how to use tasmota firmware with KC868-A6

[clawsonc]

just enabled PCF8574 and SSD1306 when compile tasmota firmware. when have free time can make a new firmware.

Any word on the updated firmware?

[admin]

this link will help you: https://www.kincony.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5432

[Shadowboxer]

I had to use the tasmota bin file from the link in the last post to get tasmota running on an 868-A6 board. the earlier bin files in this link won't create a wifi AP to configure the firmware.

So I setup the I2c and the settings option appeared for the PCF8574 input and outputs. The firmware in the link https://www.kincony.com/forum/attachment.php?aid=4958 had fields to set 8 inputs and outputs, so I set them up as explained and checked invert ports.

It seemed to work and & I can toggle the relays on and off but the timer setting doesn't seem to work. The allocated time comes and nothing happens. Does the configure timer on the web interface work or am I doing something wrong?

[admin]

do you means tasmota timer can't work?

[Shadowboxer]

I set the on time, enable and enable timer options and then when the time I set it for is reached nothing gets switched on.  I tick the check box for every day of the week too. I tried it with the Kincony A6 board and another ESP32 with a relay module and it's the same. Nothing happens after setting the timer and saving the config.

For the action I am using the "on" setting to turn the relay on, do I need to set the action to "rule" and write a script for the rule?

I know the relays are working because I can switch them all on and off from the main menu.

[admin]

https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Timers/

[Shadowboxer]

do you means tasmota timer can't work?

https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Timers/

I saw that a while ago, if I need to do that then the timer parameter    settings page is basically bogus then. I can't see why they'd have that page if it doesn't work and you have to write a script.

[Shadowboxer]

As it turns out the web interface timer parameter settings page just writes a script in the same format as the script in the instructions Admin linked above. I watched the web console and saw the script the timer parameter setting page had written, then when it was time for it run nothing happened. No relays get switched on, no message appears in the console to indicate anything has been switched . I also tried a bunch of my own scripts and examples from the docs. Nothing gets switched either way.

I could see in the console that my system time was synchonised to the same NTP time my PC is using, so that can't be the problem. Either there is another setting somewhere that's poorly documented or the firmware has a problem that prevents the timer from triggering anything. I tried it on 4 different ESP boards and none of them can switch a relay proven to be working correctly.

[admin]

i suggest post your question to tasmota community.