those messages, which typically is done with a Homey app that uses the BLE functionality of the Homey SDK. And that SDK has no support for BLE messages coming from anything else than Homey’s own BLE hardware.