State of the Dimmer - Tasmota Dimmer Updates



The Martin Jerry, Lesim and OG Oittm Dimmers are covered from usage, firmware changes, Home Assistant configuration templates, and other differences.  The three WiFi dimmers I use in my home for local control with MQTT and no reliance on the cloud.

Martin Jerry Dimmer
Lesim Dimmer
Oittm/Lopoo/Moes Dimmer

digiDIM Tasmota Fork

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  1. UnknownJanuary 11, 2019 at 10:24 AM

    Do you know if there are any that can be had in black? I need the wife approval factor to do this in our kitchen...Thanks!

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