Tasmota Device Groups - connection of OpenBeken (BK7231T / BK7231N) with Tasmota

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#31 13 Nov 2022 17:56

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
There is already a colour sender:

Thanks, didn't see that in the command list on the main github page.

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
but I heard some reports that C and W may be swapped, when a Tasmota RGBCW bulb does a DGR transmit to OBK, OBK gets values swapped... is this true, can you check?

Works fine with my OBK when received DGR from Tasmota RGBCW, no swapped colors

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
Regarding SetOption65... hmm, there is an option to change default "correct boot" timer from 30 seconds down to given value, wouldn't it be enough? Or do you want to disable the "back to AP" totally?

Is there way for me to retain the same pin settings or maybe i need to compile openbk with default pin templates similar to tasmota?
From my understanding, I would just need to reduce the timer to prevent the reset, correct?
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#32 13 Nov 2022 20:55

What do you mean by "pin setting"? You can reduce the timer to lower the chances of unwanted safe mode. But even if it enters safe mode, you can reboot it again (after 30 seconds), and it will still remember pin settings. The safe mode does not mean that device clears it's config. It's just that safe mode ignores config for that single run, the config is still kept in memory intact.

Here is the 30 second setting (this means that after 30 seconds after boot, the boot is marked as Ok. And if device gets more than 4 not-ok boots in the row, it goes to safe mode - to AP mode):

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600 and soon supporting RTL and W701:
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#33 14 Nov 2022 18:37

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
But even if it enters safe mode, you can reboot it again (after 30 seconds), and it will still remember pin settings.

So by default once it gets to safe mode, the pin configurations are reset.
Then another reboot after 30 seconds will restore the pin settings?

By the way, how do I enter color temperature values with DGR_SendRGBCW command?

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#34 15 Nov 2022 15:35

Some updates
Latest firmware 1.35 (i've only start testing with wall switch starting on this version)
Device group enabled on all devices:
3 Gang Wall switch (N device), if mqtt payload is sent, openbk stopped responding and I have to power cycle it.
LED bulb (N device), no issues when mqtt payload is sent, online and functioning as usual.


Info:GEN:sta:rssi=-54,ssid=Suliana,bssid=a0:ab:1b:84:8c:d0 ,channel=10,cipher_type:
Info:DGR:DGR_Parse: grp name cornerlamp len 10
Info:DGR:DGR_Parse: [192.168.1.239] seq 0x003B, flags 0x00
Info:GEN:CHANNEL_Set channel 0 has changed to 0 (flags 0)

Info:DGR:DGR_Parse: grp name cornerlamp len 10
Info:MAIN:Time 51, idle 474277/s, free 81920, MQTT 1(1), bWifi 1, secondsWithNoPing -1, socks 4/38
Info:MAIN:Time 52, idle 471420/s, free 81920, MQTT 1(1), bWifi 1, secondsWithNoPing -1, socks 4/38
Info:MAIN:Time 53, idle 476504/s, free 81704, MQTT 1(1), bWifi 1, secondsWithNoPing -1, socks 5/38
Info:MAIN:Time 54, idle 473156/s, free 81920, MQTT 1(1), bWifi 1, secondsWithNoPing -1, socks 4/38
Info:MAIN:Time 55, idle 468226/s, free 81920, MQTT 1(1), bWifi 1, secondsWithNoPing -1, socks 4/38
Info:MAIN:Time 56, idle 480692/s, free 81920, MQTT 1(1), bWifi 1, secondsWithNoPing -1, socks 4/38
Info:MAIN:Time 57, idle 474013/s, free 81920, MQTT 1(1), bWifi 1, secondsWithNoPing -1, socks 4/38
Info:MAIN:Time 58, idle 471789/s, free 81920, MQTT 1(1), bWifi 1, secondsWithNoPing -1, socks 4/38
Info:MAIN:Time 59, idle 471671/s, free 81920, MQTT 1(1), bWifi 1, secondsWithNoPing -1, socks 4/38
Info:MAIN:Time 60, idle 945873/s, free 81920, MQTT 1(1), bWifi 1, secondsWithNoPing -1, socks 4/38
Info:GEN:dhcp=0 ip=192.168.1.101 gate=192.168.1.1 mask=255.255.255.0 mac=38:1f:8d:8c:55:9e 
Info:GEN:sta: 1, softap: 0, b/g/n
Info:GEN:sta:rssi=-54,ssid=Suliana,bssid=a0:ab:1b:84:8c:d0 ,channel=10,cipher_type:

Last log entry before it stopped responding.

Not related to mqtt crash but some comments on the device groups feature

Since the device group works based on channel number
LED bulb is on channel 0,
For my 3 gang switch, I assigned the relay as 1,2,3 (channel 1,2,3) .
Turning on/off the led bulb didn't change anything with the switch.
so I tried changing the relay to 0,1,2. Toggling relay 0 now turns on/off the LED bulb
Is it possible to add an option that assigns devicegroupname for specific channel?

For now I'm using this script to send on/off command based on the channel # state of the switch (changed to initial relay numbers 1,2,3)

addChangeHandler Channel1 == 0 DGR_SendPower cornerlamp 0 0
addChangeHandler Channel1 == 1 DGR_SendPower cornerlamp 1 0

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#35 16 Nov 2022 19:14

For my lights (N device), i noticed openbk stops receiving/sending dgr commands after some time (>8 minutes)?
Then after an hour device groups resume working and off again. Seems a bit random but mostly it stops working and there was no dgr related logs in the log output.

If I restart openbk, device group works again but briefly as before.
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#36 18 Nov 2022 14:27

ferbulous wrote:

By the way, how do I enter color temperature values with DGR_SendRGBCW command?

DGR_SendRGBCW 00FF00 for green, 000000FF00 for cool white, etc. 5 hex numbers (or 3, remaining are assumed to be 0)

DGR has been updated today and we no longer send packets directly from MQTT/TCP callbacks, we are using a queue instead - they are sent from main tick. It seems that the potential crash on power state change is solved now. More changes soon..

Devicegroup per channel is TODO, but you can still script DGR events.

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600 and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
If you like my work, support me at: https://paypal.me/openshwprojects
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#37 19 Nov 2022 00:50

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
DGR_SendRGBCW 00FF00 for green, 000000FF00 for cool white, etc. 5 hex numbers (or 3, remaining are assumed to be 0)

Thanks for the example

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
DGR has been updated today and we no longer send packets directly from MQTT/TCP callbacks, we are using a queue instead - they are sent from main tick. It seems that the potential crash on power state change is solved now. More changes soon..

Nice, this is for the upcoming update?

Using http request for now as I keep testing device group,
Can I send a channel variable on HTTP GET request? I just modified it slightly from the DGR command
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setButtonHoldRepeat 2 addEventHandler OnHoldStart 22 SetChannel 6 0 // when Hold repeats, add a 10 value as a step // AddChannelSyntax: channelindex delta minValue maxValue // the 0 255 is needed so we clamp the value to 255 addEventHandler OnHold 22 backlog AddChannel 6 15 0 255; DGR_SendBrightness cornerlamp $CH6

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setButtonHoldRepeat 2 addEventHandler OnHoldStart 22 SetChannel 6 10 addEventHandler OnHold 22 backlog AddChannel 6 15 10 100; sendGet http://192.168.1.247/cm?cmnd=led_dimmer%20$CH6

Added after 9 [hours] 19 [minutes]:

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
Devicegroup per channel is TODO, but you can still script DGR events.

Yes, adding a different device group name on the same device (switch) would be nice
Just a mockup
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#38 20 Nov 2022 08:13

Those are great ideas, I will look into them. I will try to support this now:
ferbulous wrote:

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addEventHandler OnHold 22 backlog AddChannel 6 15 10 100; sendGet http://192.168.1.247/cm?cmnd=led_dimmer%20$CH6

I will tell you when it was added to the build (if I don't forget).

The DGR was updated with crash fix, but I am not sure yet about your "DGR off for some time" report.

Futhermore, I am just making sure you've seen it:
https://github.com/OpenBekenIOT/webapp/pull/27
Your pull request has accidentally so many commits, can you recheck this pull and add only the devices.json changes?

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600 and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
If you like my work, support me at: https://paypal.me/openshwprojects
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#39 20 Nov 2022 08:33

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:

Futhermore, I am just making sure you've seen it:
https://github.com/OpenBekenIOT/webapp/pull/27
Your pull request has accidentally so many commits, can you recheck this pull and add only the devices.json changes?

Hi, how do i only add devices.json?
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#40 20 Nov 2022 10:13

Hmmm maybe the fastest way would be to just open a new pull request but only for that file?

I am working on that within-string constant expansion for you, it's getting nicely. I am developing on Windows, because OpenBK now runs on Windows and it's a true gamechanger. I can add features really fast.
Here is how my simple 'unit' testing looks in VC:

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https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
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#41 21 Nov 2022 05:23

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
The DGR was updated with crash fix, but I am not sure yet about your "DGR off for some time" report.

It's still frequently happening, i just have nodered handle the automation for light groups & switches now. Just have to turn them off and re-test the device group with each new updates

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
Hmmm maybe the fastest way would be to just open a new pull request but only for that file?

Just did another pull request, hopefully i got it right
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#42 07 Dec 2022 16:15

Yes, thank you, if you have any other devices for teardowns/templates, please post them as well.

I did a short article on Device Groups yesterday, but it's not much, and not yet translated:
https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic3939685.html

I am also going to extend OBK dev groups support a bit. I might include your idea with that multiple groups support:

Question: do other groups (second, third one, etc) need also light checkboxes? Arent they just for power? What are the use cases here?

Another thing I am considering is doing an event handler for device group event.
For example:
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addEventHandler OnDGRPower "myGroup15" setChannel 1 $argument

something like that

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600 and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
If you like my work, support me at: https://paypal.me/openshwprojects
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#43 07 Dec 2022 17:31

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
Question: do other groups (second, third one, etc) need also light checkboxes? Arent they just for power? What are the use cases here?

Probably not required since we'll be using switch button action to send DGR command like changing brightness or colors with scripts.
Simply assigning different group name for specific channel should be sufficient (like devgrouptie)

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
addEventHandler OnDGRPower "myGroup15" setChannel 1 $argument

+1 for this
Do I still need to add this if I toggled channel 1 once event handler for group is added?
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addChangeHandler Channel1 == 0 DGR_SendPower myGroup15 0 1 #off addChangeHandler Channel1 == 1 DGR_SendPower myGroup15 1 1 #on
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#44 08 Dec 2022 09:22

ferbulous wrote:

Do I still need to add this if I toggled channel 1 once event handler for group is added?
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addChangeHandler Channel1 == 0 DGR_SendPower myGroup15 0 1 #off addChangeHandler Channel1 == 1 DGR_SendPower myGroup15 1 1 #on

Sorry, but can you be more specific? I am not sure if I understand you.

The following code is needed when you want to script DGR by yourself, manually. Following code must be in autoexec.bat, because otherwise device will "forget" the handlers with reboot.

When using our HTTP page to configure DGR, you don't need to script sends, they are done automatically.

But I am not sure if that answers your question, so maybe rephrase it and I will try to help.

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600 and soon supporting RTL and W701:
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#45 08 Dec 2022 14:58

@p.kaczmarek2
sorry about that, let me rephrase
for this event handler 'OnDGRPower'
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addEventHandler OnDGRPower "myGroup15" setChannel 3 $argument

From what I understand, any changes to power command 'myGroup15' would toggle Channel 3 (if i turn off the lights in myGroup15, then it turns of Channel 3 of the wall switch)
What about the opposite, does toggling Channel 3 send power command to myGroup15? Or I need to add separate script for this?
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#46 15 Jan 2023 01:35

Your use case most likely would require a DevGroupTie style mechanism.

Anyway, multiple little issues related to DGR have been fixed in the latest commits.

There have been some problems with colours + brightness multiple changes in a row causing the lost of brightness, it should be better now. Also some other fixes for LED driver chips like SM2135 were added.

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600 and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
If you like my work, support me at: https://paypal.me/openshwprojects
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#47 15 Jan 2023 19:08

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
There have been some problems with colours + brightness multiple changes in a row causing the lost of brightness, it should be better now. Also some other fixes for LED driver chips like SM2135 were added.

Looking good with recent update
There's still the occasional DGR not broadcasting/receiving on some devices after some time even with DGR driver enabled.
I'll continue testing those
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#48 24 Jan 2023 18:08

@p.kaczmarek2
is DGR working stable for your devices?
Do you mind sharing what else you might need to enable in the settings?
I'm on .377 and it's still the same issue with no DGR events most of the time, and sometimes it just came on randomly. Tested with tasmota device and a few OBKs

Anything else I could share here that might shed some light why it's not always working?
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#49 27 Jan 2023 03:43

I'm using DGR to link wall switches with LED strips. My wall switches has extra buttons which are not even linked to relays but they are linked to LED strips in the room which would be otherwise not accessible in an easy manner.

I have some few more OBK bulbs but they are not used with DGR. I think I might set them for DGR just to test more.

So far I didn't have much problems with DGR in this case. The only thing I observed is that DGR skips few packets directly after multiple reboot.

@ferbulous , what would be the minimal circuit made from bulbs to replicate your problem?

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600 and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
If you like my work, support me at: https://paypal.me/openshwprojects
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#50 27 Jan 2023 11:24

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
buttons which are not even linked to relays but they are linked to LED strips in the room which would be otherwise not accessible in an easy manner.

I've only used DGR with switch & light bulbs, i think the closest thing I have to LED strips is probably the T8 tube I recently bought.

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
what would be the minimal circuit made from bulbs to replicate your problem?

Sorry, I don't quite understand this part, meaning?
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#51 27 Jan 2023 11:34

ferbulous wrote:

Sorry, I don't quite understand this part, meaning?

What should I setup in my room to get the same error you have?
I have some unused BK7231 bulbs...
What do you share with DGR, all params?
If I just set 3 bulbs in one DGR and play with their params periodically will I manage to reproduce your issue?

Btw I just had an idea, maybe I could make communication more reliable with one simple trick...

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600 and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
If you like my work, support me at: https://paypal.me/openshwprojects
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#52 27 Jan 2023 11:40

@p.kaczmarek2
Tasmota switch + 2 OBK light bulbs
Device group name: cornerlamp (for all 3 devices)
Enable all sharing option (power/color/brightness)

And

OBK switch + 2 OBK Bulbs
Same parameters applied
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#53 31 Jan 2023 21:56

A logical mistake causing mix of Warm and Cool colours in DGR in certain cases was fixed today. Please update your devices. Special thanks for @alfakenzo for giving me a direct and clear description of the issue.

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600 and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
If you like my work, support me at: https://paypal.me/openshwprojects
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#54 01 Feb 2023 02:37

Thanks for the new update, however DGR not broadcasting/send/receive is still there for my device
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#55 09 Mar 2023 19:17

Hi, I've tried using 3 different routers with openbk (tp deco mesh router, openwrt & asuswrt) but device group is still a hit & miss.
Any other recommendation or fixes I could attempt?
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#56 10 Mar 2023 12:59

When you have that strange DGR outage, does sending DGR manually via console command works? Does it drop packets at random, or is it like, it works for 30 minutes, then 30 minutes dead, then 30 minutes works again?

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600 and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
If you like my work, support me at: https://paypal.me/openshwprojects
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#57 11 Mar 2023 03:29

What’s the best way to test manual send DGR packets?
Do i only put the device group name, disable the rest of the options or just enable all option?
Currently dgr just randomly works
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