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expiredminntwins | Staff posted Jul 07, 2023 12:21 PM
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You need to compile your own build of Tasmota to enable the PING command, but I had it so it would ping Google every 5 minutes to determine whether I had internet or not. If it was down, it would cycle the outlet the modem was connected to.
The scripting language in Tasmota is robust enough that I was able to have it add time between flipping the power if it had consecutive unsuccessful ping/flip sequences, thus putting less strain on the relay.
The only downside (possible upside if you like auditory queues) is that the relays are pretty loud. They definitely won't work well in any quiet setting.
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If you haven't clicked on the link yet and are reading this thread, I have now confirmed it is Alexa compatible. HTH someone else as it would have helped me. I usually try to read posts before clicking.
Is it to power on/off something while I'm away from home ?
Secondly I have a raspberry pi that controls all my 3d printing with octoprint. It has plugins including tasmota plugin that controls the power, I can turn it on remotely, and then start a print, and I have it set to power it down about 30 mins after print is done (to let it cool down). Other plugins I use include obico (formerly spaghetti detective) which watches for prints going haywire and I can check video stream from it anytime anywhere, a plugin to monitor filament usage and can tell me how much I have left on a spool, and others.
Is it to power on/off something while I'm away from home ?
I've got a charger for Nintendo Switch controllers that charges them up and then they sit there with a green light and drain until they're pulled off (and put back on) the charger or its power cycled. After 45 minutes, I have it turn off for 15 minutes so that they'll always be charged when I want them.
We made a DIY aerogarden that'll power on the pump at certain times and separately power off/on the UV LEDs (I think a lot more customizing is needed to make this work well though).
We've got a light that needs a button to be pressed to turn it on/off. I have it on a smart switch so I can turn it off (and then when it's turned off, it waits 5 seconds and turns the power back on and it's ready for the button to be pressed).
Literally, anything that you might need to turn on/off to make anything a little easier.
These have power monitoring, so you may not even want to use them to power something on/off, but to know when something is running. I've got a different type on my washer/dryer [gas, not electric] to know when they're running.
I use Home Assistant [home-assistant.io] to manage the automations and I had used Tuya-Convert in 2020 to flash them ... we'll see how easy these new ones are to re-flash.
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Attempting to diagnose the issue...
Your device does not use an ESP82xx.
This means you cannot flash custom ESP firmware even over serial.
So no luck
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If you haven't clicked on the link yet and are reading this thread, I have now confirmed it is Alexa compatible. HTH someone else as it would have helped me. I usually try to read posts before clicking.
Getting 2 more for myself and giving the other to my friend.
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