DIY ESPHome Scale - Get Alerts when it's time to refill!

DIY ESPHome Scale - Get Alerts when it's time to refill!

#ad Thanks to PCBWay for making my beautiful design possible !! (https://www.pcbway.com)

Since we moved into this n=house we have a water descaler, I am always struggling with refilling the salt. So I had to come up with a solution and this was a good way to further develop my skills with pcb designing and solving an everyday problem. You can use this for many other applications or make this into a is a bed occupied sensor.

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Parts used:
Screw connectors: https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/S...
Pin headers: https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/P...
10uF 0603: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_opJ...
100nF 0603: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_opJ...
1uF 0603: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_opJ...
S8550: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ool...
100mOhm resistor 1206: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ond...
1k resistor 1206: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ond...
Hx711: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_olE...
Loadcells: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ood...
Seeed Xiao ESP32C3: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dm4...

Files:
Gerber files:   / diy-esphome-122181636  
Bin and YAML files:   / diy-esphome-bin-122178702  
STL files:   / diy-esphome-3mf-122177978  

Equipment:
Soldering iron Kurtz-Ersa I-con nano MK2: https://ts.kurtzersa.com/electronics-...
BQ building plate: https://biqu.equipment/collections/fo...

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:09 Sponsor
0:13 the problem
0:46 the idea
1:30 designing the scale
3:54 printing the scale
5:11 time to solder
6:56 assembly time
12:33 cleaning up
13:48 install esphome - the scale firmware
14:06 calibrate the scale
16:11 quick installation
16:33 add the scale to home assistant
16:57 create automations
17:45 the result
19:23 Patrons