Just a quick update in case it helps anyone else. The Serial device that I used allowed me to flash the Sonoff. But when I tried to restart it and access it through the serial intefrace it was not seen by Windows. For some reason it was detected by windows when I held the button to ground pin 1. But when I didn't hold the button, it was just not seen by windows. It could partly be the computer at fault. I found a different usb-serial device. And it worked perfectly. So it was not the Sonoff that was faulty, it was the USB-Serial device..I measured the voltages on each. The one that didn't work was 3.1V. The one that worked was 3.4V Final result is a success. Many thanks Vicious. All of your instructions worked perfectly once I had good hardware.
YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!! This was SOOOOOOOOO much easier than using the Python method! I kept getting syntax errors. Now I'm up and running after ~5min. Incredible!
Was looking at doing the same thing with relays. Forgot all about the 2 Sonoffs that I had sitting on my desk in front of me (for a few months). Now both of them are in use at last, ordered another one for my other printer too, of course. Your video made it so simple. Thank you.
Thank you for the best flashing video I've found. Not to mention the attention-to-detail on quality audio record/post-processing, makes such a huge difference. And +1 for including the footage where your dog strolls through! Not to mention giving everyone free WiFi on the Vicious Kids SSID ;-)
Heh, love my dog. She loves to interrupt. I have been doing this for a while and am a bit of a perfectionist. I was teaching people how to do professional audio and video encoding a decade ago. I just barely squeeze these videos in with free time as a hobby with minimal time to really do them the way I want, so glad that passes as good quality :)
Thank you very much for the visual on how to flash these. DrZzs explanation was great but a little fast for me. New to this and I'm a visual learner. I will definitely refer back to this video when I get the USB to TTL flash device and the header wires that you posted!
Super... I'm not capable of flashing. I do not know English but after a few hours I came up with it as a flash sonoff. I use these homes. Well thank you. Well thank you......Good Job...
Thanks! I have just used this method to flash with sonoff.bin v6.2.1 which was successful! Connected instantly after typing termite commands. I used some blu-tac to hold the headers in place.
Thank you man! I hate using windows for my DIY... but after much trying with a 1.8 locked rom on Ubuntu... I saw your tutorial and cave... I just finished flashing 4 and almost done with the 5th. The female to male cable idea is great. Worked really good!
Great tutorial! I managed to flash again my sonoff basic and wemos d1 min1 successfully. I was struggling to re-flash it using Arduino IDE and I'm glad I found your tutorial. Thanks a lot!!
Hi, nice tutorial. Just wanted to add a note that with latest Tasmota, there's now an easier way to configure once flashed. When it boots without a config, it will create its own unsecured WiFi (Tasmota-xxxx) for around 3 mins. Connect to that WiFi with your phone and it will automatically pop open a web browser like a WiFi hotspot would (at 192.168.4.1). Once you're connected you can configure everything in the Tasmota UI :-)
Wow- Thanks. I saw your tutorial mentioned on Dr Zzz a few days ago and thought I would just keep using my Arduino IDE. But then, after flashing Tasmota on three Sonoff Basic's something went wrong and no more of my Sonoff's will connect to the net after flashing from the IDE. The light just blinks endlessly. So, OK, let's try ESPEasy. Works the first time! Tomorrow I will try it on a Sonoff 4ch Pro.
I just completed my first flash on a Mycozy dual relay with this method. I had to use the ESPEasyFlasher since the Wifi chip was a 285, but worked all the same.
Yes you can and I have done it, but that is a much bigger program to install and setup, trying to keep this simple and streamline for more users to have it easily accessible.
If AP won’t connect. Try Tasmota firmware version 5.14.0(an year old release) I flashed with that, worked perfect!! The newest releases were giving me trouble.
Hi There very Easy and good Tutorial Hats off to you . I was struggling to Flash Wemos Mini D1, Your Channel Vicious Computers shared great video of all time. Love You. God Bless Keep on sharing and i will keep on learning. Thank you once again
Excellent video, thank you! One comment: do not use the static ip address config method as shown by the video if you do not know what you are doing! The static address you provide with address1 can easily be within the dynamic address range managed by your wifi router, causing all kinds of connectivity problems in your wifi network.
True :) I hope that I made it clear enough about how that works and why you would use it. It's very good to have static IP's on your devices for automation purposes and that tip was for those who do not have a way to do DHCP reservations or want persistent IP in multiple environments.
Thank you for a GREAT video....... Just some info to pass on....In case others, like me, needed help....thought; I can't be the only one with a WiFi issue AFTER flashing the new Sonoff-Tasmota-Release 6.3.0 !!!! My 'WiFi Analyzer shows '0' (ZERO) transmitter output power from the SonOff, while the 'Termite' terminal read (no matter which bin I used): 00:00:00 Project sonoff Sonoff (Topic sonoff, Fallback DVES_6771E4, GroupTopic sonoffs) Version 6.3.0-2_3_0 00:00:00 WIF: Connecting to AP1 (my ssid) in mode 11N as sonoff-4580... 00:00:09 WIF: Connect failed as AP cannot be reached ..............over and over again..... My Analyzer showed PLENTY of power from my router! Even placing the Sonoff Basic within 3-4' of the router did NOT CONNECT!! Then I found: ...github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/issues/3289 Finally, OTHERS with this issue... I downloaded a much OLDER version..Sonoff-Tasmota-Release 5.1.4. Erased the Sonoff memory (with esptool), Flashed with FlashESP8266.exe and...after about 5 minutes...SUCCESS, WiFi working, ALL OK!!!
Fantastic tutorial! I would like to see a tutorial on setting up via the GUI and how to control via mobile app etc. I am migrating away from the sonoff software and haven't found a good tutorial.
I really struggled but eventually succeeded. Many thanks for this! First, my Win10 laptop had issues with its ports, then I needed to download an updated driver for the flashing device (I used the same model as you,) next I struggled to get the Sonoff into flash mode (I needed to hold the button for 5-10 seconds after plugging in the flashing device), next my RX needed to go to RX and my RT to RT on the Sonoff (?), and then -- after pulling all my hair out -- it worked. It took me two hours of faffing but then only 15 minutes to flash two Sonoffs and configure with static IPs. I have two more to do and then I need to try get them working with SmartThings. Ta!
banging my head against the wall at the moment with the same things. You give me hope! i'm going to try reversing my pins, (i do have a cheap usb to serial adapter) hoping that is the problem. also thanks for the 5-10 seconds thing. from the video it looked like it worked right away after he plugged it in but even as some others have mentioned i'm getting a flash complete in like .5 seconds after pushing the button. so i know it's not working correctly.
Is the serial interface only applicable on the Tasmota firmware? I am hoping to use the firmware that connects to HomeKit directly without a bridge, and wondering if this will work too.
Thank you for your time and your video, but unfortunately I had some difficulty to understand some any passage, I can ask you if you have written a how to in text format, or you have one in particular to recommend?
Could you please give me the main reason you would want to do this? I understand that you get some added settings/features, but what are those setting/features?
Great video. You mentioned the cable that you were using. Would you provide a link to this cable as i would prefer to this one versus waiting 30 days as well
there is a another band of wifi switch it's a Smart Life it seems to be the same as Sonoff switch but it work right out of the box. it pair very fast and does everything I want to do. The wifi work great for I have had someone turn on and off my lights in my house 1250 miles away.
You do not need to enter in each termite command one at a time. Use the Backlog command followed with all your attributes that you want to change separated by a comma. Such as: Backlog ssid1 MyRouter; password1 MyPassword; ipaddress1 192.168.0.123; ipaddress2 192.168.0.1; ipaddress3 255.255.255.0; FriendlyName Sonoff-SV_1; MqttHost 192.168.0.100; MqttUser usr; MqttPassword; pswd; Topic Sonoff-SV_1
Hi Vicious, Thankyou great video, I haven't tried it yet as I am researching the 'how to'... have you done a Sonoff T1 or any other light Sonoff light switch, is the process exactly the same? any help appreciated, thanks
You mentioned in your video two sonoff bin files to use, but you didn't comment on the sonoff-allsensors.bin. Is there a reason you didn't use that one?
hi! thanks for making this great video, it looks very simple the way you are explaining it, love it! I want to order the usb flash device via Amazon (and cable) but they don't deliver in this very pretty country. Do you know where to go to? thanks!
The method shown here seems easiest. Thanks to the presenter. Can I flash the Sonoff pow r2 same way as explained here? Which bin file will be useful to flash tasmota to Sonoff pow r2?
Hi I followed your instructions and used it on a ESP12 rgbwled magichome flashing goes ok but after that I dont get contact via termite can you help me? any idea why its not working ?
Did as instructions, seemed to flash correctly. But after disconnect and reconnect of TTL device and starting up Termite, it ran a lot of text in green, to fast to read, and crashes Termite and my PC went wild, like someone screwing around with a mouse and pushing the mouse button repeatedly, resulting in VERY weird pc..until restarted. Whats wrong, using a CH340 TTL adapter
Hi, Great video. Wish your title has MS Window OS. I missed the driver for my USB to TTL device on my macOS Mojave. But through the MS Window OS, I can get the COM Port number immediately from the driver manager. Thank you.
Great video, flashing works like a charm. But when i want to connect via Termite it cant find the device. For some reason my pc only response to the usb when i hold down the button on the Sonoff.. If I reset it after the flash and then put it back in the same USB port it wont get recognized. Any ideas what the problem is, or should i still hold the button on the sonoff when i plug it back in?
thank you so much helpful video. I have done same process from sonoff plug & basic. But some how my plug works fine with mqtt but basic is giving same error as you have her mqt connection faild. do you have any thought? thank you in advance
Hi Vicious, thanks for your brilliant video. I have flashed 15 SOnOffs and they are all tested and working well. The issue I have is that the time is off. I read on github and found various answers. My question: Once the SOnOff is deployed, is it possible to update e.g. the NTC server and Time zone via a Web interface (HTTP url)? I will really appreciate your help.
Great tutorial! Still have not been able to get it to work with my sonoffs -- unable to connect with termite to enter ssid/pw -- getting long fail message as has been described by others. HOWEVER, I have been able to flash to nodemcu and d1 mini boards. This brings me to my question. Given the multiple pins accessible on nodemcu/d1mini, is there a way to control multiple relays on one board with mqtt? When configuring tasmota on these boards there is only the option to put in one mqtt topic -- new to mqtt but seems I need to have more than one topic to control multiple relays. I would like to control my 2 garage doors with one board using mqtt through homekit on an ios device through homebridge. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Stupid question, but how will I add it to my app on the phone after doing this. The tutorial and software is great. I was able to flash the new software with no issues and this was my first attempt. Now that I added it to my network connection but I am unsure of of to add it to the software that you would normally use such as Ewelink. Is there a different app that you would recommend using?
I am not sure, however, I suppose you can't use ewelink app or even no other app is available to control the sonoff with a phone. You can use ipaddress to control on a pc or on a web browser on Phone, I guess.
Amazing methodology, I have an issue with it though using a Sonoff Basic. When I flash the firmware over then wire it up. It refuses to power on. I can power it up using the USB flashing device and it can power up with default software, but when I install to tasmota it doesn't power up even following the easy esp and tasmota release links provided. Dont suppose there's any thoughts behind this?
No, powering on is pure hardware the firmware shouldn't matter. Very odd. My only similar issue was a defective one I had where it would power on via jumper pins but not on mains power and it lost its programing every time i disconnected it.
Pretty much any of them with the correct voltage will work, I have a cheaper one that works but the particular one I use here is just nice and easy to work with.
Hello great videom I´m having a problem, my sonoffs came with gpios holes filled, I´m not good with the soldering tried to hold with several things but when I tried to flash came a mensage that is sending the command but the header wasn´t replying, any idea? is it my conaction with ftdi?
Hi there , nice video , can you make one video with the same software to upload the firmware to use sonoff with home kit Apple , i i'm confused because the firmware for homkit is not in the same extension ' .bin ' as this one
Is it possible to schedule turning SONOFF basic ON and OFF in specific times everyday after flashing Tasmota? Also, can I control a flashed SONOFF device using Google home/assistant?
Hello, can simple commands like setting the time be controlled from the console while logged into the sonoff? I cant seem to have any commands recognized. Syntax? thank you
Can Tasmoda (or other firmware) be configured as a WIFI AP such that my smart phone would connect to it to control it? ie, I dont have any internet nor wifi router in the area it will be used; only this device.
Thank you for the tutorial. I originally tried Dr.Z's method and got it to flash but couldn't connect to the access point. I was hoping your method would work but I'm running into the same issue. I got it to flash without any issue. Got termite to connect and set ssid/pw and it provided me with the IP. Tried pinging and couldn't see it either. It also seems to turn on/off by itself. I'm coming to the conclusion this might be a hardware issue now. I'd appreciate any feedback you can provide. Thanks again!
Following this gave me a lot of trouble with a Sonoff POW R2, which got horribly slow and unstable operation after flashing Tasmota. Got it to work with a different flashing procedure.
thanks good tutorial. I followed the make your own bin on tasmota wiki using atom and made. bin with WIFI_MANAGER option. but i will give this try too.
Hey man, I got some sonoff Basic R2 V1.1 from China and they are said that they can only work in China. (It won't connect to wifi in Canada) Will flashing the software solve the problem?
There are always new ways to flash Tasmota, but for some reason, I always come back to this video when they don't work. Thanks again.
Just a quick update in case it helps anyone else. The Serial device that I used allowed me to flash the Sonoff. But when I tried to restart it and access it through the serial intefrace it was not seen by Windows. For some reason it was detected by windows when I held the button to ground pin 1. But when I didn't hold the button, it was just not seen by windows. It could partly be the computer at fault. I found a different usb-serial device. And it worked perfectly. So it was not the Sonoff that was faulty, it was the USB-Serial device..I measured the voltages on each. The one that didn't work was 3.1V. The one that worked was 3.4V Final result is a success. Many thanks Vicious. All of your instructions worked perfectly once I had good hardware.
Glad it was able to help!
Great. I have about a dozen of these to do. Took me about an hour to work carefully through the first. The second took 5 minutes as will the rest.
YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!! This was SOOOOOOOOO much easier than using the Python method! I kept getting syntax errors. Now I'm up and running after ~5min. Incredible!
Awesome!
Nice! I didn’t know about the serial interface! That’s awesome!!
You here? Nice
you have one upped!
Was looking at doing the same thing with relays. Forgot all about the 2 Sonoffs that I had sitting on my desk in front of me (for a few months). Now both of them are in use at last, ordered another one for my other printer too, of course. Your video made it so simple. Thank you.
Thanks for the link to this video Spike. It was really informative. Cheers, JAYTEE
The content of this video should be taught in primary schools all over the world. Thanks mate!
Thank you for the best flashing video I've found. Not to mention the attention-to-detail on quality audio record/post-processing, makes such a huge difference.
And +1 for including the footage where your dog strolls through! Not to mention giving everyone free WiFi on the Vicious Kids SSID ;-)
Heh, love my dog. She loves to interrupt. I have been doing this for a while and am a bit of a perfectionist. I was teaching people how to do professional audio and video encoding a decade ago. I just barely squeeze these videos in with free time as a hobby with minimal time to really do them the way I want, so glad that passes as good quality :)
I simply love it. I was looking something simple on how to do this process less painful
Thank you very much for the visual on how to flash these. DrZzs explanation was great but a little fast for me. New to this and I'm a visual learner. I will definitely refer back to this video when I get the USB to TTL flash device and the header wires that you posted!
Super... I'm not capable of flashing. I do not know English but after a few hours I came up with it as a flash sonoff. I use these homes. Well thank you. Well thank you......Good Job...
I can't believe somebody would thumbs down this video!! I guess it takes all kind of people! Thanks for the video, very helpful.
Thanks! I have just used this method to flash with sonoff.bin v6.2.1 which was successful! Connected instantly after typing termite commands. I used some blu-tac to hold the headers in place.
Thank you man! I hate using windows for my DIY... but after much trying with a 1.8 locked rom on Ubuntu... I saw your tutorial and cave... I just finished flashing 4 and almost done with the 5th. The female to male cable idea is great. Worked really good!
I know that DrZzs does a great job on that video explaining, but this way is much better, and the IP tip... awesome.
Thanks for this video.
Thank you very much for posting this video. I was going mad at trying to get esptool and it's parameters to work.
Great tutorial! I managed to flash again my sonoff basic and wemos d1 min1 successfully. I was struggling to re-flash it using Arduino IDE and I'm glad I found your tutorial. Thanks a lot!!
Hi, nice tutorial. Just wanted to add a note that with latest Tasmota, there's now an easier way to configure once flashed. When it boots without a config, it will create its own unsecured WiFi (Tasmota-xxxx) for around 3 mins. Connect to that WiFi with your phone and it will automatically pop open a web browser like a WiFi hotspot would (at 192.168.4.1). Once you're connected you can configure everything in the Tasmota UI :-)
Dude YOU ARE THE MASTER!!! Thank you so much for creating this video. I was about to give up.
Wow- Thanks. I saw your tutorial mentioned on Dr Zzz a few days ago and thought I would just keep using my Arduino IDE.
But then, after flashing Tasmota on three Sonoff Basic's something went wrong and no more of my Sonoff's will connect to the net after flashing from the IDE. The light just blinks endlessly. So, OK, let's try ESPEasy. Works the first time! Tomorrow I will try it on a Sonoff 4ch Pro.
best tutorial to flash sonoff. The one it worked for me. Thanks!
This is great. Tx for making the complex simple. New to this and your vid helps. Still reco Tasmota
Nice job! Walked right through the process with no problems on a Basic R2. Thanks!
Great tips for doing this super fast. Also, loved your dog. Thanks man!
:0 Nova makes guest appearances in a lot of my films.
I just completed my first flash on a Mycozy dual relay with this method. I had to use the ESPEasyFlasher since the Wifi chip was a 285, but worked all the same.
Good Job man. This was a key part in me getting these things set up.
Awesome tutorial! Very clear and to the point. First chance I get I will flash one! Thanks
Thanks a lot! Helped me a bunch, you explained it easy as pie and your dog is superbly cute!
Great advice on using ESPEasy. I still used Arduino IDE to do a custom config and then exported as a bin for upload.
That's a clever middle of the road solution. I'll have to keep that one in mind.
I'm years to late.... This is so much easier.... Thx man! I used visual basic to flash tasmota 😅
Thanks for the idea of termite but you can use the Arduino IDE serial console the same way. Just tried it and it works
Yes you can and I have done it, but that is a much bigger program to install and setup, trying to keep this simple and streamline for more users to have it easily accessible.
Hi yes didn’t think of that. Your way you don’t need to set up the ide fair point. Great video anyway. Thanks
If AP won’t connect. Try Tasmota firmware version 5.14.0(an year old release) I flashed with that, worked perfect!! The newest releases were giving me trouble.
So well explained, thank you!
Dude! great vid! Just the basic info I needed!
WOW . Finally I got it to work 👍🏻 thank you so much.
wow best tutorial ever. thanks for doing this!
Your Welcome :)
@@ViciousXUSMC So I just finished doing six of these using your method and damn 15mins and they all flashed ready to deploy! Thank You 2x
Hi There very Easy and good Tutorial Hats off to you . I was struggling to Flash Wemos Mini D1, Your Channel Vicious Computers shared great video of all time. Love You. God Bless Keep on sharing and i will keep on learning. Thank you once again
Your method works like a boss!! Thank you
Excellent video, thank you! One comment: do not use the static ip address config method as shown by the video if you do not know what you are doing! The static address you provide with address1 can easily be within the dynamic address range managed by your wifi router, causing all kinds of connectivity problems in your wifi network.
True :) I hope that I made it clear enough about how that works and why you would use it. It's very good to have static IP's on your devices for automation purposes and that tip was for those who do not have a way to do DHCP reservations or want persistent IP in multiple environments.
Thank you for this excellent video tutorial.
Awzum tutorial, easy to follow , step by step.. 5 stars Thank U
OMG you saved me, ILOVE YOU This worked on my Sonoff T1 US 3ch!!!!
Great video. Thanks for all the detail.
Thank you for a GREAT video....... Just some info to pass on....In case others, like me, needed help....thought; I can't be the only one with a WiFi issue AFTER flashing the new Sonoff-Tasmota-Release 6.3.0 !!!!
My 'WiFi Analyzer shows '0' (ZERO) transmitter output power from the SonOff, while the 'Termite' terminal read (no matter which bin I used):
00:00:00 Project sonoff Sonoff (Topic sonoff, Fallback DVES_6771E4, GroupTopic sonoffs) Version 6.3.0-2_3_0
00:00:00 WIF: Connecting to AP1 (my ssid) in mode 11N as sonoff-4580...
00:00:09 WIF: Connect failed as AP cannot be reached
..............over and over again.....
My Analyzer showed PLENTY of power from my router! Even placing the Sonoff Basic within 3-4' of the router did NOT CONNECT!!
Then I found: ...github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/issues/3289 Finally, OTHERS with this issue...
I downloaded a much OLDER version..Sonoff-Tasmota-Release 5.1.4. Erased the Sonoff memory (with esptool), Flashed with FlashESP8266.exe and...after about 5 minutes...SUCCESS, WiFi working, ALL OK!!!
Fantastic tutorial! I would like to see a tutorial on setting up via the GUI and how to control via mobile app etc. I am migrating away from the sonoff software and haven't found a good tutorial.
Excellent tutorial!! Thank you!!
I really struggled but eventually succeeded. Many thanks for this! First, my Win10 laptop had issues with its ports, then I needed to download an updated driver for the flashing device (I used the same model as you,) next I struggled to get the Sonoff into flash mode (I needed to hold the button for 5-10 seconds after plugging in the flashing device), next my RX needed to go to RX and my RT to RT on the Sonoff (?), and then -- after pulling all my hair out -- it worked. It took me two hours of faffing but then only 15 minutes to flash two Sonoffs and configure with static IPs. I have two more to do and then I need to try get them working with SmartThings. Ta!
banging my head against the wall at the moment with the same things. You give me hope! i'm going to try reversing my pins, (i do have a cheap usb to serial adapter) hoping that is the problem. also thanks for the 5-10 seconds thing. from the video it looked like it worked right away after he plugged it in but even as some others have mentioned i'm getting a flash complete in like .5 seconds after pushing the button. so i know it's not working correctly.
Thank you so much for the VDO.
Awesome tips and wonderful presentation! +1 subscriber
Thanks for that information I have a Wemose D1 mini with USB port is it better to program your way or use Tasmotizer?
Is the serial interface only applicable on the Tasmota firmware? I am hoping to use the firmware that connects to HomeKit directly without a bridge, and wondering if this will work too.
Great video!
Great Video!! Thanks
Dam, it worked! Thank you. (nice dog too)
excellent video thank you so much!
Thank you for your time and your video, but unfortunately I had some difficulty to understand some any passage, I can ask you if you have written a how to in text format, or you have one in particular to recommend?
Where did you get the piece of plastic that connects the jumper wires to the FTDI board ? did you custom make your cable if not where did you get it?
Just jumper wires from Amazon, Ebay, Etc
Could you please give me the main reason you would want to do this? I understand that you get some added settings/features, but what are those setting/features?
Excellent thank you.
Hi V, why did you downloaded the "all sensors" bin? Do you flash it as well? Thanks.
Great video. You mentioned the cable that you were using. Would you provide a link to this cable as i would prefer to this one versus waiting 30 days as well
Should have links in the description! Just a standard set of pin header wires is the "cable"
there is a another band of wifi switch it's a Smart Life it seems to be the same as Sonoff switch but it work right out of the box. it pair very fast and does everything I want to do. The wifi work great for I have had someone turn on and off my lights in my house 1250 miles away.
When I insert female to male to in holes it doesn't give proper connectivity and also slips out. Are you using special type jumper wires?
mega awesome! thanks a lot!
You do not need to enter in each termite command one at a time. Use the Backlog command followed with all your attributes that you want to change separated by a comma. Such as:
Backlog ssid1 MyRouter; password1 MyPassword; ipaddress1 192.168.0.123; ipaddress2 192.168.0.1; ipaddress3 255.255.255.0; FriendlyName Sonoff-SV_1; MqttHost 192.168.0.100; MqttUser usr; MqttPassword; pswd; Topic Sonoff-SV_1
Hi Vicious, Thankyou great video, I haven't tried it yet as I am researching the 'how to'... have you done a Sonoff T1 or any other light Sonoff light switch, is the process exactly the same? any help appreciated, thanks
You mentioned in your video two sonoff bin files to use, but you didn't comment on the sonoff-allsensors.bin. Is there a reason you didn't use that one?
hi! thanks for making this great video, it looks very simple the way you are explaining it, love it! I want to order the usb flash device via Amazon (and cable) but they don't deliver in this very pretty country. Do you know where to go to? thanks!
The method shown here seems easiest. Thanks to the presenter. Can I flash the Sonoff pow r2 same way as explained here? Which bin file will be useful to flash tasmota to Sonoff pow r2?
Tutorial starts at 3:23
awesome video THANKS
Hi I followed your instructions and used it on a ESP12 rgbwled magichome flashing goes ok but after that I dont get contact via termite can you help me? any idea why its not working ?
Did as instructions, seemed to flash correctly. But after disconnect and reconnect of TTL device and starting up Termite, it ran a lot of text in green, to fast to read, and crashes Termite and my PC went wild, like someone screwing around with a mouse and pushing the mouse button repeatedly, resulting in VERY weird pc..until restarted.
Whats wrong, using a CH340 TTL adapter
Great job. it is very awesome....
Hi, Great video. Wish your title has MS Window OS. I missed the driver for my USB to TTL device on my macOS Mojave. But through the MS Window OS, I can get the COM Port number immediately from the driver manager. Thank you.
Great video, flashing works like a charm. But when i want to connect via Termite it cant find the device. For some reason my pc only response to the usb when i hold down the button on the Sonoff.. If I reset it after the flash and then put it back in the same USB port it wont get recognized. Any ideas what the problem is, or should i still hold the button on the sonoff when i plug it back in?
thank you so much helpful video. I have done same process from sonoff plug & basic. But some how my plug works fine with mqtt but basic is giving same error as you have her mqt connection faild. do you have any thought? thank you in advance
Hi Vicious, thanks for your brilliant video. I have flashed 15 SOnOffs and they are all tested and working well.
The issue I have is that the time is off.
I read on github and found various answers.
My question: Once the SOnOff is deployed, is it possible to update e.g. the NTC server and Time zone via a Web interface (HTTP url)?
I will really appreciate your help.
@ the console use "Tmezone x" where "x" is the number of hours to offset..
Is there a good tutorial on how to configure this device from the web UI? This tutorial was great and I have tried them all.
Great tutorial! Still have not been able to get it to work with my sonoffs -- unable to connect with termite to enter ssid/pw -- getting long fail message as has been described by others. HOWEVER, I have been able to flash to nodemcu and d1 mini boards. This brings me to my question. Given the multiple pins accessible on nodemcu/d1mini, is there a way to control multiple relays on one board with mqtt? When configuring tasmota on these boards there is only the option to put in one mqtt topic -- new to mqtt but seems I need to have more than one topic to control multiple relays. I would like to control my 2 garage doors with one board using mqtt through homekit on an ios device through homebridge. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Stupid question, but how will I add it to my app on the phone after doing this. The tutorial and software is great. I was able to flash the new software with no issues and this was my first attempt. Now that I added it to my network connection but I am unsure of of to add it to the software that you would normally use such as Ewelink. Is there a different app that you would recommend using?
I am not sure, however, I suppose you can't use ewelink app or even no other app is available to control the sonoff with a phone. You can use ipaddress to control on a pc or on a web browser on Phone, I guess.
Amazing methodology, I have an issue with it though using a Sonoff Basic. When I flash the firmware over then wire it up. It refuses to power on. I can power it up using the USB flashing device and it can power up with default software, but when I install to tasmota it doesn't power up even following the easy esp and tasmota release links provided. Dont suppose there's any thoughts behind this?
No, powering on is pure hardware the firmware shouldn't matter. Very odd. My only similar issue was a defective one I had where it would power on via jumper pins but not on mains power and it lost its programing every time i disconnected it.
Thanks Vicious, very well explained. I'll need to source a USB TTL adaptor because Amazon will no longer ship to Australia :( Cheers, JAYTEE
Pretty much any of them with the correct voltage will work, I have a cheaper one that works but the particular one I use here is just nice and easy to work with.
@@ViciousXUSMC I sourced one locally which arrived yesterday so I'll be playing with it soon enough. Thanks again
Hi Again, is it possible to connect it to another wifi network without having to connect it via hardware?
Hello great videom I´m having a problem, my sonoffs came with gpios holes filled, I´m not good with the soldering tried to hold with several things but when I tried to flash came a mensage that is sending the command but the header wasn´t replying, any idea? is it my conaction with ftdi?
Hi there , nice video , can you make one video with the same software to upload the firmware to use sonoff with home kit Apple , i i'm confused because the firmware for homkit is not in the same extension ' .bin ' as this one
can you ??
Is it possible to schedule turning SONOFF basic ON and OFF in specific times everyday after flashing Tasmota? Also, can I control a flashed SONOFF device using Google home/assistant?
Good tutorial.
Hello, can simple commands like setting the time be controlled from the console while logged into the sonoff? I cant seem to have any commands recognized. Syntax?
thank you
Great tutorial, thank you! Is there any difference when flashing tasmota to Sonoff POW R2?
I have not personally tried one of those, but as long as you find the same pins everything should work the same.
it has all the pins, thanks!
Can you share the graphic user interface? Or how can I control multiple sonoff at the same time?
I have the same question.
@@asadulhuq hey, check his next video, it explains. Also i wrote some code. Let me know if you need it brother
you saved my time...
Can Tasmoda (or other firmware) be configured as a WIFI AP such that my smart phone would connect to it to control it?
ie, I dont have any internet nor wifi router in the area it will be used; only this device.
Thank you for the tutorial. I originally tried Dr.Z's method and got it to flash but couldn't connect to the access point. I was hoping your method would work but I'm running into the same issue. I got it to flash without any issue. Got termite to connect and set ssid/pw and it provided me with the IP. Tried pinging and couldn't see it either. It also seems to turn on/off by itself. I'm coming to the conclusion this might be a hardware issue now. I'd appreciate any feedback you can provide. Thanks again!
I had 1 out of 8 of mine be bad. I could flash it and program it, but soon as I took it off power and powered it back on things went sideways.
Following this gave me a lot of trouble with a Sonoff POW R2, which got horribly slow and unstable operation after flashing Tasmota. Got it to work with a different flashing procedure.
I want to flash Sonoff pow r2. Which method did you use successfully? Please give me a link. Thanks.
thanks good tutorial. I followed the make your own bin on tasmota wiki using atom and made. bin with WIFI_MANAGER option. but i will give this try too.
Hey man, I got some sonoff Basic R2 V1.1 from China and they are said that they can only work in China. (It won't connect to wifi in Canada) Will flashing the software solve the problem?
Hey, Could you please tell me whether by this method can I flash my Sonoff Basic Module running Official Firmware version 1.6.0 ?
Yes, I know of no reason it will not work based on firmware. You are going to over-write the firmware so it has no effect on the process.
Will the termite software work with the ESP easy firmware aswell as Tasmota?
Can I flash this to any ESP8266? Or only Sonoffs? (I hope someone answers still)