Do you know the air quality in and around your home?! This air quality sensor can be easily integrated with Home Assistant using an ESP8266 and ESPHome. The BME680 can measure air pressure, air quality, temperature and humidity!

The sensor measures VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) values in the air which allow you to conclude an IAQ (Index for Air Quality). This value tells you whether the air is polluted with potentially harmful elements such as Carbon Monoxide, Acetone and many other things found in household products.

BME680 Datasheet: https://www.mouser.com/datasheet/2/78...

ESPHome YAML Config on Gist GitHub: https://gist.github.com/letsautomaten...

I²C ESPHome: https://esphome.io/components/i2c.html

ESPHome MQTT Component: https://esphome.io/components/mqtt.html
ESPHome HTTP Request Component: https://esphome.io/components/http_re...

Time of flight sensor ESPHome documentation: https://esphome.io/components/sensor/...

Time of flight sensor Datasheet:
https://www.st.com/resource/en/datash...

00:00 Intro
01:16 Air Quality Index
01:38 ESP8266 & BME680 Wiring
03:01 I²C and ESPHome
04:28 ESPHome YAML Config Walkthrough
05:16 VL53L0X Time of Flight Sensor
05:53 Outro

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