Currently PlatformIO is the default development environment for Peripheral Stations.
If you do not know which Platform IO firmware to use, then ESPHome is recommended as a general purpose firmware with good integration to the Device Node in your Private Cyberspace.
Other supported firmwares are listed here:
ESPHome was designed with Home Assistant (Device Node) in mind, so it has better integration than other firmwares with it.
Tasmota, ESPeasy, ESP-Link and ESPurna are great firmwares and are SUPPORTED, so there is generally NO NEED to migrate to ESPHome.
Depending on your application, they all have some advantages and disadvantages over ESPHome and each other.
However, for those who wants to move to ESPHome when their application allows, we have also included some information on migration from them to ESPHome.
Great for web cam.
Great for web based control.
Great for remote on-off switch control.
Great for serial terminal access.
Great for touch displays with use of LVGL.
ESP-Now is a protocol defined by Espressif.
Some examples of using esphome to make http requests
http get and http put
globals:
- id: nanoState
type: bool
binary_sensor:
- platform: gpio
pin:
number: GPIO0
mode: INPUT_PULLUP
inverted: True
id: button_1
on_press:
then:
- lambda: |-
HTTPClient http;
http.begin("http://192.168.1.74:16021/api/v1/myauthtoken/state/on");
http.GET();
id(nanoState) = http.getString()[9] == 't';
- http_request.send:
method: PUT
url: http://192.168.1.74:16021/api/v1/myauthtoken/state
headers:
Content-Type: application/json
json: |-
root.createNestedObject("on");
root["on"]["value"] = !id(nanoState);
verify_ssl: false
source: Parse http_request.get - #9 by CFreitas - ESPHome - Home Assistant Community
LVGL (Light and Versatile Graphics Library) is a free and open-source graphics library providing everything you need to create an embedded GUI with easy-to-use graphical elements, beautiful visual effects and a low memory footprint.