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jannnfe / homebridge-ESP8266-pojects

This is a directory where I want to share my own ESP8266 Smart Home projects.
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Why won't use single Sonoff Basic only? #3

Open i3laze opened 6 years ago

i3laze commented 6 years ago

Great job! I consider upgrading my both garage door and gate.

Why don't you connect reels directly to Sonoff Basic pins? (which are commonly used for flashing f/w) Tasmota firmware has an ability to tune these pins and trigger them.

Check this Sonoff Basic relay modification to switch 12V circuit: http://www.instructables.com/id/Sonoff-Garage-Door-Opener/ A man did exactly that (connecting reels to pins), but integrated it into MQTT/OpenHub. Could it be scripted into HomeBridge directly using HTTP GETs? (without MQTT Broker)

jannnfe commented 6 years ago

Hello, thanks for your comment. You're right about what you write. Normally you could do it without the ESP8266 Wemos D1 Mini and switch the garage only over a Sonoff Basic and process the sensors. A few years ago, where this project was created, I was not yet up to date. Meanwhile, the variant you imagine the better but how do you say so well "Never change a running system". At some point I'll probably deal with it again and modify the Sonoff Basic. The integration into MQTT and Homebridge / HomeKit should then still be the same as in my project.