python-kasa VS PiJuice

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

Did you install the software as detailed on https://github.com/PiSupply/PiJuice?

Here's a link to some of the documentation. I hope it helps. It's designed for Raspberry Pi, though, so good luck. Pijuice Github

Thanks for pointing me towards the Pi Juice "intelligent on/off" that makes things more clear, looks it has a Cortex M0 microcontroller with RTC that can be programmed to wake at a specific time [1]. The Pi Juice is a really cool piece of hardware. Still interested to know the total time between charges for this thing, and some details of programming the Pi Juice would be cool.

1. https://github.com/PiSupply/PiJuice/blob/master/Hardware/REA...

I can’t tell where the sound is coming from exactly (it sounds like the battery), but there isn’t much on the board: https://github.com/PiSupply/PiJuice/blob/master/Hardware/README.md