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[ZIGBEE] 20A Zigbee socket with energy metering (Tuya TS011F_plug_3)

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    I bought my first Zigbee socket, taking advantage of the fact that there were promotions on Ali, it came out to about 10,50zł.
    Exactly at this seller: https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/1005007256414108.html

    Today it came to me with the rest of the shpeju and I would not be myself if I did not start by taking it apart and see what is inside. And it is well... judge for yourself:

    - a protective cable from the "pin":
    A caliper measures the thickness of a metal component inside a disassembled Zigbee socket, showing 0.85 mm. .

    - capacitor(s) on the low voltage side 470uF/10V:
    A digital caliper measures an electronic component on a circuit board, displaying 7.99 mm. .

    - where is the stabiliser from 5V to 3.3V?
    A Zigbee socket’s circuit board with visible capacitors, ICs, and power terminals. JIEYING 3V relay mounted on a Zigbee socket PCB, with visible metal prongs. .
    And it doesn't. It is likely that the BP2525 inverter chip is set to 3.3V mode. And the relay itself is on 3V instead of 5V.

    - The Zigbee module itself is also quite mysterious:
    Close-up of the disassembled interior of a Zigbee smart socket, showing the relay module and electronics. .

    - Only the BL0937 chip from energy measurement standard:
    Close-up of the Zigbee socket PCB showing the BL0937 chip. .


    When I saw this my first thought was, this cannot work well and.... I was right. After adding it to Zigbee2Mqtt and displaying the model description, it turned out:
    - a lot of people report that the socket automatically shuts down
    - the socket doesn't automatically report indications of voltage, current, that's why they did a polling every 60s (default, you can change this time or turn it off completely)
    More here: https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/devices/TS011F_plug_3.html

    I took a quick measurement with a wattmeter, the switched off socket draws about 0.1W, while the switched on one draws 0.7W. Something a lot this 3V relay draws.

    I'll now leave the socket on for a couple of days and see if it switches itself off. I think these switch-off problems, if they occur, are from an unstable power supply.

    EDIT:
    I'm also throwing in a photo of the thermal imaging about 40min after switching it on. There is no tragedy.
    Thermal image of the interior of a Zigbee smart plug showing hot spots up to 49.5°C after 40 minutes of use. .

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  • #2 21574786
    p.kaczmarek2
    Moderator Smart Home
    All powered from 3.3V? I don't think I've seen that before. I wonder how much they saved by removing those LDOs.

    And the power_outage_memory option works? Supposedly it should remember its last state after a reboot.
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  • #3 21575464
    @GUTEK@
    Level 31  
    I haven't checked the power_outage_memory yet, I'll check. For now, the plug has been with the relay on since yesterday and so far it hasn't switched off by itself.
    I also found a review of this model and there it is described that the problem of switching off occurs when the socket is on but with no receiver plugged in, if there is some power consumption then it works ok. Interesting.
    https://smarthomescene.com/reviews/tuya-zigbee-16a-smart-plug-review/

    And I found the same one here on the electrode, only the wifi version. And nobody noticed the truncated design in it, and the topic ended up reinventing the wheel: https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic4040624.html
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  • #4 21575803
    p.kaczmarek2
    Moderator Smart Home
    Interesting find, you may want to make a note of the main PCB markings: RM-JG003-MAC2HG
    Here seems to be a version of it on LN882H:
    Template and firmware information for the generic Tuya EU WiFi Smart Plug with LN .
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  • #5 21576996
    CosteC
    Level 39  
    Well, for the thickness of the PE wire, this deserves a denunciation to the OCC because this wire will not carry 16 A long term, which is what it is obliged to do.
    That is to say, dangerous electrical junk. A bit of a shame because it looks interesting.
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