Yes I had this issue on 1 of the 4 switches. You will need to fully power it off. It seems even in pairing mode it doesn’t seem to take to tuya convert. You can do it by just flipping the circuit breaker for your lights in your house for 10 seconds.
Fully powering the switch off and and having the laptop ready to go seems to be the trick.
thanks, I still couldnt get it to work so I opened up the logs (should have done this first)
It seems that the current versions of tuya convert is playing around with something (psk) causing errors.
Reverting to the Dec 31 version allowed the process to go through.
TLDR: if you are having issues flashing atm and have a str/byte type error in the psk log revert to an version (dec 31 version worked for me).
FYI, there are actually 2 separate dimming settings in the Brilliant Mechs - The main dimmer is on dpId 2, but then there is the minimum dimming setting on dpId 3. If you adjust the setting on dpId 3, no matter what value you set dpId 2 to, it wont go below the value set on dpId 3. This means you don’t need to reflash it every time you need to adjust the minimum value; I ended up just creating another light entry so I could adjust it in HA if required:
light:
- platform: "tuya"
name: "dimmer"
dimmer_datapoint: 2
switch_datapoint: 1
- platform: "tuya"
name: "dimmer_minimum"
dimmer_datapoint: 3
Hey @kanga_who, I was just wondering how you went with the grid connect fan? Looking at getting a couple myself. Thank you.
Linton
Thankyou !
How much delay is there between actuating the door sensor and seeing that reflected in HA ?
Saw a review on kmart.com.au which says 6 seconds.
Obviously that would be with the stock Tuya firmware.
If that’s the case and you open and close within six seconds, is it still reported ?
Cheers.
I’m interested in the grid connect fan also. Saw the Arlec grid connect fan at Bunnings today $199.
The Kmart wifi fan is half the price and probably has twice the airflow.
No where near as asthetically pleasing as the grid connect though.
Looks like Mitre10 has discovered home automation:
https://www.mitre10.com.au/connected-home/make-life-easier/automate
Nothing new other than the orbit b-hyve irrigation control, I’ve never seen before.
Not that I’m interested. I’ve been using hydrawise for the pass few years, it integrated into HA without problem. And I’m planning on replacing/expanding it with a DIY 24VAC/DC module, d1 mini, relay module.
I’m not using a Grid connect fan.
Ah apologies I misread. Is anyone out there using the grid ceiling fans?
Darn. Very much appreciate the heads up thank you. Us aussies would be laughing if we could tap into the Grid system as a direct integration.
Some Lawyer in court:: But we have this post on this random forum… it states you did successfully modify a device of this type.
Would be interesting case to see how far they would/could take it.
More likely to be struck by lightning and by a meteorite on the same day as you won the lottery.
So you’re saying it’s possible… hahahaha
But not at all probable.
Yes, which is what makes interesting I guess. I also wonder if it would partially or totally void your house insurance, especially if it was or wasn’t the primary cause.
It’s not interesting because unless you are exceedingly stupid (basically telling the insurance company) it is not going to happen.
Bit the bullet and bought a Genio ( Tuya ) door / window sensor from Kmart and flashed with ESPhome as described above by @nmc
I was disappointed that I couldn’t get it to work with the native ESPhome API and had to install MQTT,
and with the update delay of between 5 and 8 seconds, meaning if whatever the sensor is attached to is opened and closed within that time, it wont be seen by HA.
I’ll be attaching mine to the back of my wardrobe door and getting it to switch the Genio light strip which should be turning up this week. Also to be flashed with ESPhome.
Its saving grace is its low price of $25 compared to $60 for a z-wave sensor plus $ 80 for the z-wave hub.
If anyone works out how to get it working with the native ESPhome API please drop me a line.