What is Espressif wifi device? Mac address identifies it as a Wyze device. I have identified all of my Wyze devices, lightbulbs, plugs, camera, etc. So what is Espressif? Just turned it off to see what happens.
Espressif is used by a lot of IoT devices in the smart technology arena. A lot of companies use this to integrate their devices. For example: The Garage Door Opener “RatGDO” uses Espressif to allow it to control not only the Garage Door, but also interact with your home.
I believe Wyze uses this for some of their devices.
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@spamoni is right on with an excellent summary!
People love to use Espressif for their wireless communication IoT needs because they opensource their technology to enable developers to use it globally to fit their needs.
It dominates the market in some ways because of the low cost, ease of use, versatility, etc, which are all key factors for a lot of IoT and hobbiest intentions.
Some other strong contender alternatives include:
- Nordic Semiconductor,
- Texas Instruments (the ones responsible for making the chip in the Wyze v1 contact Sensors that bricked it when the battery got low)…and I believe T.I. is also used in the V2 contact sensors, but these don’t brick with a low battery)
- Silicon Labs,
- STMicroelectronics.
It’s nothing to be concerned about that you see Espressif showing up. Totally normal and very common. They are a highly reputable semiconductor company widely sought out, especially because of the transparent and versatile opensource standards they provide. Considering Wyze works hard to make things as affordable as possible, LOTS of their equipment will be using espressif. I actually prefer it that way for the most part.
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My washer/dryer combo at the cottage uses Espressif, it shows into my router as a device even though my washer/dryer is not an IoT appliance. I just blocked it as it is not of any use. I’m guessing the manufacturer used that particular semiconductor for future scalability.
Right now when I look at the labels for devices attached to my network, I’m seeing 3 with that in the name, and they’re all either Light Strip or Light Strip Pro, which I confirmed by looking at each device’s Device Info screen in Settings and correlating each device’s MAC address with what I was seeing in the gateway’s device list. It’d be kinda cool if the Wyze app could present or export that data as a table (device name, type, MAC address, IP address), sort of like what’s been requested in the Wishlist, because that might make isolating/identifying a specific device an easier endeavor when you’re trying to understand what’s what on your network.
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Thanks for the timely responses and the explanations.
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I have numerous Wyze camera and bulbs. I connected a Wyze Scale Ultra yesterday, and it popped up on my router as expressif.
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The Espressif WiFi device likely refers to the chip used in your Wyze products, like their cameras and plugs. Espressif is known for making WiFi modules that many smart devices use for connectivity.
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Hope I’m not too late to this discussion. I have 3 wyze cameras on my network. All 3 show up as WYZE_CA… That’s fine. I even partially renamed them in my network so that name is ending with names like Porch, Back yard, Family room, etc… My concern however is I’m seeing a 4th device on my wifi network and it simply says “espressif”. I don’t have any other WYZE devices. My router is showing the wifi signal at Max Bars so I doubt very much it’s someone else’s device at a neighbor’s house (The WIFI signal would definitely show lower).
Is it possible for a Wyze cam to somehow put out 2 mac addresses??? My router allows for auto network negotiations; "Meaning to pick either 2.4ghz, 5ghz, or 6ghz. This device, labled “espressif” is definitely only taking 2.4ghz. This is common with most/all Wyze devices. But all 3 of my Wyze cameras are accounted for in the router’s list, but this device is definitely curious.
Any thoughts? Thanks
Mike
Not likely.
Here’s what I have done in your situation:
In your router, block one of the Mac addresses at a time and wait until you notice something stops working. Then unblock it and see if turns back on. Then go change the name of that device on your network so you always know what device it’s for. That system works great for me.
To figure out which one is your device device, you can usually look it up in your app. Go to settings and then device info and you’ll see the Mac address there.
those are used in many different devices. It can be almost any other WiFi device you may have,
For example, I have a Sofabaton remote, that showed up as Espressif for sometime before I realized what it was.
If you have accounted for all of your Wyze Devices, then I would check other devices you may have on your network.
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I have several network devices named, “Tuya”. It could be anything IoT that apparently is using their WiFi chipset. It’s a chore trying to identify each one.
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I have a washing machine that is showing as Expressif on my network. They are well known company that supply all kinds of modules. In my example, my washing machine is not a smart one but whatever module it has is probably for higher smart models. If I were you I wouldn’t worry much.
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I appreciate all the advice and suggestions. I’ll check into some of those possibilities.
Thanks
mike
Spamoni. Thanks for sharing your experience. Of all the devices I have, and I have a lot of them, the Sofabaton is one I didn’t consider. It uses Bluetooth for the remote - Hub connection, but I forgot the hub uses WIFI to talk to the app on my phone and for it to get it’s firmware updates. Good catch.
Thanks
Mike
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