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State of the Dimmer - Tasmota Dimmer Updates

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The Martin Jerry, Lesim and OG Oittm Dimmers are covered from usage, firmware changes, Home Assistant configuration templates, and other differences.  The three WiFi dimmers I use in my home for local control with MQTT and no reliance on the cloud. Martin Jerry Dimmer Lesim Dimmer Oittm/Lopoo/Moes Dimmer digiDIM Tasmota Fork

Smart Laundry Notifications with a Sonoff S31 & Home Assistant

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Make your Laundry Smarter with our favorite smart plug, the Sonoff S31 , and Home Assistant with Voice Notifications when the Washer and/or Dryer are finished.  Easy power monitoring and automations with this step by step tutorial of the setup. Sonoff S31 Soldering Iron Station Helping Hands(as shown) Better Helping Hands 0.015 Solder Female Jumper Wires USB FTDI for Flashing Tasmota Backlog (modify to your values) backlog ssid MyWiFiz; password SooperSekret; mqtthost 192.168.1.5; mqttuser me123; mqttpassword 123that; powerretain 1; topic SNF-Washer; sensorretain 1; poweronstate 1; friendlyname SNF-Washer; teleperiod 60 Home Assistant Config Sample & Automations: (configuration.yaml)  sensor:   - platform: mqtt     name: "Dryer State"     state_topic: "hass/state/dryer"     icon: mdi:tumble-dryer   - platform: mqtt     name: "Washer State"     state_topic: "hass/state/washer"    ...

Part 2 - How to Expand Tasmota/Sonoff Devices with the I2C Protocol - MCP23017 GPIO Expansion - I²C

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Part 2 of 2 - How to Expand Tasmota/Sonoff Devices with the i2c protocol.  Adding the powerful MCP23017 Chip to expand your ESP8266 device with 16 additional input/output pins.  We cover a few scenarios of advanced rules with the chip combined with rules for publishing other sensors to MQTT. Parts Used in this Video: NodeMCU MCP23017 GPIO Expansion BME280 Temp/Humidity/Pressure SHT31 Temp/Humidity Breadboard and Jumper Wires ADS1115 4 Channel Analog Input Female Jumper Wires PIR Motion AM312 Sensor - https://amzn.to/2DhrkpA or https://amzn.to/2F7P9lE   Tasmota Supported Sensors https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/Sensors-Supported-by-Tasmota Rules and Commands used in the videos: https://www.digiblur.com/2018/11/part-1-of-2-how-to-expand-tasmotasonoff.html CP2102 USB Drivers: https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers Precompiled Tasmota Bin with ADS1115 and MCP23017 i2c Enabled: https://...

Part 1 - How to Expand Tasmota/Sonoff Devices with the I2C Protocol - I²C

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Our first part of the I2C (I²C) sensor expansion with Tasmota. Add multiple sensors with minimal GPIO pin usage with a wide array of sensors on the market.  Add additional GPIO pins, LUX, Humidity, Pressure, Gas, Etc. Parts Used in this Video: NodeMCU MCP23017 GPIO Expansion BME280 Temp/Humidity/Pressure SHT31 Temp/Humidity Female Jumper Wires PIR Motion AM312 Sensor ADS1115 4 Channel Analog Input Breadboard and Jumper Wires Tasmota Supported Sensors https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/Sensors-Supported-by-Tasmota CP2102 USB Drivers: https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers Precompiled Tasmota Bin with ADS1115 and MCP23017 i2c Enabled: https://github.com/digiblur/Sonoff-HydraBasic-Tasmota/raw/master/tasmota_6307_1m_i2c_sensors.bin MCP23017 Console Commands Used: sensor29 0,5 sensor29 1,5 sensor29 8,5 sensor29 0,T sensor29 1,T sensor29 8,T sensor29 3,2,0 sensor29 2,2,0 MCP23017 Rul...

We were doing it live! Catch the Replay of the Full Smart Switch Teardown and a new Dimmer.

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Two switches shown in the video: Martin Jerry Switch Martin Jerry Dimmer Did a rather short (sarcasm) live stream showing the process to break open the smart switch, identify features, flash tasmota, setup the template, etc. It was my first time doing this switch model and first time doing the real live stream. I also showed the bonus of the very cool new dimmer switch I've been working with on and off. It's very close and works out of the box right now as it is with a few Tasmota rules. Had a lot of fun and let me know if you'd like to see more of these (hopefully shorter next time!)

3-Way KULED Smart Switch Tips & Tricks with Tasmota

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We are showing additional tips and tricks on the KULED WiFi Smart Switch; 3-Way Config, Long Press Actions to control other devices, LED Control, and LED Dimming.  Learn how to use Tasmota rules with the various configurations in your projects. Watch the previous video of how to flash the KULED Smart Switches as we are setting them in a 3-way configuration!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nX90vhAniQ Parts List (to flash Tasmota): KULED SmartSwitch (2 Pack) USB FTDI Adapter(for Flashing, set jumper to 3v3 - NOT 5 volts) Male Headers Jumper Wires

Best WiFi Smart Switch? - Flash Tasmota on the KULED Smart Switch

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The KULED WiFi Smart Switch unboxing and Tasmota firmware flashing tutorial.  These switches have been welcomed by many as an easy solution to their smarthome projects. Can it replace a Sonoff Switch?  You be the judge. One of the easiest devices to flash, with NO soldering!  Don't forget to set your flashing adapter to 3.3 volts! Parts List: KULED SmartSwitch (2 Pack) USB FTDI Adapter(for Flashing, set jumper to 3v3 - NOT 5 volts) Male Headers Jumper Wires Verify your header layout is the same as pictured, some switch variants have labels the layout is different. HomeAssistant Binary Sensor Config YAML - platform : mqtt name : " KuLED Test " state_topic : " stat/KULED-1/POWER " command_topic : " cmnd/KULED-1/POWER " availability_topic : " tele/KULED-1/LWT " qos : 1 payload_on : " ON " payload_off : " OFF " payload_available : " Online " payload_not_available : ...

Sonoff Basic Expansion Mod - Buttons, PIR Motion Sensors, Tasmota Rules and more!

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The Sonoff Hydra-Basic with two capacitive touch buttons and a PIR motion sensor.  Break into the powerful Rules of the Tasmota firmware and control more than one light/function with a Sonoff Basic. Parts List: Sonoff Basic USB FTDI Adapter(Sonoff Flashing) Male Headers AM312 PIR Sensor Capacitive Touch Button Jumper Wires Fuses (optional but recommended) DrZzs video on step by step how to flash a Sonoff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMiP9Ku71To Tasmota Rules Commands Used: backlog switchmode1 3;switchmode2 1;switchmode3 1 rule1 on switch2#state=1 do publish cmnd/S20Beta/POWER TOGGLE endon rule1 on rule2 on switch3#state=1 do publish HydraBasic/PIR/state YES endon on switch3#state=0 do publish HydraBasic/PIR/state NO endon rule2 on rule3 on switch3#state=1 do publish cmnd/TuyaDimTest/Dimmer 75 endon on switch3#state=0 do publish cmnd/TuyaDimTest/Dimmer 25 endon rule3 on HomeAssistant Binary Sensor Config YAML - platform : mqtt name : " HydraBasi...

Finally! A Tasmota WiFi Dimmer Smart Switch

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Looking for a MQTT WiFi Dimmer Switch that works with Tasmota for local control that works with HomeAssistant and many other home automation solutions?  Check out this dimmer smart switch here on Amazon - Oittm Dimmer Switch .  If they don't ship to your country/area try this variant here on Amazon. This is a 1 gang US sized WiFi dimmer smart switch with Tasmota firmware! No cloud or internet necessary.  All local control. The WiFi controller is an ESP8266 chip ready to be flashed with Tasmota firmware.  I've coded the serial communications necessary into the Tasmota firmware and compiled the firmware for you. Flash with a standard USB ESP8266 capable flasher device.  Do NOT connect it to mains power while flashing.  Flashing this device will void the warranty, do so at your own risk! Firmware - https://github.com/digiblur/TuyaDimmer-Tasmota/raw/master/TuyaDimmer_Tasmota_6216.bin Or you can snag one of the latest nightly builds here: htt...