Australia - Electrically Certified Hardware

bavotto · October 30, 2019, 7:06am

I can confirm the powerboard works with Tuya Convert. I have the three sockets working, as well as the LED, but I haven’t got the switch working as yet. I will try to get that done shortly and a template for Tasmota up.

AussieByrd · October 30, 2019, 11:48am

Has anyone had a look at the Grid Connect Arlec fans at Bunnings?

I’d give it a try, but the a bit pricey just for testing. I under stand that some of Bunnings other “Grid Connect” gear has been Tuya-convertible.

AussieByrd · October 30, 2019, 11:55am

That’s interesting re 433MHz water meter sensors. Does anyone know if that is used elsewhere in Australia (like Queensland…).

Any chance we’d be able to read our own meters with an RF hub?

sparkydave · November 1, 2019, 4:44am

I haven’t yet come across anything like that in WA. I’m guessing it has wires going into the the meter? As others have suggested, probably for remote reading

kanga_who · November 1, 2019, 5:06am

@cpuram Try the settings HERE

I’ve just ordered 2 of these myself for my ceiling fan lights, so will report back on how well they work in a few days.

kanga_who · November 1, 2019, 6:04am

@sparkydave How did the garden lights turn out? Any pics?

sparkydave · November 1, 2019, 7:31am

Stupidly I didn’t take any photos. I’ll try and get some and post here. They send out a decent amount of light for only 3 Watts per fitting. I would get more if the 40% discount at JD Lighting was still valid (it’s not) but I can’t justify paying full price for them (~$215). I do actually really want more of these so will be on the lookout for them being on sale again.

EDIT: photos… Not the best as the light positions are only temporary, a quick setup to test them out.

kanga_who · November 1, 2019, 12:05pm

Duuuuuuuuuuuuddeee…Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

kanga_who · November 1, 2019, 12:07pm

Also, I think I saw a single pack them in my local Aldi for $80 last week. They look the same, if not identical. If they have them still, would you like me to grab them for you?

sparkydave · November 1, 2019, 6:56pm

I’ve seen single add-on globes for just under $40 on eBay. I’ll have another hunt around today but I’m in no rush. Thanks anyway

tinglis1 · November 1, 2019, 8:12pm

I’m in the market for a few ceiling fans for this summer and wanted to get something controllable by HA with local control/override as well. Ideally without adding additional controllers and just replacing my existing wall switch.

I found that bunnings NZ have a arlec grid connect ceiling fan but cannot find it anywhere in AU.
This looks pretty nice and would be even better if it can be flashed with tasmota/esphome

My short list so far is:

dumb ceiling fan with brilliant controller and wireless remote. My understandings is that you still end up with a manual light switch for isolation and a brilliant wireless light/fan remote though.
dumb ceiling fan with eBay (mentioned here before) wired in wall controller. Requires a dummy load for use with led lights. Who is still using non led lights??? Advantage is just one controller in the existing switch location.
wait until arlec grid connect fan is available in AU. Not sure how this thing is controlled but it is a dc fan so has some other advantages also.

Any other suggestions/recommendations?

nickrout · November 1, 2019, 9:28pm

Thanks for pointing out the NZ fan. Off to bunnings I think!

kanga_who · November 1, 2019, 10:10pm

@nickrout You had better Tuya-convert the hell outta that fan and send the Tasmota config.

I need 2 myself, those Arlec ones on the NZ site would be perfect. I’m it won’t be long until they arrive here. I can wait a month.

I use a normal Arlec fan with RF remote currently in the bedroom and use OMG to change fan speed, on/off via scripts and Alexa. Works fine, but a Tasmota fan would make life easier.

exxamalte · November 1, 2019, 11:19pm

I just bought 3 and will try them on the weekend

Aldi Hornsby (NSW) now has 4 Garden Light Kits left for $70 each.

tbar05 · November 2, 2019, 5:23am

@bavotto do you have a tasmota template for the aldi powerboard

bavotto · November 2, 2019, 7:12am

Sorry, I was having issues with my Tasmota setup, and have moved everything across to ESPHome now, so I can’t give you a template string that will work. I also no longer have the status LED work for the whole board (the individual socket LEDs are linked), but I am not as fussed about this since it is just on if any of the sockets are on…

That said, the three sockets are operated by GPIO 3, 4 and 5 and from memory Relay1, Relay2, Relay3 settings.

switch:
  - platform: gpio
    id: red_led
    pin:
      number: GPIO01
      inverted: true

  - platform: gpio
    name: "Fire Fan"
    pin: GPIO5
    id: relay1
  - platform: gpio
    name: "Living Room Lamp"
    pin: GPIO4
    id: relay2
  - platform: gpio
    name: "Spare Living Switch"
    pin: GPIO13
    id: relay3

That is my ESPHome config, which is essentially a copy of a Brilliant switch setting from ESPHome, with a couple of extra relays. I will work on it some more over the weekend and see if I can get it all properly setup and a proper config for other people.

thecubical · November 2, 2019, 12:09pm

@sparkydave and others with the brilliant fan switches.

Ive managed to get a similar one from SRL-tech working (https://srltech.com.au/portfolio_page/fan-series/), Id be fairly certain the Brilliant one is the same, I might try and flash one of mine later to confirm.

In any case, you will need to be running Tasmota 7.0.0.1 or later, I flashed latest dev myself.

Configure module as a TuyaMCU, the dimmer and light functionality should be the same as the configs posted above but the fan speed is where it gets a little more tricky.

Go to console and type weblog 4 and then view the output after hitting buttons on the RF remote, it should look something like

11:50:26 {"TuyaReceived":{"Data":"55AA00070005020400010012","Cmnd":7,"CmndData":"0204000100","DpId":2,"DpIdType":4,"DpIdData":"00"}}
11:49:27 {"TuyaReceived":{"Data":"55AA00070005020400010113","Cmnd":7,"CmndData":"0204000101","DpId":2,"DpIdType":4,"DpIdData":"01"}}
11:49:28 {"TuyaReceived":{"Data":"55AA00070005020400010214","Cmnd":7,"CmndData":"0204000102","DpId":2,"DpIdType":4,"DpIdData":"02"}}
11:49:29 {"TuyaReceived":{"Data":"55AA00070005020400010315","Cmnd":7,"CmndData":"0204000103","DpId":2,"DpIdType":4,"DpIdData":"03"}}
11:49:29 {"TuyaReceived":{"Data":"55AA00070005020400010416","Cmnd":7,"CmndData":"0204000104","DpId":2,"DpIdType":4,"DpIdData":"04"}}
11:49:30 {"TuyaReceived":{"Data":"55AA00070005020400010517","Cmnd":7,"CmndData":"0204000105","DpId":2,"DpIdType":4,"DpIdData":"05"}}

This was the result of me going from the lowest to highest fan speed setting (this switch supports 6 speeds).

In the lastest development version they have added a TuyaSend command and TuyaReceived event which you do use in rules.

You will want a rule something like this, where you replace the Data with the values you received in console and potentially customise the MQTT topic you want to post the result to

Rule1 on TuyaReceived#Data=55AA00070005020400010012 DO publish2 stat/Event/speed 1 endon on TuyaReceived#Data=55AA00070005020400010113 DO publish2 stat/Event/speed 2 endon on TuyaReceived#Data=55AA00070005020400010214 DO publish2 stat/Event/speed 3 endon on TuyaReceived#Data=55AA00070005020400010315 DO publish2 stat/Event/speed 4 endon on TuyaReceived#Data=55AA00070005020400010416 DO publish2 stat/Event/speed 5 endon on TuyaReceived#Data=55AA00070005020400010517 DO publish2 stat/Event/speed 6 endon

This will only post the updated status to the topic we still need to have a way to set the current speed. This is achieved by
Rule2 on Event#1 DO TuyaSend4 2, 0 endon on Event#2 DO TuyaSend4 2, 1 endon on Event#3 DO TuyaSend4 2, 22 endon on Event#4 DO TuyaSend4 2, 3 endon on Event#5 DO TuyaSend4 2, 4 endon on Event#6 DO TuyaSend4 2, 5 endon

This will result in sending the correct command to the TuyaMCU when a message is posted to cmnd/sonoff/Event with the corresponding fan speed of 1-6.

To determine the correct values look again at the console output
{"Data":"55AA00070005020400010517","Cmnd":7,"CmndData":"0204000105","DpId":2,"DpIdType":4,"DpIdData":"05"}

DpId is 2
Enum value is 5
DpIdType 4 is enum so use TuyaSend4 to send an enum

Dont forget to enable the rules after setting them with
Rule1 ON
and
Rule2 ON

Hope this helps.

thecubical · November 3, 2019, 9:19am

@sparkydave Ok I think i have the brilliant fan switch cracked!

Use the following TuyaMCU settings

9 => Light Switch
10 => Dimmer
12 => Global fan on/off

There is an additional dpid #2 which never seems to have its value changed in my testing and didnt seem to do anything

Dpid 3 is used for the fan speed, when changing the fan speed the Dpid 12 must be on or it will have no effect.

{"TuyaMCU":[{"fnId":11,"dpId":9},{"fnId":21,"dpId":10},{"fnId":12,"dpId":1}]}

Update MQTT with current fan status
Rule1 on TuyaReceived#Data=55AA03070005030400010016 DO publish2 stat/Event/speed 1 endon on TuyaReceived#Data=55AA03070005030400010117 DO publish2 stat/Event/speed 2 endon on TuyaReceived#Data=55AA03070005030400010218 DO publish2 stat/Event/speed 3 endon

Set fan speed based on MQTT message, note this will also turn the fan on when setting the speed
Rule2 on Event#1 DO Backlog Power2 1; TuyaSend4 3, 0 endon on Event#2 DO Backlog Power2 1; TuyaSend4 3, 1 endon on Event#3 DO Backlog Power2 1; TuyaSend4 3, 2 endon

I dont have a fan actually connected to test this and have been using a cheap LED bulb so its hard to confirm but looking at the response from the MCU I’m pretty sure its correct.

ribbonofblack · November 3, 2019, 9:35am

Hi guys,

The latest smart switches are starting to look good and are at a price point worth considering. Just wondering if there are any that also have a dimmer function to them? All I’ve managed to see so far is basic on/off.

Thanks!

thecubical · November 3, 2019, 9:42am

The brilliant fan one does support dimming, otherwise they also have an inline dimmer you can add