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Updated Sonoff DIY (markdown)

Michael Ingraham 2019-09-11 10:44:58 -04:00
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Sonoff-DIY.md

@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ As Sonoff DIY is enabled by connecting GPIO16 to GND it may well be possible tha
- The utility should discover the device
- Select the device and toggle it `ON` and `OFF` to verify you are connected to the right device
- Select `Firmware flash` (`Brush machine` on newer versions of the tool)
- Select a pre-compiled Tasmota binary (e.g., [`sonoff-basic.bin`](http://thehackbox.org/tasmota/020300/sonoff-basic.bin)) or your own self-compiled binary. It must fit in the available free program space. You can use the 2.3.0 Core for this initial flash since it has the smallest program memory footprint. _**Do NOT use the sonoff-minimal pre-compiled binary**_ as it does not allow you to change any settings.
- Select a Tasmota binary (e.g., [`sonoff-basic.bin`](http://thehackbox.org/tasmota/020300/sonoff-basic.bin)) or your own self-compiled binary. It must fit in the available free program space. You can use the 2.3.0 Core for this initial flash since it has the smallest program memory footprint. _**Do NOT use the sonoff-minimal pre-compiled binary**_ as it does not allow you to change any settings.
>You may wish to [compile your own firmware](https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/Compiling-Tasmota-on-Gitpod) with all the features you require and disabling the features you do not. This will usually result in a "full" binary that is under 500k. You can use the resulting firmware file instead of the pre-compiled `sonoff-basic.bin`. This way you will not have to perform the secondary OTA firmware update. _**Nevertheless, it is still recommended that you perform a `Reset 5` immediately after the Sonoff DIY flash completes.**_
- Select the device in the flash pop-up and then select OK
- Tasmota will be uploaded and started
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- eWelink firmware updated to at least 3.1
- OS with `curl` and `mDNS` discovery tool
- `sonoffDiy` SSID on your local network
- A pre-compiled Tasmota binary (e.g., [`sonoff-basic.bin`](http://thehackbox.org/tasmota/020300/sonoff-basic.bin)) or your own self-compiled binary. It must fit in the available free program space. You can use the 2.3.0 Core for this initial flash since it has the smallest program memory footprint. _**Do NOT use the sonoff-minimal pre-compiled binary**_ as it does not allow you to change any settings.
- A Tasmota binary (e.g., [`sonoff-basic.bin`](http://thehackbox.org/tasmota/020300/sonoff-basic.bin)) or your own self-compiled binary. It must fit in the available free program space. You can use the 2.3.0 Core for this initial flash since it has the smallest program memory footprint. _**Do NOT use the sonoff-minimal pre-compiled binary**_ as it does not allow you to change any settings.
>You may wish to [compile your own firmware](https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/Compiling-Tasmota-on-Gitpod) with all the features you require and disabling the features you do not. This will usually result in a "full" binary that is under 500k. You can use the resulting firmware file instead of the pre-compiled `sonoff-basic.bin`. This way you will not have to perform the secondary OTA firmware update. _**Nevertheless, it is still recommended that you perform a `Reset 5` immediately after the Sonoff DIY flash completes.**_
- SHA256 sum of firmware binary file
>$ shasum -a 256 sonoff-basic.bin
**_1da0e89be4c01df033fa6da9d0c1db58c3deea354d7ad194f607d1f518db48f9_**
@ -92,8 +95,9 @@ This procedure is recommended for MacOS.
## Post Installation
Once the firmware upload completes and the device restarts, the usual "sonoff-xxxx" SSID should now be available.
>**_Some users have reported that upgrading via OTA from sonoff-basic.bin to another binary has resulted in an unresponsive device which has required a wired flash to recover. A suggested, but untested, workaround is to perform a `Reset 5` to wipe any flash remnants BEFORE performing an OTA flash for the first time._**
1. Set up Wi-Fi to connect your device to your network
2. **_Perform a `Reset 5` to wipe any flash remnants BEFORE attempting a Tasmota OTA flash for the first time_**
>**_Some users have reported that upgrading via OTA from sonoff-basic.bin to another binary has resulted in an unresponsive device which has required a wired flash to recover. A suggested, but untested, workaround is to perform a `Reset 5` to wipe any flash remnants BEFORE attempting a Tasmota OTA flash for the first time._**
It is recommend that you upgrade to the firmware and Core variant that is needed for your device and use case (e.g., `sonoff.bin`).