Hi, i would like to replace my dumb switches (i’m in that process in … 5+ years?
I have bought some samples over the years.
I have sonoff TX1.
I have some noname 3 gang switches i destroyed trying to flash them with esphome - it needed to cut some traces, because RX or TX pin was connected to other chitp (i succeeded, but in the process, the touch pads buttons lost it’s sensitivity and cannot be touched with glass on).
I have some other esp switches with dual frame under one glass, but i find out, it does not fit in my wall boxes.
i have some MOES zigbee switches, which seems like a way to go, but they don’t sell this version with one glass over double box.
I have come with list of (soft) requirements:
- easy to adapt, so zigbee or matter (or i can flash it with esphome, if it’s easy, no trace cutting involved)
- ability to control backlight (most zigbee switches i saw does not have this ability)
- ability to send double press, or hold (most zigbee switches does not do that? can be done in esphome with some templating?)
- ability to decouple button from relay (not needed , it’s just to eliminate the click sound of relay when using always powered smart bulbs anyway)
- maybe get rid of relay? (MOES zibgee switches does not click)
- ability to be used in dual frame
- touch switch with glass panel
but there seems to be none product which ticks all of them.
I want to also try Sonoff M5 , because it can be stacked over multiple boxes, but it’s not glass touch and i don’t want to have different looking switches in every room. I was thinking about abandoning those double boxes and putting only one 3 gang switch to one of the boxes and 3d printing some fancy cover on the other one …