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KinCony KC868-A16: ESPHome

KinCony KC868-A16 (relays, ESP32): GPIO pinout and a starter ESPHome config with relays, buttons, LED. Local Home Assistant control with no cloud.

Type
Relays
Chip
ESP32
Region standard
GLOBAL

Pinout

PinFunction
GPIO4I2C_SDA
GPIO5I2C_SCL
GPIO32GPIO terminal HT1
GPIO33GPIO terminal HT2
GPIO14GPIO terminal HT3
GPIO2433MHz Receiver
GPIO15433MHz Sender
GPIO13RS485 TX
GPIO16RS485 RX
GPIO36Analog input A1
GPIO34Analog input A2
GPIO35Analog input A3
GPIO39Analog input A4

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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: kincony-kc868-a16

esphome:
  name: ${name}
  friendly_name: "KinCony KC868-A16"

esp32:
  board: esp32dev

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:

# Other pins from the pinout:
#   GPIO4: I2C_SDA
#   GPIO5: I2C_SCL
#   GPIO32: GPIO terminal HT1
#   GPIO33: GPIO terminal HT2
#   GPIO14: GPIO terminal HT3
#   GPIO2: 433MHz Receiver
#   GPIO15: 433MHz Sender
#   GPIO13: RS485 TX
#   GPIO16: RS485 RX
#   GPIO36: Analog input A1
#   GPIO34: Analog input A2
#   GPIO35: Analog input A3
#   GPIO39: Analog input A4

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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