Sonoff TH16 update frequency

Configuration
1

Hello,

im using the Sonoff TH16 with the following code:

sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      sonoff_temperature:
        friendly_name: "Temperature"
        unit_of_measurement: '°C'
        value_template: "{{ state_attr('switch.sonoff_1000beb186', 'temperature') }}"
      sonoff_humidity:
        friendly_name: "Humidity"
        unit_of_measurement: '%'
        value_template: "{{ state_attr('switch.sonoff_1000beb186', 'humidity') }}"

Is there a way to make it update the sensor readings more often? as now it looks like it only sends the data every 30 minuts or more.

2

Did you try to add
“update_interval: 60s”

3

That won’t do anything, as these are template sensors which update whenever the Sonoff at switch.sonoff_1000beb186 sends an update.

The change would need to be made on the device — I don’t have a Sonoff, but have a look in its app for an update frequency setting. Alternatively flash with ESPHome or Tasmota which should give you that control.

4

Thanks for the suggestions, the update_interval: 60s did indeed not work.
In the Ewelink app itself there is no control over update frequency.

I would prefer to not flash it though so i dont think this is solvable then.

5

Ditch that useless Ewelink and go with ESPHome. I have over 10 sonoff modules, first thing i do in each new one is flash with ESPHome. Waaaaay more flexible, waaaaay more options. Think about it: with ESPHome you can connect million things on your TH16: various sensors, port expanders, tons of relays…
If you download original FW first (before you flash ESPhome) you can go back to Sonoff anytime you want anyway…

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i didnt know you could flash sonoff with esphome. I got a bunch of those smart sockets S20, but they work fine though. My moto is if its not broken dont fix it, as now i can use those sockets with google home.

I am a fan of esphome too though, for that i use the wemos d1 mini pro $2 a piece on aliexpress.

7

Well, if it’s good enough for you, then leave it as is, sure. It was good enough” for me, too…at the beginning. But i quickly realized that i’d like to connect more to my sonoff’s, for instance i wanted to measure pressure and humidity, too, not only temperature…
You can flash esphome to pretty much everything with esp8266 (esp8265) chip though.

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Is it possible to read the TH16 temperature sensor without flashing ESPHome or Tasmota? My problem is that I don’t want to lose Google Home/Assistant integrations.

I’ve got an NSPanel flashed with Tasmota that I want to ‘read’ the TH16 temperature.

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BTW, it looks like there is a way to update the frequency of the output of the TH16/10 without flashing custom firmware.

I just need to somehow figure out how to send those commands from Tasmota on my NSPanel…