Sonoff RF Bridge - Missing the RF-Bridge

ESPHome
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Hiya Geniuses!

I’ve been struggling for a bit to try and get a Sonoff RF Bridge device running ESPHome firmware. I’ve successfully flashed the hardware and all the sensors work, but I’m not seeing the RF-Bridge.

I’m following the quite comprehensive guide provided at - https://www.irrgang.dev/how-to-flash-the-sonoff-rf-bridger2-with-esphome/

Looking at the ESPHome device, it is active and I’m seeing a bunch of things under the Diagnostic heading.

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But compared to the screen shot in the post, there should also be something labelled as rf-bridge.

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I’ve cross checked my ESPHome config to the webpage a number of times. But maybe I’ve made an error somewhere.

esphome:
  name: rf-bridge-1
  friendly_name: RF Bridge 1

esp8266:
  board: esp01_1m

# Enable logging
logger:
  baud_rate: 0

api:
  encryption:
    key: !secret api_encryption_key
  services:
    - service: send_rf_code
      variables:
        sync: int
        low: int
        high: int
        code: int
      then:
        - rf_bridge.send_code:
            sync: !lambda 'return sync;'
            low: !lambda 'return low;'
            high: !lambda 'return high;'
            code: !lambda 'return code;'
    - service: learn
      then:
        - rf_bridge.learn

rf_bridge:
  on_code_received:
    then:
      - homeassistant.event:
          event: esphome.rf_code_received
          data:
            sync: !lambda 'return format_hex(data.sync);'
            low: !lambda 'return format_hex(data.low);'
            high: !lambda 'return format_hex(data.high);'
            code: !lambda 'return format_hex(data.code);'

ota:
  platform: esphome
  password: !secret ota_password

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password

button:
  # Restart the ESP
  - platform: restart
    name: "Restart"

uart:
  tx_pin: 1
  rx_pin: 3
  baud_rate: 19200

# Sensors for ESP version and WIFI information
text_sensor:
  # ESPHome version
  - platform: version
    hide_timestamp: true
    name: "ESPHome Version"
  # IP address and connected SSID
  - platform: wifi_info
    ip_address:
      name: "IP Address"
      icon: mdi:wifi
    ssid:
      name: "Connected SSID"
      icon: mdi:wifi-strength-2
sensor:
  # WiFi signal
  - platform: wifi_signal
    name: "WiFi Signal"
    update_interval: 120s
  - platform: uptime
    name: Sonoff RF Bridge Uptime
binary_sensor:
  - platform: status
    name: Sonoff RF Bridge Status

light:
  - platform: status_led
    name: "Switch state"
    pin: GPIO13

I’m assuming if I’d done something really basic like screwing up the indents, then the ESPHome compile would fail?

Appreciate anyone who can nudge me in the right direction. Thanks

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Did You mean this one?
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IMHO this is manually created device_tracker entity for device, not a sensor exposed by ESPHome.

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Oh, OK. I might need to go back and read the tutorial a bit more closely. I may have missed a step.

Thanks for the tip!

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That entity is a device_tracker being created by the original poster’s router… You can see the integration they are using for their router, AVM FRITZ!Box Tools, in the Device Info panel:

image

If your router is not integrated with HA, you should not expect a device tracker.

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