ESPresense v3 - Room level presence detection with ESP32 and Home Assistant

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Prerequisites
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ESP32 Development Board
- Amazon: (3 pack)
- Aliexpress: (30PIN microUSB)
- Aliexpress: (38PIN microUSB)
ESP32 Case with Home Assistant Logo to 3D-print:
- 30PIN microUSB
- 38PIN microUSB

Install Mosquitto Broker Add-on
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ESPresense Installation
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Click here to be redirected to the ESPresense Installation page.

How to track your Android Phone
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Install the Home Assistant Companion App

Install to be able to track your Android Phone with ESPresense

How to track your MiBand
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Notify & Fitness for Mi Band

Install to activate discoverability for your Mi Band if not present on the Zepp Life App

How to track your iPhone
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iOS Enroll flow

just add /ui to you ESPresense IP address

Follow the instructions on the screen to enroll your iOS device for Reliable BLE tracking

How to Create a Sensor
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config/configuration.yaml

sensor:
  - platform: mqtt_room
    device_id: "iBeacon:xxxxxxxx-xxxx"
    name: 'Oneplus7 BLE'
    state_topic: 'espresense/devices/iBeacon:xxxxxxxx-xxxx'
    timeout: 10
    away_timeout: 60

How to use it with a Device Tracker
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config/known_devices.yaml

oneplus7:
  hide_if_away: false
  name: OnePlus7
  mac:
  icon:
  picture:
  track: true

Automation to translate ESPresense Sensor to Device Tracker
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config/automations.yaml

alias: Update OnePlus 7 Device Tracker
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.oneplus7_ble
condition:
  - condition: template
    value_template: "{{ trigger.from_state.state != trigger.to_state.state }}"
action:
  - service: device_tracker.see
    data:
      dev_id: oneplus7
      location_name: |
        {% if trigger.to_state.state in ['livingroom', 'entrance', 'bedroom', 'bathroom'] %}
          home
        ## Erase the next two lines if you don't want to use the not_home state     
        {% elif trigger.to_state.state == 'not_home' %}
          not_home
        {% else %}
          unknown
        {% endif %}
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