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NiceMCU XH-WB3S BK7238 Flashing, Testing, Pinout, Development, Porting

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    insmod
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    It's old, present since early bk7252 sdks, i think?
    Most important lib is rtt_ota, but it's closed source.
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    not exactly ESP8266 bargain basement cheap, but couldn't resist.

    Store checkout screenshot: NiceMCU WB5E board, £5.49, total £8.27, estimated delivery Apr 10, 2026
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    What is OpenSDK?
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    Maybe we should change OBK name to OpenSDK...
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    could do..

    poll needed with options?

    I know there's been mention of renaming OpenBK7231T_App in the past. Is that still on the cards?
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    p.kaczmarek2 wrote:
    Maybe we should change OBK name to OpenSDK...


    My vote is for OpenIOT 🙂 even got the domen purchased...
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    DeDaMrAz wrote:
    My vote is for OpenIOT 🙂 even got the domen purchased...

    oh yes! :D
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    My vote is for OpenBeken, simply because it's more known/recognizable.
    Even if there are more non-Beken platforms than Beken now.
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    insmod wrote:
    Even if there are more non-Beken platforms than Beken now.


    I would argue for this more, beken is "legacy" at this point, even Tuya removed their name from chips.
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    insmod wrote:
    My vote is for OpenBeken, simply because it's more known/recognizable.

    Oh no, that's exactly what I think as well. That's the main reason for the hesistance for change.
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    We can always keep it as legacy name and even call it out as derived from openbeken but we are long past just Beken chips and I think we have just started - just my 2 cents of course.

    openIOT.me domain is in my possession just in case 😉
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    insmod wrote:
    My vote is for OpenBeken, simply because it's more known/recognizable.


    I wonder if a name that uses the real company name would invite the unwanted attention of Beken. like LibreTuya -> Tiny
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    10 out of 10 times spikes in any reading is a bad cap in the power supply - my experience on more than 10 devices 😁
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    oh sure, but this spikiness is fixed by setting loglevel to 0

    I was using the measurement spike issue as a sneaky way to justify posting about that PR and its fix, even though it doesn't ultimately relate
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    Interesting, a TuyaMCU?
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  • BK7258 boots but TuyaMCU comms fail

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    seems to be, though it's not quite standard. the MCU I think sends product info first instead of heartbeat or something. TMDA won't talk to it. IO34 might need something on it too, low or high hasn't helped bring it to life though.

    it boots on BK7258. boot log without TuyaMCU comms:

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  • BK7236 boot query and TuyaMCU simulator reply

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    MCU is on IO0/IO1, 38400 baud.

    XH-WB5E NiceMCU doesn't route IO1 from module to a header, so had to solder

    NiceMCU XH-WB3S BK7238 Flashing, Testing, Pinout, Development, Porting

    NiceMCU XH-WB3S BK7238 Flashing, Testing, Pinout, Development, Porting Phone screenshot of “Advanced Settings” with a green controller icon featuring a solar panel

    Attached is simulator used to communicate and reset dump for pairing.

    At boot the BK7236 asks for product info of the TuyaMCU by sending 
    55 AA 00 01 00 00 00
    . Simulator replies with product key for this product.
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Topic summary

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Discussion centers on NiceMCU XH-WB3S dev boards/modules, initially suspected to be BK7231T but confirmed to use BK7238. Participants identify flash IDs, per-chip encryption keys, and note that OTA flashing is blocked for unencrypted images, while BKFIL and factory restore methods can still recover devices. The thread evolves into porting OpenBeken/OpenBK7231T to the BK7238/new Beken SDK, including Arduino-based builds, makefile/HAL adjustments, flashvars alignment fixes, timing/delay_us implementation, HTTP/TCP server stability fixes, UART logging routing, power-save handling, and sensor support such as DHT11 and DS18B20. Later posts cover BK7231N/BK7231U compatibility, bootloader behavior, flash chip detection, and flashing tool fixes for unsupported flash MID values.
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