Bluetooth Proxy (ESPHome)
Bluetooth Proxy with ESPHome - extend Bluetooth coverage in Home Assistant using ESP32 devices as WiFi-Bluetooth bridges for remote device control.
Bluetooth Proxy with ESPHome - extend Bluetooth coverage in Home Assistant using ESP32 devices as WiFi-Bluetooth bridges for remote device control.
ESPHome - framework for custom smart devices from ESP32 and ESP8266. New Device Builder, ESP-IDF as the default framework, and breaking changes 2025.11-2026.7.
Compiling ESPHome on a Raspberry Pi or HA Green takes minutes. Remote build offloads it to a fast machine - pairing, version match and its limits.
Rescuing a device locked in safe mode, plus the first ESPHome firmware install over USB or a USB-TTL adapter - esptool, erase-flash, bootloader.
How to move from NSPanel_HA_Blueprint to NSPanel Easy in Home Assistant without opening the panel: the OTA update, YAML changes and the ota_password trap.
Verified guide to installing NSPanel Easy - successor to NSPanel_HA_Blueprint - on the Sonoff NSPanel: ESPHome YAML, Home Assistant setup, GPIO pinout, fixes.
After an ESPHome update the NSPanel won't boot - black screen, boot loop and a latched safe mode that even reflashing won't clear. The diagnosis and the fix.