BLE Component

The esp32_ble component in ESPHome sets up the Bluetooth LE stack on the device so that a BLE Server can run.

Warning

The BLE software stack on the ESP32 consumes a significant amount of RAM on the device.

Crashes are likely to occur if you include too many additional components in your device’s configuration. Memory-intensive components such as Voice Assistant and other audio components are most likely to cause issues.

# Example configuration

esp32_ble:
  io_capability: keyboard_only

Configuration variables:

  • io_capability (Optional, enum): The IO capability of this ESP32, used for securely connecting to other BLE devices. Defaults to none.

    • none - No IO capability (Connections that require PIN code authentication will fail)

    • keyboard_only - Only a keyboard to enter PIN codes (or a fixed PIN code)

    • display_only - Only a display to show PIN codes

    • keyboard_display - A keyboard and a display

    • display_yes_no - A display to show PIN codes and buttons to confirm or deny the connection

  • enable_on_boot (Optional, boolean): If enabled, the BLE interface will be enabled on boot. Defaults to true.

ble.disable Action

This action turns off the BLE interface on demand.

on_...:
  then:
    - ble.disable:

Note

The configuration option enable_on_boot can be set to false if you do not want BLE to be enabled on boot.

ble.enable Action

This action turns on the BLE interface on demand.

on_...:
  then:
    - ble.enable:

Note

The configuration option enable_on_boot can be set to false if you do not want BLE to be enabled on boot.

ble.enabled Condition

This Condition checks if BLE is currently enabled or not.

on_...:
  - if:
      condition: ble.enabled
      then:
        - ble.disable:
      else:
        - ble.enable:

The lambda equivalent for this is id(ble_id).is_active().

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