SwitchC6 ESPHome Component

The SwitchC6 component reads and controls a single-live-wire switch through ESP-NOW.

1. Component Overview

Item	Information
Product Name	SwitchC6
SKU	K140
Main Function	Single-live-wire switch control
Communication Interface	ESP-NOW
ESPHome Component	`m5stack_switchc6` (external component)
ESPHome Version Requirement	/

2. Component Description

Including the External Component

M5Stack External Component - m5stack_switchc6

Add the External component:

external_components:
  - source: github://m5stack/esphome-yaml/components
    components: [m5stack_switchc6]
    refresh: 0s 

ESP-NOW Configuration

Add the ESPNOW component:

espnow:
  id: espnow1
  auto_add_peer: true
  peers:
    - XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
  on_broadcast:
    - lambda: |-
        id(sw1).handle_broadcast(data, size); 

Notice

Enter the device ESP-NOW address here, for example - XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX.

Switch

Add the Switch component:

switch:
  - platform: m5stack_switchc6
    id: sw1
    name: "SwitchC6 Device 1"
    espnow_id: espnow1
    mac_address: "XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX"
    retry_count: 40
    retry_interval: 300 

Notice

When adding multiple devices, update both the ESP-NOW configuration and switch entries. For example:

espnow:
  id: espnow1
  auto_add_peer: true
  peers:
    - AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:01
    - AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:02
  on_broadcast:
    - lambda: |-
        id(sw1).handle_broadcast(data, size);
        id(sw2).handle_broadcast(data, size);

switch:
  - platform: m5stack_switchc6
    id: sw1
    name: "SwitchC6 Device 1"
    espnow_id: espnow1
    mac_address: "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:01"
    retry_count: 40
    retry_interval: 300
  - platform: m5stack_switchc6
    id: sw2
    name: "SwitchC6 Device 2"
    espnow_id: espnow1
    mac_address: "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:02"
    retry_count: 40
    retry_interval: 300 

3. Reference Example

After SwitchC6 communicates with the ESPHome gateway over ESP-NOW, switch entities appear in Home Assistant.

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