Weatherman Dashboard for ESPHome

I have multiple dashboards around my apartment and they display different information depending on the context. Since this is placed near the front door, it contains concise information for what's outside with a homey style to match the rest of the wall.

This is part of the ecosystem for my Home Assistant configuration.

Hardware

• Waveshare 7.5" e-Paper Screen - 480x800 display resolution
• Waveshare Universal e-Paper Driver Board with ESP32
• Ikea RIBBA Picture Frame 5"x7"
• Legrand 3 Way Switch + USB
• Micro USB Thin Ribbon Cable
• Angled USB Thin Ribbon Cable

Software

• ESPHome
• Home Assistant running on a Raspberry Pi as a remote server

Installation

1. No soldering is required since the e-Paper driver board was integrated into the ESP32 board. All I needed to do was to connect the e-Paper screen to the driver board, and then connect the driver board to the USB socket on my light switch.
2. Copy /fonts, /images, and weatherman.yaml to your /.config/esphome folder.
3. Integrate the content of sensor.yaml to your Home Assistant template configuration YAML file.
4. Install HA-GTFS-RT to your Home Assistant using HACS.
5. Once booted, flash weatherman.yaml the ESP32 board using ESPHome.
6. Enjoy!

Data Sources

• Metno Hourly Weather Forecast HA integration
• Goodservice.io API
• GTFS-RT Custom Component

References

Here are some other repos that I referenced from:

• https://github.com/DeastinY/esphome-waveshare-e-paper-dashboard
• https://github.com/savikko/smarthome

Weatherman is a reference to the song Blame it on the Weatherman by B*Witched. If you're late to your date because of this, blame it on the Weatherman.