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ESP-12F_Relay_X4: ESPHome

ESP-12F_Relay_X4 (relays, ESP8266): GPIO pinout and a starter ESPHome config with relays, buttons, LED. Local Home Assistant control with no cloud.

Type
Relays
Chip
ESP8266
Region standard
GLOBAL

Pinout

PinFunction
TX3.3V level!
RX3.3V level!
GPIO03.3V level! (pulled up, connect to GND for programming)
GPIO53.3V level, Blue LED (inverted)
GPIO43.3V level
GPIO03.3V level
GPIO23.3V level
GPIO153.3V level
ADC0V-1V only
GPIO16Use a jumper to RY1 to enable Relay 1 (Warning, see note above about power-on st
GPIO15Optionally, use a longer jumper to RY1 to enable Relay 1
GPIO14Use a jumper to RY2 to enable Relay 2
GPIO12Use a jumper to RY3 to enable Relay 3
GPIO13Use a jumper to RY4 to enable Relay 4

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Starter ESPHome config

Built from the pinout above. Keys and the Wi-Fi password come from secrets.yaml in ESPHome. Check the pins against your hardware revision before flashing: one model can ship with different boards.

substitutions:
  name: esp-12f-relay-x4

esphome:
  name: ${name}
  friendly_name: "ESP-12F_Relay_X4"

esp8266:
  board: esp01_1m  # most plugs and relays have 1 MB flash; check yours

logger:
api:
  encryption:
    key: !secret api_key
ota:
  - platform: esphome
    password: !secret ota_password
wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password
  ap: {}
captive_portal:

switch:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: GPIO16
    id: relay1
    name: "Relay 1"  # Use a jumper to RY1 to enable Relay 1 (Warning, see note above about power-on st
    restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_OFF
  - platform: gpio
    pin: GPIO15
    id: relay2
    name: "Relay 2"  # Optionally, use a longer jumper to RY1 to enable Relay 1
    restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_OFF
  - platform: gpio
    pin: GPIO14
    id: relay3
    name: "Relay 3"  # Use a jumper to RY2 to enable Relay 2
    restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_OFF
  - platform: gpio
    pin: GPIO12
    id: relay4
    name: "Relay 4"  # Use a jumper to RY3 to enable Relay 3
    restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_OFF
  - platform: gpio
    pin: GPIO13
    id: relay5
    name: "Relay 5"  # Use a jumper to RY4 to enable Relay 4
    restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_OFF

status_led:
  pin:
    number: GPIO0
    inverted: false  # 3.3V level! (pulled up, connect to GND for programming)

# Other pins from the pinout:
#   GPIO5: 3.3V level, Blue LED (inverted)
#   TX: 3.3V level!
#   RX: 3.3V level!
#   GPIO4: 3.3V level
#   GPIO0: 3.3V level
#   GPIO2: 3.3V level
#   GPIO15: 3.3V level
#   ADC: 0V-1V only

How to flash

  • Most devices are flashed over UART: a 3.3 V USB-TTL adapter to RX, TX, GND and 3V3, holding GPIO0 to ground at power-on (ESP8266/ESP32). Mains power disconnected.
  • Beken (BK72xx) and Realtek chips are flashed with ltchiptool, or with cloudcutter without opening the case if the firmware allows it.
  • Details and board photos: the device page in the ESPHome database.

A config from scratch: ESPHome generator. Which pins are safe: pinout.

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