Hi, I just finished flashing my 4 way wall touch switch. Everything works well. It can be controlled by web UI and also with home assistant flawlessly. But direct touch of wall switch works with latency and it's annoying. When you touch the switch its state will change after about 0.2sec to 0...

Hello, do you have instant touch reaction enabled? Code: text Expand Select all Copy to clipboard Flag 6 - Instant touch reaction instead of waiting for release (aka SetOption 13)

Ah, I know what's wrong! I forget. You need to do: backlog startDriver SSDP; startDriver Wemo This is because Wemo relies on SSDP discovery.

I am afraid that multiple switch mode is not fully ready yet. I can put it on priority for you, so you can get that working soon, but I might need some help with testing.

That was the point. I just did it. Problem solved. Thank you indeed. Added after 1 [hour] 54 [minutes]:Another question, how can I add this Tasmotized wall switch (Open Beken) to Alexa?

I think that a short startup command startDriver Wemo will enable basic Alexa control for a switch.

Thank you for your reply. I typed startDriver Wemo in the startup command. But Alexa doesn't recognize the switch.

Well, it's a startup command, it only executes on startup. If you want it to run, you must restart device. Or just enter it in the console... so it runs immediately, once. And then driver will not restart on reboot, of course.

I think the problem is on the other side. As you can see in the attached picture, it's ok on the switch side. But when I open the Alexa app on my mobile and search for new devices, it can not find any new device. While I use Tasmota with ESP8266, as soon as I tick the Belkin wemeo or Heu bridge tick box, the Alexa app pops up a notification and says: the device has been added.Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks again, now Alexa recognized it, but as a 1 way switch. It just shows it as a single on/off switch, which controls the first channel of switch. How can I tell her that it is a 4 way switch with channel index, like L1, L2,...

Hi thereI'm still waiting for a new update to support multi switch with Alexa.But there is a new question:I copied the text which is being created in Open Beken menu named: home assistant configuration, in my configuration.yaml. First 4 way switch was ok and worked well. But second and third 4 way switch which I added can not be recognized as a new device and it just controls the first 4 way switch. Can you help me to modify my configuration.yaml?By the way last night one of 4 way switches which I flashed with open beken firmware hanged and stuck in the state that just wifi LEDs were ON constantly. None of the touch keys or web keys were functional. I was completely hanged. After disconnecting and reconnecting the power, it backed to work. Is there anything which I can check as feedback and send you to help your development?B.R.Omid Jozani.

It's on our TODO list. Can you show both your YAML codes? Why are you not using automatic HASS discovery? What is the device configuration?

Hi dearAny news from the Alexa integration which was on your To-do list?

OpenBeken 4 Way Touch Wall Switch Latency Issue: BK7231T Chipset, Firmware 1.15.419, WB3S WiFi

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#1 20436469 12 Feb 2023 20:34

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Hi, I just finished flashing my 4 way wall touch switch. Everything works well. It can be controlled by web UI and also with home assistant flawlessly. But direct touch of wall switch works with latency and it's annoying. When you touch the switch its state will change after about 0.2sec to 0.5sec and you may think it's not working and you will touch it again and it will change the switch state again.
Short name: L, Chipset BK7231T
Firm version: 1.15.419
WIFI module: WB3S
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Hello, do you have instant touch reaction enabled?
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Flag 6 - [BTN] Instant touch reaction instead of waiting for release (aka SetOption 13)

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600, LN882H and soon supporting RTL and W701:
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That was the point. I just did it. Problem solved. Thank you indeed.

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Another question, how can I add this Tasmotized wall switch (Open Beken) to Alexa?
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I think that a short startup command "startDriver Wemo" will enable basic Alexa control for a switch.

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600, LN882H and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
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Thank you for your reply. I typed startDriver Wemo in the startup command. But Alexa doesn't recognize the switch.
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Well, it's a startup command, it only executes on startup. If you want it to run, you must restart device.

Or just enter it in the console... so it runs immediately, once. And then driver will not restart on reboot, of course.

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600, LN882H 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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I think the problem is on the other side. As you can see in the attached picture, it's ok on the switch side. But when I open the Alexa app on my mobile and search for new devices, it can not find any new device.
While I use Tasmota with ESP8266, as soon as I tick the "Belkin wemeo" or "Heu bridge" tick box, the Alexa app pops up a notification and says: the device has been added.
Am I doing something wrong?
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Ah, I know what's wrong! I forget. You need to do:
"backlog startDriver SSDP; startDriver Wemo"
This is because Wemo relies on SSDP discovery.

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600, LN882H and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
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Thanks again, now Alexa recognized it, but as a 1 way switch. It just shows it as a single on/off switch, which controls the first channel of switch. How can I tell her that it is a 4 way switch with channel index, like L1, L2,...
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20441983 16 Feb 2023 14:43

I am afraid that multiple switch mode is not fully ready yet. I can put it on priority for you, so you can get that working soon, but I might need some help with testing.

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600, LN882H 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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Sure. With honor.
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Hi there
I'm still waiting for a new update to support multi switch with Alexa.
But there is a new question:
I copied the text which is being created in Open Beken menu named: home assistant configuration, in my configuration.yaml. First 4 way switch was ok and worked well. But second and third 4 way switch which I added can not be recognized as a new device and it just controls the first 4 way switch. Can you help me to modify my configuration.yaml?
By the way last night one of 4 way switches which I flashed with open beken firmware hanged and stuck in the state that just wifi LEDs were ON constantly. None of the touch keys or web keys were functional. I was completely hanged. After disconnecting and reconnecting the power, it backed to work. Is there anything which I can check as feedback and send you to help your development?
B.R.
Omid Jozani.
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It's on our TODO list.
Can you show both your YAML codes?
Why are you not using automatic HASS discovery?
What is the device configuration?

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600, LN882H and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
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Hi dear
Any news from the Alexa integration which was on your To-do list?
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omidjozani wrote:
Hi dear
Any news from the Alexa integration which was on your To-do list?

I am also waiting for Wemo multi device capability or Hue Emulation to be implemented in OpenBeken.

My current workaround is
https://www.elektroda.com/rtvforum/topic3978477.html

However now Alexa software has changed and is creating some issues with this setup. Basically Alexa tries to be smart in detecting type of device.
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A 4-way OpenBeken touch wall switch using the BK7231T chipset with firmware version 1.15.419 and WB3S WiFi module exhibits a latency of 0.2 to 0.5 seconds on direct touch input, causing delayed state changes. Enabling the "instant touch reaction" option (SetOption 13, Flag 6) resolves the latency issue by triggering state changes immediately on touch rather than on release. Integration with Alexa requires enabling both SSDP and Wemo drivers via the startup command "backlog startDriver SSDP; startDriver Wemo" to allow device discovery. However, Alexa currently recognizes the device only as a single on/off switch, not supporting multi-channel (4-way) switch functionality yet. Multi-switch support for Alexa is on the development roadmap, with testing assistance requested. For Home Assistant, multiple 4-way switches can conflict if not properly configured; automatic discovery is recommended, and users are advised to share YAML configurations for troubleshooting. Occasional device hangs with only WiFi LEDs active have been reported, requiring power cycling to recover. Workarounds for multi-device Alexa control include external solutions, but recent Alexa software updates have introduced compatibility challenges.
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