It is not usually necessary to reinstall the firmware. Only follow this procedure if you have a good reason to do so. Normally, you receive an update notification for the Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition software, just like any other Home Assistant update.
Reinstalling the firmware
Step 1
Connect the device to your computer
- Take a USB-C cable and connect the device to your computer.
- Open the ESPHome web installer page for Home Assistant Voice PE.
- Info: The web installer page is a tool that allows you to install firmware to your device.
- On the web installer page, select Connect and select the device from the list of USB devices.
- Select Connect again.
Step 2
Install the firmware
- Select Install and follow the wizard.
- When prompted, enter the credentials to your Wi-Fi network.
- If you have different SSIDs (Wi-Fi network names) for the 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz Wi-Fi networks, make sure you use the credentials for the 2.4 GHz network, as the device cannot connect to 5 GHz Wi-Fi networks.
- Congratulations! You have successfully reinstalled the firmware.
- Troubleshooting: If the reinstallation was not successful, try to reinstall the firmware from bootloader mode.
- To add the device to Home Assistant, follow the Getting started steps.