https://blog.insanegenius.com/tag/tasmota/Recent content in Tasmota on Pieter Viljoen's BlogHugoenThu, 10 Sep 2020 18:16:57 +0000https://blog.insanegenius.com/2020/09/10/tuya-to-tasmota-to-esphome/Thu, 10 Sep 2020 18:16:57 +0000https://blog.insanegenius.com/2020/09/10/tuya-to-tasmota-to-esphome/<p>This is a summary of my experience, and the exact steps I followed, to convert cheap <a href="https://www.tuya.com/">Tuya</a> based WiFi smart plugs to <a href="https://esphome.io/">ESPHome</a> for <a href="https://www.home-assistant.io/">Home Assistant</a> integration.</p> <p>I am a novice when it comes to ESPHome, and I pieced information together from various great sources:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert">Tuya Convert project</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://esphome-configs.io/guides/tuya-convert/">ESPHome Tuya Convert guide</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://esphome.io/guides/migrate_sonoff_tasmota.html">ESPHome migrating from Tasmota guide</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://esphome-configs.io/devices/">ESPHome Config device templates</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://templates.blakadder.com/">Blakadder device templates</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.digiblur.com/2020/01/tuya-convert-23-update-flash-tuya.html">DigiblurDIY Tuya Convert guide</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://frenck.dev/calibrating-an-esphome-flashed-power-plug/">Frenck power plug calibration guide</a>.</li> </ul> <p>My goal was to use <a href="https://github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert">Tuya Convert</a>, for it allows over the air firmware conversion, and no physical disassembly and firmware programmer wiring is required. Unfortunately I found that many currently shipping versions of plugs that apparently used to work no longer work, possibly contributed to by Tuya <a href="https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota/issues/6434">switching</a> from ESP82xx to Realtek chips. The model numbers and physical appearance of the plugs did not change, making it difficult to predict what you will get if you buy now.</p>