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Switchbota Alternatives
Similar projects and alternatives to switchbota
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esphome
ESPHome is a system to control your ESP32, ESP8266, BK72xx, RP2040 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems.
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Tasmota
Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at
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OpenBK7231T_App
Open source firmware (Tasmota/Esphome replacement) for BK7231T, BK7231N, BL2028N, T34, XR809, W800/W801, W600/W601, BL602, LN882H, Realtek chips and more
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esp32-wifi-manager
Captive Portal for ESP32 that can connect to a saved wireless network or start an access point where you can connect to existing wifis.
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Sonoff smart plugs
The Switchbot plugs take a bit more work to flash, but that's an option as well.
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Small smart plug w/ metering & wi-fi?
I'm waiting for Amazon to bring me some Switchbot Mini plugs today. By the specs it is super small for a rectangular outlet and shouldn't interfere with anything adjacent unless it's oversized. SwitchbOTA isn't as simple as throwing tuya-convert-os on a Pi but it's not unreasonable. ESP32-C3 inside so as a bonus it can be a Bluetooth/BLE proxy with Tasmota+BLErry or ESPHome. And with BF deals on their website and Amazon right now they're as cheap as anything ($22.49 for 4).
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Low flicker smart lights?
I went through the trouble of flashing these bulbs with Tasmota using this process and have been happy with them (other than the extra effort required for the flashing process itself). At the time, they were a steal at under $3.70/bulb on Amazon.
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Looking for a light bulb that can work as one of those natural light alarm clocks
I don't have a huge amount of experience with OTA flashable bulbs, as I've mostly stuck to Zwave devices and switches over bulbs, but I did recently get a few Switchbot bulbs that were flashable OTA. I specifically got them because they were ESP32 vs ESP8266 based, were OTA flashable, and were on sale at the time (under $4/ea, vs the $15+ that they normally go for). There's some good flashing info here and here. The flashing process is a little involved (basically DNS spoofing and injecting the Tasmota firmware in a MITM attack) but doable, and still works as far as I know.
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2.8
about 2 years ago
kendallgoto/switchbota is an open source project licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 only which is an OSI approved license.
The primary programming language of switchbota is C.
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