Today, the use of home automation devices and industrial processes through the use of electronic controllers. This is achieved through the use of the branch of electronics known as home automation.
In this sense, it will be useful to have devices to control certain processes in the house, such as the Sonoff Basic, so we will talk about How to install and configure the Sonoff Basic device to control the lights via WiFi.
Advantages of having Sonoff Basic devices
Among the advantages that you will have in having a Sonoff Basic device, you have the possibility to completely automate your home with little money; and is that these devices have a low cost compared to others of similar performance.
On the other hand, you will not have need other intermediate elements to get the job done what are you looking for; as these devices integrate both control and power supply. In other words, you can control the operating logic that the equipment already integrates plus the switching on or off of the equipment.
In this sense, you will not have to program the microprocessor that incorporates Sonoff Basic, you will only have to configure it to perform the function you need. Although if you want you can learn how to program the internal microprocessor of the Sonoff Basic and you will do it yourself.
Step by step to install and configure the Sonoff Basic device
In principle you must have a number of elements and tools that will allow you to do the job, among them you must have flat and Phillips screwdrivers, wire strippers ; Furthermore, it is necessary to have a smartphone on which to install the App for the Sonoff Basic device. Here are the steps to follow to install the equipment:
- First of all you need to locate the cables to power the Sonoff device, we recommend locate the input and output to make the correct connection device.
- Once you have the cables available for the input of the equipment, you must proceed to connect the cables to it, for this use the stripping tool and screw the cables into each corresponding pin. Remember that the device can operate at 120/240 V.
- Find the lights you want to control via your device Sonoff Basic, it is recommended to identify the power cables of these lights to make the break through the equipment.
- Use a tool to cut the wires from the lights and proceed to strip the wires at the ends that have been left free.
- Place the light cables in the output pins of the fixture, supporting itself with the appropriate tools to do so.
- Attach the caps protecting the cables to each side of the device.
- Connect the power cord of the device and check by pressing the button on the equipment, you need to turn on the lights when you press it for the first time and then turn them off if you press it again.
Once you have connected your device to both the power cable and the light cable, you must proceed with the configuration of the equipment. To do this, we suggest you follow the following steps:
- Search your app manager (App Store for iPhone or Play Store for Android) for eWeLink application and proceed to download.
- Connect the WiFi on your mobile device and open the eWeLink app.
- Press the «+» button located in the central part of the App and then press and hold the physical button of yours Sonoff Basic device for 5 seconds until it flashes rapidly.
- Press the Next button on the App and enter the WiFi credentials.
- Press the Continue button again and wait for the pairing process of the device with the App to complete.
- Enter the name that the equipment will have to identify in your App and you will have wireless control of your lights from your mobile.
Finally, you should know that you can have as many controlled devices as you want in your app eWeLink, you just need to place a Sonoff device for each load or object you want to control. You can also download the eWeLink app and see its details so you have it handy.
