sorry for the (very) late reply. Somehow I am not getting email notifications any longer…
Oddly enough, I never had any issues getting a correct system time before the addon connects to the lights - but then again, many things in ESPHome changed in the last year(s)…
To be honest, your solution looks quite good, but you could skip the reconnection by using the time sync function of the addon. I created a button on my dashboard for that, but you could try to implement that into the time sync trigger.
but their availability might be limited depending on where you live on this planet
Also, an “open” dev board might not be your ideal setup if you never worked with stuff like this before. I 3d printed a “mostly watertight” case for it and put it on a selfmade PCB with some relais, a LCD and ports for temperature sensors and stuff like that which monitors my fish tank and starts fans in case of over temperature etc. So a bit more involved than just controlling lights.
If you still want to go on with the project, just write me a PM and we can figure out what works best for you
Hi @mrzottel ,
Thank you for your response and support!
I tested your suggestion and it works great in my enviroment. Will stick to it as it is more elegant than a full disconnect-reconnect cycle.
Hello, which / are any / esp home components still supported?
I deployed fluval_ble_led a year or two ago - the old fluval_ble_led seems no longer online and I can get none of the external components configs found in this thread to work.
This is blocking me from making any changes to the esphome device at all.
Could not find init.py file for component fluval_ble_led. Please check the component is defined by this source (search path: /data/external_components/7f010557/esphome/components/fluval_ble_led/init.py).