ESP-01 and HW-655 Relay not working with Virtual Pin

[PeteKnight]

@flyonly

If I went to OTA updates and not Serial.begin(9600); do you think I could then use GPIO1 or GPIO3 without locking up the unit?

The relays are controlled via serial commands, so I don’t see how this would work.

My advice would be to use a Wemos D1 Mini (or D1 Mini Pro if you need an external antenna) and a Wemos relay module. These can stack on top of each other, or be mounted on a double base.
This would give you all the pins you need.

The Wemos D1 Mini/Pro and accessories are discussed in depth towards the end of this topic:

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