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AS-ESP32-S3 won't initialize - scottq - 03-19-2026
I just purchased a AS-ESP32-S3 device to act as a voice assistant for my Home Assistant. When I received the unit, something inside it was rattling around loosely - like something had broken inside. Not sure if that's ultimately important or not.
When I plugged the device into the HA server, all of the lights turned blue and a tone built up in about 3 steps to a steady tone. The tone continued without stopping for as long as I had the device plugged it (up to 15 minutes, when I unplugged it). It doesn't seem to me that it was flashed with any new firmware as described in this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-KsrZjFljY
While the tone was sounding, I did try to configure the device in my home assistant. I selected "Add Device", saw ESPHome and selected it, and was presented with a modal asking for the host ip address, which I provided. I got a "Unable to connect to the ESPHome device. Make sure the device's YAML configuration includes an 'api' section." as shown in the attached screenshot. I have no way to access any YAML that the device might be using since I can't access the device and can't do anything with it in Home Assistant.
What do I do to get this thing working?
Scott
RE: AS-ESP32-S3 won't initialize - admin - 03-19-2026
https://www.kincony.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7232
RE: AS-ESP32-S3 won't initialize - scottq - 03-20-2026
(03-19-2026, 08:43 PM)admin Wrote: https://www.kincony.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7232
This does not help. As I noted, the buzzing tone never stops and it seems that the firmware is never flashed. And again - I am not experiencing the problem as is shown in the YouTube video I provided above - in that video it seems that the new firmware is flashed very quickly and without disruption.
Were I to follow your thread, where would I put the YAML file? Directly on the filesystem via the File Editor? If so where do I put it?
RE: AS-ESP32-S3 won't initialize - admin - 03-20-2026
install esphome on home assistant, then create yaml paste our code.
RE: AS-ESP32-S3 won't initialize - scottq - 03-21-2026
(03-20-2026, 11:42 PM)admin Wrote: install esphome on home assistant, then create yaml paste our code.
As shown in my first post, I can't install it b/c whatever YAML it's trying to use doesn't have an `api` section... it's like a race condition.
RE: AS-ESP32-S3 won't initialize - admin - 03-21-2026
post your yaml file at here.
RE: AS-ESP32-S3 won't initialize - scottq - 03-23-2026
(03-21-2026, 11:40 PM)admin Wrote: post your yaml file at here.
I don't know where you expect me to get the YAML from since I can't see the device, can't add the device, can't create an integration - see screenshots below. I don't know where I'd put one either. I believe this device is defective since it apparently won't flash and the test firmware never finishes its test.
RE: AS-ESP32-S3 won't initialize - admin - 03-23-2026
you should download eshome yaml file to esp32 firstly.
here is yaml: https://www.kincony.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=6890
RE: AS-ESP32-S3 won't initialize - scottq - 03-25-2026
(03-23-2026, 10:19 PM)admin Wrote: you should download eshome yaml file to esp32 firstly.
here is yaml: https://www.kincony.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=6890
ok. The problem was that I had not installed the ESPHome add-on. I don't recall reading or seeing (in the "setup" YouTube video) that this step was necessary. Once I installed the add-on then I was able to get it working.
I now the see the comment earlier on this thread "install esphome on home assistant, then create yaml paste our code." but I thought that meant to install an integration, which I wasn't able to do.
Thanks for the continued help.
RE: AS-ESP32-S3 won't initialize - admin - 03-25-2026
ok, good.