• ESPHome
  • Home Assistant
  • prerelease
  • Sensor
Apollo Automation

Apollo H-1 Annual Holiday Ornament

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All three tiers are the same product and quantity, just different amounts donated. 100% of our profit is donated to local charities for this item.

Can be powered by USB or battery. CR123A rechargeable battery or 16340 battery not included and must be sourced separately. The CR123A must be rechargeable for the higher voltage.

$3,400 raised for charity! Wow! Thank you!

The Apollo H-1 is the first edition of our annual holiday ornament! It’s our way of saying thank you for your support and giving back to our community.

The H-1 ships pre-flashed with a basic firmware featuring three classic holiday tunes. Simply press the gold button on the back to play: one press for Sleigh Bells, two for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and three for Let it Snow. The LEDs light up to match each tune!

You can also integrate it with Home Assistant to unlock more features, such as changing the songs and LED effects, bluetooth proxy, and bluetooth tracking, flashing firmware from our page is required to add the wifi functionality here

How to use the H-1

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Charities in our state we'd like to support with the profit from H-1:

  • The Toy Chest
    • Supplies children in need with gifts and needed items
  • CASA of Lexington
    • Provides volunteers and resources to advocate on behalf of the best interest of children in the family court system due to abuse or neglect
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Fun holiday ornament!

  • Assembled sensor
  • A card with getting started instructions, including links to our documentation, open-source code, CAD models, and support
  • Apollo sticker

We hope to build a community on our Discord and continue delivering products the community wants. Our team will be there to help answer any questions, suggestions, or problems you might have.

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Please see our Apollo Wiki for more information.

Product Details

• Multi-functional Holiday Ornament: Pre-flashed with three classic holiday songs and vibrant LED effects.
• Easy to Use: Press the gold button on the back to cycle through songs: one press for Sleigh Bells, two for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and long press for Let it Snow.
• Home Automation Ready: Integrates seamlessly with Home Assistant for customizable LED effects, songs, and automation features. (Requires flashing with smart firmware)
• Flexible Power Options: Powered via USB or CR123A/16340 rechargeable batteries (batteries not included).
• Supports Local Charities: 100% of profits go to The Toy Chest and CASA of Lexington.

A perfect blend of holiday cheer, smart home integration, and community support!

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Spiros
Loved this, added a little extra magic to Christmas. Thanks team

A lovely idea that added some sparkle to the tree, got the kids interested in interactive toys and worked really well. Only issue was the wife getting a detached retina from rolling her eyes too much when it arrived. Oh well.

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Patrick D.
Great device for a great charity

Got the Christmas tree and have it set up. So much fun to play around with.

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Tom S.
Almost there...

After playing with the stock software, I wanted to be able to have the tree lit without the music & add it to Home Assistant, so I opted to flash the ESPHome software. Unfortunately, several attempts left me with the "minimal" version of the software with few options. When I tried to manually change the yaml file to the h-1 software, it would compile but the error came up that it didn't have enough memory to upload the full version. I ran it with the minimal, figuring/hoping that a software update would come for the full version. It dropped from my network a few times and wouldn't reconnect, and we had enough going on that I shelved it. I hope to pull it out again in a week or two and see what I can do with it.

On a positive note, I won the h-1 in the drawing that Apollo Automation did with the guys at the Hometech.fm podcast, which was great of all of them. They also shipped it fast so I was able to get it before Christmas.

It has overall been a positive experience, and I hope to get the issues ironed out soon.

Hi Tom,

Thank you for sharing your experience with the H-1 and for your thoughtful review. We’re sorry to hear about the challenges you faced with flashing the ESPHome software and connectivity, but we’re glad to hear you’ve had some positive experiences with it as well!

Unfortunately, ESPHome released an update that caused our software to exceed the 100% flash limit of the ESP32 chip we use, which led to the issue you encountered. This update took us by surprise as well. Trevor has since fixed the firmware and created an H-1 minimal YAML file (https://github.com/ApolloAutomation/H-1/blob/main/Integrations/ESPHome/H-1_Minimal.yaml). He also made it easier to play songs by adding buttons directly in the Home Assistant device entities page. We recommend reflashing the device with the updated configuration to see if that resolves the issue. Additionally, if you are comfortable editing the YAML, you can remove the esp32_improv component, which should allow it to compile and work.

Did you happen to reach out to our support team? We’re happy to assist further to ensure you have the best possible experience with your H-1.

We’re so glad you won the drawing with Hometech.fm and appreciate your patience as you work through the setup. Thanks again for your support, and we look forward to helping you get the H-1 running just the way you’d like.

Best,
Justin Bunton
Co-Founder | Community Lead
Apollo Automation

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