Changelog - Version 1.18.0 - 19th May 2021

BME680 via BSEC

b-parasite

SGP40

SHT4X

TCA9548A I²C Multiplexer

Grow Fingerprint Reader

It feels like I was just writing the release notes for 1.17 not long ago, so here’s to getting ESPHome going on a regular schedule.

Releases will be set for the 3rd Wednesday of each month, with a beta release starting 1 week earlier for those who would like to test that and help make sure it is stable.

Apart from a few new sensors, we now have built in support for External Components, check it out. Thanks @OttoWinter and @glmnet

Also now, an ESPHome device is able to connect to other BLE devices and become a BLE Client, reading sensors and controlling switches etc. You can read basic sensor values using the BLE Client Sensor component or use the data displayed in the logs to build a new native component that provides the sensors/switches/etc directly.

Jesse

New Integrations

esphome: Add I2CMultiplexer in general and the TCA9548A in special esphome#1410 by @andreashergert1984 (new-integration)
esphome: Add BME680 via BSEC integration esphome#1313 by @trvrnrth (new-integration)
esphome: Adds support for b-parasite soil moisture sensor esphome#1666 by @rbaron (new-integration)
esphome: Sgp40 esphome#1513 by @SenexCrenshaw (new-integration)
esphome: Add support for SHT4X esphome#1512 by @sjtrny (new-integration)
esphome: Add Grow Fingerprint Reader esphome#1356 by @loongyh (new-integration)
esphome: Support for TOF10120 distance sensor esphome#1375 by @wstrzalka (new-integration)
esphome: BLE client support on ESP32 esphome#1177 by @buxtronix (new-integration)
esphome: Implement external custom components installing from YAML esphome#1630 by @OttoWinter (new-integration)
esphome: Add sm2135 component esphome#1736 by @BoukeHaarsma23 (cherry-picked) (new-integration)

Breaking Changes

esphome: Raise minimum python version to 3.7 esphome#1673 by @OttoWinter (breaking-change)
esphome: Change wifi signal strength unit to dBm esphome#1734 by @mbo18 (breaking-change)
esphome: Use core constants for sample duration on bh1750 esphome#1764 by @yuvalabou (breaking-change) (cherry-picked)

Beta Fixes

docs: Update allowed characters for node names esphome-docs#1072 by @pkuehne (cherry-picked)
docs: Fix missed merge conflict esphome-docs#1155 by @jesserockz (cherry-picked)
docs: Replaced set_password with new_password esphome-docs#1157 by @PaulAntonDeen (cherry-picked)
esphome: Fix build issues for idf 4.2 (Support ESP32-S2) esphome#1433 by @misery (cherry-picked)
esphome: Upgrade the version of AsyncTCP-esphome to v1.2.2 esphome#1762 by @glmnet (cherry-picked)
esphome: Use core constants for sample duration on bh1750 esphome#1764 by @yuvalabou (breaking-change) (cherry-picked)
esphome: Add sm2135 component esphome#1736 by @BoukeHaarsma23 (cherry-picked) (new-integration)
docs: Add sm2135 component esphome-docs#1127 by @BoukeHaarsma23 (cherry-picked)
docs: Some clarification added to external components. esphome-docs#1165 by @mmakaay (cherry-picked)
esphome: Allow RC522 components to have multiple configurations esphome#1782 by @jesserockz (cherry-picked)

All changes

esphome: Add I2CMultiplexer in generel and the TCA9548A in special esphome#1410 by @andreashergert1984 (new-integration)
docs: Add i2c multiplexer esphome-docs#897 by @andreashergert1984
esphome: Add the display.is_displaying_page condition esphome#1646 by @numo68
docs: Add documentation for the display.is_displaying_page condition esphome-docs#1079 by @numo68
esphome: Add BME680 via BSEC integration esphome#1313 by @trvrnrth (new-integration)
docs: Add BME680 BSEC docs esphome-docs#793 by @trvrnrth
esphome: Fixed CustomComponentConstructor::get_component() esphome#1653 by @dataway
esphome: Bump pytest from 6.2.2 to 6.2.3 esphome#1663 by @dependabot[bot]
esphome: Bump protobuf from 3.15.6 to 3.15.7 esphome#1662 by @dependabot[bot]
esphome: Rewrite sun component calculations esphome#1661 by @OttoWinter
esphome: Raise minimum python version to 3.7 esphome#1673 by @OttoWinter (breaking-change)
esphome: Adds support for b-parasite soil moisture sensor esphome#1666 by @rbaron (new-integration)
docs: Adds docs for the b-parasite soil moisture sensor esphome-docs#1086 by @rbaron
esphome: mqtt_client: Added MQTTClientComponent::unsubscribe() esphome#1672 by @dataway
esphome: Disallow _ in node name esphome#1632 by @pkuehne
esphome: Receive long MQTT payload esphome#1590 by @gaco79
esphome: Daylight Saving Time spelling fix esphome#1677 by @dashdrum
esphome: Support custom build_flags for bme680_bsec esphome#1678 by @SenexCrenshaw
esphome: Add Arduino ESP32 version mapping esphome#1679 by @OttoWinter
esphome: Automate building and publishing of esphome-lint docker image esphome#1680 by @OttoWinter
esphome: Sgp40 esphome#1513 by @SenexCrenshaw (new-integration)
docs: sgp40 esphome-docs#985 by @SenexCrenshaw
esphome: Bump protobuf from 3.15.7 to 3.15.8 esphome#1682 by @dependabot[bot]
esphome: Implementing the remainder of GPS data for the GPS component. esphome#1676 by @coogle
docs: Updating docs for the gps component. esphome-docs#1094 by @coogle
esphome: Bump AsyncTCP-esphome to 1.2.1. esphome#1693 by @mmakaay
esphome: Revert “Bump AsyncTCP-esphome to 1.2.1.” esphome#1709 by @glmnet
esphome: Fix name_add_mac_suffix using _ instead of - esphome#1702 by @glmnet
docs: Update name_add_mac_suffix use dash esphome-docs#1111 by @glmnet
esphome: Add monochromatic effects: Pulse, Random esphome#1616 by @ferbar
docs: Add ‘pulse’ effect doc esphome-docs#1067 by @ferbar
esphome: Add support for SHT4X esphome#1512 by @sjtrny (new-integration)
docs: Add docs for SHT4X esphome-docs#1002 by @sjtrny
esphome: Addition of forward and reverse active energy counters to ATM90E32 sensor component esphome#1271 by @elyorkhakimov
docs: Add Atm90e32 energy docs esphome-docs#1120 by @jesserockz
esphome: Add Grow Fingerprint Reader esphome#1356 by @loongyh (new-integration)
docs: Add Grow fingerprint reader docs esphome-docs#835 by @loongyh
esphome: Support for TOF10120 distance sensor esphome#1375 by @wstrzalka (new-integration)
docs: Documentation for TOF10120 support esphome-docs#846 by @wstrzalka
esphome: Swap fan and swing fields for Fujitu ACs esphome#1635 by @alex-richards
esphome: BLE client support on ESP32 esphome#1177 by @buxtronix (new-integration)
docs: Ble client docs esphome-docs#702 by @buxtronix
esphome: Update email addresses esphome#1733 by @jesserockz
esphome: Ble client fixes esphome#1739 by @buxtronix
esphome: Fix #1940: Implement speed_count in TuyaFan esphome#1654 by @0x0a11c0de
docs: Add speed_count to tuya fan esphome-docs#1080 by @0x0a11c0de
docs: Fix mcp3008 reference esphome-docs#1131 by @jesserockz
esphome: Add Hyperion Support esphome#1339 by @d-two
docs: Add note about hyperion classic udp port esphome-docs#1135 by @jesserockz
esphome: Call Stepper::should_step_ every loop iteration esphome#1373 by @akonradi
esphome: Add support for controlling Tuya fan direction esphome#1409 by @rmounce
docs: Document Tuya fan direction datapoint esphome-docs#877 by @rmounce
esphome: Change wifi signal strength unit to dBm esphome#1734 by @mbo18 (breaking-change)
docs: Change wifi signal strength unit to dBm esphome-docs#1125 by @mbo18
esphome: Added an option to disable mDNS esphome#1716 by @dnetguru
docs: Added docs for enable_mdns option esphome-docs#1118 by @dnetguru
docs: add External components docs esphome-docs#1107 by @glmnet
esphome: Implement external custom components installing from YAML esphome#1630 by @OttoWinter (new-integration)
esphome: Update copyright year esphome#1760 by @bonanitech
docs: Fixed datasheet link for RC522 esphome-docs#1144 by @0nikola1
docs: Added receive for Fujitsu ACs esphome-docs#1037 by @alex-richards
docs: Update allowed characters for node names esphome-docs#1072 by @pkuehne (cherry-picked)
docs: Update docs: Add references to alternative ICs to HLW8012 and CSE7766 esphome-docs#902 by @kubik369
docs: Update pulse_counter.rst esphome-docs#1089 by @Chupaka
docs: Remove deprecated board_flash_mode from configuration example esphome-docs#1149 by @frenck
docs: Update deep_sleep.rst esphome-docs#1152 by @theOzzieRat
docs: Utalize pip3 for commands esphome-docs#1143 by @rradar
docs: FAQ page: Converting from “I” to “we” wording esphome-docs#1103 by @spacegaier
docs: thermostat min/max temperature clarification esphome-docs#1057 by @larsonmpdx
docs: Added compatibility notes esphome-docs#1033 by @Dezorian
docs: Specify format for BSSID entries. esphome-docs#1046 by @marcteale
docs: add font to usage example esphome-docs#1050 by @azrael783
docs: Fix missed merge conflict esphome-docs#1155 by @jesserockz (cherry-picked)
docs: Sample codeblock has incorrect variables esphome-docs#1156 by @jcallaghan
docs: Replaced set_password with new_password esphome-docs#1157 by @PaulAntonDeen (cherry-picked)
docs: pulse counter: Show how calculations are made esphome-docs#861 by @fredrike
esphome: Upgrade the version of AsyncTCP-esphome to v1.2.2 esphome#1762 by @glmnet (cherry-picked)
esphome: Fix build issues for idf 4.2 (Support ESP32-S2) esphome#1433 by @misery (cherry-picked)
esphome: Use core constants for sample duration on bh1750 esphome#1764 by @yuvalabou (breaking-change) (cherry-picked)
docs: Fix docs for inkplate esphome-docs#1158 by @NobodysNightmare
docs: Fixed wrong link in i2c_id esphome-docs#1163 by @petrepa
docs: Explain where to upload .ttf font files esphome-docs#1133 by @TheGroundZero
esphome: Add sm2135 component esphome#1736 by @BoukeHaarsma23 (cherry-picked) (new-integration)
docs: Add sm2135 component esphome-docs#1127 by @BoukeHaarsma23 (cherry-picked)
docs: Some clarification added to external components. esphome-docs#1165 by @mmakaay (cherry-picked)
docs: Add new disconnect reasons to the FAQ. esphome-docs#1129 by @mmakaay
esphome: Allow RC522 components to have multiple configurations esphome#1782 by @jesserockz (cherry-picked)
docs: Update max frequency esphome-docs#1172 by @bookcasey
docs: Update web-api id component esphome-docs#1168 by @meijerwynand
docs: Fix docker build failure esphome-docs#1179 by @martgras
docs: Update ifan02 example with new fan speed options esphome-docs#1177 by @workingmanrob
docs: Document missing use_address in Ethernet component esphome-docs#1176 by @xsnoopy
docs: Lambda over multiple lines. added esphome-docs#1173 by @klenaers
docs: changed LG example to existing, working code esphome-docs#1171 by @qqgg231
docs: GPIO Switch: simplify Momentary Switch example esphome-docs#1121 by @ianchi
docs: Added warning: GPIOs are LIVE in power measurement devices esphome-docs#583 by @CarlosGS