tuya-convert VS tasmotizer

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.

If you use a d1 mini it has usb, just use https://github.com/tasmota/tasmotizer

Oh, that's sad. It seems like such low hanging fruit to support it. There is already a pull request to add the support that OP could use and test.

We start with a couple sensors for temperature, humidity, and particulates. Those connect to an ESP8266 via I2C and some proprietary IKEA protocol. That IKEA protocol wasn't in the default build, so I had to enable a define and rebuild. They've made very cool use of Gitpod so I didn't even have to install anything. I used Tazmotizer.py with a USB programming fixture I got off Amazon to load my custom firmware to the board.

It’s a SonOff Basic and flashed it with Tasmotizer. It didn’t work with the first try but after the third it works pretty well. I was too lazy to solder the pins on it. But if you have many of them, it would be great when you can upload it without a pc.

Incase you don't have a flasher,tasmotizer is an super easy software to flash a single bin file. https://github.com/tasmota/tasmotizer/releases/download/v.1.2/tasmotizer-1.2.exe

Flashing software https://github.com/tasmota/tasmotizer/releases

do i have to do the wiring and run Tasmotizer ?i assume not because the tasmota interface comes up just fine.

Tasmotizer is probably the easiest way to serial flash in Windows (and has cross platform versions for Mac and Linux). That said, it does require a hardwired serial connection.

Hands down easiest way is with Tasmotizer on Windows with a 3.3v FTDI. It's virtually plug and go.