Tasmota Plus

Internet of Things (IoT) devices are Internet-connected smart appliances.

Unfortunately, many IoT devices are controlled via a cloud server; commonly in China. Also, there is generally no way to control these devices using remote commands from (e.g.) a PHP script running on a separate computer.

Tasmota devices work differently; they are controlled via

1. the built-in Web server GUI
2. http URLs: e.g. http://My.IP.Address.com/cm?cmnd=Power1%20On
3. MQTT
4. openHAB
5. Many others…

This table summarises the differences between normal Tasmota and Tasmota-Plus.

WAN Security

Prevent commands being executed unless coming from a nominated IP address.

Clock Config Page

Allowing setting of parameters (Time zone, Daylight saving, …) so that the Real Time Clock is accurate.

Ping Command

Commands such as ping 8.8.8.8 can be issued from the Console command line. See Tasmota Ping command for more information.

Ping Watchdogs

Enabling cycling of socket power if pings to a nominated IP address fail.

WiFi signal strength indicator

Visualisation of the WiFi signal strength as seen by the Tasmota device.

With Tasmota Standard, WiFi signal level is only available in the Information page.

But, what if:

• You have lots of devices, and would prefer to Monitor & Control them from a single Screen?
• You want Device#1 to control Device#2.
  e.g. IF water level is too low THEN turn pump on.
• More ...

This is possible, and in a fashion that will be very recognisable to anyone that has used the UniFi Controller to Monitor & Control UniFi devices. The difference is that the software to do this is all open-source and based on public protocols. Software that can do all this is called openHAB

Using openHAB with Tasmota (and other MQTT compatible devices)

In simple terms:

• MQTT compatible devices (e.g. Tasmota) connect to an MQTT Broker.
  Status information sent TO the MQTT broker.
  Commands received FROM the MQTT broker.
• openHAB also connects to the MQTT broker.
  Status information received FROM the MQTT broker.
  Commands sent TO the MQTT broker.
• Users interact via web pages (WebGUI)

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WebGUI Interfaces

openHAB supports a number of User Interfaces (UIs). Each UI is highly customisable.

The images below show visualisations from these products: SP-Plug-AU & SP-Strip-AU.

Classic UI Mobile friendly	Click image to enlarge
Basic UI Mobile friendly	Click image to enlarge
Panel UI Ideal for touch screens	Click image to enlarge