WHDZ03 Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring BK7231N - Need help configuring

Just made a mock up picture if anybody finds it useful to understand how to do it.

you need to cover the plug with a piece of cloth and give little pressure at a time and work along the circumference.

jkwim wrote:

work along the circumference.

That's the key point.
I applied too much pressure at a single point at first and that broke it. After that I realized I have to apply pressure on all side to break loose the glue.

ok, successfully flashed the firmware.

Now what?
should I go ahead and remove the wires and re-assemble?

How/where do I see energy monitoring?
Sorry, I'm new with these.
Please advise.

Update.
Not sure what happened, but it now shows power monitoring.


One question, is there any built in timer? or I need app/mqtt to do that?

Advian1 wrote:

Not sure what happened, but it now shows power monitoring.

Maybe the power monitor driver wasn't running. Did you reboot and it came up after?

Advian1 wrote:

One question, is there any built in timer? or I need app/mqtt to do that?

you can get date and time by adding startdriver NTP to your startup command list

divadiow wrote:

Advian1 wrote:

Not sure what happened, but it now shows power monitoring.

Maybe the power monitor driver wasn't running. Did you reboot and it came up after?

Thanks. Yes, the driver wasn't running for some reason, even after reboot.
Now it starts fine. No idea what was wrong.

divadiow wrote:

You can get date and time by adding startdriver NTP to your startup command list

I can see it synchronizes local date/time, but that's not what I meant.
I meant how to turn it on/off at a specific interval? Or now that it has time, how to turn on/off at a specific time?

We have addRepeatingEvent and addClockEvent. Have you checked out commands list and autoexec examples?
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/docs/commands.md
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/docs/autoexecExamples.md

p.kaczmarek2 wrote:

We have addRepeatingEvent and addClockEvent. Have you checked out commands list and autoexec examples?
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/docs/commands.md
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/docs/autoexecExamples.md

Yes, i saw those.
Learned quite a bit from there.
However, I was hoping for a gui to set the timer.

Can you please point me where I can learn more about executing command over http? like /cm?cmnd=Power0%20Toggle
So that I can use android app like "http shortcuts" for various tasks? or is there a better way?

Advian1 wrote:

However, I was hoping for a gui to set the timer.

Yes, you can have a GUI to set a timer. This can be done with a TimerSeconds channel type. We have an autoexec example for that:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/docs/autoexecExamples.md
The whole usage is described more in depth here, the first link will be published soon (so wait), second is in Polish:
https://www.elektroda.pl/rtvforum/topic4032982.html
https://www.elektroda.com/rtvforum/topic4032982.html
Does the following example suit your needs, or would you like me to prepare something better? What are your requirements?

Advian1 wrote:

Can you please point me where I can learn more about executing command over http? like /cm?cmnd=Power0%20Toggle
So that I can use android app like "http shortcuts" for various tasks? or is there a better way?

Well, maybe a REST API topic can help a bit:
OpenBeken as a mini HTTP hosting - writing pages in Javascript, Tasmota REST
What would you like to know? You can execute alias over HTTP, so, in autoexec.bat do:

and then over HTTP:

Alternative, you can use startScript command:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/docs/commands.md

Thanks!
I read some tasmota docs and was able to get an idea on the http commands.

Hi I have just managed to re-purpose this device and have been reading the numerous help files. It's all a bit bewildering. I was hoping to emulate Tasmota (I have many of these devices) This Beken plug just swamps me with MQTT power information. I simply want by MQTT to power on/off (which I can do) and to get power consumption on request.
thanks

Hello, have you tried flag 30? It may not be perfect but this will add a bit more of Tasmota format:


Added after 9 [seconds]:

https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/docs/flags.md

Thanks for that, but this project is HUGE.... where do I access this flag menu

In order to access OpenBeken flags menu, first open your device web panel:

Then open Config tab:

Finally, clicking on the "Configure General/Flags" will open a flags menu for you:

Alternatively, you can just set a flag via console command, as specified in the console commands documentation: https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/docs/commands.md

Much appreciated. I'll see how that goes.

By the way, are you really sure that you need that format?

If you are trying to pair with Home Assistant, you can just do that:

No, I am completely home brew Node Red and talk to and interrogate all my devices via MQTT. I also have a home brew MQTT monitoring (written in VB) and it gets swamped with all the reports on power coming in.

Added after 10 [minutes]:

Since I changed flag 30 it has gone even more ballistic with sensor data

If you want to reduce the number of MQTT publishes, you can refer to our commands documentation:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/docs/commands.md
There are some related commands for those purposes:

There is also a command for TELE: TasTeleInterval

You can try all those commands out, however, I am not sure how much they will be useful for you. You are basically the first person who reports that publishes are done too often, usually users just don't care about that.

I understand that. I bought these to Tasmotize them like all my other 30 devices. Then found it not possible and found your wonderful site. For these devices I don't even need power info, just MQTT on/off with only required publish being LWT or "connected" I monitor MQTT from all my devices to check "ONLINE" and these unwanted publishes just "swamp" my system. Anyway that's just me. Keep up this good work.

So you basically want to disable the OBK-style publishes like /get/ and /set/ ?

I could add an #ifdef for that to obk_config.h and then we could use this method to compile a fork for you:
OpenBeken online building system - compiling firmware for all platforms (BK7231, BL602, W800, etc)

I appreciate you trying to help but I don't want to take up your time. Maybe I can template so that it thinks it is just a switch and then maybe just get tele reports for "online" and power changes.

I'm happy to help whenever it's needed, you can also look into SetChannelPrivate command that can be run in autoexec.bat:

Hi I've read loads of stuff about this firmware and it is very powerful. Most of the stuff on the forum is by well-seasoned experts. Is there a beginner's guide anywhere?
Do commands that make changes survive reboot? Use of templates? What are channels? Can you send an MQTT status command to get, for example, its IP?

Most of the commands does not survive reboot. It's safe to assume that the command is not saved unless it's otherwise specified in the documentation:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/docs/commands.md
In order to execute commands at startup, create autoexec.bat:

Templates can be imported by copy-pasting text from a BK7231 Easy Flasher (loaded from Tuya), or from our devices list:
https://openbekeniot.github.io/webapp/templateImporter.html
This tutorial shows how you can copy-paste template text:

You can also automatically extract template from Tuya config even after flashing the device, but it's not always reliable:


Channels are used to link together buttons, LEDs and relays. If button is on the same channel as relay, then button will toggle relay, etc. If digital input is on the same channel as relay, then relay will follow digital input value, etc, etc.

To find more information, please consider following sources:
1. check out our YT channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@elektrodacom
There are "flashing guides" and "tips and tricks" playlist
2. Check out Smart Home Tutorials section:
https://www.elektroda.com/rtvforum/forum517.html
3. On devices list page, tick the "detailed" box and check out detailed teardowns/guides:
https://openbekeniot.github.io/webapp/devicesList.html
4. You can also check out the OBK docs themselves:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/blob/main/docs/README.md

If you have any question, feel free to ask. It's a community-driven open source project so there might be things missing or incomplete, I'm ready to help and fix them for you

thank you for all this stuff. Will keep me busy.