[gentoo-user] "EZ mode" vs "AP mode"

the...@sys-concept.com

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Jan 12, 2022, 1:50:04 PM1/12/22

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What kind of routers work with "EZ mode"

Recently I was plying with a wifi light switch and couldn't get "EZ mode" to work with my Asus router.

AP mode, worked but for this to work phone's Bluetooth and Personal Hotspot need to be turn ON (during configuration); and the switch manual did not mentioned it.

ka...@aspodata.se

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Jan 13, 2022, 6:50:04 AM1/13/22

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Thelma:

I don't know what you're talking about, but this is what I found doing
a simple search.

https://support.cesmarthome.com/en/support/solutions/articles/44000568556-connecting-to-the-wi-fi-smart-dimmer-switch-how-to-put-device-in-pairing-mode-ez-and-ap-mode-

https://dazzblingproducts.com/troubleshooting/

Regards,
/Karl Hammar

William Kenworthy

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Jan 13, 2022, 7:40:04 AM1/13/22

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EZ mode is the smart dev acting as an accesspoint for the controlling
phone app to connect - so it cant in that mode connect to anything
else. To reflash the firmware with something friendlier you can use EZ
mode to flash esphome onto tuya devices using tuya-convert via a
raspberry pi (needs to be a 32 bit OS ... I am using gentoo but is a lot
easier with raspian).

Tonight I decided to flash esphome onto some "brilliant smartplugs" but
it isnt connecting - its a frustrating process :( but the apps usually
work ok ... after multiple goes.

BillK

Neil Bothwick

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Jan 13, 2022, 8:30:04 AM1/13/22

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On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:38:48 +0800, William Kenworthy wrote:

> Z mode is the smart dev acting as an accesspoint for the controlling
> phone app to connect - so it cant in that mode connect to anything
> else. To reflash the firmware with something friendlier you can use EZ
> mode to flash esphome onto tuya devices using tuya-convert via a
> raspberry pi (needs to be a 32 bit OS ... I am using gentoo but is a
> lot easier with raspian).
>
> Tonight I decided to flash esphome onto some "brilliant smartplugs" but
> it isnt connecting - its a frustrating process :( but the apps usually
> work ok ... after multiple goes.

The tuya and similar devices used the esp8266 chipset, so you could flash
them with tasmota/espurna/esphome. Now they are switching to different
chipsets and none of the previous flashing methods will work.

--
Neil Bothwick

If such a program has not crashed yet, it is waiting for a critical moment
before it crashes.
-- Murphy's Computer Laws n\xB06

William Kenworthy

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Jan 13, 2022, 8:50:03 AM1/13/22

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On 13/1/22 21:29, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:38:48 +0800, William Kenworthy wrote:
>
>> Z mode is the smart dev acting as an accesspoint for the controlling
>> phone app to connect - so it cant in that mode connect to anything
>> else. To reflash the firmware with something friendlier you can use EZ
>> mode to flash esphome onto tuya devices using tuya-convert via a
>> raspberry pi (needs to be a 32 bit OS ... I am using gentoo but is a
>> lot easier with raspian).
>>
>> Tonight I decided to flash esphome onto some "brilliant smartplugs" but
>> it isnt connecting - its a frustrating process :( but the apps usually
>> work ok ... after multiple goes.
> The tuya and similar devices used the esp8266 chipset, so you could flash
> them with tasmota/espurna/esphome. Now they are switching to different
> chipsets and none of the previous flashing methods will work.
>
>

I am hoping this is not the case (supposedly these are still flashable)
- Ive just discovered my current problem is my tuya-convert install is
broken.

BillK