How to turn consoles on and off with smart relays and sockets

You can turn the screen or power of a console seat on and off right from Gizmo Manager — through a smart relay or a network-controlled socket. The guest does not have to wait for the operator, and the operator does not have to walk up to the seat.

For this, Gizmo Server runs server scripts, and the scripts send a command to the device. This guide explains how it works and how to set up three kinds of devices: Sonoff relays, controllers with Tasmota firmware (for example, Enestech) and EnerGenie sockets.

How power scripts work

The server's batch folder contains scripts that Gizmo Server runs on actions with gaming stations:

• PowerOn.bat — when you click Turn On for a seat in Gizmo Manager;

• PowerOff.bat — when you click Shut Down.

Gizmo passes the seat number to the script — in the script, it is available as %1. The script uses this number to decide which device to control.

The default folder on Windows is C:\Program Files\NETProjects\Gizmo Server\batch. On Linux and in Docker, .sh files are used instead of .bat.

The server must always see the devices over the network. If the devices are in another subnet, set up routing on the router and allow the traffic in the firewall.

Sonoff relays

Any Sonoff relay that supports DIY mode works — see the list in the Sonoff documentation. The wiring diagram for a relay inserted into the power line:

IMAGE: Wiring diagram of a Sonoff relay inserted into the power line of a console or TV

Step 1. Prepare the utilities on the server

1. Download the utilities archive: [LINK: Sonoff utilities archive].

2. Copy PowerOn.bat, PowerOff.bat and SonoffPowerManager.exe to the server's batch folder. If files with these names are already there, replace them.

3. Put the tool_01DIY85(3.3.0).exe utility in any convenient place on the server.

IMAGE: Gizmo Server batch folder with PowerOn.bat, PowerOff.bat and SonoffPowerManager.exe

Step 2. Switch the relay to DIY mode

1. Turn on the relay's power.

2. Hold the pairing button for more than 5 seconds.

   IMAGE: Pairing button on the Sonoff relay case

3. The indicator starts blinking continuously — the relay is in pairing mode.

   IMAGE: Animation of the Sonoff relay indicator blinking continuously in pairing mode

4. On a phone or PC, open the list of Wi-Fi networks and connect to the ITEAD-XXXXXXXXXX access point with the password 12345678.

   IMAGE: List of Wi-Fi networks with the ITEAD-XXXXXXXXXX access point

5. Open http://10.10.7.1 in a browser. If the page does not open, the relay has already connected to Wi-Fi or eWeLink — reset it to factory settings (see below) and repeat the steps.

   IMAGE: Browser with the address http://10.10.7.1 and the Sonoff relay Wi-Fi setup page

6. On the page that opens, enter the SSID (the name of the club's Wi-Fi network) and the password of the network the relay should connect to.

Step 3. Find the relay's deviceid

1. On the server, run tool_01DIY85(3.3.0).exe and wait until the relay appears in the device list.

2. Write down the deviceid — it is in the first column, highlighted in blue.

3. Test the relay with the ON and OFF buttons: if the console screen turns on and off, everything is set up correctly.

IMAGE: DIY tool window with the relay in the device list, the deviceid column highlighted and the ON and OFF buttons

If the relay is not in the list, check that the server and the relay are in the same network, and repeat step 2. You can find the relay's IP address in the router settings.

Step 4. Set up the scripts

Open PowerOn.bat in a text editor — right-click → Edit. Do not open the file with a double-click: that just runs the script.

@echo off
set WORKING_DIRECTORY="%~dp0
set host1=192.168.63.101:8081
set deviceid1=1001ee63f1
@echo off
if %1==101 set host=%host1% & set deviceid=%deviceid1%
%WORKING_DIRECTORY%SonoffPowerManager.exe" %deviceid% %host% 1

Replace the values:

• 192.168.63.101:8081 — the IP address and port of your relay;

• 1001ee63f1 — the relay's deviceid from step 3;

• 101 in the if %1==101 line — the seat (console) number in Gizmo.

Copy all the code to PowerOff.bat and replace 1 at the end of the last line with 0 — this is the shutdown command.

If you have several relays, add a separate host and deviceid and a separate if line for each one:

@echo off
set WORKING_DIRECTORY="%~dp0
set host1=192.168.63.101:8081
set host2=192.168.63.102:8081
set deviceid1=1001ee63f1
set deviceid2=1001ee63f2
@echo off
if %1==101 set host=%host1% & set deviceid=%deviceid1%
if %1==102 set host=%host2% & set deviceid=%deviceid2%
%WORKING_DIRECTORY%SonoffPowerManager.exe" %deviceid% %host% 1

How to reset the relay to factory settings

1. Install the eWeLink app on your phone.

2. Hold the relay button for 5 seconds to turn on compatible pairing mode.

3. In the app, tap Add → More Options → Compatible Pairing → Next.

4. Enter the SSID and password of the Wi-Fi network and tap Next — the relay is added to the app.

5. Remove the relay from the app — it resets to factory settings.

Controller with Tasmota firmware (Enestech)

Controllers on the ESP8266 chip, for example Enestech, can be reflashed with the open Tasmota firmware and controlled with HTTP commands.

Step 1. Flash the controller

1. Connect the controller to the PC and install the USB-UART driver for your Windows.

2. Download the Tasmotizer utility.

3. In Tasmotizer, choose the controller's COM port — its number is shown in Device Manager.

4. Check Save original firmware — the original firmware is saved in the program folder, and you can go back to it if something fails.

5. Click Tasmotize! and wait until flashing finishes.

6. Restart the controller and check that it has connected to the club's Wi-Fi.

Step 2. Set up the controller

1. Find the controller's IP address — in the router's web interface or with a network scanner, for example Advanced IP Scanner.

2. Open this address in a browser — the Tasmota web interface opens. The Toggle button turns the relay on and off manually.

3. Open Configuration → Configure Template and choose Generic (18) in the Based on list.

4. For the GPIO14 pin, choose Relay — this is where the relay that controls the HDMI signal is. Save.

Step 3. Set up the scripts

1. Put the curl.exe utility in the server's batch folder if it is not there — you can download it from curl.se.

2. Open PowerOn.bat in a text editor and enter:

@echo off
set WORKING_DIRECTORY="%~dp0
set host1=192.168.2.161
if %1==20 set host=%host1%
%WORKING_DIRECTORY%curl.exe" "%host%/cm?cmnd=Power%%20On"

• 192.168.2.161 — the controller's IP address;

• 20 — the seat number in Gizmo.

For several controllers, add host2, host3 and so on, and an if line for each seat.

1. Copy the code to PowerOff.bat and replace On with Off in the last line.

EnerGenie sockets

The following EnerGenie network sockets are supported:

• EG-PM2-LAN — Ethernet;

• EG-PMS2-LAN — Ethernet, surge protection;

• EG-PMS2-WLAN — Wi-Fi, surge protection;

• EG-PMS2-LANSW — Swiss sockets, Ethernet, surge protection.

You can control each socket of the device separately — for example, to turn on the power of a TV, a console or the lights.

1. Connect the EnerGenie to the club network.

2. Download the scripts archive — [LINK: energenie.zip] — and unpack it to the server's batch folder.

3. Open PowerOn.bat in a text editor and match seats to sockets: for example, console No. 1 in Gizmo is the first EnerGenie socket, console No. 2 is the second one, and so on.

4. Do the same for PowerOff.bat.

Check that it works

1. Open the Map in Gizmo Manager and choose a console seat.

2. Click Turn On — the device should turn on. Then click Shut Down.

If nothing happens, check the seat number in the script, the device's IP address and that the server sees the device over the network. For how to control seat power, see How to turn on, restart and shut down PCs remotely.