Tag: wemos d1 mini
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How to resolve issues integrating Home Assistant, ESPHome, IR Blaster, Sony and NEC Protocols
I have an old Yamaha RX-V630 receiver and an older RCA 4K TV which are missing remotes. I wanted to replace them with an ESP8266-based infrared blaster connected to Home Assistant. Here are some of the problems I encountered and overcame. Problems You can see my full ESPHome config YAML at the end of the…
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WeMos D1 Mini/ESP8266 Pin States On/Off/Deep sleep/Low side switch
The Problem In my post about low power deep sleep for ESP8266 dev boards I ran into an issue with a low side switch where I was unable to wake up NodeMCU after the first sleep. The uptime is controlled by TPL5110 timer which has DRIVE and DONE pins. To power down ESP you signal…
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2uA Deep Sleep With ESP8266 Board, TPL5110 Timer
The Problem I couldn’t get battery powered projects to run longer than 2-3 weeks on two 3200mAh 18650 batteries. I like to use ESP8266 dev boards, NodeMCU, WeMos D1 Mini, etc. While being convenient to work with, I found that their quiescent current can be hard to ignore. Especially for projects that spend the majority…