Hello,
sorry, I urgently need help with an KC868-H32L, and I feel like a complete idiot 

I have bought a H32L about 2 years ago, but never installed it. Now I want to make it run, best with Home Assistant, but I fail with even the MOST BASIC setup of the KC868. 

I am also aware that this device might not be supported anymore? It is hardly mentioned here in the forum and has no own thread?

This is what happens: I have connected the H32L to the LAN and the switch reports a 10/100Mb link.

When I start VirCOM the device does NOT show up in the list, but when I click DEVICE it magically appears with a DHCP address from my network. So network does work! "Virtual Server" and "Vircom Status" are both negative. Destination IP is set to some Chinese (?) server.

I can "Edit Device" and write back changes, but that's about it. Even after loading defaults, neither KC868-H32_PC.exe is working (I added the correct IP address and saw the matching ports 4196, but the .exe is never able to connect to the controller). The HTTP service of the device is not responding to any modern webbrowser. The App mentioned in the QRCODE leads to a links saying "wrong link".

So the device is there, but I can't do anything with it. Firmware is V1.598.

It seems, this device needs to be setup elsewhere or otherwise first, and the very thin documenation hints at setting it up with a Chinese account/server first, but even that is not possible.

I am stuck! Is this device junk now?

Best, Thomas

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Hello all,

I am working on a project that requires integrating Kincony's KC868-A8 relay controller into a custom automation system, and facing some challenges related to communication protocols, data handling, and device reliability;

• Communication Protocols
  
• Data Handling
  
• Device Reliability
  
• API/SDK Usage
  

Here is "KCS" firmware for KinCony MB DC energy meter board.
Download fimrware by USB-C cable via ESP32 Download Tool.
firmware BIN file download: 
  KCS_MB_V2.2.2.zip (Size: 737.34 KB / Downloads: 918)
ESP32 Download tool download link
   

KCS firmware for MB
   
Monitor all channels for Current, Voltage, Power
   
   
setting for MQTT connect to your own private MQTT cloud server. 
   
Support use by Tuya mobile phone app for remote monitoring. Note: "Tuya" and "MQTT" can't enable at the same time.
   

my KC868-Server Raspberry Pi4 local server is no longer communicating with Home Assistant. You cannot toggle switches on and off while in Home Assistant. Home Assistant does not recognise all the ESP boards

Here is "KCS" firmware for KinCony M30 AC energy meter board.
Download fimrware by USB-C cable via ESP32 Download Tool.
firmware BIN file download: 
  KCS_M30_V2.4.6.zip (Size: 735.42 KB / Downloads: 1005)
ESP32 Download tool download link
   
   
KCS firmware for M30
   
Monitor all channels for Current, Voltage, Power, Energy, Frequency, chip Temperature
   
   
setting for MQTT-1 and MQTT-2. MQTT-1 connect to your own private MQTT cloud server. MQTT-2 use for home assistant MQTT broker. If you want to use Auto Discovery function, just enable it.
   
M30 can be auto discovery in home assistant.
   
all KinCony M30 entities use in home assistant directly.
   

Hello everyone,
I recently purchased a KC868-A16 Rev:1.6 board. I've installed the USB driver, downloaded the latest firmware, and the corresponding download tool. However, when I try to upload the firmware, I encounter an error with the following message: "Error 2-Sync Fail."
The error message suggests checking the chip datasheet to confirm that the strapping pins' status is correct. I’ve attached a screenshot of the error for reference.

Here’s a brief overview of what I’ve done so far:

1. Installed the USB driver for the board.
   
2. Downloaded the latest firmware and download tool.
   
3. Attempted to upload the firmware, which resulted in the error message.
   

The memory on the ESP32-WROOM-32E is not enough for my application.

Can I replace it with ESP32-WROOM-32E-N16R2 or ESP32-WROOM-32E-N8R2?

I believe GPIO 16 and 17 (rs232) are a problem. I would like to keep rs232 if possible. If not possible also OK.

Also, are there plans for a new version for the A6 board with ESP32-S3 with PSRAM?

Hi team,
I am very new to home automation, & have received my AIO board and was unable to find the user guide. Is it under a different name or the same as another that is already there?
Does this apply to the software i load as well?
Thanks

how to slove A32 Pro DAC dimmer output voltage is not linear issue

just add "gamma_correct: 1.0" to ESPHome ymal.

gp8403:
  id: my_gp8403
  voltage: 10V
output:
  - platform: gp8403
    id: gp8403_output_1
    gp8403_id: my_gp8403
    channel: 0
  - platform: gp8403
    id: gp8403_output_2
    gp8403_id: my_gp8403
    channel: 1
light:
  - platform: monochromatic
    name: "A32 Pro-DAC-0"
    id: a32_pro_dac_0
    output: gp8403_output_1
    gamma_correct: 1.0
  - platform: tuya_wifi_mcu
    name: "Tuya A32 Pro-DAC-0"
    # bind other light, sync state
    bind_light_id: a32_pro_dac_0
    output: gp8403_output_1
    dp_id: 173
    # hide from homeassistant ui
    internal: true
    gamma_correct: 1.0
  - platform: monochromatic
    name: "A32 Pro-DAC-1"
    id: a32_pro_dac_1
    output: gp8403_output_2
    gamma_correct: 1.0
  - platform: tuya_wifi_mcu
    name: "Tuya A32 Pro-DAC-1"
    # bind other light, sync state
    bind_light_id: a32_pro_dac_1
    output: gp8403_output_2
    dp_id: 174
    # hide from homeassistant ui
    internal: true
    gamma_correct: 1.0

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

A32 Pro ESPHome yaml download: 
  A32_Pro-ESPHome_arduino_type.txt (Size: 22.47 KB / Downloads: 509)