Tuya convert

Hardware
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Does anyone know if tuya convert works on a Mac/Windows machine? Link https://github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert says Linux or PI

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Sorry did not try, you could try to install a virtual machine. And use a usb wifi adapter.

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Once the devices are tuya converted, the smart life app won’t be able to control them, right?
So they have to add to home assistant and control from there? Currently I don’t have access to my HA when I am outside of my wifi network, what else I can do to control those devices?

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In practice that’s correct, you won’t be able to use the device with that app anymore.

Tuya convert only allows you to flash (load new software) on to the device. The new firmware (software) controls what you’ll be able to do.

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thanks. what needs to be done to add them to home assistant?

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Flash them with ESPhome (my preference) or Tasmota

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I think from this repo https://github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert, it is flashed to tasmota (third party bin), how to flash to ESPhome? can we flash back and forth between these two?

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Using Tuya-convert you can flash to any .bin file you want. You are not restricted to using Tasmota at all. I use Tuya-convert to flash to ESPhome. Yes, you can do OTA flashing to whichever .bin file you want later, switching between ESPhome and Tasmota if thats what you want to do

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thank you!

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which devices are you wanting to flash? Have you seen this database? It’s only new so not many devices there yet but hopefully in time it will have many more

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no name brand conico smart plug

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I dont think it will work outside linux/pi as it uses some tools/daemons that are very linux specific like wireless tools to configure the interface as a AP, dhcp server and so on.

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I recently flashed CE smart dimmer switch from costco with Tasmota using tuya convert, looking good so far.

I have used raspberry pi for this process.

This is my Tasmota configuration

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HA Configuration:

light:
  - platform: mqtt
    name: "SmartDimmer1"
    state_topic: "stat/SmartDimmer1/POWER"
    command_topic: "cmnd/SmartDimmer1/POWER"
    brightness_state_topic: 'stat/SmartDimmer1/RESULT'
    brightness_command_topic: 'cmnd/SmartDimmer1/Dimmer'
    brightness_scale: 100
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    payload_available: "Online"
    payload_not_available: "Offline"
    brightness_value_template: "{{value_json.Dimmer}}"
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Flashed CE smart smart wifi outlet from costco with Tasmota using tuya convert, looking good so far.

I have used raspberry pi for this process.

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This is my Tasmota configuration

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which costco did you get this? I don’t find those in my local (middle east of US).
if this template is not in the database, you may want to add it. https://templates.blakadder.com/

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Canadian costco but I dont see them anymore on their website.

available on amazon.

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I was able to tuya convert both the energy monitor plugs at costco ( 2 for $20 awesome deal) and the outlet plug.

I still prefer going the plug route as the LED on the outlet is very bright at night and there is noway to turn it off in the software - it is hardwired which is annoying.

I documented my steps here using VM