ESP32 C3 acting crazy

ESPHome
1

This is my first esp32 c3 purchase and it is acting very strange. Before I hookup everything, I installed the esphome firmware with no connections attached. This is what’s happening when I touch the board. It’s a defective board???

partial esphome config.

esphome:
  name: $name
  platformio_options:
    board_build.flash_mode: dio
esp32:
  board: seeed_xiao_esp32c3
  variant: esp32c3
  framework:
    type: arduino
    platform_version: 5.4.0

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2

Looks like the inputs are floating so this is a fairly normal behaviour when you touch them. Have you turned on pullups on the inputs?
The snippet you provided doesnt show this part of the config.

3

I think yes? Here is the rest of the code. Since I don’t have another C3 to test, I used an esp8266 with the same code and scenario and it does not act this way.

I really need to know if this is normal behaviour as the C3 will go inside a tight space and will be a pain to remove. Wires will be soldered on the esp device.

esphome:
  name: $name
  platformio_options:
    board_build.flash_mode: dio
esp32:
  board: seeed_xiao_esp32c3
  variant: esp32c3
  framework:
    type: arduino
    platform_version: 5.4.0

globals:
  - id: squirts
    type: float
    restore_value: yes

  # Timer for Hold Button Reset
  - id: press_duration
    type: int
    restore_value: no
    initial_value: '0'

binary_sensor: 
  - platform: gpio
    name: $name Button
    disabled_by_default: true
    pin: 
      number: GPIO5
      inverted: True

    on_press:
      then:
        - lambda: |-
            id(press_duration) = millis();
    on_release:
      then:
        - lambda: |-
            if (millis() - id(press_duration) < 3000) {
            ESP_LOGD("Scent-a-Tron", "The Button Was Pressed!");
            id(theSquirter).turn_on();
            } else {
            ESP_LOGD("Scent-a-Tron", "Can Percentage RESET");
            id(squirts) = 0;
            id(can_level).publish_state(100);
            global_preferences->sync();
            }

select:
  - platform: template
    id: intervalSelect
    name: $name Interval
    icon: mdi:timer-outline
    optimistic: true
    restore_value: true
    options:
      - "Off"
      - $interval1 Minutes
      - $interval2 Minutes
      - $interval3 Minutes
      - $interval4 Minutes
      - $interval5 Minutes
    on_value:
      then:
        - script.execute: squirtTimer

script:
  - id: squirtTimer
    mode: restart
    then:
      - while:
          condition:
            lambda: 'return id(intervalSelect).state != "Off";'
          then:
            - delay: !lambda 'return atoi(id(intervalSelect).state.c_str()) * 60000;' # For testing. Default 60000
            # Fire off a Squirt
            - switch.turn_on: theSquirter

switch:
  - platform: gpio
    name: $name
    id: theSquirter
    icon: mdi:spray
    pin: 
      number: GPIO8
    on_turn_on:
      then:
        - delay: $squirt_pulse
        - switch.turn_off: theSquirter
        - lambda: |-
            id(squirts) += 1;
            id(can_level).publish_state( (($maxSquirts-id(squirts))/$maxSquirts) * 100 );
            ESP_LOGD("Scent-a-Tron", "I Squirted!");
            global_preferences->sync();

sensor:
  - platform: template
    id: can_level
    name: $name Can
    device_class: volume
    unit_of_measurement: "Can"
    update_interval: $interval1 min
    lambda: |-
      return (($maxSquirts-id(squirts))/$maxSquirts) * 100;
4

YAML says no

example from the docs:

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin:
      number: D2
      mode:
        input: true
        pullup: true
    name: ...