* New light transformer implementation
* Fixed missing ; in the code, thanks Jos!
* Removed backward compatibility code for v1.20.x (because there were too many other changes that broke the build, and for which creating a work-around was not feasible).
* Fixed duplicate api section in the example.yaml (thanks @badbroechten\!) and updated the example to not use an underscore in the hostname.
* Prepare for release

* Added OTA progress to the example.yaml.
* Updated the changelog for the ota progress support in the example.yaml.
* Implemented front_panel.set_level action for easier control of the slider LEDs.

* Document the newly found per-LED option of the front panel.
* Implement front panel HAL layer support.
* Implement actions for the output component to be able to control the LEDs.

* Updated documentation for 1.18.0 release with external components support.

* Moved example.yaml to the root dir, in line with the recommendations from the ESPHome external components guide.

* Normalized the version numbering for ESPHome references.

* Fixed the styling of the example.yaml references.

Co-authored-by: Maurice Makaay <mmakaay1@xs4all.net>

Co-authored-by: Maurice Makaay <mmakaay1@xs4all.net>

As I found out by just trying it out, the debug pad for GPIO2 can be used for I/O purposes. I managed to hook up a microwave presence sensor to the debug pad, with great success. The documentation is updated with that new knowledge.

Explained the need for a custom platform package for arduino-esp32 in the technical information.

Documentation and binary sensor code quality improvements.