homebridge-tuya-web VS tuya-convert

Possible solution would be using https://github.com/milo526/homebridge-tuya-web

I never got the official Tuya plugin to work for my Smartlife stuff. I’ll admit I didn’t try that hard before I switched to Tuya Web.

Have you tried the other Tuya plug-in, Tuya Web? It’s a verified plugin and works for my Smart Life pet feeder.

So I don't make it too much here, my problem is laid out there. The developer directed me to a Wiki page to correct the issue, https://github.com/milo526/homebridge-tuya-web/wiki/Something-will-receive-higher-or-lower-value-than-allowed

Check this discussion: https://github.com/milo526/homebridge-tuya-web/discussions/260

Hey, I got many Tuya products (bulbs, outlers...) that I successfully paired on my Homebridge, and it's working really well. I used the TuyaWebPlatform plugin. (https://github.com/milo526/homebridge-tuya-web)

I found out that you could set up scenes using the smart life app which appear as accessories in homebridge using TuyaWebPlatform plugin the only problem is now i have 2 seperate buttons, one only turns on the ac, and the other one only turns it off.

First of all I've tried Tuya-Convert but it was never able to find the device. I've also tried TuyOTA with similar results, it just seems like it can't detect the device at all - neither in pairing mode, nor in normal operation mode.

I was about to say a similar thing. Companies closing off their devices with paywall and other closed API are calling for a hack. I found this repo on GitHub

Mit tuya-convert.

Is it possible to run custom firmware on them? Like using https://github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert (not sure if this one is compatible with the newer lamps). Or maybe something else?

If it has an ESP chip, it probably won't OTA with https://github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert since that doesn't work on recent Tuya firmware, hence the blakadder page showing manual flashing.

> They cost >2x the Meross ones. Got 2. They work so far. Crossing my fingers they're legit, though my guess is they won't last.

FYI - there are cheap Tuya devices that can be flashed with alternative firmware[1] which works locally. More generically, there a lot of ESP32-based switches that work with Tasmota open-source firmware[2]. There breadth of devices is annoying because it makes configuration difficult because because different manufacturer wire up the relays differently, so it took me trial and error to figue out which device "port" the firmware needs to toggle to turn the switch on/off

1. https://github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert

2. https://github.com/tasmota

If you're already comfortable with Docker, setting up ESPHome and Home Assistant should be fairly easy for you, and will unlock lots of options. Depending on the hardware revision of your smartbubls, you might even be able to use Tuya-Convert to install ESPHome or Tasmota on your existing bulbs, and completely cut ties with Tuya and the cloud.