Rebuilding My Automated Hydroponic Garden -4- Adding Controllable Power Strips

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In this video, I'll share my thoughts and experience with the Tuya 4-outlet WiFi-controllable power strips I'm using and go over how to set them up and bring them into Home Assistant to prepare them for automation.
0:00 Intro
2:20 Review: Pros
3:43 Review: Cons
6:28 Bringing strips into HA - Summary
6:58 Setting up the strips using the mobile app
8:42 Setting up the cloud project on the Tuya IoT platform
11:03 Setting up the Tuya integration in HA
13:02 Renaming the outlets in HA
14:44 Adding controls to the HA dashboard
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@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

How are you guys doing YOUR power control? WiFi (cloud-connected/Tasmota/Sonoff LAN/Local Tuya, etc.)? Zigbee? Z-Wave? Would love to hear about your setup and the hardware you're using.

@khanonymous3975 2 жыл бұрын

I'm using ESP32 + Small solid state relays + ESPHome I'm not using it in hydroponics but I plan to Just search for "solid state relay arduino module"

@jonsmith2712 2 жыл бұрын

I found zigbee is the most reliable considering the cost and such. Z wave is cool to have the extra long range. But the price is up there and installing to physically locations takes some efforts. I had some tp link WiFi plugs before. But they occasionally have server connections issues. Eventually one day all of them decided to disconnect and reconnect every few minutes or so. That’s when I swapped out all of my WiFi plugs to zigbee plugs. Seamlessly integrated to Home assistant fully localized. No more headaches since then.

@alexrossouw7702 2 жыл бұрын

None of those. I use the ESP NOW wifi protocol, works great for battery powered sensor modules. ESP's mesh really well together and the API's make it simple to employ. You can use the cloud if need but it's not essential for locally communicating with say a controller module, which is awesome. Only requisite is coding skill (C++/Python).

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonsmith2712 Nice, man. I'm leaning towards trying Zigbee next, myself. Also curious about the new Shelly plugs that run on WiFi with no cloud requirement.

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexrossouw7702 Are you just using GPIO to trigger relays then for power control?

@bmk5019 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks A-Lot! I'm a big fan of your work, and watched your video's numerous times. Great presntation and i'm looking forward to your next upload. Kind Regards 🍀

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, thanks!

@riccigoy1764 2 жыл бұрын

3D printed mount looks a treat, nice 💯

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

I waffled over getting a 3D printer but it's perfect for this kind of stuff and has proved invaluable.

@NewSunSEO Жыл бұрын

@@LEDGardener I started building a vertical garden with PVC wye fittings in a grow tent. I'll be starting a YT channel for it soon. Your videos are awesome, I've learned A LOT from you. I bought the smart wifi power strips in your link, could I pay you for the 3D container mounts you made for them? That would save me some time making them & yours came out perfect!

@thebacon7470 2 жыл бұрын

I've used Sonoff S31s but found them to be unreliable, so I built my own wifi outlet. The issue was that I had a Node Red automation in Home Assistant turning the S31 on/off to fertigate my plants 3-4x/day, and on a recurring basis -- usually 1-4x/week, both the fertigation pump S31 and a reservoir mixing pump would lose connection from the "eWeLink Smart Home" HA add-on such that HA could not turn the pump off. After mixing a dozen gallons of fresh nutrient solution twice in two days (and hours trying to find a solution online), I gave up and built my own wifi outlet using a home electrical parts from Home Depot, an esp32, a 5v 4-channel relay, and a mini 120v AC to 5v DC usb power supply. I took a "Three-Gang New Work Outlet Box", cut a small hole in it, and glued a power inlet into the side so that I could run 120V AC power into the box using a standard desktop computer power cord. I wedged the mini usb power supply into the bottom of the box, connected it to the 120V AC power coming in, and used it to power the esp32 and 4-channel relay w/ 5v DC. I then put the 4-channel relay on the little shelf in the box (it fit perfectly!) and connected the relay to 120v AC for the outlets. I ended up with 3 pairs of 2 outlets that are controlled independently and, so far at least, work 100% reliably. In retrospect, it probably would have been quicker and easier to figure out how to flash the S31s with Tasmota so I wouldn't have to deal with the eWelink HA add-on, as I think that is what was causing the issue, but I had a lot of fun building it and it works great.

@GeoFry3 2 жыл бұрын

I use TP-link wifi strips. They have a few versions, including an outdoor version.

@dazegd3159 2 жыл бұрын

Sonoff plugs can be flashed with Tasmota. I don't think they have the power strips though. Another point of failure is if Tuya's cloud service is down, which is why having a local system is great

@DivinaFarms_James 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same rebranded multiple outlet and Tuya Local in HACS works great in Home Assistant.

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@DivinaFarms_James 2 жыл бұрын

@@LEDGardener let me know if you want the mappings for it for Tuya Local.

@Rizaus 2 жыл бұрын

If I can put Tasmota on it I do. It takes a bit of time to flash and set up Home Assistant, but it frees me from the cloud and I have so much more control.

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Nice. I think I'll give it a try on one of my spares here.

@jayb88887 2 жыл бұрын

Tasmota. Never had a problem in 6 months of running. Works via mqtt no internet required and maintains time internally so will execute timers regardless of network and HA status. Still trying to figure how to set timers from HA input number, the JSON ends up invalid. I would like to run more of the automation on the esp32s and power strips as it would be ideal to have the system work independent of HA if something fails.

@madeinastro5021 Жыл бұрын

Did you ever make the video on setting up the automations using this power strip?

@whatwouldsaido Жыл бұрын

How does this reliability compare to DIY arduino ones using a switch relay?

@jamess1787 2 жыл бұрын

Music around 16:40 reminded me of like spyro the dragon music from the PS1/2 days 😆

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the Spyro games.

@aceconstantine3812 2 жыл бұрын

KAUF Smart Plug is a good esphome based fully local alternative.

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Nice find. Thanks!

@BrummBilt 2 жыл бұрын

Have you checked out Mushroom cards? Makes for a more compact dashboard… great for tablets.

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Not yet - it's on my to-do list. Thanks for the reminder.

@Johan-bb4sy 2 жыл бұрын

Why not use a relay board connected to four or more power outlets mounted on a wooden board? These can be locally controlled, for instance via ethernet cable. Although I do understand the 'less hassle' option of tuya power strips.

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

I buried a relay board in a power strip in my last build and it worked well - I think it's an option for those who are quite comfortable with their electricity skills and knowledge but I'm sort of leery about having a DIY solution for AC power.

@Johan-bb4sy 2 жыл бұрын

@@LEDGardener I understand. You can also consider tuya-convert, software to flash Tuya devices to Tasmota (from which you can flash to ESPhome). This flashing can be done trough wifi, but only on devices with the pre 2022 firmware.

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

@@Johan-bb4sy Nice, thanks for the info.

@Johan-bb4sy 2 жыл бұрын

@@LEDGardener There is a topic on the Home Assistant forum about the AHRise AHR-083 tuya power strip. And a lot of tutorials on youtube about flashing.

@purpleguypurpleguy7307 2 жыл бұрын

Can you share your 3d bracket files

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

I added them to the 3D Printing folder in the dropbox link.

@purpleguypurpleguy7307 2 жыл бұрын

@@LEDGardener Thats awesome man thanks!!

@NewSunSEO Жыл бұрын

@@LEDGardener Thank you! I'm buying you a coffee haha!

@spontanioussponge 2 жыл бұрын

The problem I have with Tuya now is that they killed flashing for Tasmota/ESPhome on newer devices along with their new official integration. It's basically reduced the sources of decent off the shelf wifi smart devices from 1 to 0, everything I do is DIY now.

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Excuse my ignorance as I have not yet tried flashing anything with Tasmota but how does the new integration affect it if you're flashing the microcontroller onboard anyway?

@Rizaus 2 жыл бұрын

@@LEDGardener They used to use TYWE3S which was based on ESP8266 which Tasmota supports, but in early 2022 they started swapping to a diffrent chipset that's no longer compatible with Tasmota.

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

A-ha. I guess something like Local Tuya is the last bastion of local control then (if it still works).

@aceconstantine3812 2 жыл бұрын

KAUF Smart Plug is a good esphome based alternative

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

@@aceconstantine3812 Nice find. I like the look of the new Shelly plug too. I wish there were more power strips with multiple outlets though and a single IP address for it all.

@joshuanine7690 2 жыл бұрын

Did you realize you unblurred what you blurred? @9:25

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I said screw it in this case since there are plenty of digits beyond that. Probably doesn't even matter if they're visible or not but I've made the mistake of not blurring some very sensitive info in a video before so now I err on the side of caution and blur most stuff. Thanks for the heads-up though :D

@joshuanine7690 2 жыл бұрын

@@LEDGardener your welcome and I will definitely be looking into more of your stuff to see what I can start with

@readypetequalmers7360 2 жыл бұрын

unfortunately even the "local" hack version isn't acceptable "Using this integration does not stop your devices from sending status to the Tuya cloud, so this should not be seen as a security measure" - their github page.

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting since they also talk about blocking the devices from internet access and it seems like it'd still work: "...If you plan to integrate these devices on a network that has internet and blocking their internet access, you must also block DNS requests (to the local DNS server, e.g. 192.168.1.1). If you only block outbound internet, then the device will sit in a zombie state; it will refuse / not respond to any connections with the localkey. Therefore, you must first connect the devices with an active internet connection, grab each device localkey, and implement the block." It must mean that if you do not take the extra step of blocking their internet access, they will still phone home despite using local tuya.

@readypetequalmers7360 2 жыл бұрын

@@LEDGardener oh you know it sounds like to get them set up initially they have to contact their home server for that "localkey" then you can block it.

@DeathbyKillerBong 2 жыл бұрын

refuse to use anything smart that needs internet to function ;)

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah - feels like it's getting harder to find gear that supports this. I was pretty bummed when TP-Link yoinked the local control of their plugs away.

@womplestilskin 2 жыл бұрын

@@LEDGardener what do you mean? kasa plugs work local for me. Supposedly, this is the case for fr/eu/us, but not UK. Has something changed?

@LEDGardener 2 жыл бұрын

@@womplestilskin From what I understand, if you update the firmware, you lose that ability. Could be wrong. The integration does not suggest that it relies on the cloud so maybe I am mistaken and it's just the UK. For some reason I remember trying to add a new plug to my Kasa app and not being able to set up local control only. Maybe my mistake was trying to manage it in the app first.

@spinwhilzentertainment2370 Жыл бұрын

This is way so great. It is great to put a face to this brilliant project. I would like to get in touch with you on personal support. Could you please share your email? Thanks