1. intro

./pic/pic02.png

2. matrix

  • build server: 10.45.1.3

  • kincony: 10.45.1.59

3. login into the build server

ssh rds@10.45.1.3
Tip use rds! as the password 
sudo su -

4. prereqs

yum -y install dos2unix git usbutils
curl -ns http://d01cid.ddns.net/sharel/bin/inst-python3 | sh

5. check usb

lsusb
///
... 1a86:7523 QinHeng Electronics CH340 serial converter
///

6. source files

mkdir -p /root/kincony
cd /root/kincony/
curl -s https://www.kincony.com/forum/attachment.php?aid=8221 -o m16v2.yaml
dos2unix m16v2.yaml
curl -s https://www.kincony.com/forum/attachment.php?aid=3211 -o /tmp/zmpt101b.zip
unzip -o /tmp/zmpt101b.zip
sed -i s~"name: m16v2"~"name: mon059"~ m16v2.yaml
echo 'ota_password: Passw0rd' > secrets.yaml
echo 'ota:' > /tmp/m16v2.tmp
echo '  platform: esphome' >> /tmp/m16v2.tmp
echo '  password: !secret ota_password'  >> /tmp/m16v2.tmp
echo >> /tmp/m16v2.tmp
cat m16v2.yaml >> /tmp/m16v2.tmp
cat /tmp/m16v2.tmp > m16v2.yaml

7. compile

python3.13 -m venv /root/kincony/
source /root/kincony/bin/activate
pip3.13 install --upgrade pip
pip3.13 install esphome pillow
esphome -q config m16v2.yaml && esphome -q compile m16v2.yaml

8. upload to the board

esphome upload m16v2.yaml --device /dev/ttyUSB0

or

esphome upload m16v2.yaml --device 10.1.1.59
Tip cd /root/kincony/ && source ./bin/activate

9. key used by homeassistant

grep "key:" /root/kincony/m16v2.yaml
D69bY/GXlmjYkovak6WIhgmbOH8vwyqvMxIHBriYoaY=

10. backup

cd /root/
tar czPf /root/kincony.tgz ./kincony/
cd

11. references

https://www.kincony.com/document

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSDqcjNImME

https://www.kincony.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3088&page=10

https://devices.esphome.io/devices/KinCony-KC868-M16v2#esphome-configuration

12. old stuff

12.1. fix debian bug

rm /etc/timezone
echo "Europe/Brussels" > /etc/timezone

12.2. config

wget -N -nv http://d01cid.ddns.net/sharel/bin/config-m16v2
rexx config-m16v2 -h spm053 -i 10.1.1.53 -g 10.1.1.1 -d 10.1.1.2 -t 3 -m 5.5