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Probably there will no more time invested in the Sonoff D1 Dimmer. |
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Hi,
After quite some tinkering around with the Sonoff D1 dimmer I'm happy that it's finally working okayish, but I was starting to think further:
The D1 with better support could actually be much more than just a dimmer: It has an RF receiver and it has a buzzer. However, both features are currently not really controllable through tasmota afaik, and especially the rf receiver is actually creating so many problems that people take drastic measures to make it non-functional (on forums you read about tips to crush it with a pliers among other things)
Additionally: Since tasmota does not really control / know what the daughter board is doing simple things like getting back to the same dimmer and switch state after cutting/reconnecting power are not fully working (tasmota is doing its thing but due to unknowns about the daughter board the lights aren't really turned on). Atm the only workaround is using a rule that adjusts the light additionally after boot - this is working, however this also means that after EVERY reboot the lights will turn on, which is far from optimal. Therefore getting better support for the whole device would also help making the most basic features really work.
Looking at how the sonoff RF bridge and the sonoff zigbee bridge are supported (with one part tasmota and one part special firmware so tasmota can talk to the rf/zigbee chip) I was wondering whether something similar would be possible for the D1?
Getting more control of the rf receiver and the buzzer would be a really great feature... the d1 could become an rf bridge or "rf extender" (especially in bigger houses where you might have a d1 at a location far away from the rf bridge) and the same goes for the buzzer, which could e.g. become an alarm clock, door bell etc...
Unfortunately, my skill-set is too low to accomplish any of these ideas myself. However, I bought an extra D1 when I ordered mine and already flashed it with tasmota - I'd be happy to provide it to whomever feels like getting into this for the cost of shipping. I'd also love to contribute by beta testing. It would just be so cool to elevate this little device from barely working with workarounds to something awesome everybody could use :)
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