![]() The KASA ones will connect up straight away. The easiest one to get going is TP-Link plugs as these work straight away with very little configuration.ĭo a quick search in your favourite store for ‘TP-Link smart plugs’ and you will see a list of them. These are plugs that you put on the end of a normal plug like a desk lamp and they then turn on and off.įor this, I will be buying plugs that will work in Ireland or UK, and the automation software I have picked is Home-Assistant (there will be a separate post about that later). The next thing we need is switch sockets. If this restarts and still have 8.1.0.2 as the version, try downloading the file and upgrading using the other option on the same page to upload a file. The plug will go off the network for about 2 minutes while it downloads and upgrades. Click on ‘Firmware-Upgrade’ to get to V9.2.xĪnd click upgrade. The firmware version will be 8.1.0.2 (this is what currently comes with the tuya-convert program. Give it a friendly name like Plug-01 and put a tick in the box that says ‘template’ (when you try the login user will be ‘admin’ and the password will be what you set here). You will need this to get back to this screen. Leave the ‘full topic’ as it is and click SAVE and Main menu.Ĭlick on Configuration and ‘Other’ and set a web admin password. I didn’t change this at the start and found multiple plugs going on and off each time I clicked on one in Home-Assistant. You should already know this as you set it up (see earlier post on MQTT).įor Topic – Give it a unique name. User and Password are for the MQTT user in Home-Assistant. Te IP address stays as ‘1883’.įor Client, give it a name like ‘Plug-01’. This is how you will link it to Home-Assistant.įor Host, enter the IP address of your control server. For the plugs I have, I found ‘GoSund SP1 v23 (55)’ works fine.Ĭlick Configuration and MQTT. If you cannot find anything lcose, go for ‘Generic (18)’. When you have its IP address, go to that address in your browser.Ĭlick configure Module and pick a plug type. It will be called tasmota-1234 or will be the one that has the shortest DHCP lease time (30 seconds or so). I do this by going to my router and looking at the ‘client list’. Tasmota-1234Įnter your Wifi name and password in the top two boxes (AP1 SSID and Password)įind the new plug on your wifi. When it is finished it will say ‘Do you want to flash another device’Ĭonnect to the new Wifi device form your phone. ![]() ![]() Wait 30-40 seconds for plug to be flashed. ![]() When plug is detected pick ‘flash with Tasmota.bin’ To put a plug in the right mode to flash it you normally press the on/off button for about 10 seconds. It is handy to open another window and see the log filesĪnswer the questions to say you are sure you know what you are doing. Now we install the bits of software it needs with Turn off WIFI by clicking on wifi symbol and disabling WIFI The first step is to make a plug reflasher.įor this, I used a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B V1.2 withĬonnect a network cable (or do this via console on device not on SSH) I purchased a set of generic plugs that work with the Smart-Life app : I wrote this post explaining why you might want to reflash your plugs. ![]()
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