From 4b608fb782e3af0ede626e102c4ca868446c2095 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Otto Winter Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:33:59 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ESP32 BLE tracker flash note --- esphomeyaml/components/binary_sensor/esp32_ble_tracker.rst | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/esphomeyaml/components/binary_sensor/esp32_ble_tracker.rst b/esphomeyaml/components/binary_sensor/esp32_ble_tracker.rst index 62a16f493..30f5ef72b 100644 --- a/esphomeyaml/components/binary_sensor/esp32_ble_tracker.rst +++ b/esphomeyaml/components/binary_sensor/esp32_ble_tracker.rst @@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ the logs to see discovered Bluetooth Low Energy devices. # Example configuration entry for finding MAC addresses esp32_ble_tracker: -Using above configuration, first you should see a ``Starting scan...`` debug message at +After adding that to your configuration, you will need to re-flash the ESP32 over USB, as esphomeyaml +needs to repartition the flash memory of the ESP in order to allow for the increased firmware size that +the BLE stack requires. + +Using the configuration above, first you should see a ``Starting scan...`` debug message at boot-up. Then, when a BLE device is discovered, you should see messages like ``Found device AC:37:43:77:5F:4C`` together with some information about their address type and advertised name. If you don't see these messages, your device is unfortunately