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ESP + BME680 + SSD1306 display
Initial prompt
generate an esphome configuration to send sensor data of BME680 to home-assistant
Response:
esphome:
name: my_sensor
platform: ESP32
# Enable the BME680 sensor
sensor:
- platform: bme680
name: "BME680 Sensor"
temperature:
name: "Temperature"
unit_of_measurement: "°C"
humidity:
name: "Humidity"
unit_of_measurement: "%"
pressure:
name: "Pressure"
unit_of_measurement: "hPa"
air_quality:
name: "Air Quality"
unit_of_measurement: "ppm"
# Enable MQTT to send the sensor data to Home Assistant
mqtt:
broker: YOUR_MQTT_BROKER_ADDRESS
client_id: my_sensor
username: YOUR_MQTT_USERNAME
password: YOUR_MQTT_PASSWORD
# Configure the sensors to be published to MQTT
binary_sensor:
- platform: mqtt
name: "Temperature"
state_topic: "my_sensor/sensor/temperature"
- platform: mqtt
name: "Humidity"
state_topic: "my_sensor/sensor/humidity"
- platform: mqtt
name: "Pressure"
state_topic: "my_sensor/sensor/pressure"
- platform: mqtt
name: "Air Quality"
state_topic: "my_sensor/sensor/air_quality"
This configuration will enable the BME680 sensor and send the temperature, humidity, pressure, and air quality data to Home Assistant via MQTT. You will need to replace YOUR_MQTT_BROKER_ADDRESS, YOUR_MQTT_USERNAME, and YOUR_MQTT_PASSWORD with your own MQTT broker address, username, and password.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.
use the specific board
it is connected on pin 6 of an ESP8266 nodemcu v4
# Enable I2C on the ESP8266
i2c:
sda: D2
scl: D1
# Enable the BME680 sensor
sensor:
- platform: bme680
name: "BME680 Sensor"
temperature:
name: "Temperature"
unit_of_measurement: "°C"
humidity:
name: "Humidity"
unit_of_measurement: "%"
pressure:
name: "Pressure"
unit_of_measurement: "hPa"
air_quality:
name: "Air Quality"
unit_of_measurement: "ppm"
# Specify the I2C bus and address of the BME680 sensor
i2c_id: i2c
address: 0x77
Request to use a display
I'd also like to display the current sensor values on a SSD1306 with a refresh rate of 30seconds
Response:
To display the current sensor values on a SSD1306 OLED display with a refresh rate of 30 seconds, you can use the ssd1306 component in ESPHome and set the update interval for the sensor values to 30 seconds.
Here is an example configuration that will display the temperature, humidity, pressure, and air quality values from the BME680 sensor on a SSD1306 OLED display with a refresh rate of 30 seconds:
esphome:
name: my_sensor
platform: ESP8266
# Enable I2C on the ESP8266
i2c:
sda: D2
scl: D1
# Enable the BME680 sensor
sensor:
- platform: bme680
name: "BME680 Sensor"
temperature:
name: "Temperature"
unit_of_measurement: "°C"
update_interval: 30s
humidity:
name: "Humidity"
unit_of_measurement: "%"
update_interval: 30s
pressure:
name: "Pressure"
unit_of_measurement: "hPa"
update_interval: 30s
air_quality:
name: "Air Quality"
unit_of_measurement: "ppm"
update_interval: 30s
# Specify the I2C bus and address of the BME680 sensor
i2c_id: i2c
address: 0x77
# Enable the SSD1306 OLED display
display:
- platform: ssd1306
name: OLED Display
reset_pin: D1
address: 0x3C
id: display
# Display the sensor values on the OLED display
text_sensor:
- platform: template
name: "Temperature Display"
lambda: |-
return format_string("Temperature: {}°C", id(temperature).state);
- platform: template
name: "Humidity Display"
lambda: |-
return format_string("Humidity: {}%", id(humidity).state);
- platform: template
name: "Pressure Display"
lambda: |-
return format_string("Pressure: {}hPa", id(pressure).state);
- platform: template
name: "Air Quality Display"
lambda: |-
return format_string("Air Quality: {}ppm", id(air_quality).state);
# Display the sensor values on the OLED display
display:
- platform: ssd1306
display_id: display
text:
- id: temperature_display
x: 0
y: 0
- id: humidity_display
x: 0
y: 8
- id: pressure_display
x: 0
y: 16
- id: air_quality_display
x: 0
y: 24
Request some tweaks
the sensor should be named 'airQualityHallway' and humidity should be displayed next to temperature, not below it. Also show the date and time on the display
esphome:
name: my_sensor
platform: ESP8266
# Enable I2C on the ESP8266
i2c:
sda: D2
scl: D1
# Enable the BME680 sensor
sensor:
- platform: bme680
name: "airQualityHallway"
temperature:
name: "Temperature"
unit_of_measurement: "°C"
update_interval: 30s
humidity:
name: "Humidity"
unit_of_measurement: "%"
update_interval: 30s
pressure:
name: "Pressure"
unit_of_measurement: "hPa"
update_interval: 30s
air_quality:
name: "Air Quality"
unit_of_measurement: "ppm"
update_interval: 30s
# Specify the I2C bus and address of the BME680 sensor
i2c_id: i2c
address: 0x77
# Enable the SSD1306 OLED display
display:
- platform: ssd1306
name: OLED Display
reset_pin: D1
address: 0x3C
id: display
# Display the sensor values on the OLED display
text_sensor:
- platform: template
name: "Temperature and Humidity Display"
lambda: |-
return format_string("Temperature: {}°C Humidity: {}%", id(temperature).state, id(humidity).state);
- platform: template
name: "Pressure Display"
lambda: |-
return format_string("Pressure: {}hPa", id(pressure).state);
- platform: template
name: "Air Quality Display"
lambda: |-
return format_string("Air Quality: {}ppm", id(air_quality).state);
- platform: template
name: "Date and Time Display"
lambda: |-
return now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
# Display the sensor values and date/time on the OLED display
display:
- platform: ssd1306
display_id: display
text:
- id: temperature_and_humidity_display
x: 0
y: 0
- id: pressure_display
x: 0
y: 8
- id: air_quality_display
x: 0
y: 16
- id: date_and_time_display
x: 0
y: 24
Change the display output
please align date/time in the bottom right corner. use a slightly larger font for temperature and humidity
Response:
To align the date and time in the bottom right corner of the OLED display, you can use the x and y coordinates of the display component to specify the position of the text on the display. You can also use the font_size option to specify a larger font size for the temperature and humidity values.
Here is an updated configuration that includes the changes you requested:
esphome:
name: my_sensor
platform: ESP8266
# Enable I2C on the ESP8266
i2c:
sda: D2
scl: D1
# Enable the BME680 sensor
sensor:
- platform: bme680
name: "airQualityHallway"
temperature:
name: "Temperature"
unit_of_measurement: "°C"
update_interval: 30s
humidity:
name: "Humidity"
unit_of_measurement: "%"
update_interval: 30s
pressure:
name: "Pressure"
unit_of_measurement: "hPa"
update_interval: 30s
air_quality:
name: "Air Quality"
unit_of_measurement: "ppm"
update_interval: 30s
# Specify the I2C bus and address of the BME680 sensor
i2c_id: i2c
address: 0x77
# Enable the SSD1306 OLED display
display:
- platform: ssd1306
name: OLED Display
reset_pin: D1
address: 0x3C
id: display
# Display the sensor values on the OLED display
text_sensor:
- platform: template
name: "Temperature and Humidity Display"
lambda: |-
return format_string("Temperature: {}°C Humidity: {}%", id(temperature).state, id(humidity).state);
- platform: template
name: "Pressure Display"
lambda: |-
return format_string("Pressure: {}hPa", id(pressure).state);
- platform: template
name: "Air Quality Display"
lambda: |-
return format_string("Air Quality: {}ppm", id(air_quality).state);
- platform: template
name: "Date and Time Display"
lambda: |-
return now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
# Display the sensor values and date/time on the OLED display
display:
- platform: ssd1306
display_id: display
text:
- id: temperature_and_humidity_display
x: 0
y: 0
font_size: 16
- id: pressure_display
x: 0
y: 8
- id: air_quality_display
x: 0
y: 16
- id: date_and_time_display
x: 64
y: 56
This configuration will display the temperature and humidity values in a larger font size and will align the date and time in the bottom right corner of the OLED display. The `text_sensor
Note: the explaination seems to be snipped here for some reason