Phil Grant

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Hi, You can take any MQTT sketch example and use it so that it sends the message and then just remember to set GPIO16 to switch off the supply when...

thematrixincendies Thanks for the detailed explanation, the main reason for the high resistance of the potential divider network is to reduce the quiescent current drain on the battery as it...

Hmmm, ESPHome is a good idea but I'm not really experienced with ESPHome, all I've done is to set up an ESP Wemos D1 as a light level sensor. Without...

As it stands, version5 cannot be used inthe deep sleep mode as GPIO16 isn't connected to the reset pin so it can't wake itself up, the whole idea behind version...

Yes that should work although I don't know enough about ESPHome to say it will work but it probably will.

Thanks, that's right deep sleep isn't needed with V5 as it powers down completely. ESP Home may be possible but I don't know enough about ESP Home to try it...

I asked the question on the home assistant forum about adding ESPHome Link to my post [HA Forum](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/esp-home-door-sensor-with-my-own-module/506004/3)

> thanks . i tried with esphome which takes nearly 7-9 secs to boot and send data. i would say mqtt is much better than esphome but espnow is the...

Hi, Some pointers to help:- - make sure you use an FTDI flasher that supplies 3.3v - make sure the tx and rx are connected the right way FTDI rx...