ESP32 has no sensor entities

ESPHome
, ,
1

Can someone tell me if there is anything wrong with my YAML below? I don’t see any sensor entities in ESPHome under my device. Thanks.

esphome:
  name: huzzahESP
  friendly_name: HuzzahESP

esp32:
  board: esp32dev
  framework:
    type: esp-idf
    

# Enable logging
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
  #encryption:
    #key: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

ota:
  - platform: esphome
    password: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password
  use_address: 192.168.0.26

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    
captive_portal:
i2c:
  sda: 21
  scl: 22
  scan: true
  id: bus_a

apds9960:
  address: 0x39
  update_interval: 60s

sensor:
  - platform: apds9960
    type: CLEAR
    name: "APDS Clear"
2

Check the serial logs for the device. Likely there is an issue with your i2c connection, thus the sensor is not loading.

3

Be aware that pin labeled SDA on Huzzah is Gpio23, not 21.

1 Like
4

If I was using wrong pins I wouldn’t have any data, I get that. But I don’t even have any sensor entities for this device in HA.
There are no errors in the logs. It’s like ‘I2C’ and ‘sensor’ statements are ignored in my config or something.

5

Share your serial logs.

6

I don’t know what is your intention with this:

Afaik it’s used only once when you change ip address.

1 Like
7 
[11:43:56]ets Jun  8 2016 00:22:57
[11:43:56]
[11:43:56]rst:0x1 (POWERON_RESET),boot:0x13 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
[11:43:56]configsip: 0, SPIWP:0xee
[11:43:56]clk_drv:0x00,q_drv:0x00,d_drv:0x00,cs0_drv:0x00,hd_drv:0x00,wp_drv:0x00
[11:43:56]mode:DIO, clock div:2
[11:43:56]load:0x3fff0030,len:1184
[11:43:56]load:0x40078000,len:13132
[11:43:56]load:0x40080400,len:3036
[11:43:56]entry 0x400805e4
[11:43:56][I][logger:171]: Log initialized
[11:43:56][C][safe_mode:079]: There have been 0 suspected unsuccessful boot attempts
[11:43:56][D][esp32.preferences:114]: Saving 1 preferences to flash...
[11:43:56][D][esp32.preferences:143]: Saving 1 preferences to flash: 0 cached, 1 written, 0 failed
[11:43:56][I][app:029]: Running through setup()...
[11:43:56][C][esp32_ble:032]: Setting up BLE...
[11:43:56][C][wifi:048]: Setting up WiFi...
[11:43:56][C][wifi:061]: Starting WiFi...
[11:43:56][C][wifi:062]:   Local MAC: EC:64:C9:A8:C1:E0
[11:43:56][D][wifi:074]: Loaded saved wifi settings: ASUS
[11:43:56][D][wifi:482]: Starting scan...
[11:43:56][W][component:157]: Component wifi set Warning flag: scanning for networks
[11:43:56][D][esp32_ble:284]: Enabling BLE...
[11:43:56][D][esp32_ble_server:077]: BLE server setup successfully
[11:43:56][D][esp32_improv.component:082]: Creating Improv service
[11:43:58][D][wifi:497]: Found networks:


[11:44:55][D][esp32_improv.component:252]: Setting Improv to start
[11:44:55][C][web_server:100]: Setting up web server...
[11:44:55][C][api:026]: Setting up Home Assistant API server...
[11:44:55][I][app:062]: setup() finished successfully!
[11:44:55][I][safe_mode:041]: Boot seems successful; resetting boot loop counter
[11:44:55][D][esp32.preferences:114]: Saving 1 preferences to flash...
[11:44:55][D][esp32.preferences:143]: Saving 1 preferences to flash: 0 cached, 1 written, 0 failed
[11:44:55][W][component:157]: Component api set Warning flag: unspecified
[11:44:55][I][app:100]: ESPHome version 2024.11.1 compiled on Nov 25 2024, 08:39:04
[11:44:55][I][app:102]: Project esphome.web version 24.11.1
[11:44:55][C][wifi:600]: WiFi:
[11:44:55][C][wifi:428]:   Local MAC: EC:64:C9:A8:C1:E0
[11:44:55][C][wifi:433]:   SSID: [redacted]
[11:44:55][C][wifi:440]:   BSSID: [redacted]
[11:44:55][C][wifi:441]:   Hostname: 'esphome-web-a8c1e0'
[11:44:55][C][wifi:447]:   Channel: 1
[11:44:55][C][wifi:448]:   Subnet: 0.0.0.0
[11:44:55][C][wifi:449]:   Gateway: 0.0.0.0
[11:44:55][C][wifi:450]:   DNS1: 0.0.0.0
[11:44:55][C][wifi:451]:   DNS2: 0.0.0.0
[11:44:55][C][logger:185]: Logger:
[11:44:55][C][logger:186]:   Level: DEBUG
[11:44:55][C][logger:188]:   Log Baud Rate: 115200
[11:44:55][C][logger:189]:   Hardware UART: UART0
[11:44:55][C][esp32_ble:391]: ESP32 BLE:
[11:44:55][C][esp32_ble:393]:   MAC address: EC:64:C9:A8:C1:E2
[11:44:55][C][esp32_ble:394]:   IO Capability: none
[11:44:55][C][esp32_ble_server:200]: ESP32 BLE Server:
[11:44:55][C][esp32_improv.component:269]: ESP32 Improv:
[11:44:55][C][captive_portal:089]: Captive Portal:
[11:44:55][C][web_server:153]: Web Server:
[11:44:55][C][web_server:154]:   Address: esphome-web.local:80
[11:44:55][C][mdns:116]: mDNS:
[11:44:55][C][mdns:117]:   Hostname: esphome-web-a8c1e0
[11:44:55][D][esp32_improv.component:102]: Service started!
[11:44:55][C][esphome.ota:073]: Over-The-Air updates:
[11:44:55][C][esphome.ota:074]:   Address: esphome-web.local:3232
[11:44:55][C][esphome.ota:075]:   Version: 2
[11:44:55][C][safe_mode:018]: Safe Mode:
[11:44:55][C][safe_mode:020]:   Boot considered successful after 60 seconds
[11:44:55][C][safe_mode:021]:   Invoke after 10 boot attempts
[11:44:55][C][safe_mode:023]:   Remain in safe mode for 300 seconds
[11:44:55][C][api:140]: API Server:
[11:44:55][C][api:141]:   Address: esphome-web.local:6053
[11:44:55][C][api:145]:   Using noise encryption: NO
[11:44:55][C][improv_serial:032]: Improv Serial:
[11:44:57][I][wifi:313]: WiFi Connecting to 'ASUS'...


[11:47:22][D][api:103]: Accepted 192.168.0.20
[11:47:22][W][component:170]: Component api cleared Warning flag
[11:47:22][D][api.connection:1446]: Home Assistant 2024.12.4 (192.168.0.20): Connected successfully
8

I think that maybe I am looking at the wrong device?
This ESPHome Web a8c1e0 device keeps getting discovered and I can’t get rid of it.
Huzzah is the one that I have configured and have sensors connected. It shows as offline but it is connected. I am updating it OTA.

image
image1145×330 11.2 KB

9

Your log is from A8C1E0.
You didn’t answer to my question about use_address…

10

Hi Karosm,
They are the same device. I uninstalled and re-installed ESPHome, but as soon as I connect my ESP32 to serial port I get discovered device and then if I click “Take control”, Huzzah device appears of which I can edit yaml and install. The discovered one I can’t edit and can’t get rid of.
I thought use_address is to make sure the device gets static IP? I have the IP reserved for this device in my router config.

11

To set a static IP use

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password
  # Optional manual IP
  manual_ip:
    static_ip: 192.168.0.26
    gateway: 192.168.0.1
    subnet: 255.255.255.0

However I’d highly recommend you use a DHCP reservation on your router, I’d check you haven’t two devices with the same address.

1 Like
12

No, it’s a “one time code” to change static IP.
To set static IP, see the lines @EBME2 posted.
I personally prefer static IP …

13

Thank you everyone for your input. After a lot of head scratching, I tried another board with the sensor and it worked right of the bat.