Hi all, brand new to this forum and project, but have been building electronics and soldering for over 30 years. What does everyone recommend for the DIY Pro Indoor kit if I want to use a hardwired ethernet connection and leave WIFI turned off? Also, is there an optional module to measure formaldehyde (HCHO)?
I’m not sure if this is an ESPHome limitation, or a limitation of the ESP8266 itself, but looks like Ethernet is a nogo with it
Ethernet Component — ESPHome
You can search around for any other public options for Ethernet for an ESP8266, but you would have to modify the code for it yourself. I wouldn’t expect the AirGradient team to make that a priority, as wifi seems to be working just fine in most use cases.
For formaldehyde, there are some models of the PMS5003 sesnsor that includes a formaldehyde sensor, so it would be not a significant amount of work to add support for them yourself if you swap the entire sensor.
There is a thread in this forum asking about it for 3d Printing purposes, but if I remember right, with the PMS sensor method, the TVOC and formaldehyde levels tracked with each other, so may not truly measuring only formaldehyde
Thank you, very helpful!