diff --git a/docs/products/ESPHome-Starter-Kit/modules/breakout-addons/sen65-air-quality-sensor.md b/docs/products/ESPHome-Starter-Kit/modules/breakout-addons/sen65-air-quality-sensor.md index e5e0e841b3..26641db61a 100644 --- a/docs/products/ESPHome-Starter-Kit/modules/breakout-addons/sen65-air-quality-sensor.md +++ b/docs/products/ESPHome-Starter-Kit/modules/breakout-addons/sen65-air-quality-sensor.md @@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ The SEN65 takes two components in your device config: the I2C bus it talks on, a ![](/assets/esphome-device-builder-add-sen6x-component.gif) +Want a single air quality number on top of the individual readings? Add the AQI component too, see [NowCast AQI](#nowcast-aqi) below. + ??? note "What the SEN65 YAML does" Adding the SEN6x component, plus an AQI sensor for the [NowCast AQI](#nowcast-aqi) below, gives you a config like this: @@ -135,7 +137,12 @@ The SEN65 takes two components in your device config: the I2C bus it talks on, a ### NowCast AQI -Comparing µg/m³ values across PM1, PM2.5, PM4, and PM10 gets fiddly. The AQI component folds your PM2.5 and PM10 into a single 0-500 number that maps to the categories in the table above: bigger is worse. Add it in Device Builder pointed at your SEN65's PM2.5 and PM10 sensors. +Comparing µg/m³ values across PM1, PM2.5, PM4, and PM10 gets fiddly. The AQI component folds your PM2.5 and PM10 into a single 0-500 number that maps to the categories in the table above: bigger is worse. + +1. In Device Builder, click **Add Component** and select the AQI component. +2. Set **Calculation Type** to **AQI**, or **CAQI** if you're in Europe. +3. Pick your SEN65's PM sensors in the **PM 10 0** and **PM 2 5** dropdowns. +4. Enter `NowCast AQI` for the **Name**, then click **Add** and flash the device. !!! tip "Rename the entity to NowCast AQI"