All done mate. Enjoy!
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That's awesome mate, thanks for that. As soon as solder enters the picture then I'm out for the time being, but having a guide like that is very useful. Does the OTA method still work at all or have they killed that off?
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Yeah... thats next level for me lol.
Be good if we could get some of those ones I saw at JB up into HE
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Great write up..well done!
I take it Once you are done flashing, the initial wires can be removed so the case can be closed up again?
Hi @blue_vl_t, the Aeotec doesn't operate well at low power settings. I've got a single 11watt flush mount downlight (trailing edge dimming) and get the issues you spoke of. A friend has the same dimmer hooked up to 4 or 6 of the same lights and has no issues with flicker or dimming, I didn't record the lowest dimmable setting though. He also has the Fibaro dimmers and preferred the Aeotec. We've both used neutral wires.
I wasn't a fan of the dimmer switches that were used (unsure of type sorry). They were a push to hold button and were quite finicky. Maybe they were conflicting with the inherent delay caused by the Aeotec/Fibaro units. I think the standard wind type dimmer may suit better for this reason.
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I haven't tried OTA but it sounds pretty successful most times so all you can do is try it. Can always fall back to solder anyways.
Correct just hold the soldering iron on the soldered locations and then carefully pull the wires off. Once done just put it back together in the reverse order I documented.
Just don't like the idea of a device that I've messed with the electronics being plugged into mains tbh.
You don't touch that part of the device only the tiny ESP8285 chip so no harm is done. All good though.
You don't touch it. But fat fingers over here not so sure lol
Pretty much the standard pricing for them, nothing to the Amazon prime sale. Black Friday is soon, so should see some good sales.
Anyone used one of THESE DIMMERS
@jchurch, do you know if they’d be modded for local operation ?
Yeah, it’s WiFi but they are a good price and I’ve a couple of rooms that it appears to be ideal for.
It says Tuya on the listing, so I imagine they could be flashed. I swear jchurch could offer a service.
Yeah I have seen them online when searching around but I haven't ever used or thoroughly read about them before. That said I did some googling and stumbled across this article. The other issue you may have is finding a HE driver that someone has written to support Tasmota and dimming, I am not sure I have seen that around.
https://blakadder.github.io/templates/qs-wifi_D01_dimmer.html
Honestly if I was looking for an in-wall dimmer though i'd go the Shelly Dimmer. Shelly devices are well built and they have great community support from @anon61068208 so he will likely develop a driver at some stage for it.
https://shelly.cloud/wifi-smart-home-automation-shelly-dimmer/
Already started. I'm waiting for Dimitar to post the API docs for it.
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haha see what I mean guys we have great community Shelly support here! Well done @anon61068208
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I have just a very basic driver working. Just on/off right now.
Shelly drivers are located at https://gitlab.borgnet.us:8443/sgrayban/shelly-drivers/
You will have to register to get the code.
Supported Shelly devices are at http://sgrayban.borgnet.online:8081/shelly-drivers/
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Here is an in wall dimming and switching option I found this week. Stitchy from Melec.
(Melec make quality LED lighting)
It’s Zigbee and connects directly to a hue hub. Claim 1-400 watt control. They will be a bit over $100 in Aus so not cheap. Good option if you do not already have a HE hub yet.
Has anyone tried these?
I added you to the repo
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