Sonoff NSPanel Blueprint - Configure your own custom NSPanel easy via a Blueprint

Yov · April 17, 2024, 2:47pm

Hello,

i would like to start with a thank you to all the creators out here. I am New to HA. but have some knowledge of flashing, etc…
I have run trough al the steps of flashing this device with the cutom NSpanel. But without succes. I have then flashed the device with the EPShome “prepare for first use” and i am able to connect this to Home assistant. But i have a black screen? (No boot up logo nothing) I have reflashed this custom but still got the black screen. Any suggestions?

I have run against the problem in the blueprint setup that it would not “hold” the device name when saving.

kind regards in advance!

EdwardTFN · April 18, 2024, 1:35am

Could you please share your yaml here or preferably in a issue report on GitHub?

EdwardTFN · April 18, 2024, 1:38am

On the automation using the Blueprint to control your panel, please select this climate entity as the main climate:

This should give you local control.

Yov · April 18, 2024, 6:32am

I did a reflash of everything and got it to work again!

LaurensBot · April 18, 2024, 9:22pm

No luck. Deleted the Blueprint and recreated with the minimal settings.

With the climate I should be able to swipe to another page right? I did add a media player to page 1 and this works. I also added both the media player and the climate the the home screen as buttons and the media player works (it opens the controls when you tap the icon).

EdwardTFN · April 19, 2024, 4:42am

Could you please go to Developer Tools, select tab “States”, then look for the climate entity you are using, then share here it’s state and attributes?

By the way, GitHub Issues area is much better for this kind of troubleshooting.

cucpotn · April 19, 2024, 12:36pm

I have a question about the alarm. I would like to ensure that the activation of the input entity, when it is coded, the keyboard from the alarmo is displayed.

EdwardTFN · April 19, 2024, 6:16pm

Sorry, I’m not very familiar with Alarmo. Could you please share more details on how it works there and what are you missing?

Protoncek · April 21, 2024, 5:02pm

I have US version and i installed it “upside down”. So i inverted “hmi” file in nextion editor and uploaded that one, which went great.

Now question: if i change some icons and items positions, then when a hmi update will be out - is it any way to compare two versions, or see what’s changed? I mean - will i have to do all again after each hmi file update or is there any way to see “what’s changed” ?

Not that i made a lot of changes… i increased custom buttons icons to even larger ones (in blueprint), consequently i’ve had to move icons on nspanel not to be too close of each other. Adding “48px” to a blueprint would be perhaps a good idea.

EdwardTFN · April 24, 2024, 9:59pm

v4.3.5 - Experimenting with Bluetooth Capabilities

This patch release v4.3.5 introduces experimental Bluetooth features alongside critical fixes and enhancements. The new Bluetooth capabilities leverage the previously untapped potential of the NSPanel’s Bluetooth modem, enabled by the increased memory availability in the ESP-IDF framework.

v4.3.6 - Critical Fixes for Custom Buttons

This release of v4.3.6 is an urgent patch to address critical issues affecting the functionality of custom buttons on the NSPanel. These fixes ensure that custom buttons properly trigger actions for climate and alarm controls, and correct the integration with external thermostat entities.

Release v4.3.6 - Critical Fixes for Custom Buttons · Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint (github.com)

v4.3.7 - Quick Fix for Captive Portal Compile Error

This patch addresses a critical compile error related to the captive portal feature, ensuring smooth and successful firmware compilations for users utilizing this feature.

EdwardTFN · April 24, 2024, 10:03pm

Unfortunately you will have to update that on each new release.

We use Nextio2Text to extract some of the changes in a Nextiom file, so you will find a limited version control by looking to the changes to each page here: NSPanel_HA_Blueprint/hmi/dev/nspanel_us_code at main · Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint · GitHub

EdwardTFN · April 24, 2024, 10:05pm

You could either create a PR to share your changes or add this as an enhancement request on the GitHub repository.

PavelKCZ · April 26, 2024, 4:10pm

Hello,

my NSPanel version v4.2.6 stopped working after update of ESPHome to current version 2024.4.1
I am getting error messages in my HA:

The automation “NSPanel Configuration” (automation.nspanel_configuration) has an action that calls an unknown service: esphome.nspanel1_set_component_color.

or

The automation “NSPanel Configuration” (automation.nspanel_configuration) has an action that calls an unknown service: esphome.nspanel1_send_command_text_printf.

or
The automation “NSPanel Configuration” (automation.nspanel_configuration) has an action that calls an unknown service: esphome.nspanel1_page_home.

Anyone knows how to repair this problem ?

Thx a lot

EdwardTFN · April 26, 2024, 7:57pm

You have to update the Blueprint, the firmware and TFT in your display: NSPanel_HA_Blueprint/docs/howto.md at e667aa2c82edbf09a2047ed18433ee24264aa50f · Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint · GitHub

PavelKCZ · April 27, 2024, 2:23pm

Thank you very much. This helped, everything is OK now.

Protoncek · April 27, 2024, 6:22pm

Is there a bug in latest version or it’s just me… but i can’t open weather pages when i press on weather icon. Funny enough… even if i remove weather entity icon still remains on nspanel (i guess that it should dissapear).
I’m watching old and latest touch events for “weather” button and they are different:
old:
touch press:

if(api==1)
{
  page weather01
}

(nothing in touch release)

NEW:
touch press:

click_comp.txt="weather"
click_timer.en=1

touch release:

if(click_timer.en==1)
{
  click_timer.en=0
  lastclick.txt="{\"page\": \"home\", \"event\": \"short_click\", \"component\": \""+click_comp.txt+"\"}"
  printh 92
  prints "localevent",0
  printh 00
  prints lastclick.txt,0
  printh 00
  printh FF FF FF

it seems that “page weather01” is missing…?

I did update blueprint, esphome fw and updated hmi.

PavelKCZ · April 28, 2024, 12:59pm

I just checked it and my panel works OK including Weather pages.

EdwardTFN · April 28, 2024, 2:43pm

Which version you have for Blueprint, ESPHome (firmware) and TFT?

Protoncek · April 28, 2024, 3:05pm

TFT is 4.3.7, esphome is 4.3.4, blueprint is also 4.3.7. TFT is only changed in postition - 90 degrees instead zero, i didn’t mess with other values (yet).
Now i’m thinking… i’m sure that i updated esphome just before i reported this, but it still reports 4.3.4… is that normal? I just went into esphome addon, opened nspanel yaml and hit “update”. is there something else i must do in this case?
EDIT: hm…should i copy/paste yaml contents from your yaml to mine?

EDIT2: man, now i’m feeling stupid… i did a clean build, reflashed and now it reports esphom 4.3.7 and weather also works… As i said, i’m sure that i did fw update, it’s just…it seems that it somehow didn’t went through… i totally missed esphome’s version at bootup…

EdwardTFN · April 28, 2024, 3:49pm

It could be related to this:

github.com/Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint

Seeing an Old Firmware Version After Update? Here's Why & How to Fix It

opened 10:12AM - 21 Feb 24 UTC

closed 10:45AM - 21 Feb 24 UTC

edwardtfn

Bug Framework

## Issue Description Users updating ESPHome firmware might encounter a situatio…n where the device reports an older version installed than expected. ## Probable Cause This issue typically arises from switching between the `arduino` and `esp-idf` frameworks without performing a serial flash. These frameworks utilize different partition schemes, potentially causing the bootloader to select an outdated partition during boot. ## How to Resolve ### Serial Flashing (Recommended) Reflash your device using a serial connection as described in the [initial installation guide](https://github.com/Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint/blob/main/docs/install.md#flashing-the-device-for-the-first-time). This ensures the device's filesystem is correctly aligned with ESP-IDF's partitioning, thereby eliminating remnants of Arduino framework data. ### Temporarily Enforcing Arduino Framework If serial flashing isn't immediately possible, you may temporarily enforce the Arduino framework by adding the following to your device's YAML configuration: ```yaml esp32: framework: type: arduino ``` This measure allows more time to plan for a serial flash transition to ESP-IDF. ## Additional Information - For ongoing discussions and updates, refer to [Aligning with ESP-IDF: Preparing for Our Future](https://github.com/Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint/discussions/1756). - Detailed instructions for serial flashing are available in [Getting Started with NSPanel HA Blueprint - Flashing the Device for the First Time](https://github.com/Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint/blob/main/docs/install.md#flashing-the-device-for-the-first-time).