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how to install home assistant for Pi5M32 beginner guide - admin - 07-24-2026
1. make home assistant OS SD card or SSD disk for KinCony Pi5M32.
download https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/
2. enable i2c for home assistant.
Add files to enable I2C
In the root of the hassos-boot partition, add a new folder called CONFIG.
In the CONFIG folder, add another new folder called modules.
Inside the modules folder add a text file called rpi-i2c.conf with the following content:
i2c-dev
In the root of the hassos-boot partition, edit the file called config.txt at last add two lines to it:
dtparam=i2c_arm=on
dtoverlay=i2c1-pi5,pins_2_3
Note: if you using Windows OS computer, you can use "DiskGenius.exe" free software to modify the files. Because Linux format file not visable on windows OS.
3. install HACS addon
https://hacs.xyz/docs/use/download/download/#to-download-hacs-ossupervised
4. MCP23017 implementation for Home Assistant (HA)
https://github.com/jpcornil-git/HA-mcp23017
5. KinCony SSD1306 I2C Display implementation for Home Assistant
https://github.com/hzkincony/hass-ssd1306
6. KinCony ADS1115 ADC Sensor implementation for Home Assistant
https://github.com/hzkincony/hass-ads1115
7. config yaml for MCP23017, ADS1115
install "file edit" add-on for HA , then config configuration.yaml
https://www.kincony.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9664