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Brilliant Smart Elite Glass Wall Switches

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I purchased one of these Brilliant Smart Elite Wall Switches  which arrived today.  I quickly pulled off the front glass panel and could see the upper surface of the low voltage board.  Fortunately the low voltage board was easily removable, revealing the high-voltage board beneath. The low voltage board  containing the ESP8266 chip on the underside is below. T here were a set of header pins which extended into the mains voltage part that I hoped would offer an easy solution for flashing.   The ESP8266 in this case is on an TYW3ES module which I think is commonly used in Tuya gear. Looking at the TYW3ES data sheet  I was able to identify the pins on the module.  I then did some continuity checks with a multimeter and was able to identify the VCC and GND pins on the header, but unfortunately not the TX or RX pins. I connected the VCC and GND pins to a 3.3V power supply using dupont cables,...