No MQTT - Plugin for Sonoff DIY devices - Intro / Config / Screenshots

[alexbk66]

News from Sonoff, they are improving their firmware:

We are still collecting more suggestions from home automation community.

We summarized most of the issue on the Github which you have involved.

* simplify the device set up procedure with AP mode
* simplify to update the device firmware
* API of "Get Device Info" should be an object instead of strings ( maybe optimized but you have the way to transformation)
* we are creating a Dimmer, you will see it very soon, maybe next month or Dec

[alexbk66]

Sorry, It woks on linux, reinstalled. Maybe my test device was to long away. Got another device and set up near my router and it is ok.

I will still check the code, it shouldn't throw exception in TrimNameToId. But it's gonna be hard to test

[lunkan]

Sorry, It woks on linux, reinstalled. Maybe my test device was to long away. Got another device and set up near my router and it is ok.

[lunkan]

Updated to 1.0.0.4 Wont work at all.

[alexbk66]

Yeah, Sonoff devices are pretty good.
They just need to simplify the initial paring procedure.

[lunkan]

The mini Sonoff has connection in my barn 30m away from router and through a concrete wall. I also tested in my garage ca 40-50m away and through a metal roof. (my router is in a window so signal just passes one wall and glass)

[lunkan]

just bought your plugin

[lunkan]

alexbk66, your plugin works very well
I added another SSID to my router with sonoffDiy.
Status is changing when i switch local on the device.
If I disconnect the status is changing.

[lunkan]

No hurry at all, I can wait. Take care of your family

[alexbk66]

Next issue, I only have XP on VirtualBox. DIY tool won't run. All my machines is Linux, swapped MS out some years ago.

If you have VirtualBox - no reason you can't download Windows 10 image.
Also I'm doing .NET version of their 'tool' - with minimal functionality, i.e. discovery and setting WiFi.
But my 3 yo daughter get sick, we spent 6 hrs in ED today, so no ETA

[lunkan]

Next issue, I only have XP on VirtualBox. DIY tool won't run. All my machines is Linux, swapped MS out some years ago.

[alexbk66]

[alexbk66]

Yeah, I had same suspicion, asked Sonoff - they didn't reply... I'm also working on C# command line tool - to avoid Sonoff crap

[EDIT] I think Sonoff use Py2exe to compile Python code into exe. This is knows for false detection because Py2exe is also used to compile malware - producing similar signature.

[lunkan]

Seems to be clean.
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/d...28d2/detection

[lunkan]

Got the devices today, not shure yet that I will use the DIY_tool.exe. Seems to contain virus.
https://github.com/itead/Sonoff_Devi...ools/issues/36