Hey Guys,
Thought this is worth an update for this thread. Since there are so many variations of these cheap wifi plugs, the need for a better viable solution with OH has been lingering for way too long.
I have stumbled upon a great solution recently for these power plugs, but the same exact solution also works with many other cheap wifi devices, like switches/dimmers, light bulbs and a few others.
The concept of the solution is quite simple!
A quick and easy off the air firmware change for these devices with Tasmota firmware!
Benefits:
- Completely OTA firmware flashing. No need to open the device and solder anything to flash the new firmware.
- Using Tasmota firmware. If you are not familiar with it, it’s the most robust open source firmware to provide a simple and easy MQTT connectivity with OTA updates as well.
I cannot take credit for this, I just happen to stumble upon this solution and test it. Works great!
For a full list of compatible devices currently supported by this process, look here: Compatible devices · ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert Wiki · GitHub
This is the github repository with the code to enable this: GitHub - ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert: A collection of scripts to flash Tuya IoT devices to alternative firmwares
Here is a good YouTube video to show the process as well: https://youtu.be/O5GYh470m5k
Once you’re done with the firmware flashing on your device, in case anyone needs the referrence, here is a link with a good description of connecting Tasmota based devices with OH v2.4.
I hope this helps!