[OBSOLETE] Sonoff, Sonoff TH, S20, Dual, 4CH, POW, & Touch Device Handler & SmartApp ($5 & $10 Smart Switches)

[JesseG (JG)]

I have tried both configurations - TX-TX and RX-TX

[JesseG (JG)]

Finally got it working for both devices! I was making the mistake of plugging in the adapter before pressing the button on the plug. Devices flashed seamlessly once I started with the button depressed. Thanks for your help!

[DanielJafari]

So to recap, you used SonOTA method and flashed his firmware, and then used the 3 ESPEasy bin files in the zip to flash onto your Sonoff devices?
The reason I’m asking is that I don’t have access to a PC and it seems the only way to flash these for me on a Macbook is to go your way.
any help is much appreciated

[ethantao (Ethan)]

thanks for all the fantastic work, I finally managed to flash my 5 sonoff and 1 dual and integrated them with my ST, yeah!

they used to be on sonoff-tasmota firmware, and I just grab the bin file and update in its web interface, and voila after few seconds, I am set with new firmware and don’t even have to reconfigure IP (I set all smart devices to a certain IP with static DHCP)

now I am still having 3 sonoff B1 bulb, and still find a way to integrate them into smartthings as well.

[Bill_Crowder (William Crowder)]

@Bill_Crowder

I ran into this today with my first Sonoff switches, no wifi after flash. It’s appears to be a known issue with newer models. Write mode must be ‘dout’. I installed Python, then installed the updated ESPTOOL.py.exe following these instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4UGKRKYFCs . I then flashed them using this command line. “esptool.py.exe --port COM4 write_flash -fs 1MB -fm dout 0x0 sonoff.ino.generic.bin”. Worked for my first two, ordering more.

Adding to my previous post, I’ve now successfully flashed 5 basics’ and 2 TH16’s with humidity and temp sensors. Sensors seem really accurate. They seem to work flawlessly with Smartthings! At 7 dollars apiece, I’m ordering another 6 pack of “basics” for the barns! Thank you erocm1231!

[ArstenA (Brian Spranger)]

Where are you buying 6 packs?

[Bill_Crowder (William Crowder)]

@ArstenA

Where are you buying 6 packs?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0773DFQJ9/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new

[timmyk86]

Hi all

Just wanted to add that I think I found a bug with the newer units.

I can flash absolutely fine with the ‘alternative’ method, get all set up, added to Smartthings etc etc.

When I change the sensor to AM2301 in the settings and reboot, it crashes. No lights, no Wifi, nothing.

Not sure why it’s doing that!

Thanks for all your hard work though.

[Bill_Crowder (William Crowder)]

@timmyk86

and reboot, it crashes. No lights, no Wifi, nothing.

I get another one from iTead seller on Amazon Thursday. The one I got last week flashed and is controlling a heater with a AM2301 at this moment. Working perfectly.

[timmyk86]

Yeah, the first one I got works perfectly. The second however seems to be a newer version - didn’t flash properly with the original method but did with the alternative one. Pretty convinced that there is a problem with choosing the sensor though - tried it a few times and needed to re-flash after every one to get it working again

[djtonyd (Smart home72)]

here is mine that i use, brought it from jaycar Aus

[jetpuf]

@Bill_Crowder

ons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4UGKRKYFCs . I then flashed them using this command line. “esptool.py.exe --port COM4 write_flash -fs 1MB -fm dout 0x0 sonoff.ino.generic.bin”. Worked for my first two, ordering more.

@Bill_Crowder Thanks for documenting this. The last batch of 10A switches I purchased were all newer. I connected them to AC to verify they worked before flashing, then they stopped working. Your method saved them!

[djtonyd (Smart home72)]

i also have another good one. this is now the 2nd sonoff ive been through for my back light, im currently using the 2way switch method and have set it to 2way inside the unit, but now the relay just keeps flicking on and off rapidly then stops then goes again, i know there would be a volt drop from switch point to point and back to terminal point on the device but ive checked that and getting around 3.3v out on GPIO14 to grnd any ideas. mybe the cable run is to long to handle the device? its around 8m.

[netsheriff]

@erocm1231

2016_10_14 Update: I have been playing with the Sonoff TH (16 Amp Version) and am finished with a SmartThings capable firmware for it. This device has a 10 & 16 Amp version and support for a temperature sensor attachment. The device handler supports both temperature and humidity. Here is the firmware & here is the device handler. You also need to install the Sonoff (Connect) SmartApp posted below.

Excellent effort the Sonoff TH firmware also works fine on the Sonoff S22 switch which has a 3.5mm socket for the temperature and humidity sensor.

[richms (Richard Malcolm-Smith)]

@netsheriff

Excellent effort the Sonoff TH firmware also works fine on the Sonoff S22 switch which has a 3.5mm socket for the temperature and humidity sensor.

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These are wired wrong and are switching the neutral, and use the wrong colours for everything inside them. I had one a year or so back like that and thought it must have been a one off stuff up, but ordered 3 more recently and they are the same. Quite dodgey since they will work, but switching the neutral leaves everything live when off.

[MikeXXL]

THX Bill,

just try to flash with some other tools & dout. Nothing woks.

Only the esptool work fine.

Greetings
MikeXXL

[greenzkool (Patrick Stark)]

There are a bunch of new wifi plugs on amazon that look like the s20. These all have SM-PW701. It has a ESP-12F in it. It doesnt look like it has a header for rx, tx, vcc and ground. Any thoughts?

[netsheriff]

@richms

These are wired wrong and are switching the neutral,

In the picture I stuck above the left male is the switching pin which is to the live, it goes to L1 on the PCB? Then from L on the PCB to the Left female live pin?

Neutral is the right pin (wrong colour) but going direct to the right pin?

There is a return wire coming back from the Neutral back to the pcb to keep power to the pcb when you switch the sonoff off (cut power to the Left live pin)? You need to keep the PCB live all the time otherwise there is no way to turn it on again once you switch the power off with the app?

[Wikd_Fullmoon]

I have just about read everything on internet, used 2 downloads of esp, had 2 ftdi adapters yet my sonoff will not enter into program mode. None have had a wifi update they both still work with sonoff app. . . so wont go into program mode. . What am I doing wrong the ftdi shows as com9, unistall reinstall drivers. . reboot PC have added a switch to vcc to turn on/off still no program mode;
so get this in cmd shell
c:\esp2>esptool.exe -vv -cd nodemcu -cb 115200 -cp COM9 -ca 0x00000 -cf Sonoff.ino.generic.bin
esptool v0.4.6 - © 2014 Ch. Klippel ck@atelier-klippel.de
setting board to nodemcu
setting baudrate from 115200 to 115200
setting port from COM1 to COM9
setting address from 0x00000000 to 0x00000000
espcomm_upload_file
stat Sonoff.ino.generic.bin success
setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
opening bootloader
resetting board
followed by 10 events like this;
trying to connect
flush start
setting serial port timeouts to 1 ms
setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
flush complete
espcomm_send_command: sending command header
espcomm_send_command: sending command payload
read 0, requested 1
then
warning: espcomm_sync failed
error: espcomm_open failed

has anyone got any ideas why?

[Wikd_Fullmoon]

Sapstar you r a gem, spent all day trying to get into prog mode. . .NODEMCU did immediately. . got one flashed now the fun