ESPHome has removed the custom_component

[Vesa62]

ESPHome has removed the custom_component feature and now recommends using external components. This means you will need to create an external component for the LD2410.

[makerwolf]

this component is long obsolete because ESPhome ships with a tried and tested component for the LD2410 since a rather long time now ... https://esphome.io/components/sensor/ld2410.html

[Vesa62]

Thanks, makerwolf for your reply. I am a rookie with esp:s and github.
I found the article you have linked to but I could not get any sense with that. Eventually I found complete code (https://www.simplysmart.house/blog/presence-detection-ld2410-home-assistant#choosing-esp32-over-bluetooth), which worked with a few mods.

I need to learn how to get the device working by using the document you linked. All tips are appreciated.

[DerEmder]

this component is long obsolete because ESPhome ships with a tried and tested component for the LD2410 since a rather long time now ... https://esphome.io/components/sensor/ld2410.html

It is not. The software from this side works - the ESPHome code is a piece of crap - OTA does not work most of the times and any other funktionality gets extremely slow or even impossible. I was forced to use the ESPHome stuff and now my esp32cam doesn't work at all nor does OTA - I had to open the wall to reprogram the ESP32 via USB. Since that day I hate ESPHome updates (with breaking changes - and boy, do they break things.)

With the code from this project I had no problems whatsoever - CAM worked fine and OTA was working all the time.

I already posted that issue to the guys responsible - but even after a year nothing has changed. The code for LD2410 from the ESPHome site is still crap.