Flashing Sonoff kit for use with Loxone

[Simon Still]

I've had mixed success with this.  I bought one of the plugs and successfully soldered on the headers, flashed it, and have it working.

Bought a second, flashed it, but could never get it visible on my network with the flashed firmware. Then bought an 'inline' sonoff switch and can't see that in my flashing software (which suggests my soldering might not have been up to scratch).  My furniture restorer wife has now burnt out my good soldering iron using it for something inappropriate so I'm a bit stuck.

Is there anyone out there with good soldering skills who would get my couple of Sonoffs working in exchange for a few pints?  

[David Wallis]

I can solder it

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[Jonathan Dixon]

Sorry it doesn't help with your immediate question, but for future purchases you might look at devices based on Tuya that are known to be OTA WiFi reprogrammable using tuya-convert. I've had 100% success with plugs and bulbs this way, no soldering required

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/recommended-plugs-bulbs-in-the-uk-for-tuya-convert/173036

https://github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert

My own soldering projects are about 80% successful, so not a service I'd willing offer!! 

It does sound like you now have a good excuse for a nice new T12 STM32 soldering iron from AliExpress. This definitely helped me on recent reworks.

Good luck :)

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[Duncan]

are you talking about 13A uk sockets  to be controlled over wifi with loxone?

if so, a no-solder no flashing alternative is to use the carcass of cheap wifi/iot 13A socket from amazon etc and replace the innards with a Shelly 1

these ones are big enough to take either a shelly 1 relay or a shelly dimmer for wifi controlled dimmable plugins upto 200W - they are screwed together, just cut off the wires from the circuit and put them into the shelly screw terminals

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compatible-Function-Wireless-Control-Required/dp/B07LFCSN18/ref=sr_1_82?dchild=1&keywords=wifi+socket&qid=1619967682&sr=8-82

[Duncan]

im fairly sure tuya have patched their software and tuya-convert doesnt work unless its running old firmware

[vampiris]

I am using Node-Red on a Raspberry Pi to send voice commands from one Echo Dot to Loxone. I had installed a Sonoff 4CH Pro R3 for my brother, so he can control his garden lights. Since we share the same wi-fi, I took the opportunity to play with my Raspberry Pi and a Node (sorry if I don't use the right term) called node-red-contrib-ewelink.  I experienced a lot of disconnections in the past, but since I made an update the Node-Red to version 1.2.9, I can confirm that is stable for 2 months now (maybe more). I have seen a delay from the time that I send the command to the time the app changes its state from 1 to 3 seconds.  I believe is an acceptable time delay for plugs and you don't have to flash or solder anything. Raspberry Pi is an extra cost, but Node-Red is a powerful tool.

[Simon Still]

I wasn't aware of the shelly stuff - good suggestion. 

Unfortunately only checked this thread AFTER seeing the Tuya Convert suggestions and buying a pair of GoSund wifi plugs from Amazon (which arrived this morning?!).  But from what you've said below sounds like a) these won't work as (with an 03/21 production date) they'll have locked firmware and b) as I'm a Mac only household/ (well, with  a bootcamp windows install on a MacBook) I'll need to dig out my old raspberry pi and see if I can get my head around linux again to even try.

Oh well, looks like another pair of wifi plug devices added to the 'no use to me' box....

[Jonathan Dixon]

Ah sorry I assumed you knew about Shelly and ruled it out due to not having UK plugs still.

I've found all tuya devices can be programmed fine over WiFi -they're very lax about updating the manufacturing lines up latest firmware. most important thing is try and convert them immediately and not to connect them to any app first as that might update them to block updates. I also scour Amazon reviews for prior reports of tuya-convert working mind you, and use the home assistant page for guidance.

 YMMV, good luck

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[John Verdicchio]

I've been using ESPEasy (https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/index.php/ESPEasy) with various Sonoff devices TH16, 4CH, basic. Talk to Loxone using UDP and have Loxone talk back using http// 

The TH16 is great to get temperature and/or humidity without paying silly money. Have one in an external waterproof case to keep track of my hottub temperature (not even switching anything). 

Issues I've seen:

1. ESPEasy doesn't like loosing the wifi signal - doesn't seem to rejoin the network once it drops the signal. Fix: have the Sonoff reboot itself every night (around 02:00) in the morning. That seems to have fixed my loose-of-Sonoff problems.

2. ESPEasy can't do over-the-air updates on Sonoff as the on-board ROM is rather small. But, once these devices are up and running I've not really had to worry about updates.

[Simon Still]

the first sonoff ESPEasy plug I soldered/flashed is in constant use and generally works fine.  Very rarely seems to miss an off command from Loxone. the other two devices I had no luck with and are sitting in the 'when I've got a wet day to waste' box.

I've got three Gosund plugs on the desk to try.  RaspPi OS installed again and updated so now waiting for another wet weekend