Make ESPHome node fallback when not connected to HA API

[efleming]

I’d like to know if there’s a way to do this too.

I’m about to install some sonoff duals which I will wire to light switches - plan is to send a toggle command to Home Assistant to turn my Yeelights on/off. Trouble is, if HA or the network goes down, I could be in a position that I’m flicking switches and I’m stuck in the dark without a fallover option.

Have a look at this as a possible solution:

ESPhome, Sonoff and external switches

Hello @efleming, how are you? I have many sonoffs basics running EspHome with external switches. I’ve used GPIO14, TX and TX to attach three different physical switches with single, double, triple, quadruple, many and long presses modes, so I can use them with automations do do whatever you want with those click types. If you use it with three switches, you will have 17 possible functions, excluding the first switch, single press that is attached to the main relay. There is also a text sensor t…

Perhaps for basic functions, you could have it so that a quick double toggle reverts back to the ESPHome api onboard if HA can’t be contacted.