Problems connecting esphome

[croogie]

I have some problems with connecting D1 mini to controller and having it work through esphome.

This is how I connected it:

Comment on assembly

I know - I wanted first to test it before I move to solder.
So I connected everything as described on the page.

D1 mini is powered by an external power source. Cables touch the board - I even tested by pushing them a little bit - so I could be sure they have touch points.

Firmware

The code on ESP is exactly the same as described on the mentioned page. I changed nothing, literally.

Result

Nothing happens when I click buttons inside Home Assistant or through the ESPhome web interface.

Logs:

INFO Reading configuration /config/esphome/megadesk.yaml...
INFO Starting log output from megadesk.local using esphome API
INFO Successfully connected to megadesk.local
[11:33:28][I][app:102]: ESPHome version 2022.12.6 compiled on Jan 24 2023, 21:08:13
[11:33:28][C][wifi:504]: WiFi:
[11:33:28][C][wifi:362]:   Local MAC: 8C:CE:4E:F7:34:09
[11:33:28][C][wifi:363]:   SSID: 'office'[redacted]
[11:33:28][C][wifi:364]:   IP Address: 192.168.1.38
[11:33:28][C][wifi:365]:   BSSID: 70:8B:CD:B0:35:C8[redacted]
[11:33:28][C][wifi:367]:   Hostname: 'megadesk'
[11:33:28][C][wifi:369]:   Signal strength: -50 dB ▂▄▆█
[11:33:28][C][wifi:373]:   Channel: 2
[11:33:28][C][wifi:374]:   Subnet: 255.255.255.0
[11:33:28][C][wifi:375]:   Gateway: 192.168.1.1
[11:33:28][C][wifi:376]:   DNS1: 192.168.1.1
[11:33:28][C][wifi:377]:   DNS2: 0.0.0.0
[11:33:28][C][logger:293]: Logger:
[11:33:28][C][logger:294]:   Level: DEBUG
[11:33:28][C][logger:295]:   Log Baud Rate: 0
[11:33:28][C][logger:296]:   Hardware UART: UART0
[11:33:28][C][uart.arduino_esp8266:102]: UART Bus:
[11:33:28][C][uart.arduino_esp8266:103]:   TX Pin: GPIO16
[11:33:28][C][uart.arduino_esp8266:104]:   RX Pin: GPIO5
[11:33:28][C][uart.arduino_esp8266:106]:   RX Buffer Size: 256
[11:33:28][C][uart.arduino_esp8266:108]:   Baud Rate: 115200 baud
[11:33:28][C][uart.arduino_esp8266:109]:   Data Bits: 8
[11:33:28][C][uart.arduino_esp8266:110]:   Parity: NONE
[11:33:28][C][uart.arduino_esp8266:111]:   Stop bits: 1
[11:33:28][C][uart.arduino_esp8266:115]:   Using software serial
[11:33:28][C][template.number:050]: Template Number 'Megadesk Height (inches)'
[11:33:28][C][template.number:050]:   Unit of Measurement: 'inches'
[11:33:28][C][template.number:051]:   Optimistic: NO
[11:33:28][C][template.number:052]:   Update Interval: never
[11:33:28][C][template.number:050]: Template Number 'Megadesk Height (cm)'
[11:33:28][C][template.number:050]:   Unit of Measurement: 'cm'
[11:33:28][C][template.number:051]:   Optimistic: NO
[11:33:28][C][template.number:052]:   Update Interval: never
[11:33:28][C][template.number:050]: Template Number 'Megadesk Height (raw)'
[11:33:28][C][template.number:051]:   Optimistic: NO
[11:33:28][C][template.number:052]:   Update Interval: never
[11:33:28][C][captive_portal:088]: Captive Portal:
[11:33:28][C][web_server:125]: Web Server:
[11:33:28][C][web_server:126]:   Address: megadesk.local:80
[11:33:28][C][mdns:103]: mDNS:
[11:33:28][C][mdns:104]:   Hostname: megadesk
[11:33:28][C][ota:093]: Over-The-Air Updates:
[11:33:28][C][ota:094]:   Address: megadesk.local:8266
[11:33:28][C][api:138]: API Server:
[11:33:28][C][api:139]:   Address: megadesk.local:6053
[11:33:28][C][api:143]:   Using noise encryption: NO
[11:33:34][D][button:013]: 'Desk Position 2' Pressed.
[11:33:35][D][button:013]: 'Desk Position 3' Pressed.
[11:33:36][D][button:013]: 'Desk Position 4' Pressed.

Last 3 entries in logs are caused by clicking particular buttons in HA.
Nothing is added to logs when I use controller buttons but it remain to work as expected.

The question is what I'm doing wrong?

[gcormier]

What happens if you talk to megadesk via a serial to USB adapter?

[croogie]

Clear! I'll get back to you when I have results.

[croogie]

which one you recommend? https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/349

[croogie]

Ok, getting back to the topic - I connected board to computer and issued some commands. Succeed!
So I believe next suspect will be D1.

Any recommendation how to approach it?

[croogie]

I have it! :)

The only thing I changed was this section in YAML:

uart:
  id: uart_desk
  baud_rate: 115200
  tx_pin: 1
  rx_pin: 3

Something to consider as I don't have Wemos board

[gcormier]

Awesome glad you got it working!