Awesome news
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Just got the Sonoff Micro, is it possible to do DIY Mode with it? I would like to be able to switch the device on and off via an URL locally? Is that possible?
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Wondering if anyone has this working? I got some too and not sure how hackable they are. When they power on, they broadcast an ITEAD ssid, but connecting to it, I can’t access a webpage (DHCP addr is 192.168.1.2, connecting to 192.168.1.1 doesn’t work).
I don’t have the product but in the list of Sonoff LAN “custom component” devices there is the Micro 5v
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Thanks! You are correct, I missed that. I was able to add it using the instructions in this video.
The Micros require a 2.4GHz-only wifi SSID, and my Deco mesh uses the same SSID for both bands. I was able to create a 2.4GHz-only mobile hotspot on my Windows laptop and that worked great to add the devices to the eWeLink app. Then they could be discovered by the Sonoff integration using my eWeLink credentials.
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How do I set up these devices local-only without a SONOFF account or eWeLink junk?
I’m afraid that it won’t work without the eWeLink application.
By avoiding junk-ware 
hardware in the first place 
One could use for example a esp based version of such a “usb smart switch” and therefor not only own the hardware but also have full control over the software part 
I call some of this sinilink usb boards myself and have supercharged them with esphome 
All my sonoff devices use Tasmota so no ewelink crap required. Fully local control
By the looks of it the Sonoff device which is topic of this thread (“Sonoff Micro”) isn’t supported by Tasmota. 
If you have a different mileage @DavidFW1960 please feel free to explain how to free that device or post a link how it could be done. 
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Thank you for the useful link bruda.
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Thank you for this! I ordered two off of eBay, and after a long delay, finally got them from China. Knowing that the pins would be hard to access, I started looking around for options. Several people ordered pogo pin thingies from China which would have meant another long wait. But I stumbled on this on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B097RVZXSQ?ref=ppx_pt2_dt_b_prod_image
It is meant for breaking out a 14 pin package with 1.27mm spacing to pins that can accept normal Dupont cables. It ended up working perfectly. 6 of the 7 pins on one side slip right into the 6 holes on the board. The 7th gives a little stability and then the other row of pins is unused, but also provides some stability because it butts right up along the edge of the board. I successfully flashed ESPHome onto two of them already.
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Whoa amazoing!
very advanced flashing utilities you got there 
I’m always going the low-tech/low-effort way and just ask for one or two helping hands 
For the sinilink device I actually just used dupont wires and holding them while flashing (3-4 hands were included in that action). 
Because “freeing” esp based device hardly takes 60 seconds (usually much less) I virtually never solder wires or pins but just do it always “freely”. Even shorting wires or loosing grip while flashing never killed any of my devices. Worst case is to initiate the flashing process once again - bricking esp’s is simply not possible afaik. 
@lmatter I was hoping the same thing. Did you ever find and interface to use to type in wi-fi creds? I can’t get mine to fully connect
I did - check out my comment a bit after that one. I used my Windows laptop to create a “hotspot” that only had 2.4GHz so I was able to get them registered with eWeLink. SONOFF Micro - 5V Wireless USB Smart Adaptor - #12 by lmatter
I wanted to keep them on the same lan so HA could use local API so didn’t want to go this route. Based on another thread I tried a tablet I had and my micros connected right away. Two different android phones didn’t work, but an android tablet worked perfect. Such a waste of time trying to get these things to connect!!!
Any chance you could share your yaml for these?