Board selection & config
Pick transport (USB/OTA), name your device, choose a board profile. The wizard validates pin conflicts before compilation.
ESPHome & Hardware
Hardware onboarding is part of the product.
ELARIS includes an ESPHome installer with board profiles, YAML generation, compile/flash flow, and OTA peripheral injection. No external tools needed.
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Add peripheral OTA
Add sensors to existing devices without rebuilding the full YAML. The platform reads the existing YAML, injects the new peripheral at the right position, validates pin conflicts, and pushes OTA. Supports 16+ types including I2C (BME280, INA219, CCS811) and UART/RS485 (MH-Z19, PZEM-004T).
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Pending IO after report
After a successful OTA update, the device publishes its config to MQTT. New peripherals from the config land in Pending IO automatically — ready for approval, naming and module mapping.
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Board-aware validation
Pin conflict detection, strapping pin warnings, reserved pin rules. Each board profile defines its own pinRules (reserved, inputOnly, noPullup, flashPins, strapping). The validator catches mistakes before they reach the device.
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Managed device overlay
Devices can be marked as "managed" with a custom MQTT topic root. The YAML importer automatically generates the MQTT overlay (discovery, state publishing, command routing). Native ESPHome topics are filtered to prevent ghost entries.
Board profiles
Board profiles define everything.
Each board profile is a JSON file in src/esphome/catalog_profiles/ that defines pinouts, I2C buses, PCF8574 mappings, entity defaults and supported peripherals. Profiles are auto-seeded into the database on startup.
KinCony KC868-F16
ESP32-S3, 16CH relay, 16DI, 4AI, Ethernet W5500, RS485. PCF8575 I2C expanders. Removable relay terminals.
KinCony KC868-F24
ESP32-S3, 24CH relay, 24DI, Ethernet W5500. PCF8575 I2C expanders. Industrial-grade board for large installations.
KinCony KC868-F8 / F32
8CH and 32CH variants. Same profile system, different capacity. All support USB flash and OTA updates.
KinCony KC868-A6v3
ESP32-S3, 6CH relay, 6DI, 2AO (0-10V via DAC), RS485, RS232. PCF8574 I2C expanders. DS3231 RTC.
KinCony KC868-B4 / B24
Battery-powered and large I/O variants. Profile-driven configuration with the same installer flow.
Generic boards
No profile? Go generic. The wizard validates real pin input intelligently and generates clean YAML for any ESP32 board.
Next hardware step
Modbus is the next major integration.
ELARIS already handles RS485/RS232 sensors through ESPHome. Modbus (RTU/TCP) will open the door to VFDs, power meters, PLCs and industrial devices — all landing in the same entity + module workflow.
Short term
More board profiles, cleaner peripheral templates, stronger field validation and A6v3 AO (analog output) support.
Next major layer
Modbus RTU/TCP support for broader integration with controllers, meters and industrial-style devices.
Longer term
Broader hardware bridges that still land in the same entity registry and module mapping workflow.