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Shelly EM: ESPHome

Shelly EM (sensors, ESP8266): GPIO pinout and a starter ESPHome config with relays, buttons, LED. Local Home Assistant control with no cloud.

Type
Sensors
Chip
ESP8266
Region standard
UK, US, EU

Pinout

PinFunction
GPIO0LED
GPIO12I2C SDA
GPIO13ADE7953 IRQ
GPIO14I2C SCL
GPIO15Contactor Control

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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: shelly-em

esphome:
  name: ${name}
  friendly_name: "Shelly EM"

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:

status_led:
  pin:
    number: GPIO0
    inverted: false  # LED

# Other pins from the pinout:
#   GPIO12: I2C SDA
#   GPIO13: ADE7953 IRQ
#   GPIO14: I2C SCL
#   GPIO15: Contactor Control

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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