Friday, April 29, 2016

Woods WiOn Indoor Wi-Fi Outlet Modification (Amazon Echo Too!)

I've acquired one of these smart device controlled outlets. It's really cool. You can turn 120v devices on and off, remotely, from your mobile device.

Modified WiOn:


I decided to open it up to see what is inside. I noticed that it uses the same module as the Adafruit Industries HUZZAH ESP8266 breakout board, that I happened to have bought last year.

I had to add the wiring, and push button, that would allow me to reprogram this device via USB.  I specifically utilized the Arduino IDE.

Pinout: