Most tuya compatible products can be modified in similar ways.

That idea has crossed my mind a bunch of times. The biggest issue is that I'm not sure my daughter fully understands what warrants pressing an "I need help" button. She does have an echo dot in her room now and she knows how to use the "drop in" feature for intercom. We've told her to only drop in if she REALLY needs help, but she occasionally drops in because she "heard a noise that was noisy", or something along those lines :)

Good points. I was trying to show that the soldering could be done without any extra tools to make it more accessible to beginners.

how you configured the GPIO's? also on an d1 mini i want to put a relay, a button to control the relay and a reed switch. i've succed only if i configured the button as '17 button1'(i wanted to be configured as a switch, because of switchmode options) and the reed switch as'10 switch2'. did you succed to configure the button as a switch?

No its not! Do you not agree that the most important topic is ELECTRICAL SAFETY especially when a child is involved??? I see you and him fast to show people to just "Tazmotize" these things, and they are not even UL rated! You should not be encouraging people with no electrical backgrounds to take on projects like this. In the video, "just buy a soldering iron, and tie on to a board that carries mains voltage with little wires through a little hole of the device on the floor of your daughters bedroom" without even a word about electrical safety? That doesnt sound like "Well Done!" to me. Did ANYONE even pay attention to see if these little wires you solder on running out of the device are referenced to the mains? I remind you a Sonoff is not a finished enclosure. I suggest you read this thread: community.home-assistant.io/t/sonoff-safety/28636/2 and this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btOqaNZ0ptyocY0.html Your video on the Sonoff RF bridge with the RF sensor would be a much safer and sensible idea for such a project.

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@@JodBronson Certainly not. The proper word is also writing, not "writings". It is a singularia tantum.

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Being an atheist please go ahead and do that, and see how things work out for you.

Yes, PIR is supported by tasmota also.

The reed switch is magnetic, but it reports a binary value (on/off). I think you are thinking of a hall effect sensor. The ESP8266 has a single analog pin but it isn't broken out on sonoff devices. Maybe you'd be better off with a nodeMCU or D1 mini and a relay board?

Amen brother.

I actually use “KEY” as GPIO14 to connect the reed switch with ground... but I can have the sensor to change from open to close (In Home Assistant, neither to decouple from controlling the relay. I’m using the Sonoff R2, but I follow all the instructions as directed. Everything else seems to work fine. Any suggestion will be very appreciated

What are you using to supply the low voltage?

A Chinesium 5V switching power supply, and an LM3117 linear regulator. ESP12Fs tends to draw current in spikes, so add a 100uf. That's barely adequate, so check yours with a scope while the ESP is transmitting and receiving.

Juan MTech made a good video on themes this week: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ab6gl5erp5jJgoE.html

Templates aren't easy for me either. I made one work once... once.

You're using the new version of the sonoff basic? If so I'd recommend using the RX pin which is GPIO3. GPIO2 sucks.

@@TheHookUp Yes. I'm using the new version. I'll rewire using GPIO3 instead. Thanks for the quick response!

AND the wires to the reed switch are LIVE to the mains. The insulation on common reed switches is not up to mains, only 12V

Yes, they are 110-240v so they should work anywhere.

You can just hook the door sensor up to TX or rx, it works the same, just change the setting in tasmota.

@@TheHookUp Works like a champ.. not sure what i did wrong before posting, however double checked everything and it works great! Now i can add sensors to each of the house entry doors and tie them into the sonoff's... great add to the functionality of the sonoff.. thanks

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Also interested in an answer on this question. Didn't do enough research and now on the R3, there isn't a GPIO14. What to do ?

Yes, that will happen by default if you do not decouple the switch by changing the switchTopic

@@TheHookUp Thanks!

Correct, but they are not linked together. The Sonoff is just doing two tasks, independent from one another.

The Hook Up that’s pretty nifty!

Do you have one of the new versions of the sonoff? You can tell because there are two large black wires inside instead of the normal solder traces for N and L.

I have one of the older ones, heavy solder on the PCB lands.

did you add the binary sensor to your yaml?

yes, added a binary sensor (under binary_sensors.yaml)

Switched to ESPHome, problem resolved

Google WiFi before, unifi now.

Just add a second switch

I use google WiFi and IFTTT to see when her ipad connects and disconnects from the home network.

@@TheHookUp ahh, so in theory it could still be getting used had the wifi been turned off but screen still on?

Yeah, but basically nothing works on her ipad without the network, so I'm not too concerned about that.

You can do either. For momentary on just set Pulsetime.

I’ve only known about these things for a week and now I want to make everything in my house smart. And I only learned about them because I wanted to hook up myq to a BFT control board and found out myq was subscription based and only works with certain models of liftmaster products. This seemed silly to me so I set out to prove my coworker wrong only to find out he was right. Then I found a video about the sonoff sv. I instantly knew I could use these devices and possibly a great many of them so I bought 4 to play with and another 4 basics. I already have my overhead garage door on a sonoff sv, my coffee maker is on a standard sonoff for the schedule function on ewelink, today I’m wiring an old electric strike from a job that still works well to the pedestrian door on my garage with a sonoff sv. If that works well, I’m going to get a new assa abloy electric strike for my back door. And I’m just getting started. From work I got my hands on some really high quality wired outdoor reed switches for gates or overhead doors that I really want to wire into one of these WiFi switches, that will then notify me of the door being opened or left open. The only thing holding me back is I don’t have a computer, so I’m a little leery about trying to flash or using the more complex home automation programs....really I don’t want to buy more components that will end up on a shelf if I’m not sure about it. I know, should just try and see how deep I can get, either way I will learn something. Thank you for sharing your knowledge it is helping me a lot

I think it was s feature added after this video. Try making the switch "switch2" instead of "switch1"

No, the contact us wired as a switch so it sends commands not states (a relay would send a state).

@@TheHookUp Okay, makes sense, thanks.

What generates the pwm signal for speed control normally?

This is the video you need. Follow the steps starting around 5:00

@@TheHookUp Hello! First off all thanks for your reply. In you case you are using the sensor to tigger the fan. I just want to use HA to show the sensor status (open or closed). I con't want to tigger any relay. I will try again, thanks.

I read all the comments. Your statement that "sonoff has no isolation from the mains" is not correct. Sonoffs, especially the R2 have very decent mains isolation. An arc-short event caused by a significant power surge could cause mains to jump into the low voltage area, but it is pretty unlikely.

This will work with a shelly ONLY in 12v mode. Do not try it in AC mode.

@@TheHookUp Thanks! What gpio would you use to get the sensor on a shelly in 12v? Wanted to replace a sonoff

I believe the sonoff mini has mains referenced voltage on the GPIO, so I wouldn't recommend it.

I've found the actual magnetic reed switches to be extremely weatherproof, so assuming you have a weatherproof box to mount the sonoff it should still work well. I use a nodeMCU to monitor my gates.

If you use tasmota, you'll need a hub like home assistant to control them remotely.

Did you input the commands at 5:40 in the video?

Yup! Made sure those commands were run. Now does it make a difference if let's say my device name is gdoor and I also have my switchtopic name as gdoor?

@@neilsidhu9200 yes, the switchtopic must be different than the device name.

Ok that may have been the issue then as I had both names the same. I have changed my switchtopic to garagedoor now and will test in the morning as it will make too much noise now. Thanks for your help and will report back tomorrow

@@TheHookUp Do this look correct? I have cut this out of my console: ::WHEN I OPEN:: 01:07:26 MQT: stat/gdoor/RESULT = {"POWER":"ON"} 01:07:26 MQT: stat/gdoor/POWER = ON (retained) 01:07:27 MQT: cmnd/garagedoor/POWER2 = ON (retained) 01:07:27 MQT: stat/gdoor/RESULT = {"POWER":"OFF"} 01:07:27 MQT: stat/gdoor/POWER = OFF (retained) ::WHEN I PRESS CLOSE:: 01:08:17 MQT: stat/gdoor/RESULT = {"POWER":"ON"} 01:08:17 MQT: stat/gdoor/POWER = ON (retained) 01:08:18 MQT: stat/gdoor/RESULT = {"POWER":"OFF"} 01:08:18 MQT: stat/gdoor/POWER = OFF (retained) 01:08:28 MQT: cmnd/garagedoor/POWER2 = OFF (retained) ::MY YAML:: - platform: mqtt name: garage state_topic: "cmnd/garagedoor/POWER2" command_topic: "cmnd/gdoor/POWER" qos: 1 retain: false payload_open: "ON" payload_close: "ON" payload_stop: "ON" state_open: "OPEN" state_closed: "CLOSE" optimistic: false I am using NODERed for the state as well

I think you can choose a custom amount and non recurring

Tried it tonight. Custom is also recurring :-(

He uses homeassistant which is the biggest smart home open source project I gives you one place to control everything in your home. The home assistant community (im on there) is super helpful. He talks about Tasmota this is a replacement firmware for sonoffs firmware and generally most guys flash Tasmota onto any sonoff gear this gives you better control over the device and makes it easy to integrate with home assistant.

@@LlamaOates Thanks for the info. When you say homeassistant, is it the google's home assistant App for Android?

No that is Google Home which has many limitations but is used in conjunction with www.home-assistant.io so you program all your iot through home assistant as the master control panel and can link your Google Home and minis so you have voice control as well. home-assistant doesn't have an android app. It is an operating system that needs to be installed in its own area like windows. Most people start out by buying a raspberry pi+ coz its simplest way to install on low power always on device. home assistant community is full of help you won't find a great deal on KZfaq.

@@LlamaOates Oh thank you for the explanation. I still want my Sonoffs to be controlled via Android or iphone App. If homeassistant runs on windows or in RPi, I therefore have to make my own Android App. Or maybe An App embedding a web browser with address bar hidden. I presume homeassistant is IoT web browser. I will look into that. But I will still appreciate if you expound further regarding my concern that I have just mentioned. Thanks in advance.

It is accessed via browser. On Android Chrome you got to the home assistant and then on the browser click on the three dots for Chrome options and add to home screen which adds shortcut to your screen and invokes it to work like and app. I have on all my phone's and tablets and just about to mount a tablet to my kitchen wall I am currently working building house alarm in it so I have a tab menu for house alarm and inside that I have on screen keypad I can see every PIR and door sensor and whether they are open or closed history when they last detected. It makes broadcasts announcements to my Google home speaker if door or window is open when I set the alarm and sends messages to mine and wives mobile phone via Push bullet app which I can include which sensor and if camera is near sensor I can send a pic in the message lots of cool stuff.

It’s been a while since I’ve cracked open a sonoff. Can you read the circuit board name and revision number?

When you say it goes "crazy", what does that mean?

@@TheHookUp Hi Rob its going off and on every half a min Only when the light is on... looks like the power from the light is making noise, i have tried putting restiores on the line with no success

Home assistant.

@@TheHookUp I see now. but looks like a pro thing...

@@soloyopuedohacerlo Free and open source.

What makes you say that?

To each their own. Things you are possibly not considering: No batteries to change, no hub needed, increased reliability, and of course the fact that many people already have a sonoff deployed that could use this added functionality.

Yes, home assistant and mqtt can function in a local network without internet.

@@TheHookUp Can you please give me download link for this 2 (home assistant and mqtt), I can't locate where i can download ..thanks

Did you Google home assistant?

@@TheHookUp Yes is only mini.

If something that you installed is a contributing factor to a fire the adjusters will always have something to say about it. It doesn't matter if it's made by Samsung or Phillips or itead, if it wasn't installed by a licensed professional and it burns down your house it's your fault.

There's another trick you can use where you write an automation for when home assistant restarts, send an MQTT message like "hi" to the group topic (sonoffs/cmnd/power1) and it will cause the sonoffs to register an unknown command and then report their actual state in the state topic.

The Hook Up yeah I’ve even got that in place as well but no dice whatsoever. This only happens with SV’s that are both a relay and a status rolled into one entity in HA.

Hmm it appears my Mosquito docker never had persistence enabled and that may very well have been the key. Will see if it survives the next full HA update and not just a normal restart.

Friend yes, brother no.

I have a few, I just wanted to show it could be done without it :)