Gelidus Research AC Powered RATGDO Compatible Board

Description

GRGDO1-KIT:

This Gelidus Research AC powered RATGDO compatible module:

• • Easy deployment to any available AC receptacle.
  • Occupies only one AC plug socket and provides an AC plug socket.
  • AC powered RATGDO compatible hardware with 315mhz plugin support (Feature in progress).
  • ESPHome RATGDO firmware is preloaded with the captive WEB portal.

Hardware:

• • 60 x 60 mm PCB
  • 4 Pin ESP programming header (3.3v)
  • Powerful ESP32S Dual Core 240Mhz 4MB Flash, BLE and WiFi module!
  • PCB layout strictly follows ESP antenna specifications providing excellent WiFi range vs a current RATGDO layout
  • 8 Pin Quick connect
  • Flash enable button (power cycle based)
  • Powered directly with US AC plug receptacle blades (120 VAC)
  • US AC receptacle passthrough plug (120 VAC)
  • Follows UL/CSA specifications.
  • 1 Meter of 3 conductor 22 AWG bell wire
  • 3D printed protective safety enclosure.

Software:

This Gelidus Research AC powered RATGDO is designed to run on ESPHome frameworks. ESPHome integration with Home Assistant (HA) is ideal for providing a rich user interface. Adding the GRGDO1 to ESPHome and HA is easy using the preinstalled captive portal. Using any tablet or phone that identifies a captive portal you can link up the module without any serial firmware programming hassle’s. Once connected to your WIFI network it’s strait forward with HA integration.

Safety:

Never operate the  Gelidus Research AC powered GRGDO1 module board without a protective enclosure, it will expose dangerous potential contact with your AC supply. We supply a safety enclosure and you can download our 3D printable STL files as well (If printing your own please use UL94 spec’d filament). The GRGDO1 hardware design follows UL/CSA specs.

Enclosure files: grgdo1.case.top.round.v2.2 grgdo1.case.bottom.round.v2.2

Install Guide: https://www.gelidus.ca/gdo-setup-guide/