ESPHome example for an ambient light sensor with some smoothing / throttleling but overall low delay

ambient_light.yaml

esphome:
  name: $devicename
  platform: ESP8266
  board: d1_mini


substitutions:
  devicename: ambient-light-sensor
  friendly_name: "Ambient Light Sensor"

logger:
  esp8266_store_log_strings_in_flash: false

mdns:
  disabled: true
  

api:
  encryption: 
    key: !secret api_key-ambient-light-sensor

ota:
  password: !secret ota_password_ambient-light-sensor

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password
  manual_ip:
    static_ip: 192.168.8.27
    gateway: !secret wifi_gateway
    subnet: !secret wifi_subnet
    dns1: !secret wifi_dns1
    dns2: !secret wifi_dns2
  fast_connect: true
  reboot_timeout: 5min


i2c:
  sda: D1
  scl: D2
  scan: true
  id: bus_a

sensor:
  - platform: tcs34725
    i2c_id: bus_a
    red_channel:
      name: "$friendly_name Red Channel relative"
      accuracy_decimals: 2
      filters:
        - exponential_moving_average:
            alpha: 0.05
            send_every: 2
            send_first_at: 2
        - or:
          - throttle: 10s
          - delta: 0.5
    green_channel:
      name: "$friendly_name Green Channel relative"
      accuracy_decimals: 2
      filters:
        - exponential_moving_average:
            alpha: 0.05
            send_every: 2
            send_first_at: 2
        - or:
          - throttle: 10s
          - delta: 0.5
    blue_channel:
      name: "$friendly_name Blue Channel relative"
      accuracy_decimals: 2
      filters:
        - exponential_moving_average:
            alpha: 0.05
            send_every: 2
            send_first_at: 2
        - or:
          - throttle: 10s
          - delta: 0.5
    clear_channel:
      name: "$friendly_name Clear Channel"
      accuracy_decimals: 5
      filters:
        - exponential_moving_average:
            alpha: 0.05
            send_every: 2
            send_first_at: 2
        - or:
          - throttle: 10s
          - delta: 0.5
    illuminance:
      name: "$friendly_name Illuminance"
      accuracy_decimals: 2
      filters:
        - exponential_moving_average:
            alpha: 0.05
            send_every: 2
            send_first_at: 2
        - or:
          - throttle: 10s
          - delta: 0.2
    color_temperature:
      name: "$friendly_name Color Temperature"
      accuracy_decimals: 2
      filters:
        - exponential_moving_average:
            alpha: 0.05
            send_every: 2
            send_first_at: 2
        - or:
          - throttle: 10s
          - delta: 0.5
    gain: 1x
    integration_time: 101ms
    #integration_time maximum: 614ms (don't use this for an outdoor sensor!)
    glass_attenuation_factor: 1.0
    address: 0x29
    update_interval: 1s    

output:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: D3
    id: white_led
    inverted: false
  
light:
  - platform: binary
    output: white_led
    name: "$friendly_name White LED"