homebridge-tplink-smarthome VS python-kasa

Honestly I have never used HomeKit, so no personal experience. I did a quick research and I haven't found anything in the app. The internet says that some Kasa devices are supported, but I found nothing about my specific model (KL430). There seems to be a GitHub project for it though: https://github.com/plasticrake/homebridge-tplink-smarthome

Is there a plugin that supports that plug? I checked this plugin but it does not mention that model.

There is a plugin for TP-link Kasa called homebridge-tplink-smarthome.

This is a reported issue I know but I’m curious if there are others with a similar situation and how they have resolved it.

This issue is reported in the github https://github.com/plasticrake/homebridge-tplink-smarthome/issues/216

Remove that plugin. Install the verified one: https://github.com/plasticrake/homebridge-tplink-smarthome#homebridge-tplink-smarthome

I’ve had no issues with this plugin. The latest version, 6.1.0, is working fine for me. https://github.com/plasticrake/homebridge-tplink-smarthome

I bought a [Kasa Smart Plug](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LN3C7WK). It has an API for reporting energy usage. Luckily there was already a [library](https://github.com/python-kasa/python-kasa) for calling this API. I wrote a small console app that checks energy usage and when I detect a drop, I know that the dryer is done.

This is my second attempt at solving this problem. In the first incarnation, I attempted to do audio recognition for the sound that the dryer makes when its done, but I just couldn't get it to work well. The sound was too short to generate a good signature.

It looks like the easiest way is probably this python library: https://github.com/python-kasa/python-kasa

The TPLink Kasa stuff has a very robust Python library if you can install Python on that computer. https://github.com/python-kasa/python-kasa

I don't know kasa smart plugs but this library seems like a good starting point. Just write a little python script (on, sleep(60), off) and you're good to go. When you want to fully automate things use a simple Webserver on your Pi and open a link when clicking the notification . The Webserver runs your script. Done. Probably can be done simpler but I don't know any of the components involved.

you can use https://github.com/python-kasa/python-kasa to set them up without the app, if you want. then they can be thrown on a wifi guest network without internet if you desire.

https://github.com/python-kasa/python-kasa should allow you to set up offline

I have a different Kasa model, and the mobile app seems to need internet access and a login… got get around that, I wrote a small python program using: https://github.com/python-kasa/python-kasa