Hello everyone,
I’m trying to set up an Oakter Smart Remote (V3.4) which uses an ESP-12E. I’ve been doing a lot of troubleshooting and have successfully identified most of the hardware pins, but I am completely stuck on a final compiler error when I add a script to my configuration.
Hardware Pins We’ve Found:
- Status LED:
GPIO4 - IR Receiver:
GPIO5(Inverted) - IR Transmitter:
GPIO12 - Button:
GPIO0
The Goal: I’m trying to create a simple script that can be called from Home Assistant to send an IR code.
The Problem: As soon as I add the script: block to my YAML, the ESPHome compiler fails with a strange error. It says 'id' is a required option, but then immediately says Unable to find action with the name 'id'. This happens no matter how the action inside the script is formatted.
Here is my complete YAML file:
esphome:
name: wifi-remote
friendly_name: "WiFi Remote"
esp8266:
board: esp12e
logger:
api:
encryption:
key: "YOUR_API_KEY"
ota:
password: "YOUR_OTA_PASSWORD"
wifi:
ssid: "YOUR_WIFI_SSID"
password: "YOUR_WIFI_PASSWORD"
ap:
ssid: "Wifi-Remote Fallback Hotspot"
password: "fallbackpassword"
captive_portal:
output:
- platform: gpio
pin: GPIO4
id: status_led_pin
light:
- platform: binary
name: "Oakremote Status LED"
id: status_led
output: status_led_pin
restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_ON
remote_receiver:
pin:
number: GPIO5
inverted: true
dump: all
id: ir_receiver
remote_transmitter:
pin: GPIO12
carrier_duty_percent: 50%
id: ir_transmitter
binary_sensor:
- platform: gpio
pin:
number: GPIO0
mode: INPUT_PULLUP
inverted: true
name: "Oakremote Button"
on_press:
then:
- logger.log: "Physical button was pressed!"
script:
- id: send_nec_code
alias: "Send NEC IR Code"
fields:
- name: address
type: integer
- name: command
type: integer
mode: single
then:
- lambda: 'id(ir_transmitter).transmit_nec(address, command);'
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And here is the exact error message from the logs:
INFO ESPHome 2025.2.2
INFO Reading configuration /config/wifi-remote.yaml...
Failed config
script: [source /config/wifi-remote.yaml:75]
'id' is a required option for [script].
-
Unable to find action with the name 'id'.
id: send_nec_code
alias: Send NEC IR Code
fields:
- name: address
type: integer
- name: command
type: integer
mode: single
then:
- lambda: id(ir_transmitter).transmit_nec(address, command);
If I remove the script: block, the code compiles successfully.
Can anyone see what might be causing this strange parsing error? Thank you so much for your help.