Tasmota Skill

Complete guide for flashing and configuring Tasmota firmware on ESP devices.

Quick Reference

Common Commands

Command	Description
`Status 0`	Full device status
`Status 5`	Network status
`Status 6`	MQTT status
`Power`	Toggle power
`Power ON`	Turn on
`Power OFF`	Turn off
`Restart 1`	Restart device
`Reset 1`	Reset to defaults

Web Console Access

http://<device-ip>/
http://<device-ip>/cm?cmnd=<command>

1. Flashing Tasmota

Using Tasmota Web Installer (Easiest)

Visit https://tasmota.github.io/install/
Connect ESP device via USB
Select firmware variant
Click "Install"

Using esptool.py

bash

# Install esptool
pip install esptool

# Erase flash
esptool.py --port COM3 erase_flash

# Flash Tasmota
esptool.py --port COM3 write_flash -fs 1MB -fm dout 0x0 tasmota.bin

# For ESP32
esptool.py --port COM3 write_flash 0x0 tasmota32.bin

OTA Update

bash

# Via web console
Upgrade 1

# Via command
OtaUrl http://ota.tasmota.com/tasmota/release/tasmota.bin.gz
Upgrade 1

2. Initial Configuration

WiFi Setup

bash

# Connect to Tasmota-XXXX AP
# Browse to 192.168.4.1
# Configure WiFi credentials

# Or via commands
Backlog SSID1 YourWiFi; Password1 YourPassword

MQTT Configuration

bash

# Set MQTT broker
Backlog MqttHost 192.168.1.10; MqttPort 1883; MqttUser user; MqttPassword pass

# Set topic
Topic living_room_light

# Full topic structure
FullTopic %prefix%/%topic%/
# Results in: cmnd/living_room_light/, stat/living_room_light/, tele/living_room_light/

Device Name

bash

# Set friendly name
FriendlyName1 Living Room Light

# Set device name
DeviceName Living Room Light

# Set hostname
Hostname living-room-light

3. Device Templates

Apply Template

bash

# Set template (example: Sonoff Basic)
Template {"NAME":"Sonoff Basic","GPIO":[17,255,255,255,255,0,0,0,21,56,255,255,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":1}
Module 0

Common Templates

bash

# Sonoff Basic
Template {"NAME":"Sonoff Basic","GPIO":[17,255,255,255,255,0,0,0,21,56,255,255,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":1}

# Sonoff S31
Template {"NAME":"Sonoff S31","GPIO":[17,145,0,146,0,0,0,0,21,56,0,0,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":41}

# Shelly 1
Template {"NAME":"Shelly 1","GPIO":[0,0,0,0,21,82,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":46}

# Generic ESP8266 Relay
Template {"NAME":"Generic Relay","GPIO":[0,0,0,0,21,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":18}

GPIO Configuration

bash

# Set GPIO function
GPIO4 21    # Relay 1
GPIO5 9     # Button 1
GPIO12 17   # Button 2
GPIO13 56   # LED
GPIO14 22   # Relay 2

4. Power Control

Basic Power Commands

bash

Power          # Toggle
Power ON       # Turn on
Power OFF      # Turn off
Power 1        # Turn on
Power 0        # Turn off
Power 2        # Toggle
Power1 ON      # Relay 1 on
Power2 OFF     # Relay 2 off

Power State on Boot

bash

PowerOnState 0    # OFF after power up
PowerOnState 1    # ON after power up
PowerOnState 2    # Toggle from last state
PowerOnState 3    # Last saved state
PowerOnState 4    # ON and disable further control
PowerOnState 5    # Inverted PowerOnState 0

Pulse Mode (Auto-off)

bash

# Turn off after 5 seconds
PulseTime1 50    # 50 = 5 seconds (value * 0.1)

# Disable pulse
PulseTime1 0

5. Sensors

Temperature/Humidity (DHT, BME280, etc.)

bash

# Status
Status 10

# Set temperature offset
TempOffset -2.5

# Set humidity offset
HumOffset 3

# Set resolution
TempRes 1    # 1 decimal place

Power Monitoring (S31, POW, etc.)

bash

# Get readings
Status 8

# Calibration
PowerSet 60.0      # Set known wattage
VoltageSet 120.0   # Set known voltage
CurrentSet 0.5     # Set known current

# Energy reset
EnergyReset1 0     # Reset yesterday
EnergyReset2 0     # Reset today
EnergyReset3 0     # Reset total

DS18B20 Temperature

bash

# Multiple sensors addressed by index
DS18Alias 1,Kitchen
DS18Alias 2,Garage

# Resolution
DS18B20Resolution 12    # 9-12 bits

6. Rules

Rule Syntax

bash

Rule1 ON <trigger> DO <command> ENDON
Rule1 1    # Enable rule
Rule1 0    # Disable rule

Example Rules

bash

# Turn off after 10 minutes
Rule1 ON Power1#state=1 DO RuleTimer1 600 ENDON ON Rules#Timer=1 DO Power1 OFF ENDON
Rule1 1

# Motion sensor triggers light
Rule1 ON Switch1#state=1 DO Power1 ON ENDON ON Switch1#state=0 DO Power1 OFF ENDON
Rule1 1

# Temperature threshold
Rule1 ON Tele-DS18B20#Temperature>25 DO Power1 ON ENDON ON Tele-DS18B20#Temperature<23 DO Power1 OFF ENDON
Rule1 1

# Button double-press
Rule1 ON Button1#state=3 DO Power2 TOGGLE ENDON
Rule1 1

# Time-based automation
Rule1 ON Time#Minute=480 DO Power1 ON ENDON ON Time#Minute=1320 DO Power1 OFF ENDON
Rule1 1

Variables in Rules

bash

# Set variable
Var1 100

# Use variable
Rule1 ON Power1#state=1 DO Var1 %value% ENDON

# Math operations
Add1 10      # Var1 = Var1 + 10
Sub1 5       # Var1 = Var1 - 5
Mult1 2      # Var1 = Var1 * 2
Scale1 0,100,0,255    # Scale Var1

Chained Rules

bash

Rule1 ON System#Boot DO Var1 0 ENDON
Rule2 ON Power1#state=1 DO Add1 1 ENDON ON Var1#state>5 DO Power1 OFF ENDON
Rule1 1
Rule2 1

7. Timers

Set Timer

bash

# Timer syntax
Timer<x> {"Enable":1,"Mode":0,"Time":"06:00","Window":0,"Days":"1111111","Repeat":1,"Output":1,"Action":1}

# Timer 1: Turn on at 6:00 AM daily
Timer1 {"Enable":1,"Mode":0,"Time":"06:00","Window":0,"Days":"1111111","Repeat":1,"Output":1,"Action":1}

# Timer 2: Turn off at 10:00 PM daily
Timer2 {"Enable":1,"Mode":0,"Time":"22:00","Window":0,"Days":"1111111","Repeat":1,"Output":1,"Action":0}

Timer Parameters

Parameter	Values	Description
Enable	0/1	Enable timer
Mode	0=time, 1=sunrise, 2=sunset	Trigger mode
Time	HH:MM	Time of day
Window	0-15	Random window (minutes)
Days	SMTWTFS	Days of week
Repeat	0/1	Repeat daily
Output	1-16	Relay number
Action	0=off, 1=on, 2=toggle, 3=rule	Action

Sunrise/Sunset

bash

# Set location
Latitude 40.7128
Longitude -74.0060

# Sunrise timer
Timer1 {"Enable":1,"Mode":1,"Time":"00:00","Window":0,"Days":"1111111","Repeat":1,"Output":1,"Action":0}

# Sunset + 30 minutes
Timer2 {"Enable":1,"Mode":2,"Time":"00:30","Window":0,"Days":"1111111","Repeat":1,"Output":1,"Action":1}

8. MQTT Integration

Topic Structure

cmnd/<topic>/<command>   # Commands
stat/<topic>/<response>  # Status responses
tele/<topic>/<telemetry> # Periodic telemetry

Subscribe to Status

bash

mosquitto_sub -t "stat/living_room_light/#"
mosquitto_sub -t "tele/living_room_light/#"

Send Commands

bash

# Power control
mosquitto_pub -t "cmnd/living_room_light/Power" -m "ON"
mosquitto_pub -t "cmnd/living_room_light/Power" -m "TOGGLE"

# Get status
mosquitto_pub -t "cmnd/living_room_light/Status" -m "0"

# Dimmer
mosquitto_pub -t "cmnd/living_room_light/Dimmer" -m "50"

Home Assistant Auto-Discovery

bash

# Enable discovery
SetOption19 1

# Discovery prefix (default: homeassistant)
SetOption19 1

9. Advanced Configuration

Backlog (Multiple Commands)

bash

Backlog SSID1 MyWiFi; Password1 MyPass; MqttHost 192.168.1.10; Topic mydevice; Restart 1

Save Settings

bash

SaveData 1    # Save every hour
SaveData 0    # Save on change only
Restart 1     # Restart to apply

Disable Features

bash

SetOption0 0     # Disable save on power toggle
SetOption1 1     # Disable button restriction
SetOption3 1     # Disable MQTT
SetOption36 0    # Disable boot loop protection

Web Interface

bash

WebServer 1      # Enable web server
WebServer 0      # Disable web server
WebPassword pass # Set password

Serial/Console

bash

SerialLog 0      # Disable serial logging
WebLog 2         # Set web log level
MqttLog 0        # Disable MQTT logging

10. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Device not connecting to WiFi:

bash

# Reset WiFi settings
Reset 1

# Or via button
# Hold button 40+ seconds

MQTT not connecting:

bash

Status 6         # Check MQTT status
MqttHost <ip>    # Verify broker IP
MqttPort 1883    # Verify port
MqttUser user    # Verify credentials

Device keeps restarting:

bash

# Check restart reason
Status 1

# Disable boot loop protection
SetOption36 0

GPIO not working:

bash

# Check template
Template         # View current template
Module 0         # Apply template
GPIOs            # List GPIO assignments

Debug Commands

bash

Status 0     # Full status
Status 1     # Device parameters
Status 2     # Firmware info
Status 4     # Memory info
Status 5     # Network info
Status 6     # MQTT info
Status 7     # Time info

Factory Reset

bash

# Via command
Reset 1

# Via button
# Hold for 40+ seconds (4 short blinks)

Best Practices

Backup settings before updates: Configuration > Backup Configuration
Use templates from https://templates.blakadder.com/
Set static IP for critical devices: IPAddress1 192.168.1.100
Enable watchdog: SetOption65 1
Use rules instead of external automation when possible
Label devices with Topic name for easy identification
Group devices with consistent naming: room_device_type

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Tasmota Skill

Quick Reference

Common Commands

Web Console Access

1. Flashing Tasmota

Using Tasmota Web Installer (Easiest)

Using esptool.py

OTA Update

2. Initial Configuration

WiFi Setup

MQTT Configuration

Device Name

3. Device Templates

Apply Template

Common Templates

GPIO Configuration

4. Power Control

Basic Power Commands

Power State on Boot

Pulse Mode (Auto-off)

5. Sensors

Temperature/Humidity (DHT, BME280, etc.)

Power Monitoring (S31, POW, etc.)

DS18B20 Temperature

6. Rules

Rule Syntax

Example Rules

Variables in Rules

Chained Rules

7. Timers

Set Timer

Timer Parameters

Sunrise/Sunset

8. MQTT Integration

Topic Structure

Subscribe to Status

Send Commands

Home Assistant Auto-Discovery

9. Advanced Configuration

Backlog (Multiple Commands)

Save Settings

Disable Features

Web Interface

Serial/Console

10. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Debug Commands

Factory Reset

Best Practices