I've just got a KC868-A6 purchased via Aliexpress - I was expecting things to "just work", but since they're not, is there better documentation anywhere?

Here's what I've tried:

- the unit boots (and cycles the relays) when 12V is applied
- What little documentation I've seen says it should be in AP mode - but no APs show up in my local wifi at all (even after pressing buttons for >10s as indicated)
- the USB-C port does not seem to work, or at least it's not detected when I plug it into my computer (neither MacOS nor Linux).  I would expect to be able to load ESP32 code via USB, but... no
- plugging in an s1306 display doesn't yield any info (the display remains dark, probably not supported in the loaded firmware)
- the RS232 port does have some activity.  I see this:

Hi,

I have a new KC868_A16S, firmware V2.2.10.
When I want to set ntp in system menu, the menu exit to login and it's impossible to go inside the system Menu.

How to do ?
Thanks.

Hello,

I have an F16 as a test unit because I would like to install two F32s as smart home controllers, mainly for lights, in a house build working with home assistant (HA).  I hope they offer a good option by being able to sense low power wired wall switched and feed in to HA and output power to smart LED lighting in each room, with the ability to physically toggle the lights should some catastrophic HA / F16 controller / network event occur.  This also offers safety if work needs to be carried out.

I'm trying to understand what the behaviour is supposed to be for the output relays when controlled in software and the physical switch.  I've found the same happens with ESPhome and the KCS v3 software.  It is not connected to the internet (ie the Tuya module is offline).

I would expect that the circuit allows for feedback between software and physical switch control, meaning that turning on the physical switch will register as being 'on' on the software side.  Similarly, I would expect that the software switch could toggle the state of the physical switch in either state, and change the red 'on,' light.

I find that there appears to be no feedback between the physical switching of the relay and the software.
The software switching alone works flawlessly and the physical toggle alone works flawlessly.
The problem is that if the software has turned the output on, the physical switch will not turn it off.  If the physical switch has turned the output on this is not fed back in software and, although the software button can still be toggled, this has no effect on the relay and it remains on despite being toggled in software.  This persists even if the F16 then loses internet connection.  I've not found any hint in the YAML files that there is any form of sensor for the physical toggle switches, nor can I find a schematic to figure it out.

So, am I being rather daft and missing an obvious setting somewhere or is this an intended behaviour (which would be a shame and can it be changed?)?

Any help much appreciated and hope it's just me doing something wrong, as this seems like a really high quality product.

Yours,

S,

Hello, today I ordered from your controller for control through the Tuya application, and in this regard I decided to change the firmware version with a new one downloaded from your site following all the steps as described. After the procedure is completed, my kc868-h32 is no longer the same. outputs 2 and 3 flash and the response time of the buttons is unstable. Please give me feedback and if there is the original version of my device, could you provide it to me?


I installed the firmware H32B_V508_230921

   

Hello, today I ordered from your controller for control through the Tuya application, and in this regard I decided to change the firmware version with a new one downloaded from your site following all the steps as described. After the procedure is completed, my kc868-h32 is no longer the same. outputs 2 and 3 flash and the response time of the buttons is unstable. Please give me feedback and if there is the original version of my device, could you provide it to me?

I installed the firmware H32B_V508_230921

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Hi, I have a KC868-a6 board and it is up and running with ESPHome.
I can control all the relays via Home Assistant without issue.

What I would like to do is also have manual switches mounted on the box so I can switch a relay on or off.
I thought that grounding the DI-1 through 6 pins were for this but they don't appear to work that way.

Is there a way to connect up 6 small switches to the board to allow for manual switching if the relays ?

is there any video explains how to make all the proccess from A-Z HOW to conrol a32 pro by home assistant?

Hello. I have a Kincony F16 that has been programmed in ESPHOME so that the digital inputs act on de "relay" outputs as a wall switch, the question is. Is there a way to keep working like this but add a condition that if a Home Assasistant entity is active, It blocks the relay from turning on in any wall and cannot be turned off? In ESPHOME of course. If possible, can you give an example? Thanks.

I am trying to create an automation that makes an announcement at a certain time, but it does not shoe up as a target. How do I fix this? HAOS 2024.12.5 .

Greetings to everybody.
I have quite extensively tested KC868-16 and KC868-6 with tens of DS18B20 temperature sensors.  I'm using ESPHOME.  With KC868-16 I found that if enabling Ethernet (instead of Wifi), after few hours I loose connection with temperature sensors: