TuyaConvert not working? Check the log files in the scripts folder: smarthack-web.log for any warnings of a non-ESP82xx device. smarthack-psk.log for "DECRYPTION_FAILED_OR_BAD_RECORD_MAC"
Just to give an update. I just did this today (July 29th 2020) with a new Raspberry 4, and flashed 4x Gosund WiFi Outlet 16A (WP6) and a Gosund Smart Power Strip (WP9). Everything worked as expected. Thanks for the video.
Everyone please keep in mind: Newer devices are quickly updating to other chips disabling this process. Many of them have started referencing the "Chipset" used in their devices as "MediaTek/Realtek" so these are vendors trying to avoid a high rate of return for failed converts. Also read the description, especially on Amazon - many reference " Only works on Meross APP " this is another indicator they have disabled the Tuya Convert Process. As a rule of thumb, if it says control with Smart Life and Tuya, it _SHOULD_ be OK to T.C. Good luck. #Tollbringer in Discord if you are stuck!
Tried this with the LSC devices from Action (NL) You are the best!!! Tuya is going to stop the support with IFTTT so this is the solution I have been waiting for. You are the best! Worked perfectly! Thaks you sooooo much!
This tutorial was great! really helpful, worked on my Teckin - Smartlife - Tuya power sockets. Anyone else following only thing i can say is to follow it exactly, make sure you use a Ethernet via your pi unlike me who used the wifi then wondered why it was hanging at the AP line.
I spent hours trying to get this working on a RPi3B. Eventually I went back to square one and followed the links to the letter, and all good. I think my main stumbling point the first time was not setting the Country for the WiFi, and missing the reboot step. Finally got all my Tuya stuff out of the cloud. I didn't have a spare device to Tasmotize, so just used a phone to connect to the AP point, no problem. Thanks for another great video, and your blog post.
This couldn't have come at a better time. I own a Hubitat and was pretty pissed when I figured out that I had to use their crappy app. Glad there's a way to pry the device I bought from their servers
Just used tuya-convert to flash Tasmota onto my smart bulbs. Thank you very much for your quality tutorial. It was super-easy to follow. And thanks to your Discord members for their help when I had a slight hiccup.
Used this method with my Raspberry Pi 4 and it breezed through the process on 8-9 different bulbs. (They're so much more responsive, it's insane!) The wemos donor device was a really nice touch, and made it even easier.
was there any preliminary step you had to go through other than whats addressed in this video to set up the wemos d1 mini? it seems too easy hahahha. i would assume you have to setup something to do with the LED before "tasmotizing"
Thank You so much for this! Can confirm 4 Tuya (Smartlife) bulbs done today! If you are reading the comments and thinking I cant do this.. YES YOU CAN! This guide makes it very easy to do. Thank you again!
Thanks for you videos, Travis. I discovered Tuya Convert from you and converted all of my smart plugs over to Tasmota. Then I saw your Wyze Sense video and was made aware of the great Wyze sensors and incredibly easy Home Assistant integration. Man, those things are great. The majority of my sensors are hardwired and tied into Konnected, but the Wyze Sense motion sensors and contact sensors allowed me to supplement those where needed. I also found I could simply solder two thin wires to the normal reed switch contacts and fold them under the contact sensor for an extremely compact and cheap leak detector sensor. No special raindrop PCB required. Just had to flip the on/off with a sensor template in Home Assistant. Anyway, without your channel, I wouldn't have known about either, so a big thanks from me!
Travis, Great video (as usual😉). Thanks for taking the time to update your videoto make it consistent with the latest Tuya-Convert process and a how to on the donor device. Your videos are always easy to follow with clear step by step instructions. 👍
Awesome. An updated video is not something I see very often so thanks! Also, you talk slow enough that i can understand being that im from the deep south. ;)
Yet again a great video with easy to follow instructions! I managed to flash my BHT-6000 Thermostat as Tuya isn't supported in HA for this device anymore! However now I need to figure out how to configure it in Tasmota and Home Assistant! A few long nights figuring out should do it! lol Thanks again!
Thank you Travis! I followed your instructions, and I have been flashing like crazy! I decided to use the docker version and it worked just fine. I also used an old esp8266 as a donor and it worked like a champ. Keep the good work! And thank you for your great channel!
I have just successfully completed flashing a medion smart plug from ALDI running Tuya. It wasn't with several problems which I will run through in case anyone else having issues. 1. I have been a part time home assistant user for about 2 years now, but this level of video blew my mind. What I did find is I watched it over and over and over and over and over again compartmentalizing what was being shown. 2. I thought I would trying using Virtualbox VM instead of walking downstairs to get my raspberry PI (how lazy am I) there wasn't much info for doing this with Virtualbox so I ended using my PI. 3. I used my mobile phone not the Wemos D1 (if you dont have one dont worry it doesnt make a difference just use your phone). 4. You need to set the Wifi code for your country before you run the start_flash.sh you can do this by typing sudu raspi-config which will open a popup menu which is navigatable with the up/down/left/right arrows and hitting enter to confirm. Choose Localisation Options and arrow down to your country and hit enter then enter again to confirm which will take you back to the main menu, hit right arrow to highlight finish which will take you back to the ssh window. 5. I had lots of different errors once I got into the ./start_flash.sh area and beyond. Mine seemed to all be attributed to the tuya-convert folder not having fully been downloaded completely. Do you self a favour if get errors delete the tuya-convert folder (use google) and start from 6:19 in the video again downloading tuya-covert folder again making sure nothing failed, if it had errors doing download keep repeating deleting the folder and downloading it again until it doesnt have errors. 6. If you reboot or power off your pi you need to set the wifi country code again (i did anyway). Other thoughts: This is the only Tuya device I have bought and at first I thought wow my time is worth so much more than the time I am wasting on this $14AUD plug, but after reading some more I realized Tuya firmware is in alot of devices and I am going to come across products in the future so as time consuming as this hurdle was for me it should pay off in long run. And of course a special thanks for taking the time you put into making this video for us techo's. And document everything. And listen and respond to at times what might seem like stupid questions.
You can also use this command to unblock your wifi: "rfkill unblock wifi" (without the quote marks ofcourse). Just type that in as soon as you log in to SSH for the first time and the wifi being blocked will never occur again during the process.
Flashed 4 Gosund WP6s today. After bricking 2 out of 4 Techin SP20s using Tuya Convert version 1, I was a bit apprehensive. But nothing but smooth sailing today. Process was exactly as described in Travis's video. Ordering 4 more.
Although bulkier, I prefer these 16A switches over the more compact and smaller 10A versions. If the spec's accurate, 16A means if the plug's on a 15A household breaker, and there's an overload, the breaker will trip before the switch fries.
Perfect guide work fine here ... I f you try it after firmware flash (es.tasmota)remember to search the new device wifi hotspot for setting of your wifi network...
Thank you it took me a lot of time but eventually i suceeded to flash a power plug. When it started flashing the terminal said pls wait a few seconds but it frooze there. I waited 3 minutes and the aborted the process. Luckily the flash went well. I used virtual box with Ubuntu 18. I tried with Ubuntu 20 and 16 but without success. I had trouble getting my USB wifi driver to work. I saw a lot of lunix errors but finally it works. I was new to Ubuntu do learned a lot.
Glad it helped! I have heard the same about Ubuntu 20. I tried myself with a few wifi cards I had but they didn't support AP mode or had some other driver issues. I just went back to the Pi3/4 for now.
Great vid! Just got myself a set of gosund :) (saw you other vid.) and now I`m installing the convert ... the only thing I didn`t understand is how does my new tuya switch know how too connect to the AP which is broadcasted by my nodemcu ? Don`t I need first to connect my newly purchased tuya to it first using the tuya app etc. ?
Just watched your whole video about tuya cloud cutter to find out that almost all my device are old espressif. Is this this guide still good for starting flashing espressif device in 2024?
Thanx for this video! Managed, after some issues, to flash 2 Blitzwolf BW-SHP5. Had some issue getting the AP up and running, but a "sudo rfkill unblock 0" seems to have helped. Keep up the good work!
I got a pair of the MJ dimmer clones you shared with us on Lightning deal, just arrived this morning - looks like I need to rebuild my proxmox tuyaconvert vm
Hi Thanks for the tutorial works great, but two of my Tuya wall switches disappeared after flashing tasmota, cant access them using http, even the physical buttons also dont work, even long pressing doesnt make it blink to reset. any suggestions? did i brick them?
@@digiblurDIY I did not get to that, last message I got was you want to flash another device?. I was looking for this new flashed device in IPscanner and cant seem to find any new device.
Sonoff Mini, and other sonoff's supporting the DIY mode jumper can now be flashed using RPI ZERO W with little effort! ( git.asperti.com/paspo/sonoff-flasher?fbclid=IwAR2IPLDPpulCwIKlGDoyMt83Dts1Y13syjql8c_Hg6puQK4w4MfOjk3IW-A ) I have personally flashed 3 Sonoff-Mini's!
@@willhutcheon4144 yeah but you still need to open it. not as easy as t-c. i manged to do t-c on some devices already installed in the wall. they should have made the diy mode completely OTA, i suspect they did it for warrenty reasons.
@@Blinkation The covers on Sonoff Mini, Sonoff Basic and all DIY devices just lifts off. It doesn't have screws or anything making it difficult to open. It took seconds for me on the Sonoff Mini, I apologize I don't have the other devices to test with. Am I misunderstanding?
Great video! I followed your instructions and very easily I was able to tasmotize my Novostella light bulb. Then I tried to revert the bulb image to the backup .bin file that came with the bulb and having difficulty. Is there some pointers or instructions you can point me to to revert back to factory setting FW? I tried uploading the .bin backup file but I get upload failures. Thanks
You would need to flash it via serial method and even after that I haven't had much luck. If I wanted to go back I would have to backup via serial flash first.
I did this last night on a Dimmer (Innens) but still Tuya at heart... all worked great. one question i do have....can you turn off or on the LED's on the front panel?
@@digiblurDIY Yes i believe it is. In the Tasmota config module section I have used the TX and RX. www.amazon.co.uk/Innens-Toughened-Compatible-Assistant-Required/dp/B07THRJWX9/ref=asc_df_B07THRJWX9/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=256110712503&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16053838937170412447&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046449&hvtargid=pla-785756407089&psc=1
I don´t have a D1 mini. I want to connect with a cellphone. Can you explain better how can I do that? I already did everything until the part to connect the raspeberry to the phone. Hope you can help. Thanks for all your great work.
@@digiblurDIY thanks for your answer but I don't need to do anything in the phone? Just connect to the raspberry and continue the process? Sorry about my ignorance in this matter.
Buster-lite must have country code set before WiFi will work you just run raspi-config >network>wifi country, set your WiFi country SSID/PASS first **Update*** That's what I get for not reading the description thanks for this @digiblur
Hi Travis. Thanks for posting this video. Perfect timing. I haven't used Tuya Convert since version 1. Just ordered some Gosund WP6s, and thanks to your video, I'll be ready to flash when these arrive. I have some questions: - The latest released version of Tasmota is v8.1.0. The Tasmota Github page doesn't show a Tasmoto-wifiman.bin file. Which bin file should I use if I want the latest Tasmota? What's the maximum size bin file I can use with Tuya Convert? - My previously Tuya converted devices still use Tasmota v6.5.0. I'm thinking of upgrading to the latest Tasmota. I recall at one point, in order to do an OTA flash, one needs to first flash with the minimal bin, then flash again with the fully-loaded version. Is this still necessary? - I've been using ESPHome Flasher for wired flashing for quite awhile. Never heard of Tasmotizer until you mentioned it in this video. Is Tasmotizer a better flasher than ESPHome Flasher and all the others?
The WiFiMan one is on the development link listed on the Tasmota github readme page. You could use the latest stable -lite version but I'm not sure if the wifimanager is default on that bin so be careful putting in your wifi info. On previously TC'd devices I would do a backup of the configuration, then a "reset 5" on the console, then a restore of the config. Then you can do the OTA upgrade. It will do minimal for you if needed automatically. The Tasmotizer one is of course meant more for Tasmota give it will download and flash the binaries all in one step plus backup the binary if you want. Then you can even have it send over your wifi info and other configs. It's pretty cool. I showed it in my iFan03 video too.
Tasmotizer doesn’t work with ESP32 modules (the dev’s response), nodemcu-pyflasher (Windows/Mac) does work, just in case you want to put a note about this in the description.
digiblurDIY so it does...I’m working my way through the tutorial and hadn’t hit that roadblock! Guess I’m using the my iPad for the first go round, I have a bunch of esp8266’s on the way from amazon anyway, sorry to disturb (and being a noob), your stuff is fantastic for beginners.
Great videos Travis. I have an old nodemcu v3 that I am trying to use as a donor device.. even opened another but when I flash and repower it never lights up. What am I missing?
@@digiblurDIY I ended up not getting the nodemcu not working and tried my phone which worked but u are correct it came back saying current firmware too new. What are my options. It is a feit dimmer. Have u had success.
Got real excited aout this. I have two 12 mo+ Tuya bulbs I;d lke to convert. But, I'm having no luck with this. I can't get tasmotizer to work at all. On my Pi and Debian server, there is an error with QT5 dependencies. on windows 10 & 11, there are not COM ports to talk to. Stopped at every turn. Is there another tool for blowing the image on the ESP?
Great video... I'm getting started so it's very helpful. One BIG question for me. What happens if my Network Changes? How do I update the devices? I'm switching to a new provider and might broadcast a new SSID.
In Tasmota you can actually put two wifi setups. But also if Wificonfig 2 is set on the console which is default for TC bin. Once wifi drops it will go into AP mode again.
It should, I haven't heard of those being blocked yet. But if they do, the MJ switches/dimmers have via holes that you can use to flash without any soldering.
Great tutorial! I was able to put Tasmota on a smart plug without issues but wasn't able for the Sonoff RE5V1C Relay. Do you know if using a different bin file would help?
That gave me an interesting couple of hours on and off. I have a Lohas Tuya led that was unused as all my devices are on Tasmota for no cloud. I did not fancy the very fine soldering required to hardwear flash it. Also having pi and d1minis tried your tutorial. Apart from one hitch getting led into pairing it is now running ver 8 of Tasmota. Now looking for your next video on configuring Tasmota to run the led, hope it can handle multicolour, but if not the entertainment value is enough. Thanks
@@digiblurDIY Ah thank you, I initially ignored that as I dont use hassio, but Domoticz. But following your video found a template for my Lohas just now, tried it and works fine with full colour control using Tasmota web gui. I will play more with mqtt control and my ha setup. I am going to try hassio as it appears far more powerful than Domoticz, but of course my system works and perhaps better the devil you know.
Can I use a virtual machine. I run my home assistant on a laptop and may just use it instead of buying a Pi. Do you advice otherwise? If that will work what thing I need to get?
Got a bunch of OHLUX bulbs with firmware 1.6.0 and can't get any of them to flash. I have flashed power strips using the same setup so I know the setup is sound. I assume this 1.6.0 is new and has blocked this process?
Hi Digiblur, thanks for some great content. I am new to smart home and I am installing Tuya and Sonoff devices with Tasmota and finally into Openhab. With the Tuya convert I have two issues, one of my Zemismart lights failed to flash into Tasmota but I can see the vtrust-recovery AP, how do I reflash it? Bearing in mind I now cannot go into pairing mode, the lights dont operate. The second issue is I cannot connect to the device I successfully flashed with Tasmota and connected to my HA router. I dont see any of my devices. Thanks.
It's half flashed. Unplug it. Start the process again on the Pi. When the AP starts. Plug in the device. Wait for a few seconds then hit enter. It should start and let you flash again.
@@digiblurDIY Thank you that worked great, only problem now is the second issue, device wont connect to network, and I dont see the device in my wifi list.
@@digiblurDIY Yes, I connected to the tasmota-xxxx without internet, then I get a screen with manage router field which brings me to the tasmota screen, where I connect to my router with password, but the device does not connect to the network and I cannot see the device tasmota_xxxx anymore.
Following this tutorial I was able to install Tasmota firmware to both of my Gosund UP111 plugs. I also tried to update a BSD29, but sadly it said the tuya software was too new and could not be updated remotely, and I would need to take it apart to update. Not confident with taking it apart without damaging the plastic, so I will be sending this back to amazon.
Thanks this helped alot! Got my devices up and running. One question can you point me in the right direction to setup long press on a light switch. Spent hours looking around trying to figure it out but it's not working. I don't know how to use automation to see the Hold that shows up in the console. I tried using state but that only shows on and off never shows hold.
Excellent video. I just flashed a bunch of cheap-o wifi dimmers with this tutorial, but not before burning my fingers trying to solder the little f**kers and tasmotize them! If only I had found this video sooner. This was way easier. I give you 9.9/10. You lose 0.1 because you keep calling it Tasmoto :P
I am a bit confused. Picked up the single-pole Treat Life switch at the recommendation of a FB user. Guess I should have asked more questions before buying. Can you use the SS01S switch out of the box with Home Assistant?
@@digiblurDIY do you have a video that walks me through setting up a brand new SS01S Treatlife switch for use with Home Assistant. I have ESPhome installed and use that for my ESP8266 Dev board projects. Not really familiar with Treatlife switches and how to get them to work with HA. Sounds to me like it would be worth a cup of joe? Thank you for your time.
I flash mine with Tasmota but ESPHome will work as well. I don't like doing the cloud thing as that is like the last resort and I have no other options or products available. Some of my recent ones might help - th-cam.com/video/imKZbhJ8lvU/w-d-xo.html and maybe th-cam.com/video/q6aCfDDEkwE/w-d-xo.html as it shows the Tasmota integration of HA.
What would be the best option stability wise? (im also a bigger) ESPHome or tasmota? Also are all the products in your amazon store link flashable? I'm currently setting up Home Assistant :-)
I use both myself as they have their pros and cons. I prefer the easier rollout for plugs, switches, bulbs with Tasmota then my nodemcu/wemos sensor builds are usually Esphome.
digiblurDIY Yes it really is.My next mission is too learn how to set up schedules, timers etc for tasmota devices, don’t know which would be the easiest using mqtt, domoticz or inputting commands in device console. Any advice much appreciated. Thanks again
digiblurDIY I have no experience of using home assistant and node red, I have domoticz on raspberrypi to control all my devices locally and remotely, but as a new user at the moment unsure how to set up schedules, timers to power on/off devices at pre scheduled times.
Great video as always. Am I correct Tuya convert 2.3 will work on older Tuya devices which I never converted? I got a bunch of devices some time ago but didn't convert all of them to tasmota.
Yes; It will. Very few exceptions. Also, if it doesn't work, you can try to update the device in your Tuya/Smartlife App first - I have seen this help in the past many times.
@@digiblurDIY Thanks! Then I'm doing something wrong... I can connect the D1 to my computer, flash the donor bin with Tasmotizer, but then when I power up again, no led blinking or otherwise... No errors are displayed during the flashing, the blue led blinks a couple times and that's it... Any ideas on how to confirm/troubleshoot?
quick question, are there any preliminary steps i need to set up my wemos d1 mini to have the LED working or is following whats in this tutorial all that's necessary?
So, after a few stress inducing moments and numerous failed to reconnect responses, I managed to get an old Debian 10 on the Pi with convert installed. Made all the connections and had no error messages. The switch was found and firmware pushed on. The wifi AP came up and I got into the web config UI. I set my IOT networks SSID and password, hot save and that was the end of the switch. It never came back on and now seems to be DOA.
Hi Digiblur, my lights have been working on Tasmota 8.1 and I decided to upgrade to Tasmota 11, bearing in mind that the Tuyu convert guys says it perfectly acceptable once you have flashed tuya convert onto your device. Well, I had first to flash the Tasmota minimal file as there wasn't enough memory to directly flash version 11. After that I was able to flash the latest tasmota lite with no problem. I then had to reset the module to AIlite (27) again, well no sliders or toggle are available to operate the light. I notice that there is no association for GPIO13 and 15 to operate MY92x1. I tried updating the template using the zemismart code {"NAME":"ZemiDownLight","GPIO":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,143,0,144,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":27} But again nothing shows up in GPIO13 and 15. Have you any ideas?
I would be careful flashing minimal. Use the upgrade flow according to the docs on Tasmota.com you do need to upgrade to the full version of Tasmota to use that LED module.
Thanks for the awesome how-to really helped out. Was able to get 2 of my 4 plugs all fixed up. Sadly two of my plugs don't seem to be working right. Think I messed something up, they broadcast their SSID and I can connect to them with my laptop, but their page doesn't load. Just tells me the connection was interrupted, then says the page can't load. But two of them are working great so far.
Well must have been a PEBKAC problem Gave them another try tonight and everything connected fine. Thanks again for all the awesome videos. They are a HUGE help.
Tuya isn't useful that's why we are converting it and taking our devices out of the cloud that we bought and paid for. It's a backend cloud software that Tuya wants to data mine.
Hi Travis, Big fan and thanks for all the help. Like Rahul Saksule, I also only get the "Device did not appear with the intermediate firmware. Check the *.log files in the scripts folder..." I am trying to flash the Gosund smart plugs and have tried in fast pairing ("EZ Mode"), slow pairing ("AP mode") and I have tried all 4 in my pack to make sure... I didn't deviate at all from your video. I am also using the D1mini for the donor and that solid light works well, and I am still able to see the vtrust-flash wifi network on my phone. It seems to do something to the device, as the power button turns red after accepting in the putty window, but then I get the Resending Smartconfig Packets over and over and then it times out. Any thoughts? Thanks
Check the web log to make sure it isn't saying non-esp chip. Also I did see there was an update to Tuya Convert today that you should try to pull down. github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert/releases/tag/v2.4.1
@@bfong11 DigiblurDIY helped me get past this with a previous version of Tuya-convert A. git clone -b development github.com/digiblur/tuya-convert worked WELL for me B. git clone github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert THIS WENT BADLY FOR ME (01-12-20) - I think this is what is in this video. I'm not the expert here, but using the github link I got from digiblurDIY solved this entirely.
Hey! What do ya know! I helped someone! Haha. Really though, I’m glad to hear it worked. I seriously fought that for 2 days of free time. Maybe 6 hours. Before digiblruDIY tossed me that idea. And he and another on discord had been working with me over the course of several of those hours already. I recommend joining us over there. Tons of good, knowledgeable people.
Greetings! I've been enjoying your videos. Well put together and thorough. I noticed that the 'reset 5' after flashing is not mentioned in the new instructions? Is this no longer necessary in the new version or is it still good practice? Thanks and keep up the good work!
Correct the new updated version of Tuya-convert erases the flash properly. But there definitely isn't anything wrong with doing it. I still do from time to time.
Hello, I have Gosund SP112, and my question is if tasmota flashing can be done if I don't have a raspberry pi and I just install a linux distro in a virtual machine or to my laptop. Thank you
@@digiblurDIY But basically what's going on? The laptop turns into a hotspot that connects the IoT device and the laptop transfers the firmware to the device? What role does the phone play in this scheme?
Let me just get one thing clear. The WeMos D1 is the one that connects to the Tuya device? So having an old Pi without WiFi means I just need the WeMos, no USB WiFi?
The Wemos was used as the "donor" device. It just connects itself to that vtrust-flash AP. It helps with the smartconfig process at times. You'll need a Linux based device whether it be VM, boot CD, install or a Pi that has a wifi adapter that supports AP mode.
Any news on Tuya flashing with Tasmota? This video is so cool and easy, but my attempts are not succesfull. (resending smartconfig Packets several times) and not hing is happening
I think I'm doing everything right, including the raspi-config WiFi country, but not any SSID and PASS, because it's not using my 'real' WiFi it's creating the vtrust-flash SSID, right? And I'm able to connect to that SSID with my phone as the donor device. I'm wondering if this is a problem because I've already added these plugs to an existing smart life account - and deleted them from that account as well. I see no mention of that being a problem doing this to hardware that's been used or does it have to be new?
TuyaConvert not working? Check the log files in the scripts folder: smarthack-web.log for any warnings of a non-ESP82xx device. smarthack-psk.log for "DECRYPTION_FAILED_OR_BAD_RECORD_MAC"
I have a very fundamental question and I am grateful for the answer. If I reprogram my device to take them out of the cloud, do I give up the ability for remote control? By remote, I mean out-of-network. If I am on traveling or on vacation, will the timer cycle I programmed my living room lights still function? Can I turns lights off and on while I’m out of town? I hope I’m making sense. Please someone tell me how this works. Thanks!
What do you do when this process fails due to firmware block? I have about 40 switches in my home, all of the single pole switches had an older version of the firmware and flashed without issue. The 3-way switches however, have a newer version of the stock firmware (1.1.4) and won't convert. I'm pretty new to the tuya-convert (custom flashing) process, but I want all of the my switches to run Tasmota!!! I want to install some smart bulbs on some of the 3-ways and let tasmota control them via groups and rules. What do I do? Can they still be flashed via a direct connection? Is there an alternate OTA way to flash when the firmware is blocked? Can you point me to an instructional video for overcoming this issue? I'm sure this is repeat question, and I'm sorry for that. This stuff changes so fast, not sure what information to trust for the solution. Thanks!
No problem with the questions. Things change fast and not an issue to get things geaux'ing! Nice profile icon! :) Which 3 way switches are those? You are right Tuya is updating firmware on some devices and blocking this process unfortunately. They are making us go back to the solder method until an exploit is found again for that. I did this one last time we got locked out. th-cam.com/video/QQIEu_kzkR8/w-d-xo.html
So those should work with thirdparty firmware but given they were in the cloud they may have patched them for now. Those would probably have to be done with the soldering and/or jig method for now. You in LA?
@@digiblurDIY Thanks for the quick response. I've tried to flash a couple of them straight out of the box with no luck. I'll take a look at the video you recommended. Great channel btw!
No, you could use any Linux machine as long as it the wifi adapter supports being in AP mode. The Pi was used at the time since it was easy to obtain and worked great... not so easy to obtain right now.
@@digiblurDIY awesome, thanks for reply! Yeah, exactly what I was thinking re: Pi availability. Was planning to do this with Linux distro USB booted on an old Lenovo laptop. Any recommended distro? Thanks again!
Can someone explain exactly how the donor device works in the process? I understand that something must be connected to vtrust-flash, but don't understand why.
It's part of the smart config process. Some say it works without some say no. I have had mixed results and just do the donor chip now and forget about it.
Hi, this Tuya convert works with zigbee devices ? has another way ? for example, zemismart has a hub zigbee, door sensors also zigbee. Can i put this devices on HA without Tuya Cloud ? thanks
I don't think their Zigbee hub is ESP82xx based though given it has an ethernet port on it. Zigbee2MQTT, Tasmota Zigbee, or a Zigbee stick in HA might be a better option as Zigbee is already local.
to easy found the pi found the wemos turn it on and did the ./start_flash.sh bugger done took long to put in the wall than flash it THANKS AGAIN for you work
Love the idea of breaking out of the cloud. Hate the idea that i'm reliant on 3rd party providers. However, i have a set of plugs from costco that apparenlty worked with tuya convert - but with the latest firmware, seems to be a no go. Wemos goes solid after starting script on RasPi and I get the plug rapid flashing, but as soon as I hit ENTER to start the process, i get about 3 seconds and the plug goes back to normal off mode. scripts just retries over and over until it gives up... Any hope this will get fixed up?
It might have the blocked firmware. TuyaConvert not working? Check the log files in the scripts folder: smarthack-web.log for any warnings of a non-ESP82xx device. smarthack-psk.log for "DECRYPTION_FAILED_OR_BAD_RECORD_MAC"
@@digiblurDIY Yeah so turns out it was the firmware update I did right when I bought them. Tried to be a good consumer and do the updates, got hooped by it. Went back and bought a few more, did the Tuya-Convert on them no issues. So the current stock at the store is still the older firmware. I'm going to try and pickup a stack more to convert and just throw them in a drawer. Thanks for the awesome vids
Newb here and a big fan. I just bought some ACENX dimmers that I swear I ordered after watching one of your videos and I was looking for it now to follow along, and can't find it. Do you recall doing a video about tasmotizing these 110V US Decora Smart Dimmers from Acenx?
TuyaConvert not working? Check the log files in the scripts folder: smarthack-web.log for any warnings of a non-ESP82xx device. smarthack-psk.log for "DECRYPTION_FAILED_OR_BAD_RECORD_MAC"
So, do you know how to fix it?)
UP
Please guide how to fix it
@@ChetanNaikChannel nope. As soon as they have another exploit you know I will do a new guide for it.
@@digiblurDIY Ok Thank you
Just to give an update. I just did this today (July 29th 2020) with a new Raspberry 4, and flashed 4x Gosund WiFi Outlet 16A (WP6) and a Gosund Smart Power Strip (WP9). Everything worked as expected. Thanks for the video.
I am using the Gosund smart plug and this did not work as I got the same message as the commentor Federico below
Everyone please keep in mind: Newer devices are quickly updating to other chips disabling this process. Many of them have started referencing the "Chipset" used in their devices as "MediaTek/Realtek" so these are vendors trying to avoid a high rate of return for failed converts. Also read the description, especially on Amazon - many reference " Only works on Meross APP " this is another indicator they have disabled the Tuya Convert Process. As a rule of thumb, if it says control with Smart Life and Tuya, it _SHOULD_ be OK to T.C. Good luck. #Tollbringer in Discord if you are stuck!
Just an example www.amazon.it/dp/B07WW4P2FY/
Tried this with the LSC devices from Action (NL) You are the best!!! Tuya is going to stop the support with IFTTT so this is the solution I have been waiting for. You are the best! Worked perfectly! Thaks you sooooo much!
Great to hear!
Do you know if they are compatible with Hue after flashing? I have a bunch of Woox bulbs here, I think they are the same as the one from Action
This tutorial was great! really helpful, worked on my Teckin - Smartlife - Tuya power sockets. Anyone else following only thing i can say is to follow it exactly, make sure you use a Ethernet via your pi unlike me who used the wifi then wondered why it was hanging at the AP line.
I spent hours trying to get this working on a RPi3B. Eventually I went back to square one and followed the links to the letter, and all good. I think my main stumbling point the first time was not setting the Country for the WiFi, and missing the reboot step.
Finally got all my Tuya stuff out of the cloud.
I didn't have a spare device to Tasmotize, so just used a phone to connect to the AP point, no problem.
Thanks for another great video, and your blog post.
Awesome! Glad to hear of more people taking back control of the devices they paid for!
This couldn't have come at a better time. I own a Hubitat and was pretty pissed when I figured out that I had to use their crappy app. Glad there's a way to pry the device I bought from their servers
Just used tuya-convert to flash Tasmota onto my smart bulbs. Thank you very much for your quality tutorial. It was super-easy to follow. And thanks to your Discord members for their help when I had a slight hiccup.
Used this method with my Raspberry Pi 4 and it breezed through the process on 8-9 different bulbs. (They're so much more responsive, it's insane!) The wemos donor device was a really nice touch, and made it even easier.
was there any preliminary step you had to go through other than whats addressed in this video to set up the wemos d1 mini? it seems too easy hahahha. i would assume you have to setup something to do with the LED before "tasmotizing"
Thank You so much for this! Can confirm 4 Tuya (Smartlife) bulbs done today! If you are reading the comments and thinking I cant do this.. YES YOU CAN! This guide makes it very easy to do. Thank you again!
Awesome! Welcome to the addiction!
Thanks for you videos, Travis. I discovered Tuya Convert from you and converted all of my smart plugs over to Tasmota. Then I saw your Wyze Sense video and was made aware of the great Wyze sensors and incredibly easy Home Assistant integration. Man, those things are great. The majority of my sensors are hardwired and tied into Konnected, but the Wyze Sense motion sensors and contact sensors allowed me to supplement those where needed. I also found I could simply solder two thin wires to the normal reed switch contacts and fold them under the contact sensor for an extremely compact and cheap leak detector sensor. No special raindrop PCB required. Just had to flip the on/off with a sensor template in Home Assistant. Anyway, without your channel, I wouldn't have known about either, so a big thanks from me!
Awesome work following all this madness! Thanks fo the comments! It's always great to hear some success from others.
Thanks AGAIN for the fantastic video, I have just flashed several more Tuya Converts... OUT OF THE CLOUD! THANKS
Amazing this still works on some devices.
Travis, Great video (as usual😉). Thanks for taking the time to update your videoto make it consistent with the latest Tuya-Convert process and a how to on the donor device. Your videos are always easy to follow with clear step by step instructions. 👍
Awesome. An updated video is not something I see very often so thanks! Also, you talk slow enough that i can understand being that im from the deep south. ;)
Thanks! And for others the TH-cam 2x playback is a thing.
@@digiblurDIY Been there done that. Do you even know how funny tasmot-TO sounds like at 2x ?? HHEHE just teasin!
Yet again a great video with easy to follow instructions! I managed to flash my BHT-6000 Thermostat as Tuya isn't supported in HA for this device anymore! However now I need to figure out how to configure it in Tasmota and Home Assistant! A few long nights figuring out should do it! lol Thanks again!
Best channel I discovered in months ! Congrats on the content !
Welcome aboard!
Fantastic video. Great detail for those not a seasoned w/ CLI.
Glad you liked it!
Had this on my list to liberate two bulbs I got. Worked like a champ. Thanks so much.
Thank you Travis! I followed your instructions, and I have been flashing like crazy! I decided to use the docker version and it worked just fine. I also used an old esp8266 as a donor and it worked like a champ. Keep the good work! And thank you for your great channel!
Glad to have you! Thanks!
I have just successfully completed flashing a medion smart plug from ALDI running Tuya. It wasn't with several problems which I will run through in case anyone else having issues.
1. I have been a part time home assistant user for about 2 years now, but this level of video blew my mind. What I did find is I watched it over and over and over and over and over again compartmentalizing what was being shown.
2. I thought I would trying using Virtualbox VM instead of walking downstairs to get my raspberry PI (how lazy am I) there wasn't much info for doing this with Virtualbox so I ended using my PI.
3. I used my mobile phone not the Wemos D1 (if you dont have one dont worry it doesnt make a difference just use your phone).
4. You need to set the Wifi code for your country before you run the start_flash.sh you can do this by typing sudu raspi-config which will open a popup menu which is navigatable with the up/down/left/right arrows and hitting enter to confirm. Choose Localisation Options and arrow down to your country and hit enter then enter again to confirm which will take you back to the main menu, hit right arrow to highlight finish which will take you back to the ssh window.
5. I had lots of different errors once I got into the ./start_flash.sh area and beyond. Mine seemed to all be attributed to the tuya-convert folder not having fully been downloaded completely. Do you self a favour if get errors delete the tuya-convert folder (use google) and start from 6:19 in the video again downloading tuya-covert folder again making sure nothing failed, if it had errors doing download keep repeating deleting the folder and downloading it again until it doesnt have errors.
6. If you reboot or power off your pi you need to set the wifi country code again (i did anyway).
Other thoughts: This is the only Tuya device I have bought and at first I thought wow my time is worth so much more than the time I am wasting on this $14AUD plug, but after reading some more I realized Tuya firmware is in alot of devices and I am going to come across products in the future so as time consuming as this hurdle was for me it should pay off in long run.
And of course a special thanks for taking the time you put into making this video for us techo's. And document everything. And listen and respond to at times what might seem like stupid questions.
Well done and thanks for sharing! TH-cam sent it to me for review but it definitely gets a check mark!
You can also use this command to unblock your wifi: "rfkill unblock wifi" (without the quote marks ofcourse). Just type that in as soon as you log in to SSH for the first time and the wifi being blocked will never occur again during the process.
Flashed 4 Gosund WP6s today. After bricking 2 out of 4 Techin SP20s using Tuya Convert version 1, I was a bit apprehensive. But nothing but smooth sailing today. Process was exactly as described in Travis's video. Ordering 4 more.
Have a link to the ones you flashed?
@@digiblurDIY These are the ones: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q2P77JL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
@@digiblurDIY These are the ones - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q2P77JL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Although bulkier, I prefer these 16A switches over the more compact and smaller 10A versions. If the spec's accurate, 16A means if the plug's on a 15A household breaker, and there's an overload, the breaker will trip before the switch fries.
Got it...had to approve the comment as the YT spam filter was getting it. Thanks!
Perfect guide work fine here ... I f you try it after firmware flash
(es.tasmota)remember to search the new device wifi hotspot for setting of your wifi network...
Just did a bunch of devices tonight! I run linux as a daily driver and it was as simple as running the script and putting a template on the device.
Amazing.. worked for me on my Blitzwolf BW-SHP6, using a Pi3b and a nodemcu. Thanks for the clear and easy to follow instructions/tutorial
Thank you it took me a lot of time but eventually i suceeded to flash a power plug. When it started flashing the terminal said pls wait a few seconds but it frooze there. I waited 3 minutes and the aborted the process. Luckily the flash went well. I used virtual box with Ubuntu 18. I tried with Ubuntu 20 and 16 but without success. I had trouble getting my USB wifi driver to work. I saw a lot of lunix errors but finally it works. I was new to Ubuntu do learned a lot.
Glad it helped! I have heard the same about Ubuntu 20. I tried myself with a few wifi cards I had but they didn't support AP mode or had some other driver issues. I just went back to the Pi3/4 for now.
The steps still work! Did 4 Teckin sp20 plugs today! Use the phone as hotspot. Keep up the good work.😁
Great video. followed it to flash a Gosund WP3. Took me a few minutes to find how to configure the WP3. Used the D1 mini.
thanks for the detailed guide, where is "Fetching firmware backup" stored? how to retrieve it?
Not really sure. Never pulled them.
Great video. Love the part where you bring in the D1 mini. Last time i did this it was a lot harder with my phone.
Followed this video to flash Tasmota on 4 Teckin SB50 bulbs. Used Kali Linux 2019.4 on Raspberry Pi 3. Thanks!!!
LMAO...."Take Yours Shit Out of the cloud".....quote of the day.
Another good one at the end.... Make it local make it yours.
once again awesome and thanks mate. ive managed to get all my leftover tuya stuff converted now !!!! Love the d1mini component, too easy. LEGEND
Awesome! Making it local and making it yours is a beautiful thing!
Great vid! Just got myself a set of gosund :) (saw you other vid.) and now I`m installing the convert ... the only thing I didn`t understand is how does my new tuya switch know how too connect to the AP which is broadcasted by my nodemcu ? Don`t I need first to connect my newly purchased tuya to it first using the tuya app etc. ?
It has to do with smartconfig for pairing.
@@digiblurDIY it actually worked .. how can't really explain how the tuya device knows how to connect to th AP ?
Just watched your whole video about tuya cloud cutter to find out that almost all my device are old espressif. Is this this guide still good for starting flashing espressif device in 2024?
Yup! Still works if they aren't patched.
Great! Thx! I will try it soon. Is all espressif products compatible with this as long as they are not patched? Is there a way to test it beforehand?
@techfute4747 no. You just have to try.
Thanx for this video!
Managed, after some issues, to flash 2 Blitzwolf BW-SHP5. Had some issue getting the AP up and running, but a "sudo rfkill unblock 0" seems to have helped.
Keep up the good work!
Seen this a couple times from folks where the wifi country wasn't set and the wifi adapter wouldn't fire up. Thanks for the tip!
Do you have clip with Collaboration document for PSK Identity 02 method?
Love that cloud crack in the intro ;)
I got a pair of the MJ dimmer clones you shared with us on Lightning deal, just arrived this morning - looks like I need to rebuild my proxmox tuyaconvert vm
Still using my fork for those here. github.com/digiblur/Tasmota
@@JasonWho Please let me know if you have any Proxmox Tuya-Convert issues. #Tollbringer
@@JasonWho @Whiskerz007 has a Tuya convert LXC ready-to-go? github.com/whiskerz007/proxmox_tuya-convert_container
Awesome video, bud! Helped me a lot to do my first wifi plug flashing!
Glad it helped
Hi Thanks for the tutorial works great, but two of my Tuya wall switches disappeared after flashing tasmota, cant access them using http, even the physical buttons also dont work, even long pressing doesnt make it blink to reset. any suggestions? did i brick them?
Did you add them to the network and configure them?
@@digiblurDIY I did not get to that, last message I got was you want to flash another device?. I was looking for this new flashed device in IPscanner and cant seem to find any new device.
Yep. Gotta finish the add to your network piece.
@@digiblurDIY yesss, i did this after a long time so forgot about this step, thank you saviour!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT!
Flashed my first 2 plugs, can't wait to get home to configure Tasmota for each and then add them to HA. Thanks bud
how did it turn out? you manage to make it HAA?
@@abdulrahmankhamaruzaman2772 yes I did, working great too
i wish other devices like MagicHome and sonoff had an easy OTA flashing. Tuya-convert is very convenient.
Sonoff Mini, and other sonoff's supporting the DIY mode jumper can now be flashed using RPI ZERO W with little effort! ( git.asperti.com/paspo/sonoff-flasher?fbclid=IwAR2IPLDPpulCwIKlGDoyMt83Dts1Y13syjql8c_Hg6puQK4w4MfOjk3IW-A ) I have personally flashed 3 Sonoff-Mini's!
@@willhutcheon4144 yeah but you still need to open it. not as easy as t-c. i manged to do t-c on some devices already installed in the wall. they should have made the diy mode completely OTA, i suspect they did it for warrenty reasons.
@@Blinkation The covers on Sonoff Mini, Sonoff Basic and all DIY devices just lifts off. It doesn't have screws or anything making it difficult to open. It took seconds for me on the Sonoff Mini, I apologize I don't have the other devices to test with. Am I misunderstanding?
Great video! I followed your instructions and very easily I was able to tasmotize my Novostella light bulb. Then I tried to revert the bulb image to the backup .bin file that came with the bulb and having difficulty. Is there some pointers or instructions you can point me to to revert back to factory setting FW?
I tried uploading the .bin backup file but I get upload failures.
Thanks
You would need to flash it via serial method and even after that I haven't had much luck. If I wanted to go back I would have to backup via serial flash first.
I did this last night on a Dimmer (Innens) but still Tuya at heart... all worked great.
one question i do have....can you turn off or on the LED's on the front panel?
Is that a TuyaMCU based one?
@@digiblurDIY Yes i believe it is. In the Tasmota config module section I have used the TX and RX.
www.amazon.co.uk/Innens-Toughened-Compatible-Assistant-Required/dp/B07THRJWX9/ref=asc_df_B07THRJWX9/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=256110712503&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16053838937170412447&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046449&hvtargid=pla-785756407089&psc=1
I don´t have a D1 mini. I want to connect with a cellphone.
Can you explain better how can I do that?
I already did everything until the part to connect the raspeberry to the phone.
Hope you can help.
Thanks for all your great work.
Just connect anything that has wifi to the access point it makes.
@@digiblurDIY thanks for your answer but I don't need to do anything in the phone? Just connect to the raspberry and continue the process?
Sorry about my ignorance in this matter.
Hi Travis. I hope that you and your family are safe from Hurricane Laura! Jim
Yes, thank you
Thanks for a great video. Now I need to find a USB WiFi adapter that works with my setup.
Buster-lite must have country code set before WiFi will work you just run raspi-config >network>wifi country, set your WiFi country SSID/PASS first
**Update***
That's what I get for not reading the description thanks for this @digiblur
Thanks
Hi Travis. Thanks for posting this video. Perfect timing. I haven't used Tuya Convert since version 1. Just ordered some Gosund WP6s, and thanks to your video, I'll be ready to flash when these arrive. I have some questions:
- The latest released version of Tasmota is v8.1.0. The Tasmota Github page doesn't show a Tasmoto-wifiman.bin file. Which bin file should I use if I want the latest Tasmota? What's the maximum size bin file I can use with Tuya Convert?
- My previously Tuya converted devices still use Tasmota v6.5.0. I'm thinking of upgrading to the latest Tasmota. I recall at one point, in order to do an OTA flash, one needs to first flash with the minimal bin, then flash again with the fully-loaded version. Is this still necessary?
- I've been using ESPHome Flasher for wired flashing for quite awhile. Never heard of Tasmotizer until you mentioned it in this video. Is Tasmotizer a better flasher than ESPHome Flasher and all the others?
The WiFiMan one is on the development link listed on the Tasmota github readme page. You could use the latest stable -lite version but I'm not sure if the wifimanager is default on that bin so be careful putting in your wifi info.
On previously TC'd devices I would do a backup of the configuration, then a "reset 5" on the console, then a restore of the config. Then you can do the OTA upgrade. It will do minimal for you if needed automatically.
The Tasmotizer one is of course meant more for Tasmota give it will download and flash the binaries all in one step plus backup the binary if you want. Then you can even have it send over your wifi info and other configs. It's pretty cool. I showed it in my iFan03 video too.
Hey Travis, great video as always. Appreciated
Awesome video! Thanks, I was able to flash my Gosund WP3 smart plugs.
Glad it helped!
Thanks for leaving this video up,, I have some new (never used) old stock LED bulbs I need to flash.
No problem 👍
Tasmotizer doesn’t work with ESP32 modules (the dev’s response), nodemcu-pyflasher (Windows/Mac) does work, just in case you want to put a note about this in the description.
Tuya Convert is for esp82xx
digiblurDIY so it does...I’m working my way through the tutorial and hadn’t hit that roadblock! Guess I’m using the my iPad for the first go round, I have a bunch of esp8266’s on the way from amazon anyway, sorry to disturb (and being a noob), your stuff is fantastic for beginners.
Great videos Travis. I have an old nodemcu v3 that I am trying to use as a donor device.. even opened another but when I flash and repower it never lights up. What am I missing?
Tuya has been patching and also swapping chips so it could be either issue. Not many old stock convertable devices left.
@@digiblurDIY I ended up not getting the nodemcu not working and tried my phone which worked but u are correct it came back saying current firmware too new. What are my options. It is a feit dimmer. Have u had success.
Got real excited aout this. I have two 12 mo+ Tuya bulbs I;d lke to convert. But, I'm having no luck with this. I can't get tasmotizer to work at all. On my Pi and Debian server, there is an error with QT5 dependencies. on windows 10 & 11, there are not COM ports to talk to. Stopped at every turn. Is there another tool for blowing the image on the ESP?
Try the webinstaller over Tasmotizer, it just needs Chrome.
Great video... I'm getting started so it's very helpful. One BIG question for me. What happens if my Network Changes? How do I update the devices? I'm switching to a new provider and might broadcast a new SSID.
In Tasmota you can actually put two wifi setups. But also if Wificonfig 2 is set on the console which is default for TC bin. Once wifi drops it will go into AP mode again.
@@digiblurDIY wow! thanks! That was fast. Wish I had a smart switch here at work with me. Can't wait to play
Thanks for keeping the guide updated! Will this allow to flash the Martin Jerry switches and dimmers without the need for soldering?
It should, I haven't heard of those being blocked yet. But if they do, the MJ switches/dimmers have via holes that you can use to flash without any soldering.
Great tutorial!
I was able to put Tasmota on a smart plug without issues but wasn't able for the Sonoff RE5V1C Relay. Do you know if using a different bin file would help?
Sonoff uses Ewelink, not Tuya. Either have to flash manually or maybe SonOTA might work if the firmware is old enough.
That gave me an interesting couple of hours on and off.
I have a Lohas Tuya led that was unused as all my devices are on Tasmota for no cloud. I did not fancy the very fine soldering required to hardwear flash it.
Also having pi and d1minis tried your tutorial. Apart from one hitch getting led into pairing it is now running ver 8 of Tasmota.
Now looking for your next video on configuring Tasmota to run the led, hope it can handle multicolour, but if not the entertainment value is enough.
Thanks
Configure it here. th-cam.com/video/KOg5qwO3Rh4/w-d-xo.html
@@digiblurDIY Ah thank you, I initially ignored that as I dont use hassio, but Domoticz. But following your video found a template for my Lohas just now, tried it and works fine with full colour control using Tasmota web gui. I will play more with mqtt control and my ha setup. I am going to try hassio as it appears far more powerful than Domoticz, but of course my system works and perhaps better the devil you know.
It is tough to switch systems indeed! Glad you got it going.
Can I use a virtual machine. I run my home assistant on a laptop and may just use it instead of buying a Pi. Do you advice otherwise? If that will work what thing I need to get?
Yes. You can use a VM as I have heard of people doing it. It just needs a capable wifi device passed in.
digiblurDIY thanks, what do you mean by WiFi device passed in. Won’t the network setting work reliably.
@@digiblurDIY what do you mean by "It just needs a capable wifi device passed in."?
As listed here. github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert/blob/master/README.md#requirements
Got a bunch of OHLUX bulbs with firmware 1.6.0 and can't get any of them to flash. I have flashed power strips using the same setup so I know the setup is sound. I assume this 1.6.0 is new and has blocked this process?
Firmware version is device dependent. Check your logs. github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert/issues/483
Video is very interested as instructive...but also, very nice chair...could you share the model? Thx.
Hi Digiblur, thanks for some great content. I am new to smart home and I am installing Tuya and Sonoff devices with Tasmota and finally into Openhab. With the Tuya convert I have two issues, one of my Zemismart lights failed to flash into Tasmota but I can see the vtrust-recovery AP, how do I reflash it? Bearing in mind I now cannot go into pairing mode, the lights dont operate. The second issue is I cannot connect to the device I successfully flashed with Tasmota and connected to my HA router. I dont see any of my devices. Thanks.
It's half flashed. Unplug it. Start the process again on the Pi. When the AP starts. Plug in the device. Wait for a few seconds then hit enter. It should start and let you flash again.
@@digiblurDIY Thank you that worked great, only problem now is the second issue, device wont connect to network, and I dont see the device in my wifi list.
Did you attach to the tasmota-xxxx and put it in? Did you check to make sure it didn't pop back into AP mode?
@@digiblurDIY Yes, I connected to the tasmota-xxxx without internet, then I get a screen with manage router field which brings me to the tasmota screen, where I connect to my router with password, but the device does not connect to the network and I cannot see the device tasmota_xxxx anymore.
If it isnt showing Tasmota-xxxx anymore then it is connected to your network. When it can't connect it will drop back to AP mode.
Following this tutorial I was able to install Tasmota firmware to both of my Gosund UP111 plugs. I also tried to update a BSD29, but sadly it said the tuya software was too new and could not be updated remotely, and I would need to take it apart to update. Not confident with taking it apart without damaging the plastic, so I will be sending this back to amazon.
Thanks this helped alot! Got my devices up and running. One question can you point me in the right direction to setup long press on a light switch. Spent hours looking around trying to figure it out but it's not working. I don't know how to use automation to see the Hold that shows up in the console. I tried using state but that only shows on and off never shows hold.
Try this one...I'm sure its in there some where. th-cam.com/video/Sm2zGDRtVVA/w-d-xo.html
So whatever the component that you want to flash, since it was built Wifi Chip ESP that step will work ?
As long as it is esp82xx based.
Thanks for another awesome video. Now I have a way to flash my Sonoff B1 Light bulb. I appreciate your time and effort.
this is for tuya stuff not sonoff!
Excellent video. I just flashed a bunch of cheap-o wifi dimmers with this tutorial, but not before burning my fingers trying to solder the little f**kers and tasmotize them! If only I had found this video sooner. This was way easier. I give you 9.9/10. You lose 0.1 because you keep calling it Tasmoto :P
I am saying Tasmota actually 😎
I am a bit confused. Picked up the single-pole Treat Life switch at the recommendation of a FB user. Guess I should have asked more questions before buying. Can you use the SS01S switch out of the box with Home Assistant?
You can using the Tuya integration
@@digiblurDIY not familiar with "Tuya" and how to integrate. Does it require taking the device apart or flashing the new device(SS01S)
No. The Tuya integration will use the cloud.
@@digiblurDIY do you have a video that walks me through setting up a brand new SS01S Treatlife switch for use with Home Assistant. I have ESPhome installed and use that for my ESP8266 Dev board projects. Not really familiar with Treatlife switches and how to get them to work with HA. Sounds to me like it would be worth a cup of joe? Thank you for your time.
I flash mine with Tasmota but ESPHome will work as well. I don't like doing the cloud thing as that is like the last resort and I have no other options or products available. Some of my recent ones might help - th-cam.com/video/imKZbhJ8lvU/w-d-xo.html and maybe th-cam.com/video/q6aCfDDEkwE/w-d-xo.html as it shows the Tasmota integration of HA.
Ho un NAS-WR01W ma non riesco a tasmotarlo mentre SHP6 si Possibile che essendo entrambi tuya uno riesco a flaschiarlo e altro NO ?
What would be the best option stability wise? (im also a bigger) ESPHome or tasmota?
Also are all the products in your amazon store link flashable?
I'm currently setting up Home Assistant :-)
I use both myself as they have their pros and cons. I prefer the easier rollout for plugs, switches, bulbs with Tasmota then my nodemcu/wemos sensor builds are usually Esphome.
@@digiblurDIY thanks I'll look into tasmota first.
Sorry for the bigger, autocorrect... Ment beginner lol
@@digiblurDIY what's your or the best way to identify if a product from a sales pages is compatible with home assistant and flashing?
Thanks for the info, great video, I have converted a few smart life plug sockets to tasmota.
So rewarding isn't it?
digiblurDIY Yes it really is.My next mission is too learn how to set up schedules, timers etc for tasmota devices, don’t know which would be the easiest using mqtt, domoticz or inputting commands in device console. Any advice much appreciated. Thanks again
I like to use Home Assistant and NodeRed myself.
digiblurDIY I have no experience of using home assistant and node red, I have domoticz on raspberrypi to control all my devices locally and remotely, but as a new user at the moment unsure how to set up schedules, timers to power on/off devices at pre scheduled times.
Great video as always. Am I correct Tuya convert 2.3 will work on older Tuya devices which I never converted? I got a bunch of devices some time ago but didn't convert all of them to tasmota.
It is supposed to be backwards compatible.
Yes; It will. Very few exceptions. Also, if it doesn't work, you can try to update the device in your Tuya/Smartlife App first - I have seen this help in the past many times.
Great video, even for a Newbie like myself... Really keen to try this out, can I use a D1 mini Pro board?
Yep, can really use anything that will connect to the wifi and just sit there.
@@digiblurDIY Thanks! Then I'm doing something wrong... I can connect the D1 to my computer, flash the donor bin with Tasmotizer, but then when I power up again, no led blinking or otherwise... No errors are displayed during the flashing, the blue led blinks a couple times and that's it... Any ideas on how to confirm/troubleshoot?
10 out 10 bro just did my Kogan 1.7L Smart Glass Kettle THANKS
StePhan Mckillen good to know it works with kogan devices. I’m planning to use it with their bulbs and plugs
quick question, are there any preliminary steps i need to set up my wemos d1 mini to have the LED working or is following whats in this tutorial all that's necessary?
You might need the driver if your computer doesn't recognize it when plugged in.
So, after a few stress inducing moments and numerous failed to reconnect responses, I managed to get an old Debian 10 on the Pi with convert installed. Made all the connections and had no error messages. The switch was found and firmware pushed on. The wifi AP came up and I got into the web config UI. I set my IOT networks SSID and password, hot save and that was the end of the switch. It never came back on and now seems to be DOA.
It is probably trying to connect with a bad password. You can do the Tasmota reset procedures. Toggle the power on and off 7 or 8 times to it.
Thanks man! worked first time!
Woot!
Hi Digiblur, my lights have been working on Tasmota 8.1 and I decided to upgrade to Tasmota 11, bearing in mind that the Tuyu convert guys says it perfectly acceptable once you have flashed tuya convert onto your device. Well, I had first to flash the Tasmota minimal file as there wasn't enough memory to directly flash version 11. After that I was able to flash the latest tasmota lite with no problem. I then had to reset the module to AIlite (27) again, well no sliders or toggle are available to operate the light. I notice that there is no association for GPIO13 and 15 to operate MY92x1. I tried updating the template using the zemismart code {"NAME":"ZemiDownLight","GPIO":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,143,0,144,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":27} But again nothing shows up in GPIO13 and 15. Have you any ideas?
I would be careful flashing minimal. Use the upgrade flow according to the docs on Tasmota.com you do need to upgrade to the full version of Tasmota to use that LED module.
@@digiblurDIY Thanks Travis, your a genius! Flashed full version and it worked a treat, thanks again.
Thanks for the awesome how-to really helped out. Was able to get 2 of my 4 plugs all fixed up. Sadly two of my plugs don't seem to be working right. Think I messed something up, they broadcast their SSID and I can connect to them with my laptop, but their page doesn't load. Just tells me the connection was interrupted, then says the page can't load. But two of them are working great so far.
Do you get the Tasmota-xxxx AP from them?
@@digiblurDIY Yes, the Tasmota-xxxx AP does show up and I can connect to it, however the tasmota page doesn't load after I connect to it.
Well must have been a PEBKAC problem Gave them another try tonight and everything connected fine. Thanks again for all the awesome videos. They are a HUGE help.
Can you please explain what is Tuya and why it's useful
Tuya isn't useful that's why we are converting it and taking our devices out of the cloud that we bought and paid for. It's a backend cloud software that Tuya wants to data mine.
Hi Travis, Big fan and thanks for all the help. Like Rahul Saksule, I also only get the "Device did not appear with the intermediate firmware. Check the *.log files in the scripts folder..." I am trying to flash the Gosund smart plugs and have tried in fast pairing ("EZ Mode"), slow pairing ("AP mode") and I have tried all 4 in my pack to make sure... I didn't deviate at all from your video. I am also using the D1mini for the donor and that solid light works well, and I am still able to see the vtrust-flash wifi network on my phone.
It seems to do something to the device, as the power button turns red after accepting in the putty window, but then I get the Resending Smartconfig Packets over and over and then it times out. Any thoughts? Thanks
Check the web log to make sure it isn't saying non-esp chip. Also I did see there was an update to Tuya Convert today that you should try to pull down. github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert/releases/tag/v2.4.1
I am having the same problem with the Gosund plugs :/
@@bfong11 DigiblurDIY helped me get past this with a previous version of Tuya-convert
A. git clone -b development github.com/digiblur/tuya-convert
worked WELL for me
B. git clone github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert
THIS WENT BADLY FOR ME (01-12-20) - I think this is what is in this video.
I'm not the expert here, but using the github link I got from digiblurDIY solved this entirely.
@@ChrisPurser IT WORKED!!! Thank you so much! and @digiblurDIY thank you! I love the content keep up the amazing work
Hey! What do ya know! I helped someone! Haha. Really though, I’m glad to hear it worked.
I seriously fought that for 2 days of free time. Maybe 6 hours. Before digiblruDIY tossed me that idea. And he and another on discord had been working with me over the course of several of those hours already. I recommend joining us over there. Tons of good, knowledgeable people.
Greetings! I've been enjoying your videos. Well put together and thorough. I noticed that the 'reset 5' after flashing is not mentioned in the new instructions? Is this no longer necessary in the new version or is it still good practice? Thanks and keep up the good work!
Correct the new updated version of Tuya-convert erases the flash properly. But there definitely isn't anything wrong with doing it. I still do from time to time.
Hello, I have Gosund SP112, and my question is if tasmota flashing can be done if I don't have a raspberry pi and I just install a linux distro in a virtual machine or to my laptop. Thank you
Yes. It just needs a supported wifi adapter
@@digiblurDIY But basically what's going on? The laptop turns into a hotspot that connects the IoT device and the laptop transfers the firmware to the device? What role does the phone play in this scheme?
Not required all the time but it does help the smart config join the network so I always did it.
Super video! I applauded for $5.00 👏👏
Yay! Thank you!
Let me just get one thing clear.
The WeMos D1 is the one that connects to the Tuya device?
So having an old Pi without WiFi means I just need the WeMos, no USB WiFi?
The Wemos was used as the "donor" device. It just connects itself to that vtrust-flash AP. It helps with the smartconfig process at times. You'll need a Linux based device whether it be VM, boot CD, install or a Pi that has a wifi adapter that supports AP mode.
Any news on Tuya flashing with Tasmota? This video is so cool and easy, but my attempts are not succesfull. (resending smartconfig Packets several times) and not hing is happening
Back to full circle serial. Check out my jig one.
I think I'm doing everything right, including the raspi-config WiFi country, but not any SSID and PASS, because it's not using my 'real' WiFi it's creating the vtrust-flash SSID, right? And I'm able to connect to that SSID with my phone as the donor device. I'm wondering if this is a problem because I've already added these plugs to an existing smart life account - and deleted them from that account as well. I see no mention of that being a problem doing this to hardware that's been used or does it have to be new?
TuyaConvert not working? Check the log files in the scripts folder: smarthack-web.log for any warnings of a non-ESP82xx device. smarthack-psk.log for "DECRYPTION_FAILED_OR_BAD_RECORD_MAC"
Hi, Can this method be used to flash the Sonoff RF/IR bridge (not the Zigbee)
No, Sonoff doesn't use the Tuya servers. Luckily that one has pin headers making it easy.
@@digiblurDIY Thanks. Do you have a post for the jumper method. I find your how too's to be the best available on line. They also just work.
BTW, I want to use the unit as a RF blaster to control DC ceiling fans via Hubitat.
I have a very fundamental question and I am grateful for the answer. If I reprogram my device to take them out of the cloud, do I give up the ability for remote control? By remote, I mean out-of-network. If I am on traveling or on vacation, will the timer cycle I programmed my living room lights still function? Can I turns lights off and on while I’m out of town? I hope I’m making sense. Please someone tell me how this works. Thanks!
You would need to attach them to something you can control remotely. Either via some service, local VPN etc. I use mine with Home Assistant.
Does Tasmota only work for devices like switches and lamps. What about door sensors, thermostats, mouse traps, Cameras? (Yes mouse traps 😁)
It works on a ton of different devices, I doubt the camera though unless maybe it is the esp32 cam.
I dont have a raspberry pi device; but I do have several of those small "android multimedia/tv boxes".
Can I use that?
If you can run the apps then I don't see why not.
Thank you for great tuitional videos. How can I update tuna converter 2.0 to 2.3 ? do I need
Rename your Tuya Convert folder and just do another git pull. That way you still have the old one too.
What do you do when this process fails due to firmware block?
I have about 40 switches in my home, all of the single pole switches had an older version of the firmware and flashed without issue. The 3-way switches however, have a newer version of the stock firmware (1.1.4) and won't convert. I'm pretty new to the tuya-convert (custom flashing) process, but I want all of the my switches to run Tasmota!!! I want to install some smart bulbs on some of the 3-ways and let tasmota control them via groups and rules.
What do I do? Can they still be flashed via a direct connection? Is there an alternate OTA way to flash when the firmware is blocked? Can you point me to an instructional video for overcoming this issue?
I'm sure this is repeat question, and I'm sorry for that. This stuff changes so fast, not sure what information to trust for the solution.
Thanks!
I dont have the answer unfortunately, but would like to know what switches you're trying it on, as i'm about to try 3 way switches next.
No problem with the questions. Things change fast and not an issue to get things geaux'ing!
Nice profile icon! :) Which 3 way switches are those? You are right Tuya is updating firmware on some devices and blocking this process unfortunately. They are making us go back to the solder method until an exploit is found again for that. I did this one last time we got locked out. th-cam.com/video/QQIEu_kzkR8/w-d-xo.html
So those should work with thirdparty firmware but given they were in the cloud they may have patched them for now. Those would probably have to be done with the soldering and/or jig method for now.
You in LA?
@@digiblurDIY Thanks for the quick response. I've tried to flash a couple of them straight out of the box with no luck.
I'll take a look at the video you recommended.
Great channel btw!
@@digiblurDIY Sorry didn't see your LA question... Yes, Madisonville!
Do you absolutely need to use a Raspberry Pi for this process?
No, you could use any Linux machine as long as it the wifi adapter supports being in AP mode. The Pi was used at the time since it was easy to obtain and worked great... not so easy to obtain right now.
@@digiblurDIY awesome, thanks for reply! Yeah, exactly what I was thinking re: Pi availability. Was planning to do this with Linux distro USB booted on an old Lenovo laptop. Any recommended distro? Thanks again!
Can someone explain exactly how the donor device works in the process? I understand that something must be connected to vtrust-flash, but don't understand why.
It's part of the smart config process. Some say it works without some say no. I have had mixed results and just do the donor chip now and forget about it.
Once you flash the device OTA, can we update the firmware from Tasmota WebGUI or do one have to flash again with latest firmware?
Go ahead and use the OTA option right in Tasmota.
Hi, this Tuya convert works with zigbee devices ? has another way ? for example, zemismart has a hub zigbee, door sensors also zigbee. Can i put this devices on HA without Tuya Cloud ? thanks
I don't think their Zigbee hub is ESP82xx based though given it has an ethernet port on it. Zigbee2MQTT, Tasmota Zigbee, or a Zigbee stick in HA might be a better option as Zigbee is already local.
to easy found the pi found the wemos turn it on and did the ./start_flash.sh bugger done took long to put in the wall than flash it
THANKS AGAIN for you work
Love the idea of breaking out of the cloud. Hate the idea that i'm reliant on 3rd party providers.
However, i have a set of plugs from costco that apparenlty worked with tuya convert - but with the latest firmware, seems to be a no go. Wemos goes solid after starting script on RasPi and I get the plug rapid flashing, but as soon as I hit ENTER to start the process, i get about 3 seconds and the plug goes back to normal off mode. scripts just retries over and over until it gives up... Any hope this will get fixed up?
It might have the blocked firmware. TuyaConvert not working? Check the log files in the scripts folder: smarthack-web.log for any warnings of a non-ESP82xx device. smarthack-psk.log for "DECRYPTION_FAILED_OR_BAD_RECORD_MAC"
@@digiblurDIY Yeah so turns out it was the firmware update I did right when I bought them. Tried to be a good consumer and do the updates, got hooped by it.
Went back and bought a few more, did the Tuya-Convert on them no issues. So the current stock at the store is still the older firmware. I'm going to try and pickup a stack more to convert and just throw them in a drawer. Thanks for the awesome vids
Newb here and a big fan. I just bought some ACENX dimmers that I swear I ordered after watching one of your videos and I was looking for it now to follow along, and can't find it. Do you recall doing a video about tasmotizing these 110V US Decora Smart Dimmers from Acenx?
Those are the same as the Tessan and Martin Jerry ones. Look at the readme here. github.com/digiblur/Tasmota