matstace,
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The logs from the ESPHome device show that it has the sensor value. When I try to write it out to my e-ink screen, I get NaN, or garbage in the case of a text sensor.
This is, as you might say, frustrating.

matstace,
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Fixed it. Not sure how, apart from copying and pasting from code I found online (I have an inkling that I over-simplified previously, and it was updating the display before it had retrieved the data from home assistant).

Now (well, after work, obvs ;-) ) it's time to make it pretty.

matstace,
@matstace@mastodon.me.uk avatar

Mmmm, information radiators. Gotta love them.

(it would be remiss of me to not thank/credit @madelena for her Weatherman dashboard - https://github.com/Madelena/esphome-weatherman-dashboard/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file , which this is clearly a copy/paste/edit to my own taste of 😉)

matstace,
@matstace@mastodon.me.uk avatar

The cheap ikea picture frames have arrived, and my displays are almost ready to deploy - on in the house, and one in my office (I don't need a QR for my wifi, and the house doesn't need to know my office CO2)

Floppy,
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@matstace OMG I love these - what are the displays?

matstace,
@matstace@mastodon.me.uk avatar

@Floppy I'm using 7.5inch e-ink displays from Waveshare, powered by ESPHome running on the FireBeetle 2 ESP32-E, running code “inspired by" (aka blatantly copied/pasted/hacked about on) from https://community.home-assistant.io/t/use-esphome-with-e-ink-displays-to-blend-in-with-your-home-decor/435428

bodomenke,
@bodomenke@hessen.social avatar

@matstace Wow! What type of display are you using for this?

matstace,
@matstace@mastodon.me.uk avatar

@bodomenke Thanks, although I can't take too much credit. I very much “took inspiration" from here https://community.home-assistant.io/t/use-esphome-with-e-ink-displays-to-blend-in-with-your-home-decor/435428
They displays I'm using are Waveshare 7.5 inch v2 e-paper display, being driven by FireBeetle 2 ESP32-E microcontrollers running ESPHome.

bodomenke,
@bodomenke@hessen.social avatar

@matstace Thanks. Seems a bit too DIY for my time budget. 😂
Would be great if there could be a commercial of the shelf „ready-made“ product… 😉

mmu_man,
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@matstace nice QR 😄

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