Hello, I have an hx711 sensor running in ESPHome, and it works quite well so far. but I definitely need a tare function with a button. I just can not manage it…
I need a button like the one in the picture, it should set the value below to zero.
You dont even need to use any services, just an action that pushes the button. A template button is a “virtual button” just for HA so, it sort of is a service already.
Yes sir. Redundancy itself is definitely a good thing and i definitely recommend it. It has to make sense though, for example using mqtt as a secondary way to control devices incase your hardware running HA goes down. That is good and makes sense. In this case they basically are the same thing and dont offer much redundancy.
Ive been slowly making all my esphome/HA automations redundant so that I can which is primary and which is secondary. For example if HA is the primary for some automation. With simple conditions you can check to see if the node and HA are communicating and if not that is an indicator my HA automations will fail to launch and the esp node can take over because it has the same automations that HA had. If connection is reestablished, the esp node steps down and goes back into secondary.
Its not 100% but, if youve ever had a major HA crash then you know what a nightmare it is and although 80% isnt as good as 100%. Its monumentally better that 0%!
Thank you for the insight! I completely agree that redundancy is crucial, especially for maintaining functionality during potential HA crashes. Setting up ESPHome nodes to take over when HA is down is a smart approach. I’ll definitely consider implementing similar redundant automations to ensure greater reliability. Your strategy of having primary and secondary systems makes a lot of sense. Thanks again for sharing!