ESPHome ESP8266 Nyambungake Fisik menyang Pandhuan pangguna Piranti

Integrasi piranti basis ESPHome menyang Control4. ESPHome minangka sistem open-source sing ngowahi mikrokontroler umum, kayata ESP8266 lan ESP32, dadi piranti omah cerdas liwat konfigurasi YAML sing prasaja. Piranti ESPHome bisa disetel, dipantau, lan dikontrol nggunakake a web browser, Asisten Ngarep, utawa platform liyane sing kompatibel. Pembalap iki ngidini ngawasi lan ngontrol piranti ESPHome kanthi lancar saka sistem Control4 sampeyan.

Requirements Sistem

Kontrol4 OS 3.3+

Fitur

Komunikasi jaringan lokal ora mbutuhake layanan awan
Real-time updates from all supported entities exposed by the device
Supports encrypted connections using the device encryption key
Dhukungan Pemrograman Variabel

Kompatibilitas

Piranti sing Diverifikasi
Pembalap iki umume bisa digunakake karo piranti ESPHome, nanging kita wis nyoba kanthi ekstensif karo piranti ing ngisor iki:

ratgdo – Pandhuan Konfigurasi

If you try this driver on a product listed above, and it works, let us know!

Didhukung ESPHome Entitas

Persiyapan Instalasi

Only a single driver instance is required per ESPHome device. Multiple instances of this driver connected to the same device will have unexpected behavior. However, you can have multiple instances of this driver connected to different ESPHome devices.

Setelan Cloud DriverCentral
If you already have the DriverCentral Cloud driver installed in your project you can continue to Driver Installation.

This driver relies on the DriverCentral Cloud driver to manage licensing and automatic updates. If you are new to using DriverCentral you can refer to their Cloud Driver documentation kanggo nyetel.

Instalasi Driver

Driver installation and setup are similar to most other IP-based drivers. Below is an outline of the basic steps for your convenience.

Download paling anyar control4-esphome.zip saka DriverCentral.
Extract and install the esphome.c4z, esphome_light.c4z, lan esphome_lock.c4z sopir.
Use the “Search” tab to find the “ESPHome” driver and add it to your project.

Select the newly added driver in the “System Design” tab. You will notice that the Cloud Status reflects the license state. If you have purchased a license it will show “License Activated”, otherwise “Trial Running” and remaining trial duration.
You can refresh license status by selecting the “DriverCentral Cloud” driver in the “System Design” tab and perform the “Check Drivers” action.

Konfigurasi ing Setelan piranti with the connection information.
After a few moments the Driver Status will display “Connected”. If the driver fails to connect, set the Log Mode property to “Print” and re-set the IP Address field to reconnect. Then check the Lua output window for more information.
Once connected, the driver will automatically create variables and connections for each supported entity type.

To control lights and/or locks, use the “Search” tab to find the “ESPHome Light” and/or “ESPHome Lock” driver. Add one driver instance for each exposed light or lock entity in your project. In the “Connections” tab, select the “ESPHome” driver and bind the light or lock entities to the newly added drivers.

Setup Driver

Properties driver

Setelan Cloud

Status Awan
Displays the DriverCentral cloud license status.
Nganyari otomatis
Turns on/off the DriverCentral cloud automatic updates.

Setelan driver

Status Driver (mung diwaca)
Nampilake status driver saiki.

Driver Version (read-only)
Displays the current version of the driver.
Log Level [ Fatal | Error | Warning | Info | Debug | Trace | Ultra ] Sets the logging level. Default is Info.

Log Mode [ Off | Print | Log | Print and Log ] Sets the logging mode. Default is Mati.

Setelan piranti

Alamat IP
Sets the device IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.30). Domain names are allowed as long as they can be resolved to an accessible IP address by the controller. HTTPS is not supported.

Cathetan: If you are using an IP address, you should ensure it will not change by assigning a static IP or creating a DHCP reservation.

Pelabuhan
Sets the device port. The default port for ESPHome devices is 6053.

Authentication Mode [ None | Password | Encryption Key ]
Selects the authentication method for connecting to the ESPHome device.

ora ana: No authentication required.

Sandi: Use a password for authentication (see below).

Kunci enkripsi: Use an encryption key for secure communication (see below).

Sandi
Shown only if Authentication Mode is set to Password. Sets the device password. This must match the password configured on the ESPHome device.

Kunci Enkripsi
Shown only if Authentication Mode is set to Encryption Key. Sets the device encryption key for secure communication. This must match the encryption key configured on the ESPHome device.

Info piranti

Name (read-only)
Displays the name of the connected ESPHome device.

Model (read-only)
Displays the model of the connected ESPHome device.
Manufacturer (read-only)
Displays the manufacturer of the connected ESPHome device.

MAC Address (read-only)
Displays the MAC address of the connected ESPHome device.
Firmware Version (read-only)
Displays the firmware version of the connected ESPHome device.

Tindakan Driver

Reset Sambungan lan Variabel

Pènget: This will reset all connection bindings and delete any programming associated with the variables.

Reset sambungan driver lan variabel. Iki migunani yen sampeyan ngganti piranti ESPHome sing disambungake utawa ana sambungan stale utawa variabel.

ratgdo Guide Konfigurasi

Pandhuan iki menehi instruksi kanggo ngatur driver ESPHome kanggo karya karo piranti ratgdo kanggo kontrol lawang garage liwat relay ing Control4 Composer Pro.

Tambah Relay Controller Driver
Tambah driver pengontrol relay sing dikarepake menyang proyek Control4 ing Composer Pro.

Properties Relay Controller
Piranti ratgdo mbabarake entitas "Cover" ing ESPHome, sing peta menyang fungsi controller relay ing Control4.

Jumlah Relay
Piranti ratgdo nggunakake konfigurasi multi-relay kanggo kontrol lawang garage. Ing Composer Pro, sampeyan kudu ngatur setelan relay kaya ing ngisor iki:

Set to 2 Relays (Open/Close) or 3 Relays (Open/Close/Stop)
- The ratgdo device uses separate commands for opening and closing the garage door
- If your ratgdo firmware supports the “stop” command, configure for 3 relays to enable the stop functionality. If you are not sure, you can look at the ratgdo connections in Composer Pro to see if the “Stop Door” relay is available.

Konfigurasi Relay

Setel kanggo Pulsa
- ratgdo uses momentary pulses to trigger the garage door opener, similar to a wall button press

Wektu Pulsa

Set all relay pulse times to 500 (standar)
- This is the duration the relay will be activated

Relay Walik

Set all invert relay properties to Ora (standar)

Hubungi Debounce

Set all contact debounce times to 250 (standar)
- This helps prevent false flapping of the garage door state sensors

Kontak Walik

Set all invert contact properties to Ora (standar)

Example Properties
Kanggo referensi, punika exampSifat-sifat pengontrol relay ing Composer Pro:

Sambungan Relay Controller

Relay

Bukak: Connect to the ratgdo’s “Open Door” relay
Tutup: Connect to the ratgdo’s “Close Door” relay
Mungkasi: Connect to the ratgdo’s “Stop Door” relay, if available

Hubungi Sensor

Kontak Tertutup: Connect to the ratgdo’s “Door Closed” contact
Kontak dibukak: Connect to the ratgdo’s “Door Open” contact

Example Sambungan
Kanggo referensi, punika exampbabagan carane sambungan kudu katon ing Composer Pro:

Pemrograman
You can create programming in Control4 to:

Open/close the garage door based on events
Monitor the garage door state
Set up notifications for garage door status changes
Create custom buttons on touchscreens and remotes

Example: Creating a Still Open Alert

Using the “Still Open Time” property from the relay controller driver:

Set the “Still Open Time” to your desired duration (e.g., 10 minutes)
Create a programming rule that triggers when the “Still Open” event fires
Add actions to send notifications or perform other tasks

Entitas Tambahan
Depending on your ratgdo device, firmware, and its capabilities, there may be additional entities exposed by the ESPHome driver. These can come as additional connections or driver variables.

Please refer to ratgdo’s documentation for more information on specific entities: https://ratgdo.github.io/esphome-ratgdo/webui_documentation.html

Informasi pangembang
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Dhukungan
If you have any questions or issues integrating this driver with Control4 or ESPHome, you can contact us at driver-support@finitelabs.com or call/text us at +1 949-371-5805.

Changelog

v20250715 - 2025-07-14

Tetep: Ndandani bug sing nyebabake entitas ora bisa ditemokake nalika nyambungake

v20250714 - 2025-07-14

Ditambahake: Added support for encrypted connections using the device encryption

v20250619 - 2025-06-19

Ditambahake : Added ratgdo specific documentation

v20250606 - 2025-06-06

Ditambahake :Initial Release

FAQ

What devices are compatible with this driver?

This driver is compatible with any ESPHome device, with extensive testing done on ratgdo devices. If you try it on anyother device and it works, kindly inform us for verification.

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