[BK7231T] Teardown Action LCS Smart Plug (without Energy Meter) 2578685
As I already did a teardown, a second one is no problem.
This is the LCS Smart Power Plug Article number: 2578685.
I got acquainted with ELEKTRODA as I bought this plug, hoping it contained an ESP82xx. Well, I got disappointed (again); this unit doesn't have an ESP82xx. As this was the 6th unit I ordered not contain an ESP82xx, I figured. Is there a replacement? And yes, there was. @p.kaczmarek2 has been a great help, and I am pretty happy with the updates and changes he committed to the code.
Well, let us start again;
Unpacking:
The unit comes in a little square box
Physical appearance:
Opening up:
Even though not needed as cloud-cutter works OK, I did open up the LSC plug.
Opening the plug is very easy. It is locked/snapped in the corners; if you put a knife or small screwdriver near the edge and gentry pry, it will pop open.
Closing is also effortless, snap the chassis back in, and you will hear a click once.
The inside:
And the stuff we care about:
These plugs do have a drawback; they are mislabeled. The Tuya board is labeled CB2S, which should be a BK7231N, but once you remove the label on the chip, it is a BK7231T. This did result in some extra frustration in the beginning, but once this was clarified, flashing went quickly.
And because we are using cloud-cutter, there is no need for soldering.
Flashing is straightforward, and I've attached the whole process.
I choose the 1.1.8 BK7231T / oem_bk7231s_rnd_switch and SS01S Single Pole Smart Light Switch (TreatLife)
PINs
As this is a very basic plug, there is not much configuring.
PIN6 LED_n 1
PIN7 Btn 1
PIN8 Rel_1 1
PIN26 Wifi
And finished
iled 0
Cheers
Added after 2 [hours] 46 [minutes]:
My little collection;
I will head to the office to configure all these for our ceiling lamps.
NIels
This is the LCS Smart Power Plug Article number: 2578685.
I got acquainted with ELEKTRODA as I bought this plug, hoping it contained an ESP82xx. Well, I got disappointed (again); this unit doesn't have an ESP82xx. As this was the 6th unit I ordered not contain an ESP82xx, I figured. Is there a replacement? And yes, there was. @p.kaczmarek2 has been a great help, and I am pretty happy with the updates and changes he committed to the code.
Well, let us start again;
Unpacking:
The unit comes in a little square box
Physical appearance:
Opening up:
Even though not needed as cloud-cutter works OK, I did open up the LSC plug.
Opening the plug is very easy. It is locked/snapped in the corners; if you put a knife or small screwdriver near the edge and gentry pry, it will pop open.
Closing is also effortless, snap the chassis back in, and you will hear a click once.
The inside:
And the stuff we care about:
These plugs do have a drawback; they are mislabeled. The Tuya board is labeled CB2S, which should be a BK7231N, but once you remove the label on the chip, it is a BK7231T. This did result in some extra frustration in the beginning, but once this was clarified, flashing went quickly.
And because we are using cloud-cutter, there is no need for soldering.
Flashing is straightforward, and I've attached the whole process.
I choose the 1.1.8 BK7231T / oem_bk7231s_rnd_switch and SS01S Single Pole Smart Light Switch (TreatLife)
PINs
As this is a very basic plug, there is not much configuring.
PIN6 LED_n 1
PIN7 Btn 1
PIN8 Rel_1 1
PIN26 Wifi
And finished
iled 0
Cheers
Added after 2 [hours] 46 [minutes]:
My little collection;
I will head to the office to configure all these for our ceiling lamps.
NIels
Comments
Thank you for detailed teardown. It will be added to our templates database. You have really a lot of those plugs. I am curious what kind of router are you using - is there a single one or a mesh net... [Read more]
I am using an OPNsense router and 2 Cisco 3560CXv2 in a 10GB stack configuration, 5 Unifi AU6 Pro APs and a Windows Server 2022 domain controller. ;) [Read more]
I bought the same plugin in Action described as LSC. It also has a module described CB2S but the system is in version N. In addition, I had to change the configuration PIN6 LED 1 PIN7 Btn_n 1 Without... [Read more]
@Robgie what do you mean with "reverse"? Don't you mean by chance that the button reacts when released? If so, it's not the other way around, it's standard behavior, just like in Tasmot. The... [Read more]
I checked and I messed up. Configuration only requires changing LED_n to LED. [Read more]
I bought Nedis WIFIP121FWT. It has the same plastic package locked from the corners. Wifi-board is CB2S but it has the BK7231N-version chip. [Read more]
Most likely only a single batch was affected by that strange "CB2S with BK7231T" module. Nedis WIFIP121FWT topic: https://www.elektroda.com/rtvforum/topic3926632.html [Read more]
Hello, I am reading with interest information about the OpenBK7231 project. Great forum, thanks for the great work and so much valuable information. Interested in the topic, I decided to add a couple of... [Read more]
Hello, the topic has already been discussed and it ended up that there is no publish in MQTT, I would have to know 1:1 what Domoticz "says" to Tasmota after MQTT and what Tasmota "replies" then I would... [Read more]
Thanks for the reply, I thought it was a configuration issue. So far I have found a solution to the problem and I am controlling the relay from domoticz using http commands. It works without a problem... [Read more]
I also lack support for Domoticz (as it is in Tasmot) but I manage with node red. smart plug BK7231 -> domoticz From the topic mqtt obk..../1/get I fetch the state 0 or 1 and send it to the switch... [Read more]
Hello and first of all, thanks for all the great work you are providing ! If that can help someone, this config is working as expected for me, red led when Wifi is lost and blue led when plug is on : PIN6... [Read more]
Hi, It is my very first post here but I'm very interested in openbecken integration with domoticz, could you tell what do you need to achieve this? a tcpdump capture maybe? I have also observed... [Read more]
Obviously, mine is with power meter.... And I am using 1,17,199 Thanks!!! [Read more]
Hello, the 1970 date may indicate that you are missing: startDriver NTP in short startup command or autoexec.bat. Regarding domoticz, I am not sure what is their standard, don't we need to support... [Read more]
I'm not sure about if it need json format but idx for sure, although it says so in one of my coding trials for arduino: String url = "/json.htm?type=command¶m=udevice&idx="; ... [Read more]
It looks like you were right Every Domoticz communication is based on JSON Many thanks again!! [Read more]
I report that no.... In another plug from Action ("lsc smart connect smart power plug" art no. 2578677, only switching without energy meter) I also found a middle module with designation CB2S and with... [Read more]