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LCTech ESP32 Relay Board x16: ESPHome

LCTech ESP32 Relay Board x16 (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
TXTTL / 3.3V Serial TX pin
RXTTL / 3.3V Serial RX pin
GPIO0GPIO0 pin also connected to pushbutton labeled IO0 for programming

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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: lctech-esp32-relay-board

esphome:
  name: ${name}
  friendly_name: "LCTech ESP32 Relay Board x16"

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:

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin:
      number: GPIO0
      mode: INPUT_PULLUP
      inverted: true
    name: "Button"  # GPIO0 pin also connected to pushbutton labeled IO0 for programming

# Other pins from the pinout:
#   TX: TTL / 3.3V Serial TX pin
#   RX: TTL / 3.3V Serial RX pin

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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