Data Collection Components for Total Solar Eclipse using ESPHOME and Home Assistant

magnetometer.yaml

esphome:
  name: "magnetometer"
  friendly_name: "magnetometer"

esp32:
  board: seeed_xiao_esp32c3
  variant: esp32c3
  framework:
    type: arduino

# Enable logging
logger:
  level: DEBUG
  
# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
  encryption:
    key: "[private]"

ota:
  password: "[private]"

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "Magnetometer Fallback Hotspot"
    password: "[private]"

captive_portal:

i2c:
  sda: GPIO6
  scl: GPIO7
  scan: true
  id: bus_a

time:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: homeassistant_time

sensor:
  - platform: qmc5883l
    id: magnetometer
    address: 0x0D
    field_strength_x:
      name: "X Axis"
      id: magnetometer_x
      filters:
        delta: 1.0
    field_strength_y:
      name: "Y Axis"
      id: magnetometer_y
      filters:
        delta: 1.0
    field_strength_z:
      name: "Z Axis"
      id: magnetometer_z
      filters:
        delta: 1.0
    heading:
      name: "Heading"
    range: 800uT # Need to test with 800
    oversampling: 512x
    update_interval: 60sec

  - platform: wifi_signal # Reports the WiFi signal strength/RSSI in dB
    name: "WiFi Signal dB"
    id: wifi_signal_db
    update_interval: 60s
    entity_category: "diagnostic"

  - platform: copy # Reports the WiFi signal strength in %
    source_id: wifi_signal_db
    name: "WiFi Signal Percent"
    filters:
      - lambda: return min(max(2 * (x + 100.0), 0.0), 100.0);
    unit_of_measurement: "Signal %"
    entity_category: "diagnostic"  

  - platform: uptime
    name: "Uptime"
    update_interval: 60s
    entity_category: "diagnostic"

binary_sensor:
  - platform: template
    name: "High Speed Update"
    id: high_speed_update
    lambda: |-
      return id(high_speed_update).state;

  - platform: status
    name: "Connectivity Status"
    id: connectivity_status
    device_class: connectivity

switch:
  - platform: template
    name: "High Speed Update Switch"
    restore_mode: ALWAYS_OFF
    lambda: |-
      return id(high_speed_update).state;
    turn_on_action:
      - binary_sensor.template.publish:
          id: high_speed_update
          state: ON
      - logger.log: High Speed Update Switched On
    turn_off_action:
      - binary_sensor.template.publish:
          id: high_speed_update
          state: OFF
      - logger.log: High Speed Update Switched Off

interval:
  - interval: 100ms # Need to test with subsecond intervals
    then:
      - if:
          condition:
            lambda: 'return id(high_speed_update).state;'
          then:
            - component.update: magnetometer

text_sensor:
  - platform: version
    name: "Version"
    icon: mdi:cube-outline