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Teckin SP23: ESPHome

Teckin SP23 (smart plugs, RTL87XX): GPIO pinout and a starter ESPHome config with relays, buttons, LED. Local Home Assistant control with no cloud.

Type
Smart plugs
Chip
RTL87XX
Region standard
UK

Pinout

PinFunction
PA12Relay
PA14Button
PA15Status LED

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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: teckin-sp23

esphome:
  name: ${name}
  friendly_name: "Teckin SP23"

rtl87xx:
  board: generic-rtl8710bn-2mb-788k  # check your module

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: PA12
    id: relay1
    name: "Relay"  # Relay
    restore_mode: RESTORE_DEFAULT_OFF

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    pin:
      number: PA14
      mode: INPUT_PULLUP
      inverted: true
    name: "Button"  # Button
    on_press:
      - switch.toggle: relay1

status_led:
  pin:
    number: PA15
    inverted: true  # Status LED

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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