FYI - There might be some delays to your toll delivery due to their recent cyber attack 
In that case itād make more sense just to flash with Tasmota / ESPhome
I set up my Grid Connect devices with TuySmart app instead of the Grid Connect app and they worked fine in the app (Ceiling fan and pedestal fan).
The Tuya integration worked on Home Assistant with the pedestal fan but not the ceiling fan (quite a new model might not be supported yet).
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I am looking to integrate some grid connect hardware into HA. It looks like ESPHome is a popular implementation. I was wondering if it is just as āsafeā to go directly from the default Tuya firmware to ESPHome rather than flashing to Tasmota first? (āSafeā means more forgiving flashing/upgrade process for a novice.)
I have the Arlec Plug (PC190HA) and the Deta inline switch (6000HA) which do not have templates on esphome-configs.io but they do on templates.blakadder.com. The process from what I have read is I can develop a template for ESPHome based on the Tasmota ones and then use Tuya-convert to flash the ESPHome binaries onto the devices. Am I correct in this thinking? Are there any traps for new players?
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Thanks for all the feedback on the Deta switches. perhaps Iāll take a step back and ask a āwhat would you useā question 
I want to replace most my light switches with smart switches, but want them to look and feel the same across the house, not use a mismatch of brands etc. I would be replacing:
- 3 x 1 gang light switches with dimmers for bedrooms with LED downlights
- 1 x 4 gang light switch, two of the switches need to be dimmable and one of those dimmables is a two way with another 1 x 1 gang dimmable light switch at the other end of the room
- 1 x 3 gang light switch with one switch dimmable
- 1 x 3 gang, not dimmable
- 1 x 1 gang, not dimmable
- 2 x 1 gang, not dimmable but in two way configuration at both ends of a room
Ideally I donāt want break the bank, am happy using Tuya without flashing as long as performance is ok. Also want them to be Aus certified to avoid issues down the line. Need to integrate in to Google Assistant, HA and Siri.
What components would you use if you were in my situation?
Thanks for all your help mate.
I figured it out in the end. I thought I could just plug in the values from the arlec meature straight into tasmota.
I just tweaked the powerset, voltageset, and currentset values until the pretty much matched arlec meature and the calibration factor was 0.98-1.
All good now
Ok I am confused regarding the Arlec PC190HA plug and tuya-convert.
The only mention in this thread says it was unsuccessful (and another thread over at Whirlpool) but there is a template on Blackadder?
Anyone had success with this plug it should I return unopened to Bunnings and get the tp-link HS100?
Iāve got two converted and running fine.
I purchased two Deta Smart double gang light switch (6912HA) from Bunnings and got them working with Tasmota using Tuya-convert OTA. I also purchased the Arlec 4 Outlet Smart Powerboard With USB Charger And Grid Connect (PB88UHA). Has anyone managed to update this powerboard to work with HA? It would be handy to be able to switch each port independently which this board does using the Grid Connect application.
Thatās what I used, worked perfectly for mineā¦ Iād prefer a board that had both wifi and individual physical on/off switching but at the moment Iāll take what I can get.
Sometimes you just need to laugh at yourself. Let me share and it might give you a smile as well.
After successfully updating two DETA light switches by getting the low voltage board out, powering it from a RPi to get the 3.3V and using Tuya-convert, I was excited that I didnāt brick the switches. (I donāt do this kind of thing often)
I went to the bench grinder with an old Ikea hex tool and fashioned myself a screwdriver bit to open the Arlec powerboard. I open the back of the board and thought āDamn, I have no idea what to power on so I can get this into pairing mode.ā I carefully put the board back together and posted to see if anyone had instructions I could follow. Your two replies actually triggered some appropriate synapses and I realised thereās a great big button on the front of the board to switch on pairing 
See, sometimes you just gotta laugh at yourself
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Hi
Iām new to hassio and just converted my pi from a Homebridge server. Aim for me is to find cost effective solution that integrates devices with Appleās Siri and Homekit.
Been playing around with Bunnningās/Arlecās GRID Connect products and Homebridge was taking too long to configure Tuya based products. So here I am!
Today I managed to get the GRIDConnect 2-gang switch and light bulbs to integrate with Appleās Homekit using Hassioāa Tuya integration, and a Tuya cloud account. Did this in just a couple hours, incl a hassio install for the first time - so very happy!
Plan for me is to add more GRIDConnect products like the powerpoint (I find the plug in outlets too bulky and clunky) and other light switches. And if possible get rid of the need for a tuya cloud account and keep it all in-house - any good place to start?
Looking forward to see what other IoT enthusiasts / professionals are working on.
Cheers
David
Some of the Grid products are nice, others not so much. They are, for the most part, all flashable with Tasmota or ESP home, with a couple of exclusions. I have the single and double Arlec plugs, as well as a few RGB bulbs - all easily flashed with Tasmota.
I agree the wall plugs are a bit clunky, I have moved to mostly using the Kogan Energy Meter plugs HERE. They can be easily flashed with Tasmota and you can fit 2 side-by-side on one power points. They have the added bonus of USBs for charging and power tracking for devices you might want to monitor.
It is suggested for most of these Tuya based devices that you flash them with Tasmota or ESP home and remove them from the Tuya cloud. This gives you local control, which is the whole point of Home Assistant.
The Blakadder repo is a great place to check if an item you are interested in purchasing is already supported and working with Tasmota, take a look at the AU section HERE.
Edit: From version 0.105.0 released this week, Hass.io is now called Home Assistant, so you may notice topic and reference material change in the coming weeks.
Not sure if anyone else has come across this, but a heads up if youāre planning to use tuya-convert to flash tasmota then ota upgrade to esphome.
The latest release of tuya-convert comes with tasmota v8.1.0.2 which doesnāt allow ota firmware upgrades to esphome, you will get Upload Failed - Not Compatible.
You will need to get a v7.2.0 tasmota-minimal.bin file and flash that first, once you have ādowngradedā to v7.2.0 you can flash the esphome.bin file with no problem.
There are two easy work arounds for this.
The first is to simply create your esphome yaml file, compile and download it.
Copy the file to ā¦/tuya_convert/files/ and select that option instead of tasmota when it comes time to flash. ( name the file something simple like esphome.bin )
The second is to flash tasmota, then at the conole type :
Setoption78 1
then reboot the device.
Youāll now be able to flash whatever firmware.
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I just got the Data wall switches working (see below). Confirming they donāt dim. Donāt think they are two way, but not sure.
I havenāt flashed them, and currently working with a Tuya account.
Hey @aurorus86 !
Would you be able to upload a picture of the back of the wall switch including the terminal block please ?
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