EpicLPer | Tuya-Convert on Windows - Use VMware to flash Tuya devices! (July 2022 Update!) @EpicLPer | Uploaded June 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
July 2022 Update: As you may have heard Tuya-Convert didn't work for quite a while now, however there have been some changes recently! A bit ago I bought some Gosund EP2 plugs which weren't flash-able via Tuya-Convert, however you can request the firmware version 1.0.6 from the Gosund support and enable Tuya-Convert again! I'm not sure if this will be the case for many other devices, however at least the EP2 plugs are compatible again now! Find more out here: youtu.be/B9ENRasY5IM
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This video will show you how to easily flash most Tuya devices on Windows via Tuya-Convert running inside VMware Player! With Tuya-Convert you can convert a lot of Smarthome devices which rely on a specific Chinese Cloud provider to local-network only devices. This is great for a lot of reasons such as security but also in case you internet at home ever drops out!

➡️ Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Download & Install VMware Player
00:46 - Installing Ubuntu
02:10 - Preparing Tuya-Convert
03:19 - Connect and Configure WiFi Dongle
04:11 - Install Prerequisites (again)
--- I know this step is redundant since it's already covered in "Preparing Tuya-Convert" but I included it twice just in case :)
04:28 - Start Flashing (Tasmota)
05:55 - Connect Tasmota to WiFi
06:27 - Configure Tasmota
07:15 - Final words

➡️ Links
VMware Player - fshy.de/VMwarePlayer
Ubuntu ISO - fshy.de/UbuntuDesktop
Tuya-Convert - fshy.de/TuyaConvert
Tasmota Templates - fshy.de/TasmotaTemplates
Tasmota Power Usage Calibration - fshy.de/TasmotaPWRCal
Tasmota Update - fshy.de/TasmotaUpdate
Tasmota Wiki - fshy.de/TasmotaWiki

➡️ Commands
The following commands have been used during the video (don't copy the $):
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install git
$ git clone github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert
$ cd tuya-convert
$ ./install_prereq.sh
$ ifconfig
$ sudo ./start_flash.sh

➡️ Music
All music tracks used are by the amazing EOX Studios aka. Anders Enger Jensen, ofc with his permission! Leave him a follow too if you can :)
youtube.com/watch?v=kt_d663ckgQ
youtube.com/watch?v=O9jYRgVQ3XQ
twitter.com/eoxstudios
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