Before I start from scratch, wondering if anyone has been successful in controlling a Wyze smart outlet (IFTTT - IF This Than That) Protocol over WiFi? Sure would save time if anyone has plowed the virgin ground of this interface.
I did my due diligence search, but no hits here or on the googler.
All the best,
Dave
If you want to retain the existing Wyze firmware then IFTTT has some turn-on and turn-off actions available, plus triggers that are processed when the device is turned on and off.
This should get you going quite easily.
Personally, I prefer to flash my own firmware onto smart sockets, so tend to choose ones that are easy to open and flash.
Pete.
Thanks Pete! I took your advice and have 4 Wyze Plugs working with IFTTT as an interface. The free program allows only 5 recipes… so I am interested in which smart sockets you have experimented with that allow you to flash your own firmware. Is this still your favorite? Alternative to Sonoff S20 EU Type F Smart Socket
I take it no one has yet deciphered the Wyze protocol to directly control the plug/switch devices?
BTW I ponied up and subscribed to Blynk today. Went to add another widget and found I was restricted to 30. Glad I made the jump as I have the beautiful multi data stream graphs back. These guys deserve the support. This platform has given me much enjoyment these past years.
The free plan is limited to 30 widgets per template per device.
I’d use blynk edgent with esp32 or nodemcu and 4ch relay module instead of wyze plugs.
I live in the UK, where we have different mains plugs/sockets to most other countries, but also have a place in Spain which uses the Euro F type socket.
As a result, I’ve had to experiment with a variety of different brands of smart sockets.
Generally, there are two main hurdles…
Both 1 & 2 are easier with the UK and EU versions of the Sonoff S20 smart sockets, but these have been discontinued and replaced with the S26
The S26 is a little harder to flash, as it doesn’t have four nice 0.1” holes ready and waiting for you to solder-in header pins, but it’s still not that hard. Here’s a guide that explains how…
The disadvantage to the S20/S26 sockets is their size. It’s impossible to put two side by side into a power distribution strip.
EDITED TO ADD A MORE COMPLETE ANSWER…
I forgot to mention that I realise that you’re living in the US. I don’t have any first-hand experience of dealing with US smart sockets, but the Sonoff S26 is available in US socket format.
If you are using other types of sockets then the important thing is that they are ESP8266 or ESP8285 based devices, otherwise the issues of being able to open and re-program the device are irrelevant.
I’ve tended to migrate away from the Sonoff devices because of their physical size and instead use these Shelly Plug S sockets for my Spanish devices…
They are small enough to fit side by side in most multi-outlet power strips. A company called Blitzwolf also makes an almost identical device (obviously assembled in the same factory).
In the UK there aren’t many small profile smart sockets, and the ones I have found are extremely difficult to open, as they are friction welded closed rather than being screwed together.
I have had great success with this U.K. smart power strip…
It contains 4 relays (the two USB sockets on the end are connected to the same relay) but it’s main drawback is that it only has one physical switch, so it’s not possible to manually turn one socket on/off using the switch. Depending on the application, I tend to either disable the switch entirely, or use it to turn everything on/off and rely on the Blynk app to control the individual relays/sockets.
There is also an EU version of this power strip too, so maybe there is a US version too?
Pete.
Thanks for the thorough reply Pete! You will save me many hours. Thank you for all the hours you put in here to help us on the Blynk journey.
Edit for an update. The Wyze smart plugs lasted for less than 2 days. They worked yesterday. They worked this morning. Now they won’t detect and the wyze app is random with whether connected to my network or not. The wyze status lights in their app do not correspond to the state of the relay. These are DANGEROUS as they go into random states. They have gone back for refund.
SonOff devices are ordered. Will reprogram with our own firmware so that we have reliability.
Update: Got four Sonoff S31 modules and could not be happier!
Have them working perfectly, and reading the energy monitoring chip CSE7766 was easy. Great devices!
bigMoose
Just going to place order for S31, these units are much nicer, less expensive, max current 15A vs 10A for older S20/S26. The smaller size allows for two in a US duplex receptacle. Also they have built in energy monitoring.
Paul
