Component not found input_boolean and automation

ESPHome
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Hi all, let me start off by saying… I am NOT a programmer, more of a hobbyist with IT experience. I’m building a clock using ESP8266. The base code is working as expected but I’m noticing the SNTP is not syncing, so on a fresh boot the time is not correct.

I am trying to add automation to run a sync every hour, and an input boolean to allow manual sync from HA.

I will admit, most of this has been generated with ChatGPT because I have no idea what I’m doing… any assistance is greatly appreciated!

The compile error:

INFO ESPHome 2023.11.6
INFO Reading configuration /config/led-clock.yaml...
Failed config

input_boolean: [source /config/led-clock.yaml:75]
  
  Component not found: input_boolean.
  - id: sntp_sync_manual
    name: SNTP Manual Sync
    initial: False
automation: [source /config/led-clock.yaml:80]
  
  Component not found: automation.
  - id: sync_sntp_startup
    alias: Sync SNTP at Startup
    trigger: 
      - platform: homeassistant
        event: start
    action: 
      - sntp.sync_time: sntp_time
  - id: sync_sntp_hourly
    alias: Sync SNTP Hourly
    trigger: 
      - platform: time
        at: 00:00:00
    action: 
      - sntp.sync_time: sntp_time
  - id: sync_sntp_manual
    alias: Sync SNTP Manual
    trigger: 
      - platform: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.sntp_sync_manual
        to: on
    action: 
      - sntp.sync_time: sntp_time
      - service: input_boolean.turn_off
        target: 
          entity_id: input_boolean.sntp_sync_manual

The code:

api:
  encryption:
    key: "XXXX"

ota: 
  password: "XXXX"

wifi:
  ssid: "XXXX"
  password: "XXXX"

  manual_ip:
    static_ip: 192.168.2.58
    gateway: 192.168.2.1
    subnet: 255.255.255.0

substitutions:
  device_name: led-clock

esphome:
  name: led-clock
  platform: ESP8266
  board: d1_mini

logger:
  level: DEBUG

globals:
  - id: hours_red_value
    type: int
    restore_value: yes
    initial_value: '0'

  - id: hours_green_value
    type: int
    restore_value: yes
    initial_value: '0'

  - id: hours_blue_value
    type: int
    restore_value: yes
    initial_value: '0'

  - id: minutes_red_value
    type: int
    restore_value: yes
    initial_value: '0'

  - id: minutes_green_value
    type: int
    restore_value: yes
    initial_value: '0'

  - id: minutes_blue_value
    type: int
    restore_value: yes
    initial_value: '0'

  - id: dots_red_value
    type: int
    restore_value: yes
    initial_value: '0'

  - id: dots_green_value
    type: int
    restore_value: yes
    initial_value: '0'

  - id: dots_blue_value
    type: int
    restore_value: yes
    initial_value: '0'

input_boolean:
  - id: sntp_sync_manual
    name: "SNTP Manual Sync"
    initial: off

automation:
  - id: sync_sntp_startup
    alias: "Sync SNTP at Startup"
    trigger:
      - platform: homeassistant
        event: start
    action:
      - sntp.sync_time: sntp_time

  - id: sync_sntp_hourly
    alias: "Sync SNTP Hourly"
    trigger:
      - platform: time
        at: "00:00:00"
    action:
      - sntp.sync_time: sntp_time

  - id: sync_sntp_manual
    alias: "Sync SNTP Manual"
    trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.sntp_sync_manual
        to: "on"
    action:
      - sntp.sync_time: sntp_time
      - service: input_boolean.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id: input_boolean.sntp_sync_manual

time:
  - platform: sntp
    id: sntp_time
    timezone: "US/Eastern"
    servers:
      - 0.ca.pool.ntp.org
      - 1.ca.pool.ntp.org
      - 2.ca.pool.ntp.org

output:
  #======== Hours ============
  - platform: template
    id: hours_red_output
    type: float
    write_action:
      lambda: |-
        id(hours_red_value) = 255.0 * state;

  - platform: template
    id: hours_green_output
    type: float
    write_action:
      - lambda: |-
          id(hours_green_value) = 255.0 * state;

  - platform: template
    id: hours_blue_output
    type: float
    write_action:
      lambda: |-
        id(hours_blue_value) = 255.0 * state;

  #========= Minutes ===========
  - platform: template
    id: minutes_red_output
    type: float
    write_action:
      lambda: |-
        id(minutes_red_value) = 255.0 * state;

  - platform: template
    id: minutes_green_output
    type: float
    write_action:
      lambda: |-
        id(minutes_green_value) = 255.0 * state;

  - platform: template
    id: minutes_blue_output
    type: float
    write_action:
      lambda: |-
        id(minutes_blue_value) = 255.0 * state;

  #========= Dots ===========
  - platform: template
    id: dots_red_output
    type: float
    write_action:
      lambda: |-
        id(dots_red_value) = 255.0 * state;

  - platform: template
    id: dots_green_output
    type: float
    write_action:
      lambda: |-
        id(dots_green_value) = 255.0 * state;

  - platform: template
    id: dots_blue_output
    type: float
    write_action:
      lambda: |-
        id(dots_blue_value) = 255.0 * state;

light:
  - platform: rgb
    name: "${device_name} Hours Lights"
    id: 'hours_lights'
    red: hours_red_output
    green: hours_green_output
    blue: hours_blue_output

  - platform: rgb
    name: "${device_name} Minutes Lights"
    id: 'minutes_lights'
    red: minutes_red_output
    green: minutes_green_output
    blue: minutes_blue_output

  - platform: rgb
    name: "${device_name} Dots Lights"
    id: 'dots_lights'
    red: dots_red_output
    green: dots_green_output
    blue: dots_blue_output

  #========= LED Strip ===========
  - platform: neopixelbus
    id: led_strip
    name: "LED Strip"
    internal: true
    pin: D4
    num_leds: 30
    variant: WS2812
    type: GRB

    effects:
      - addressable_lambda:
          name: "${device_name} Time Effect"
          update_interval: 200ms
          lambda: |-
            const int ledsInDigitCount = 7;
            const int digitsCount = 4;

            int digitsLeds[10][ledsInDigitCount] = {
              {1,1,0,1,1,1,1},
              {0,0,0,1,0,0,1},
              {1,1,1,1,1,0,0},
              {1,0,1,1,1,0,1},
              {0,0,1,1,0,1,1},
              {1,0,1,0,1,1,1},
              {1,1,1,0,1,1,1},
              {0,0,0,1,1,0,1},
              {1,1,1,1,1,1,1},
              {1,0,1,1,1,1,1}
            };

            int ledOffsets[digitsCount] = {23 , 16, 7, 0};

            auto time = id(sntp_time).now();
            int colors[4][3] = {
              {id(hours_red_value), id(hours_green_value), id(hours_blue_value)},
              {id(hours_red_value), id(hours_green_value), id(hours_blue_value)},
              {id(minutes_red_value), id(minutes_green_value), id(minutes_blue_value)},
              {id(minutes_red_value), id(minutes_green_value), id(minutes_blue_value)}
            };

            int values[digitsCount] = {};

            values[0] = (time.hour % 12) / 10;
            values[1] = (time.hour % 12) % 10;
            values[2] = time.minute / 10;
            values[3] = time.minute % 10;

            it.all() = Color(0,0,0);

            if ((time.second % 2) > 0) {
              it[14] = Color(id(dots_red_value), id(dots_green_value), id(dots_blue_value));
              it[15] = Color(id(dots_red_value), id(dots_green_value), id(dots_blue_value));
            }

            for (int valueI = 0; valueI < digitsCount; valueI++) {
              int ledsOffset = ledOffsets[valueI];
              int timeValue = values[valueI];
              int *color = colors[valueI];
              int *leds = digitsLeds[timeValue];

              for (int ledI = 0; ledI < ledsInDigitCount; ledI++) {
                if(leds[ledI] > 0) {
                  int ledIndex = ledI + ledsOffset;
                  it[ledIndex] = Color(color[0], color[1], color[2]);
                }
              }
            }
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Hi and welcome! And let this be your first lesson about not using ChatGPT. It’s fine for things that haven’t changed in years like C++, except for the odd imaginary library it makes up. It’s not much good for HA and especially ESPHome.

The error message Component not found: automation simply means that the automation component does not exist. ChatGPT has grabbed some code from Home Assistant and stuck it into ESPHome.

Automations in ESPHome are always attached to events. I suggest you start by reading the docs on automations in ESPHome:

This doesn’t exist either. Again this is a Home Assistant not an ESPHome thing. If you want a boolean value you can set, use a template binary sensor:

NOW - to the root of your problem. You have used manual IP addresses, haven’t defined a DNS server, then used names for your SNTP servers. Don’t take this personally but you need to read the docs even if you are sourcing your code elsewhere.

In the SNTP time docs there is a big note:

Note

If your are using Manual IPs make sure to >configure a DNS Server (dns1, dns2) or use only IP addresses for the NTP servers.

That should get you started :smiley: - reach out to the forums if you have any further questions.

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Thanks for all the info, the DNS/NTP IPs fixed my sync issue. Your help is greatly appreciated! I’m off to read some documentation! :grin:

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