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Connect to Home Assistant

Connect to Home Assistant Wirelessly via BLE Improv

Your Satellite1 arrives pre-flashed from the factory and will boot into BLE improv mode with white sparkling LEDs. Follow the steps below to connect to Home Assistnat via Bluetooth.

  • Open Home Assistant App

    Tap "Add" next to your Sat1 device (contains last 6 of device MAC address): Open Home Assistant on your iPhone or Android device with Bluetooth enabled. Navigate to "Settings -> Devices & Services" and tap "Add" next to your discovered Sat1 device.

  • Configure WiFi credentials

    Type in your 2.4ghz network credentials: Type in your 2.4 Ghz WiFI credentials and click "Connect".

  • Authorize the WiFi connection

    Click action buttons On the Sat1 HAT, press the right "Action button" to give authorization.

  • Continue to next steps

    Tap "Continue" after successfull Wifi connection: Tap "Continue" after successful Wifi connection.

  • Add the Sat1 to ESPHome

    Tap "Ok" to begin setting up ESPHome: Tap "Ok" to begin setting up ESPHome.

  • Select Sat1 device to add

    Tap the name if your Sat1 device and then tap the "Submit" button: Tap the name of your Sat1 device and then tap the "Submit" button.

  • Checking updates

    The Wizard will pull down the most recent Sat1 Firmware: The Wizard will pull down the most recent Sat1 Firmware.

  • Test Wake Word detection

    The Wizard will ask you to say the Wake Word twice: The Wizard will ask you to say the Wake Word twice.

  • Select Area

    Type the Area this Sat1 falls in: Select the Area that you Sat1 belongs in.

  • Configure Sat1

    Stick with the default or change the wake word, conversation agent, and voice: Stick with the default or change the Wake word, Assistant, and Voice.

Success

You have connected your Satellite1 to Home Assistant!

Warning

After completing the Wizard, do NOT click to add the Sat1 to ESPHome again. Simply refresh and this will go away. After completing the Wizard, do NOT click to add the Sat1 to ESPHome again. Simply refresh and this will go away.

Understanding the ESPHome User Interface

Once your Sat1 is connected to Home Assistant you should familiarize yourself with all the server-side settings you may want to change:

  • Select Sat1 device from list

    esphome device list Inside your Home Assistant, head over to "Settings -> Devices & Services -> ESPHome" and click on your Sat1 device.

  • Explore Sat1 settings

    top esphome device top esphome device Understand all the features of your Sat1 device.