DFPlayer and Iobroker

ESPHome
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Hello, I use ESPHome through my iobroker. I have a DFPlayer connected to a Wemos D1 Mini.
I flashed the YAML, but how do I control the DFPlayer?

esphome:
  name: esp8266-ghwc

esp8266:
  board: d1_mini

# Enable logging
logger:
  level: VERBOSE

uart:
  tx_pin: GPIO1
  rx_pin: GPIO3
  baud_rate: 9600

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password
  
web_server:
  port: 80

dfplayer:
  on_finished_playback:
    then:
      logger.log: 'Playback finished event'

api:
  services:
  - service: dfplayer_next
    then:
      - dfplayer.play_next:
  - service: dfplayer_previous
    then:
      - dfplayer.play_previous:
  - service: dfplayer_play
    variables:
      file: int
    then:
      - dfplayer.play: !lambda 'return file;'
  - service: dfplayer_play_loop
    variables:
      file: int
      loop_: bool
    then:
      - dfplayer.play:
          file: !lambda 'return file;'
          loop: !lambda 'return loop_;'
  - service: dfplayer_play_folder
    variables:
      folder: int
      file: int
    then:
      - dfplayer.play_folder:
          folder: !lambda 'return folder;'
          file: !lambda 'return file;'

  - service: dfplayer_play_loop_folder
    variables:
      folder: int
    then:
      - dfplayer.play_folder:
          folder: !lambda 'return folder;'
          loop: true

  - service: dfplayer_set_device_tf
    then:
      - dfplayer.set_device: TF_CARD

  - service: dfplayer_set_device_usb
    then:
      - dfplayer.set_device: USB

  - service: dfplayer_set_volume
    variables:
      volume: int
    then:
      - dfplayer.set_volume: !lambda 'return volume;'
  - service: dfplayer_set_eq
    variables:
      preset: int
    then:
      - dfplayer.set_eq: !lambda 'return static_cast<dfplayer::EqPreset>(preset);'

  - service: dfplayer_sleep
    then:
      - dfplayer.sleep

  - service: dfplayer_reset
    then:
      - dfplayer.reset

  - service: dfplayer_start
    then:
      - dfplayer.start

  - service: dfplayer_pause
    then:
      - dfplayer.pause

  - service: dfplayer_stop
    then:
      - dfplayer.stop

  - service: dfplayer_random
    then:
      - dfplayer.random

  - service: dfplayer_volume_up
    then:
      - dfplayer.volume_up

  - service: dfplayer_volume_down
    then:
      - dfplayer.volume_down

I hoped that the variables would be shown to me when the API is active.

grafik
grafik1700Ă—461 35.4 KB

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Go to developer tools → services.
There should be a service for each of the “stuff” you placed under api: in the yaml.

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iobroker is not HA. The answer is, I have no idea.

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ahh…
I didn’t get what OP meant.

Perhaps if you enable web server on the device you can use the webpage on the devices IP.

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Is this the integration you have used? GitHub - DrozmotiX/ioBroker.esphome: Control your ESP8266/ESP32 with simple yet powerful configuration files created and managed by ESPHome

6

Wow. Isn’t it a bit scary to see how ESPHome creeps into other Home Automation systems and builds up pressure to migrate to HA? :laughing:

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It seems from my reading that the underlying API does not yet support services, but I may be misreading or reading in the wrong place. The OP hasn’t replied that the integration I found is the one he is using.

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Yes exactly, I used this tool for that.
So far everything that I have used has worked, only the DFPlayer does not show any control variables.
I’m sorry for my bad English.

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Yes, I think it’s great because you can choose the best one. All very great work, no matter which system.

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@Tobi78 no problem with your English.

As far as I can tell GitHub - DrozmotiX/ioBroker.esphome: Control your ESP8266/ESP32 with simple yet powerful configuration files created and managed by ESPHome (an ioBroker implementation of esphome) depends on GitHub - Nafaya/esphome-native-api (a nodescript implenentation of the esphome API). However esphome-native-api does not seem to implement services - see please add HomeAssistent service (get and command) · Issue #17 · Nafaya/esphome-native-api · GitHub

Quite what the solution is without access to services I am unsure. Perhaps ask on either of those githubs.

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Maybe by using template buttons/swiches within esphome to get the functions exposed @Tobi78

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It would be enough for me if I could address him via IP, for example:
http://192.168.178.174/cm?cmnd=MP3Track3

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That may be possible, I don’t have a dfplayer to try. See the api that the web server exposes

14

Sorry Nick, but I think this would rather be done through the HTTP Request component using a http_request.get or http_request.send action.

If needed you could use a lambda to build the DFPlayer URL including any variables in query string parameters.

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As I understand it, the http_request is to send an http_request FROM the esp device, whereas we are trying send a request TO the esp device.

16

Oh, if that’s the case then you are definitely correct!
Reading @Tobi78’s comment again I am still not sure which of these two options he is talking about.

17

I’m sorry, I’m not that deep into the topic.
I actually just want to control the player from my IoBroker via the ESPHome tool.
since there are no controls, I thought you could do it with the command http://192.168.178.174/ Play Track 1.
But I don’t know exactly what I would have to enter for it.

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MQTT seems to be a way to do it.
MQTT Client Component — ESPHome

No experience of it though.

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Still not clear to me:
Is 192.168.178.174 the IP of your ESP or of your DFPlayer? I don’t know this player so I cannot conclude if these are HTTP request that your player understands or request endpoints that you want to implement to control your ESP.

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The DF-player is a small component you connect to an arduino or ESP.
So I would assume the IP is the ESP since there is not IP on the DF-player since it is connected with UART.

DF-Player mini — ESPHome

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