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Ip, user and password #14

Closed gabryk91 closed 6 years ago

gabryk91 commented 6 years ago

Hi, I'm uncertain about where to get those info. Ip is the sonoff ip address in my local network? Like 192.168.0.X? Where I can find user and password? Are those set in the "Configure MQTT" section of the sonoff webserver?

I had followed the instruction and added the device handler and the device, but my app can't connect to it. Also, in the Tasmota-Power type device what I should enter in "Power channel" field? Thanks

BrettSheleski commented 6 years ago

You'll need to add both the Tasmota and Tasmota-Power device handlers in the SmartThings IDE.

When adding your device, just add a single Tasmota device and set the IP address to the local IP address of your Sonoff device (yes, your 192.168.0.X value). If you configured the Sonoff to require a username and password, set it there as well (this has nothing to do with MQTT settings). If you're able to connect to the web interface of your Sonoff without using a username/password, then the username/password fields should be left blank.

Do not manually add any Tasmota-Power devices, that will happen automatically (see below).

What should happen when the device is installed, it makes a request to the Sonoff device to determine the module type (Sonoff Basic, Sonoff 4CH, etc.). After figuring out the module type, the device will create child devices accordingly. For a Sonoff-Basic module, it will create a single child device using the Tasmota-Power device handler. For Sonoff 4CH modules, it creates 4 Tasmota-Power child devices. The Power Channel field will get set appropriately for each child device and is not intended to need to be set manually.

gabryk91 commented 6 years ago

First, thanks for the exaustive answer, I did almost everything correctly but I think I was too impatient: I guess that it can take a while to create the devices, right? Because i added the 2 handlers but then I added the device myself

BrettSheleski commented 6 years ago

It should be pretty immediate to create the child device(s). You should see the child device(s) as just another device in your SmartThings app after installing the Tasmota device.

gabryk91 commented 6 years ago

Ok, I've a problem then: the tasmota-power device isn't created. From the app I can see the changes I made through the web portal, so they are seeing each other. One though: it is possible that my router is blocking the connection to the sonoff? What port does it use to connect to the smartthing web page? Because I can't figure how, from the cloud, it can connect to a local ip in my private network. Also: is the samsung hub required? Thanks

BrettSheleski commented 6 years ago

"Also: is the samsung hub required?"

If you mean the SmartThings hub, then yes. Having a SmartThings hub is definitely required.

gabryk91 commented 6 years ago

d'oh... is there another way to use tasmota sonoff with google home?