edwardtfn
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6 months ago
nextion_update_url: "https://my.external.domain:port/local/nspanel/nspanel_eu.tft"
Don't you have a http server available? ESP is quite problematic with https. Maybe something like nextion_update_url: "http://homeassistant.local:8123/local/nspanel/nspanel_eu.tft" could work.
More info at the wiki: https://github.com/Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint/wiki/(EN)-Common-Issues-TFT-Upload#2-http-instead-of-https
The UI does not offer the option to upload the custom *.tft file
You should find a "Upload TFT" button under Settings > Devices and Services > ESPHome and your device's page.
Please try to capture the ESPHome logs from the moment you press that button, so we will be able to see what is causing the issue.
Ra72xx
As this is the first time I flash an ESP32, excuse if this is a noob problem:
I have the NSPanel connected to my local computer. The connection works and I'm able to put the device into flashing mode. I tried several options to flash the device, both web-based and console-based, e.g.: https://esphome.github.io/esp-web-tools/ https://web.esphome.io/?dashboard_install https://github.com/Jason2866/ESP_Flasher/releases I am able to put generic Tasmota firmware onto the device with either of this tools. This works as I can e.g. then access the web access point offered by this firmwares. So my flashing setup is basically working.
BUT: I'm not able to flash the custom firmware offered by this project onto the device! I download the generated .bin file and try to use one of the above methods. The flash process finishes without any errors, but when I reboot the device (which seems to do several restarts then) I end up in an UI which seems to be the stock Sonoff UI and not something custom. I can, however, add blueprint and automation to Home-Assistant and am able to interact partially with the device (e.g. switching the relay contacts). The UI does not offer the option to upload the custom .tft file, but I can do this with the Home Assistant service call. This leads to several reboots and I end up with the stock (?) firmware again. I also tried to install the empty *.tft, which leads to even more reboots and finally again the stock (?) firmware.
I'm a bit at a loss, as I don't know even which part of the process is my problem: Have I flashed the custom firmware and am I missing only the *.tft, of has the flash failed completely and the device somehow restores factory defaults?
As the web flasher does not give any log output, here the output from ESP-Flasher console. The output seems to indicate that the device is indeed still running stock firmware. The process stops at the "Showing logs:" step and I have to unplug the device. Flashing with the web interface ends normally.
My current ESPHome configuration: