See if LED is blinking on PCB

I connected my ESP32 to a LED on a PCB board. The AC is around 1,5v when it’s blinking and 1,1v when it’s not (multimeter readings). I’m trying to find out how to translate this into a (binary-)sensor when it’s blinking within Hassio. I tried many ideas but most are for HIGH.

I got my ESP connected to the LED with a 10k resistor and to the GND

This is my current set-up:

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    id: watertank
    name: Water Tank
    pin:
      # Connected to GPIO 
      number: GPIO19
      mode: INPUT_PULLUP
      # inverted: true
    filters:
      # Small filter, to debounce the button press.
      # - delayed_on: 1s
      # - delayed_off: 1s

Anyone who can point me in the right direction?

Is there an ADC input on your esp32 device that you could use instead of the GPIO pin? You could then get the voltage into HA and make a template sensor for the logic.

I will look in the morning. Also just came across this : https://esphome.io/components/sensor/adc.html

Good point!

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The measuring is very inconsistent.

When the LED turns on its a bit more consistent but the same voltage shows up when the LED is off.

sensor:
  - platform: adc
    pin: GPIO32
    name: 'Water Tank'
    update_interval: 10s   
    attenuation: 2.5db

LED off

[09:45:55][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=1.50V
[09:45:55][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 1.50000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[09:46:05][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=1.50V
[09:46:05][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 1.50000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[09:46:15][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=1.50V
[09:46:15][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 1.50000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[09:46:25][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=1.50V
[09:46:25][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 1.50000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[09:46:35][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.00V
[09:46:35][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.00000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[09:46:45][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.01V
[09:46:45][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.01245 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[09:46:55][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.00V
[09:46:55][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.00000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[09:47:05][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.34V
[09:47:05][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.33626 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[09:47:15][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.00V
[09:47:15][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.00000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[09:47:25][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=1.50V
[09:47:25][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 1.50000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[09:47:35][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=1.50V
[09:47:35][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 1.50000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy

LED on

[10:00:53][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.00V
[10:00:53][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.00000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[10:01:03][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=1.50V
[10:01:03][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 1.50000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[10:01:13][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.00V
[10:01:13][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.00000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[10:01:23][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.00V
[10:01:23][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.00000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[10:01:33][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.92V
[10:01:33][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.91502 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[10:01:43][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.00V
[10:01:43][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.00000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[10:01:53][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.00V
[10:01:53][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.00000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[10:02:03][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=1.50V
[10:02:03][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 1.50000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[10:02:13][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.00V
[10:02:13][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.00000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[10:02:23][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=0.00V
[10:02:23][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 0.00000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy
[10:02:33][D][adc:056]: 'Water Tank': Got voltage=1.50V
[10:02:33][D][sensor:092]: 'Water Tank': Sending state 1.50000 V with 2 decimals of accuracy