sonoff dual flashing the ESP

[LisaM]

Just to let you know : It works. Just pay attention when connecting the 220V to it while running. Don't ask me what component I touched, but got zapped twice

I got zapped so many times, i now exists entirely out of electricity...

[jomixl]

hi Brian,
thanks for your work!
The On/Off commands work fine, but what do i have to do when i want to use the 'LongPulse' command?
I have no experience in EasyEsp and Arduino so is it possible to add a timer in your plugin?

regards
jomixl

[bryan]

hi Brian,
thanks for your work!
The On/Off commands work fine, but what do i have to do when i want to use the 'LongPulse' command?
I have no experience in EasyEsp and Arduino so is it possible to add a timer in your plugin?

regards
jomixl

Hi Jomixl,
You can use rules to start a timer. Check the rules wiki.
Eg. Create an event called sonoffpulse.
Enable sonoff1, start a timer.
When the timer is finished , disable sonoff1.
Btw. I did not change anything for the rules. I've just added two commands that can be called directly in a url or indirectly using rules.
https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/inde ... rial_Rules
Regards,
Bryan

[bryan]

Hey Bryan,

just tried it but sitting remote, so cannot see the result. From the log file this does seem to work.

Just another stupid Q: which GPIO's are the additional button 1 and button 2?

Kind regards

Steve

Hi Steve,

The buttons are not connected to the GPIO's from the esp.

Regards,

Bryan

[jomixl]

Thanks Bryan,
now i will try to create that rule.....

this is what i did:

On Sonoff1Pulse do
Sonoff1,1
timerSet,1,10
endon

On Rules#Timer=1 do //When Timer1 expires, do
Sonoff1,0
endon

this seems to me ok,
but i am confused about the creation of the event.

i made a switch input named sonoff1pulse
with the value sonoff1 and enabled it

Edit 1 ✔ Switch input Sonoff1Pulse Sonoff1:1
Edit 2
Edit 3
Edit 4

i can switch the relay on but ther is no timerevent to switch it off.
i also tried to call the event itself with
http://192.168.1.40/control?cmd=event,Sonoff1Pulse
it was working and the relay was off again.
now i tried to start it again but ther was no reaktion.
after a few seconds i tried it again and it worked.
do i have to disable somehow the timer when the relay goes off?

ok, to send the event is not relayable, somtimes it works, somtimes not and somtimes the relays stucks on.

in the meantime i tried a lot of silly variations.
i think my main problem is to setup a working event on the sonoff dual.

if you would have a working example it would be great.

regards
jomixl

[jomixl]

hello Bryan,
it seems to me that something with the scribt goes wrong.
i have made this rules:

On Sonoff1On do
Sonoff1,1
timerSet,1,5
endon

On Sonoff1Off do
Sonoff1,0
timerSet,1,0
endon

On Rules#Timer=1 do //When Timer1 expires, do
Sonoff1,0
endon

i can switch the relay on with caling sonoff1On and switch it off with caling sonoff1Off, but only sometimes the relay is switched off by
timer1.
In most cases the first call of sonoff1On is working, when i call it again, after the timer switched the relay off, the relay went on again and stays on.

Is this a problem of your plugin or easyesp?

[bryan]

hello Bryan,
it seems to me that something with the scribt goes wrong.
i have made this rules:

On Sonoff1On do
Sonoff1,1
timerSet,1,5
endon

On Sonoff1Off do
Sonoff1,0
timerSet,1,0
endon

On Rules#Timer=1 do //When Timer1 expires, do
Sonoff1,0
endon

i can switch the relay on with caling sonoff1On and switch it off with caling sonoff1Off, but only sometimes the relay is switched off by
timer1.
In most cases the first call of sonoff1On is working, when i call it again, after the timer switched the relay off, the relay went on again and stays on.

Is this a problem of your plugin or easyesp?

Hi jomixl,
What happens when you disable the controller?
What I can imagine is that the controller sends an update to the esp after you've send the sonoff1on command.
You can also try to remove the timerset,1,0 and just wait for the timer to expire before starting a new command.

Regards,
Bryan

[grovkillen]

Thanks Bryan,
now i will try to create that rule.....

this is what i did:

On Sonoff1Pulse do
Sonoff1,1
timerSet,1,10
endon

On Rules#Timer=1 do //When Timer1 expires, do
Sonoff1,0
endon

this seems to me ok,
but i am confused about the creation of the event.

i made a switch input named sonoff1pulse
with the value sonoff1 and enabled it

Edit 1 ✔ Switch input Sonoff1Pulse Sonoff1:1
Edit 2
Edit 3
Edit 4

i can switch the relay on but ther is no timerevent to switch it off.
i also tried to call the event itself with
http://192.168.1.40/control?cmd=event,Sonoff1Pulse
it was working and the relay was off again.
now i tried to start it again but ther was no reaktion.
after a few seconds i tried it again and it worked.
do i have to disable somehow the timer when the relay goes off?

ok, to send the event is not relayable, somtimes it works, somtimes not and somtimes the relays stucks on.

in the meantime i tried a lot of silly variations.
i think my main problem is to setup a working event on the sonoff dual.

if you would have a working example it would be great.

regards
jomixl

Your rules are not using correct syntax. "Sonoff1,1" is not doing anything. It should probably be something like this:

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On Sonoff1On do
  GPIO,0,1
  timerSet,1,5 
endon

On Sonoff1Off do
  GPIO,0,0
  timerSet,1,0 
endon

 On Rules#Timer=1 do  //When Timer1 expires, do
   GPIO,0,0
 endon

The event is then sent as described on the rules tutorial page. If you're not able to find it:
https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/inde ... nd_Publish
and here
https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/inde ... ith_events

[countcobolt]

Hi Bryan

I am in a similar situation as above. I am working on a blinds controller, not using any devices, simply your Sonoff nomenclature. Using GPIO does not work. Using Sonoff works, but ... sometimes although the log show that the timers are running and the Sonoff switch are switched, nothing happens. Using 2 timers to delay that actual action (Timer 2 and 3) seems to partially resolve this. Any clues on this ? I can mimic it by simply adding 2 lightbulbs on the sonoff and try to turn the lights off. The main reason for stopping all action first is to make sure that the motor does not get power to both directions.

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On close_blinds do
  Sonoff1,0
  Sonoff2,0
  timerset,2,2
  timerSet,1,17
endOn

On open_blinds do
  Sonoff1,0
  Sonoff2,0
  timerSet,3,2
  timerSet,1,17
endOn

On Rules#Timer=1 do
  Sonoff1,0
  Sonoff2,0
endOn

On Rules#Timer=2 do
  Sonoff1,1
endOn

On Rules#Timer=3 do
  Sonoff2,1
endOn

On stop_blinds do
  Sonoff1,0
  Sonoff2,0
endOn

also in my log I notice that it says switch set to 2

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Aug 15 13:15:41 ESP Unit: 20 : EVENT: Rules#Timer=1
Aug 15 13:15:41 ESP Unit: 20 : ACT  : Sonoff1,0
Aug 15 13:15:41 ESP Unit: 20 : SW   : Sonoff 1 Set to 0 switchstate Set to 2
Aug 15 13:15:41 ESP Unit: 20 : ACT  : Sonoff2,0
Aug 15 13:15:41 ESP Unit: 20 : SW   : Sonoff 2 Set to 0 switchstate Set to 0

[jomixl]

hi Bryan,
i am sending the commands by my own tool, that means commands are sent only on a buttonclick.
the sonoff1,1 ond sonoff1,0 commands work stable.
when i set the relay with the scipt Sonoff1On the relay is set but not alltimes reset by the timer1.
the script Sonoff1Off works stabel.

i will try to show this behaviour with a logfile this evening.

.... its good that i'm not the only one with this problem .......

jomixl

[grovkillen]

Sorry, I didn't see that you use a plugin. Then it works like you say. Sorry!!

[bryan]

The switchstate is what is send out on the serial to the pic.
Switchstate 0 = switch 1 is off, switch 2 is off
Switchstate 1 = switch 1 is on , switch 2 is off
Switchstate 2 = switch 1 is off, switch 2 is on
Switchstate 3 = switch 1 is on, switch 2 is on

Did you disable serial in the advanced settings?

It should be disabled, as the serial is used to send the commands.

Could be that that is causing the problem.

Regards,
Bryan

[jomixl]

hello Bryan,
since i disabled the serial port it seems to work when i call the event drectly.

But i could not get an event when i just switch Sonoff1 on.
Maybe i ther is a fault in my rules:
what would be the syntax for an event when Sonoff1 goes on and what do i have to do in the devices.
it seams to me that for the donoff-dual it is different.

Thanks
jomixl

[bryan]

hello Bryan,
since i disabled the serial port it seems to work when i call the event drectly.

But i could not get an event when i just switch Sonoff1 on.
Maybe i ther is a fault in my rules:
what would be the syntax for an event when Sonoff1 goes on and what do i have to do in the devices.
it seams to me that for the donoff-dual it is different.

Thanks
jomixl

Did you add a device with type sonoff dual?
If you add this device and configure the idx, you should get an update as soon as sonoff1 or sonoff2 is called in the rules.

Regards,
Bryan

[Abundis]

hello Bryan,
since i disabled the serial port when i call the event drectly.

But i could suggest this awesome pea protein powder and get an event when i just switch Sonoff1 on.
Maybe i ther is a fault in my rules:
what would be the syntax for an event when Sonoff1 goes on and what do i have to do in the devices.
it seams to me that for the donoff-dual it is different.

Thanks
jomixl

Did you add a device with type sonoff dual?
If you add this device and configure the idx, you should get an update as soon as sonoff1 or sonoff2 is called in the rules.

Regards,
Bryan

Good advice Bryan.

[Dylantje]

mmm
Did flash the dual..
Try some pins..
Cannot get working.
In the wiki are pins: 1, 3, (14) 0 (button), 12 (Relay 10A/16A@230VAC), 13 (LED), 14 (AM2301)
When i try them i get no switch working

Is it correct that i must activate the pins with this command?
:http://192.168.5.112/control?cmd=GPIO,10,1
Or is the dual with the latest dev. software different like the singel sonof??

Do i need to set the pins in the esp with a idx?

I do have the wifi vc and the uptime etc working..
I can see the webgui. so the flash is k i think.

[Dylantje]

please???

Help...

[bryan]

Please read this topic before asking.

[HEMELIC]

[bryan]

The switch state is saved in a local variable, but not yet publicly available.

state = 0, both switches are off
state = 1, switch 1 = on, switch 2 = off
state = 2, switch 1 = off, switch 2 = on
state = 3, switch 1 = on, switch 2 = on

Is it usable when this is publicly available?

[bryan]

Here is the untested version with states as shown in previous post:

SonoffDual.zip

(297.32 KiB) Downloaded 480 times

[HEMELIC]

[bryan]

Ok now we have the state but only when the commands go through the ESP. If you use the physical buttons it does not update... Any ideas for that

Hi Hemelic,

You will have to explain your setup. If you press the physical button, does it change the state in domoticz?
If it does, it will send the state to the esp using a url. (eg. http://192.168.0.50/control?cmd=Sonoff2,1)

[HEMELIC]

[babylone_59]

Hello everybody,,

I want to flash my Sonoff DUAL with ESPEasy.
I want to use with Jeedom

I have 2 questions :
Today, it's possible to flash DUAL with ESPEasy ?
Where I can find a tutorial to flash my Sonoff ?

Thanks,

[enesbcs]

Hello everybody,,

I want to flash my Sonoff DUAL with ESPEasy.
I want to use with Jeedom

I have 2 questions :
Today, it's possible to flash DUAL with ESPEasy ?
Where I can find a tutorial to flash my Sonoff ?

Thanks,

The hardware part of the flashing is exactly the same as the Tasmota wiki writes (the ESPEasy wiki needs some updating, I've only found Sonoff S20 and Touch in it):
https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmo ... onoff-Dual
The software part is very similar with ESPTool, but using an ESPEasy binary instead of Tasmota one...
https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/Esptool
I can provide you a tested ESPEasy binary with Serial MCU plugin, use the one with 1024 in the name:
download/file.php?id=1581

However i am not familiar with Jeedom, using only Domoticz.

[babylone_59]

Ok thank you, flash is OK.
Now, what 's the config in jeedom ?
Who know jeedom ? ESPeasy or MQTT Plugin ?

[grovkillen]

...
the ESPEasy wiki needs some updating, I've only found Sonoff S20 and Touch in it
....

I only have been able to add the Touch to the wiki (thanks to a friend who bought the unit for himself). That fact shines to the problem the writers of the wiki have; we don't own every piece of hardware that is possible to run ESP Easy. I do own quite a bit but no Sonoff yet (will get a hand on the Basic soon though).

[enesbcs]

...
the ESPEasy wiki needs some updating, I've only found Sonoff S20 and Touch in it
....

I only have been able to add the Touch to the wiki (thanks to a friend who bought the unit for himself). That fact shines to the problem the writers of the wiki have; we don't own every piece of hardware that is possible to run ESP Easy. I do own quite a bit but no Sonoff yet (will get a hand on the Basic soon though).

Thank you for the Touch! Maybe other users can do description pages for other devices in a specific part of this forum, and after it can be imported to the wiki? Just a thought.

[grovkillen]

Sounds like a good idea!

[QcVictor]

Hi Guys
After succes flashing with both .bin found page 3 et above doesn't work for me with dual r2 (one with no fuse), the serial monitor work at 74880 and give me:

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ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:1, boot mode:(3,5)

load 0x4010f000, len 1384, room 16 
tail 8
chksum 0xef
csum 0xef
csum err
ets_main.c

[grovkillen]

Hi Guys
After succes flashing with both .bin found page 3 et above doesn't work for me with dual r2 (one with no fuse), the serial monitor work at 74880 and give me:

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ets Jan  8 2013,rst cause:1, boot mode:(3,5)

load 0x4010f000, len 1384, room 16 
tail 8
chksum 0xef
csum 0xef
csum err
ets_main.c

Just use the esp8285 bin files and you're good.

[QcVictor]

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Just use the bin files and you're good.

Where is located this file I see nothing esp8285 ...

[grovkillen]

https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/releases

[QcVictor]

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Just use the bin files and you're good.

Where is located this file I see nothing esp8285 ...

Ok My Bad I was looking for special firmware as my older dual, let me abuse, which GPIO is use for trigged the relays?

[grovkillen]

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Just use the bin files and you're good.

Where is located this file I see nothing esp8285 ...

Ok My Bad I was looking for special firmware as my older dual, let me abuse, which GPIO is use for trigged the relays?

Typical 12 and 15 but just try, no harm in giving high value to a GPIO.

[QcVictor]

Tks for the help grovkillen, GPIO are 12 and 5 for me..

[Moslof]

As a newbie to ESP Easy, I'm on a steep learning curve. I will be using flashed Sonoff devices to communicate with Mosquitto via MQTT and controlled by Openhab. Openhab & mosquitto are up & running on a Rasberry PI. I am considering using a Sonoff Dual as an Intermediate switch in order to control some internal lights that are currently controlled by 3 switches (2 'normal' switches and an intermediate). If I can configure the Sonoff Dual to work as an intermediate switch, then all I have to do is add it into the wiring scheme and everything will work 'electrically'.

In order to turn a Sonoff Dual into an intermediate switch, all I have to do is 'cross-wire the 2 relays so that the incoming 'lighting circuit' wire goes to the common terminals. The NC of each relay will be wired to the NO of the other relay. And the outgoing 'lighting circuit' goes from the 'NC' (or 'NO') terminals.

I am confident in my lighting circuit wiring knowledge & abilities - so the 'power' side of things are under control.

My questions are:
Is there now an ESPEasy version that will run on a Sonoff Dual?
Can I configure ESPEASY to switch both relays on simultaneously via one MQTT command & off simultaneously with a second MQTT command?
In the Sonoff Dual POW version, will the power measurement work properly with the relays configured this way?
Any issues/constraints that I should be aware of when using it in this configuration?

Thanks for any advice/guidance/insight.

[enesbcs]

My questions are:
Is there now an ESPEasy version that will run on a Sonoff Dual?

Yes it can be used for example with the Serial MCU plugin, tested binaries can be found at this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3245&start=50#p17144
Or you can use bryan's solution:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2869&start=40#p17447

Can I configure ESPEASY to switch both relays on simultaneously via one MQTT command & off simultaneously with a second MQTT command?

Currently only exclusive mode implemented in the plugin, but it is not so complicated to code simultaneous mode. I attached an untested binary 1M/128k SPIFFS for testing purposes with selectable simultaneous mode.

The above mentioned only refer to the original Sonoff Dual, the new Dual R2 can be flashed with a normal ESPEasy version because it's relays can be driven by normal ESP GPIOs:
https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/issues/1249