Sonoffs can work with Home Assistant without changing the Firmware!

[@piterpaicon]

I have over 14 Sonoff basic with ewelink installed at home. I'm just starting with homeassistant. After 10 hours of trying and following yours and others videos I have all my sonoffs in homeassistant as well as ewelink! - HAPPY!!! - THANK YOU!

[@mortenmoulder]

I just went to set this up following this guide from start till finish, and it works flawlessly. In about an hour I managed to set up home assistant in Docker (something I've been postponing for a while), installed HACS, installed AlexxIT's repository, installed the integration, and paired with my brand new Sonoff Basic, that I just unpacked. IN AN HOUR! Extremely simple thing to set up. Thanks for yet another great video :)

[@DrZzs]

Excellent!

[@killerskincanoe]

Im wishing my setup was as smooth sounding as yours. I've made as far as having the VM installed in ProxMox. HACS, and AlexxIT repo installed. Integration installed. Edited my config file to include ewelink creds. however my sonoffs, (visible in the app) are not showing up after a reboot of HASS :(

[@killerskincanoe]

I'm seeing this error, but not sure what it means at this moment Validation for DSorlov/hasl-platform failed with GitHub returned 404 for api.github.com/repos/DSorlov/hasl-platform/git/trees/master.

[@antonisantoniou2560]

@@killerskincanoe Did you delete the .sonoff.json file (there is a dot (.) before sonoff) before you restarted Home Assistant?

[@AbhishekKumar-ez5uv]

@@antonisantoniou2560 In my particular case, the .sonoff.json file has been generated with devices listed in there but somehow those devices do not appear on the Home Assistant interface :( any ideas?

[@tommh44]

Wish I could give you two thumbs up. You gave me a BONUS with this video. I have a Xiaomi BLE sensor which I have been trying to figure out how to use. I noticed an integration for that while you were installing sonoff. Installed it too. AND it works!!!!!! Thanks for all you do for us.

[@DrZzs]

Excellent! Thanks Tom!

[@MidwayMaiTais]

I tried for hours to flash my R3 DIY to Tasmota with no luck and just lived with the R3 not included in Home Assistant. I came across this video today and this just worked. Thank you so much.

[@jordancobb509]

Just starting out in Home Assistant. Your videos have already become an invaluable resource.

[@constantringingtech2230]

WOW. you and Alex deserve so much credit. Alex for the work on the integration and you for bringing it to the public! I needed this so bad as I have the newer touch light switches that I didn't want to flash.

[@DrZzs]

awesome! I figured this would remove the last barrier for a lot of people. Good luck!

[@constantringingtech2230]

@@DrZzs :) Thank you again for your videos. You've inspired me to do my own crown molding lighting :)

[@alexandrostzakis9789]

Hello! I want to start by saying thank you for all that information you share with us through your videos. I really appreciate it! Keep up the good work!

[@Sym0nd0]

This is awesome, I've just got my RF Bridge and had read horror stories about flashing them. Came to watch your vid on doing that and discover I don't need to anymore. 🕺🏼 Thanks Drzzz and Alex!

[@johnestan]

this Sonoff and Shelly competition is amazing.

[@LeonidMutti]

Does anybody knows if there is something like this for shelly devices?

[@johnestan]

@@LeonidMutti There is. Shellys do not need custom firmware for basic local control.

[@cecastil]

Great tutorial as always! I just tried it with the Sonoff S31 plugs and the custom component also provides voltage, current and power consumption reading... perfect for washer & dryer status automation.

[@sewashburn0529]

Thanks again DrZZs! I switched over to this integration after the other one ceased working after a HA upgrade.

[@AlexxIT]

4 switches with Sonoff Micro because it's flashed with multichannel firmware. I don't know why. Earlier you can fix this with device_class: [switch] setting. But in latest version this should work automatically (if device list loaded from eWeLink servers). PS: and thanks! Great video!

[@DrZzs]

Hey Alex! I saw you updated the code today. Great work sir!

[@Tracherot]

Thanks to both of you dudes

[@ddacombe4752]

Many thanks for this. I just got my first sonoff device with v3 firmware, followed this video and setup was a snap. The installation has changed a little and become even easier.

[@bdubs6666]

This was awesome and very simple, thank you very much. I already had HACS installed so installing AlexxIT Sonoff custom component was easy. I bought 3 of these SR26 Sonoff smart switches a few months ago with the intentions of flashing the firmware to ESPHOME. But it involved soldering wires to very small and cheaply built PC boards. So naturally, I screwed up the first one. But that to DrZzs, I salvaged the other 2 smart switches and am controlling my Christmas light with them.

[@YvanLeTerrible31]

Wahhhh - thanks for explaining the drill, That was the main thing that was sacry, having to flash those sonof mini and the sonoff outlet, and Now they work with HA, Flawless ! Huge Kudos to Mr AlexxIT - being able to pull that is game changer

[@jasebates7589]

thanks - I got this to work although the GUI is a little different now compared to the video. don't know how the heck I got it to work seemed to take a whole heap of keep trying but without this video, as a guide, I would never have done this in a million years! so thank you so much for your help :)

[@MichaelBennett1]

5:15 you might want to drop in a note there that says the configurator has been renamed to File Editor.

[@Jaso2779]

omg thanks ive been watching his videos wondering where to find it

[@denesk2794]

Oh man, thank you ! I am no stranger to FTDI cables and flashing and uploading 3rd party firmwares, but I remember my horrid experience trying to flash my Sonoffs .... with 5 different PCB versions and all that good fun (then a broken FTDI adapter.)... This one was a 2 birds with one stone experience. Now I have HACS that I was lazy to add and 2 new 4channel Pros I really didn't want to flash.... plus I upgraded my HA that I was avoiding for some time. Works perfect !!!!

[@denesk2794]

You should make a "Best of HACS" episode, going through the best ones you use from there. There are so many it is a bit hard to see which ones are cool and which ones are broken/bad. :)

[@somecallitfun]

Your instructions were great. Got it working in about an hour. Thanks so much.

[@balciunas2]

Amazing!! Thans! I accidentally bought Sonoff WIFI instead of Zigbee. Thought I will need to sell it, but I can make it work with your help!

[@ajarvis92]

You are a legend! I was on the brink of returning my zigbee hub and you just saved it! Thanks for your awesome content!

[@ALaModePi]

Thanks for calling this to my attention. I'm not opposed to flashing firmware, but I do like not having to do it. This made my latest home automation upgrade easier and quicker. Specifically, I've got a number of lights in my living room that I just converted to smart using Sonoff BasicR2s. One thing I do with this is use the ambient lighting (wall-mounted, floor and desk lamps) for when I'm on Zoom and switch to the main ceiling lighting when I'm not. (The ceiling light casts a halo effect around my head which is misleading and confusing. :) )

[@Pinkywafer]

Great video as always doc! Thanks for including my video!

[@santorcuato]

Thanks for the info DrZzs! Working 100% in a few minutes a Basic RFR3. Gracias, Adios!

[@ronensegal1177]

I have been looking for something like this for a very long time... Thank you very much! I can just say that for me, adding the country code had to be done in addition to the leading 0 of the phone number (unlike how you would actually dial the number). Great add-on and tutorials!

[@TelmoGuerreiro]

Nice video. If I can give my 2 cents: Anyone installing S31 plugs (more than one) I recommend to delete the Sonoff.json file. In my experience leaving the configuration as " reload: always" breaks the communication with all your previous S31(s) when you add a new plug. The only way that I can have multiple plugs connected (I have 3 currently) is by deleting the json file and restart HA. When I say "breaks the communication" I don't mean it literally, HA can still toggle the plug on/off but the current and power readings are inconsistent.

[@andygrichting]

that's amazing... I was dreading for so long to re-flash these devices... that was sooo much easier. thanks a lot man

[@hoctrimededebutry8655]

Hello from France !! Always a pleasure to watch your channel :-) I learn a lot of things everytime.

[@DrZzs]

hello France! thanks!

[@sking379]

You rock, I got it up and running, home automation, here I come, thanks buddy

[@christiandavies7650]

Seemed to work with another non-sonoff device I had in my ewelink account too. Exciting stuff.

[@DrZzs]

excellent!

[@vasiliserbin]

Thank you, Justin! I'm digging into the HA world. This video was quite informative.

[@rockandroad4x4partsaccesso36]

That's great news, tomorrow I will try to integrate this in Home Assistant. Thanks so much for great videos. You're awesome Dr. Z

[@VeyrmanKatituta]

Hello! It turned out funny, I speak Russian and through you I found this author who speaks Russian. I went to study. Thanks!

[@Meelobee]

Great to see more local control :)

[@davecoates2308]

A scholar and a gentleman! Thank you! :)

[@Weeem]

If like me (new to Home Assistant) and you do this ... and wonder where the heck they are so you can set up actions.... They're not Devices. They're "entities". So for automating something, this is an example: Configurations | Automations & Scenes Create Automation (button on bottom right) Name: Name: Kitchen Tablet charge ON Description: Recharge kitchen tablet when the battery is low enough. Mode: Single Triggers: Trigger Type: State Entity: Kitchen Tablet From: 0 To: 15 Actions (this was where I got stuck looking for devices): Action Type: Call Service Service: Switch_Turn_on Targets: Name of your Sonoff Smart USB (or socket)

[@robertlouis1616]

Great job, very helpfull, thanks to the contributors. Had it up and running in less than an hour.

[@andredruyts6118]

Amazing, it works!!! Thank you Dr ZZS. :)

[@mustafacanpolat5395]

Sen bir adamsın, beni flash derdinden kurtardın hacı abi.

[@mrfixers6775]

Fantastic video as always just what i needed to bring last few switches into HA

[@blopak2]

thanks @Drzzz!! excellent video. Regards from Chile!

[@sll9414]

ha! i knew you gonna love it :-) but you forgot to stress the most important point: all the devices continue to work with ewelink!

[@giovanniturco6428]

Hi fantastic video again this is way I don’t bother doing home ASSISTANT look at the crap you have to go though I will stick with my Sonoff zigbee bridge and my Philips hue bridge plus smartThings Hub V3 and tuya zigbee hub nice and easy

[@ferencgaborsimon245]

Nice, but seeing this tutorial makes flashing tasmota to a sonnoff actually looking more easier :-)

[@joaoadrianopereira6675]

I did it at last! Thank you!

Thank you man ! Worked like a charm !

[@nayz-]

Great vid, now we need something for Tuya!

[@fredlove1402]

You are the best! I love your videos !

[@joshhardin666]

so this does still use the cloud servers to initially grab the configuration data... - which means if sonoff drops the servers, this setup will fail (at least to add more devices) - if i flash to tasmota, there's zero cloud touching - the devices talk directly to your HA mqtt server and that's it.

[@cnc_mill]

Hello, thank you for your comment, I am new to homeassistant and have already integrated a few Shellys without an app, it works well. Now I need a 230v 20A+ power relay with power measurement. Do you have a recommendation that even a beginner can implement? I totally failed with TUYA LOCAL, thank you

[@haidavila]

WoW! Excellent! thank you! I wish this existed before hehe

[@BlueTaIon]

Just a heads up, Sonoff LAN is listed in HACS now, so no need to add as a custom repo!

[@frzbgolfer]

Sweet! I've been contemplating doing a garage door opener with the sonoff sv but haven't messed with sonoffs yet. I have no doubt I could flash tasmota or esphome but now that connecting it to Home Assistant without flashing is an option, I think I might just try it this way! Time to order a sonoff sv and a reed switch. ***Edit - Actually is that even possible?

[@titusdb]

Can you please make a video how to setup sonoff door and motion sensors trough the rf bridge with this great integration

[@omaraceves]

Yes, please

[@titusdb]

Pleassseeeeeeee DrZzs...........

[@3adelz90]

Great but I love using Tasmota to be able to set my switched to switchmode 5 😀 Also flashing using Tuya convert or using DIY tools of Sonoff is easy

[@DrZzs]

excellent! This is for folks who haven't had an easy time flashing for one reason or another. I'll still flash most of my sonoffs, but it's nice to have the option not to.

[@brettiphone4]

always saving my bacon with these videos

[@jmmcbrayer]

I got everything working according to this video but testing with an rf motion sensor it always shows as on in home assistant. I can manually set the state to off and trigger the sensor to change back to on. Does anyone know how to set the state to off with an automation?

[@Chris-lc3sq]

I held off for so long until 2 weeks ago week when I flashed all my devices. NOW YOUR TELLING ME THAT I DIDNT HAVE TO. It was easy to flash, but it took time that I will never get back. LOL thanks for the video now go knock some people out. LOL

[@DrZzs]

Doh! sorry man! No regrets :) Enjoy Tasmota

[@Chris-lc3sq]

@@DrZzs Never a regret and never an issue. Keep up the great work.

[@kuangna]

Thank a lot. terrific solution

[@sccsuk]

Does this work with the sonoff camera? Would be great if it does! Rtsp is great but pan/tilt locally would be awesome.

[@Shafy7]

It's not working with sonoff camera.

[@AlexxIT]

Latest master (beta) version supports camera

[@sccsuk]

@@AlexxIT thanks I will try it out.

[@genome692002]

thanks... got some sonoff comming be replacing tuya with it if its good...

[@didactics]

I love HA and your videos but this stuff NEVER, EVER goes smoothly for me. Even following step by step I tussle for 2-3 days to add integrations. I’d love to get rid of my SmartThings hub but the troubles I go through are priceless. Enough ranting . Great job Z!

[@SergioLeon]

You've made my day thank you:)

[@liviumac222]

great video, thank you it worked for me, but I only see them as entities and not as devices, and therefore they cannot be used in automations anyone knows how to solve this? (I am new to HA)

[@kimnser8017]

Hi. Did you solve this problem? I've got the same problem. Kim

[@ZoltanSomodi]

@@kimnser8017 did you find any solution for this?

[@johndekoven7549]

Yes I have the same issue. The only thing I'm thinking is it would have to be manually done for each automation which would be a pain.

[@richboi2171]

Thumbs up doc great content as always....

[@DrZzs]

Thanks!

[@smartassist9700]

Ps, I do not need a coffee mug. BUT I WOULD BUY DEVICES TO USE IN HASSIO READY TO ADD.!

[@leglessinoz]

The Sonoff Micro shows as 4 devices because the chip is a 4 channel capable chip. The software supports it but the traces for the data channels aren't in use. Check out "Sonoff micro has a secret" on NotEnoughTECH's youtube channel around 4:45 in.

[@juandep75]

thanks a lot very easy config

[@robinvangunst9895]

Missed this one. Just set up a heap of minis. So much easier. :)

[@AJAviator]

Hi there, video needs an update, HACS install method has changed and Sonoff LAN is shown in HACS. And Configurator is called File Editor now.

[@ronm6585]

Thanks you sir.

[@giluriel]

Hi, Loved your video and right away used this method :) works great. One question: HACS itself appears as a device. The sonoff units underneath it are not. As far as I can see they are entities. So, how do I address them in automation? Scenes etc..? Once again, Many thanks

[@ShicoRUS]

The same question...

[@marcomoraschi3537]

Great video I intalled all and works great, with the switch in UI. BUT, I cat do any automation with it. I've read alexx instructions on github but, no way I cant understand what I have to write in automation. Can you write a simple code to switch on sonoff mini when a buttun is pressed?

[@ZoltanSomodi]

did you managed to solve this?

[@themathdude]

If I understand correctly the little fib is that one still has to register ones devices with the ewelink cloud (has to make an account and communicate with their servers) so that this integration can find them. So what data ends up on ewelink servers?, some personal info, a list of all my devices, my public ip, maybe other info about my LAN gleaned from the ewelink app? Is there no way to just edit that json directly instead of depending on the ewelink cloud that you kinda promised one won't need. This still is not a 100% no cloud solution like DIY mode or flashing with Tasmota.

[@KPeyanski]

I saw that you changed your mind and didn't include my HACS video (sad face). Anyway very good find and great execution.

[@DrZzs]

I did include it! as an (i) card a few seconds after Jenny's You're doing great videos. Keep it up!

[@KPeyanski]

DrZzs Thanks man, sorry I didn’t saw that card. Hope your video goes viral ;) Thanks again.

[@royrijpma]

Now l want this for tuya stuff

[@spiderexperience2276]

top this works perfectly. only the RF bridge is not. he can see the bridge itself but not what I have connected to it. such as a remote control and a door sensor. help :)

[@markheatherington8367]

Thanks

[@usmangojra]

is it applicable to Sonoff wall switches T1, T2 as well?

[@apz9022]

Great... the latest Home Assistant 2021.6.1 has simplified the installation.. It's available top of the integrations from HACS. That being said.. I have had a ton of issues after the install...

[@achalaamarasinghe7321]

Thanks for the video ! how to add a 2 code sensor(door) with the new home assistant setup?

[@woutvangessel9412]

Cool, that works.

[@bragee]

I don't know... flashing is not a big deal actually and tasmotized sonoffs are more customizable and flexible. But it's definitely a step forward. Adios DrZzs 👍🏻

[@DrZzs]

I hear ya. this is for folks that have had trouble flashing, and maybe for devices like the micro that use a chip that might not work with tasmota.

[@JanicekTrnecka]

For me a bit tedious process, as I am new to Home Assistant....but I definitely will look into that.

[@JanicekTrnecka]

Took me a bit longer, but in the end - its definitely not hard to replicate!

[@magnus33john]

The irony here is a latterly just flashed mine yesterday lol

[@AJAviator]

I managed to add my Sonoff switch into home assistant, but when i toggle it on in HA it doesn't toggle the switch on. Any ideas as to whats wrong?

[@mrcbear92]

Same here.

[@garrox84]

dont like the ewelink.. ever. but nice development effort from sonoff, and nice video.

[@Airbag888]

I'm too excited to finish watching the video (I will) can you get granular support for Sonoff pow r2?

[@iKingRPG]

That's really cool but I'm sticking with ESPHome floating head guy

[@DrZzs]

hahaha. That's cool too man. Whatever works for you :)

[@gabrielbarbulescu9617]

Hello! I have 4 Sonoff Th10 and by integrating one by one in configurate.yaml I only get one. Thank you!

[@Max34557]

Thanks for the guide! Managed to get it working, but I'm not so sure about the local control. When I block my Sonoff access to the internet with a firewall rule, it stops responding in Home Assistant...

[@instructeurke]

it seems this doens't work in Home Assistant 2021.12.10. You don't get the option to install the Sonoff tool.

[@edenoregel8877]

Same issue

[@eM_Wu]

So will it work this same way as tasmotized? How to make automations and such? Can anyone help answering this?

[@danfitzpatrick4112]

Absolutely love your vids! Finally a sonoff fix? I'm not sure .. we have to enter email and password info to connect still. I really want this fix to work, but.... this does not mean that sonoff's can work within the local network on their own right? or am I missing something? There certainly has to be settings/devices setup locally versus just using or pinging the info back from China still correct? Hopefully I'm not confusing anyone. Thanks for sharing all that you put out on home automation!! Cheers!

[@AlexxIT]

Password login is optional. To simplify first device setup.

[@peterlaws5252]

Hey, Love your videos and in particular this one regarding Sonoff. I have followed your instructions as well as I could, however, I think there have been some upgrades particularly to HACs. I have connected HAC and the Sonoff add-on, have edited the config file. I can see it in my HACs addons but I cannot see any devices, not sure what I have done wrong at this stage.

[@huynhhuunhan6318]

super thanks,

[@julianelpro5513]

Hi guys, what about tx serie? I recently bought a t2 3 gang and it should be much easier if I use the plugin. Has anyone tried it?

[@NicoDeclerckBelgium]

Is there a way TODAY to install HACS... Followed three different sets of instructions (even the official EVIL way with the script piping to bash) and had to reinstall Home Assistant 3 times... NONE worked.

[@jakespeckman1]

DrZzzs Love the videos, Newer to HA not to Smart Home things. I set this up with your videos and a few docs. Noticing a few issues with this. AND would say this is alfa product at this point. Moreover, Sonoff should help out with this as it would lead to many of us buying more of there things. 1.) It reports state (off/on) fast. Cool 2.) but cant change state from HS dashboard. info HA is on 0.105.3 Sonoff Basic 3.0.1 not looking for help just stating there needs to be a disclaimer on this

[@mortenmoulder]

I am able to toggle it from the Home Assistant dashboard. Weird why you can't do that. I just did it following this guide. As you can see: i.imgur.com/Pn7E0SU.png

[@DrZzs]

can you up date the firmware on the sonoff basic? I believe v3.3 was a significant improvement over 3.0

[@jakespeckman1]

@@DrZzs nope, the app shows 3.0.1 as the latest for the basic. also noticed that it locked up one device.

[@jakespeckman1]

@@mortenmoulder What version on HA and Sonoff are you on?

[@BoostedNW]

What do you use for your video editing?

[@trisnainvest]

Great tutorial, I just try for connecting for sonoff pow elite to Home Assistant, but power, current and voltage not show, do you have idea for fixing that? trims