ESPHome v0.5.0

ESPHome component v0.5.0

• Installing firmware on several faders at once (e.g. Home Assistant's
  Update all) now updates each in turn, instead of refusing all but the
  first. A waiting fader shows as installing in Home Assistant and
  Update pending on its Status sensor. fader_buddy.update_firmware waits
  the same way, and its on_firmware_update_result fires when the update
  actually finishes.
• Packages firmware v1.5
• The Status sensor now shows self-calibration progress and its result -
  succeeded, failed (no travel found), or incomplete (endpoints found but the
  motor measurement was discarded, leaving default motor tuning) - so a run can
  be checked from Home Assistant without the logs. A fader whose motor has
  never been calibrated says so at startup.
• Breaking: text_sensor: platform: fader_buddy, deprecated since 0.3.0,
  is removed. A config still using it fails validation with instructions:
  delete the text_sensor: block and move any name:/icon: onto the hub's
  serial_number: key.

Firmware v1.5

Updated haptic control to use the same control system as remote moves, so calibration applies.

Version	1.5
Asset	fader_buddy_app_v1.5.bin
sha256	fb0e1f8a6c73e3ea8cef2b8ad7a9336b62903f62ed9a3137fbbb37ece7aab2cf
Tag	releases/firmware/v1.5

ESPHome v0.4.0

Moves firmware update functionality to the update platform, so firmware updates get surfaced as updates directly within Home Assistant

Screencast.from.2026-09-26.15-10-06.webm

Firmware v1.4

Version bump for testing I2C bootloader updates

Version	1.4
Asset	fader_buddy_app_v1.4.bin
sha256	520f219774fb17b3e875ca77cb7a49d06e047d219ec19d13240157dd7eeb5a10

Firmware v1.3

Initial bootloader-compatible app firmware release

Version	1.3
Asset	fader_buddy_app_v1.3.bin
sha256	e5f192e8cee97a866a59082b76ac9f49f562df2a45a45adb5ffa3c46efb2fce8

Electronics v1.3.2

Version 1.3.2 has no real changes but tweaks the panelization settings for bulk ordering (wider rails, fewer tabs with mousebites, and a backbone to make separation of the panel easier).

v1.3 is still recommended unless you need the panelization introduced in v1.3.1 and tweaked in v1.3.2

• Review
  • Schematic
  • Interactive BOM
  • PCB Packet
• Ordering (Configured for JLCPCB)
  • 1.6mm, any color, HASL lead-free
  • Gerbers
  • BOM csv
  • CPL (POS) csv

Advanced: panelized ordering (10 boards per panel)

• Ordering (Configured for JLCPCB) - when ordering, indicate the boards are panelized by the customer, 10 boards per panel
  • Untested panelized gerbers
  • Untested panelized BOM csv
  • Untested panelized CPL (POS) csv

Electronics v1.3.1

Version 1.3.1 has no real changes but adds panelized gerber/assembly support for bulk ordering (trivial change: 2 vias were moved inward by 0.75mm for clearance with mousebites).

v1.3 is still recommended unless you need the panelization.

• Review
  • Schematic
  • Interactive BOM
  • PCB Packet
• Ordering (Configured for JLCPCB)
  • 1.6mm, any color, HASL lead-free
  • Gerbers
  • BOM csv
  • CPL (POS) csv

Advanced: panelized ordering (10 boards per panel)

• Ordering (Configured for JLCPCB) - when ordering, indicate the boards are panelized by the customer, 10 boards per panel
  • Untested panelized gerbers
  • Untested panelized BOM csv
  • Untested panelized CPL (POS) csv

Electronics v1.3

Version 1.3 updates the electronics design files to Kicad 10 (from 8), and updates the back silkscreen to reflect the FaderBuddy project name.

• Review
  • Schematic
  • Interactive BOM
  • PCB Packet
• Ordering (Configured for JLCPCB)
  • 1.6mm, any color, HASL lead-free
  • Gerbers
  • BOM csv
  • CPL (POS) csv

Electronics v1.2

Version 1.2 is a minor update that fixes the BOM JLC part number for the ATtiny microcontroller, which previously referenced the ATtiny816 which is not compatible with this design (only 1 ADC, vs 2 in the 1616).

• Review
  • Schematic
  • Interactive BOM
  • PCB Packet
• Ordering (Configured for JLCPCB)
  • 1.6mm, any color, HASL lead-free
  • Gerbers
  • BOM csv
  • CPL (POS) csv

Electronics v1.1

NOT RECOMMENDED. BOM HAS AN ERROR

• Review
  • Schematic
  • Interactive BOM
  • PCB Packet
• Ordering (Configured for JLCPCB)
  • 1.6mm, any color, HASL lead-free
  • Gerbers
  • BOM csv
  • CPL (POS) csv