the indentation makes it hard for non first language yaml speakers! all the examples online would benefit from more detailed examples… I cant figure anything out without looking at actual devices on github…
here is a working example from one of my athom power monitors
substitutions:
device_name: "livingroom-powermonitor"
friendly_name: "Livingroom Power Monitor"
project_name: "athom.smart-plug-v2"
project_version: "1.0"
relay_restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_ON
esphome:
name: "${device_name}"
#name_add_mac_suffix: true
project:
name: "${project_name}"
version: "${project_version}"
esp8266:
board: esp8285
restore_from_flash: true
preferences:
flash_write_interval: 5min
api:
ota:
password: !secret ota_password
logger:
baud_rate: 0
mdns:
disabled: false
web_server:
port: 80
wifi:
ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
password: !secret wifi_password
# Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
ap:
ssid: "Livingroom-Powermonitor"
password: !secret ap_password
captive_portal:
dashboard_import:
package_import_url: github://athom-tech/athom-configs/athom-smart-plug-v2.yaml
uart:
rx_pin: RX
baud_rate: 4800
binary_sensor:
- platform: status
name: "${friendly_name} Status"
- platform: gpio
pin:
number: 5
mode: INPUT_PULLUP
inverted: true
name: "${friendly_name} Power Button"
disabled_by_default: true
on_multi_click:
- timing:
- ON for at most 1s
- OFF for at least 0.2s
then:
- switch.toggle: relay
- timing:
- ON for at least 4s
then:
- button.press: restart_button
sensor:
- platform: uptime
name: "${friendly_name} Uptime Sensor"
- platform: cse7766
update_interval: 10s
current:
name: "${friendly_name} Current"
filters:
- lambda: if (x < 0.040) return 0; else return x; #For the chip will report less than 3w power when no load is connected
voltage:
name: "${friendly_name} Voltage"
power:
name: "${friendly_name} Power"
id: power_sensor
filters:
- lambda: if (x < 3.0) return 0; else return x; #For the chip will report less than 3w power when no load is connected
energy:
name: "${friendly_name} Energy"
unit_of_measurement: kWh
filters:
# Multiplication factor from W to kW is 0.001
- multiply: 0.001
- platform: total_daily_energy
name: "${friendly_name} Total Daily Energy"
restore: true
#min_save_interval: 180s
power_id: power_sensor
unit_of_measurement: kWh
accuracy_decimals: 3
filters:
- multiply: 0.001
button:
- platform: restart
id: restart_button
name: "${friendly_name} Restart"
switch:
- platform: gpio
name: "${friendly_name}"
pin: GPIO12
id: relay
restore_mode: ${relay_restore_mode}
light:
- platform: status_led
name: "${friendly_name} Status LED"
id: blue_led
disabled_by_default: true
pin:
inverted: true
number: GPIO13
time:
- platform: sntp
timezone: "AWST-8"
text_sensor:
- platform: wifi_info
ip_address:
name: "${friendly_name} IP Address"
disabled_by_default: true