Issues with XPT2046 Touch Screen Controller (Platform Not Found)

ESPHome
1

Trying to implement this component (here: XPT2046 Touch Screen Controller (Updated version) — ESPHome )

Just pasting the example code straight from the docs into ESPHome (latest version) gives me the error “Platform not found: ‘touchscreen.xpt2046’”

touchscreen:
  platform: xpt2046
  id: my_touchscreen
  cs_pin: 17
  update_interval: 50ms
  report_interval: 1s
  threshold: 400
  calibration_x_min: 3860
  calibration_x_max: 280
  calibration_y_min: 340
  calibration_y_max: 3860
  swap_x_y: false

This looks like perhaps it should have been the following, but this gives me the same error:

touchscreen:
  - platform: xpt2046
    id: my_touchscreen
    cs_pin: 15
    update_interval: 50ms
    report_interval: 1s
    threshold: 400
    calibration_x_min: 3860
    calibration_x_max: 280
    calibration_y_min: 340
    calibration_y_max: 3860
    swap_x_y: false

Any ideas?

2

This platform is new, what version of esphome are you using?

3

Sorry, I’m on ESPHome 2022.3.1

4

Well that is ancient. Update :slight_smile:

5

If you can’t see any updates, you may be using the wrong repository. It changed a few version back when Nabu Casa took over ESPHome.

It’s safe to uninstall ESPHome then reinstall, just make sure you back up all your YAML from ESPHome first.

6

Not needed. Uninstalling the addon does not delete /config/esphome

7

thanks @zoogara @nickrout - that was the problem; using wrong repository and did not realize I was not getting the latest version after updates (should have noticed based on the v. date). uninstall/reinstall solved it (w/o losing my configs). now on to the the new error!