Reddit reviews Kasa Smart Plug by TP-Link, Smart Home WiFi Outlet works with Alexa, Echo, Google Home & IFTTT, No Hub Required, Remote Control, 15 Amp, UL certified, 2-Pack (HS100 KIT)
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Control from anywhere: Turn electronics on or off from anywhere with your smartphone using the kasa app (compatible w/ android & ios)Voice control works with amazon alexa, google assistant and microsoft cortana supported devices for a hands free experience; Operating temperature: 0 ºC to 40 ºC (32°F to 104°F). Operating humidity: 5 percent to 90 percent, non condensingFlexible control : UL certfied to switch up to 15A, for flexible control of a wide range of plug in devicesKasa scenes & schedules: Schedule the smart plug to automatically switch on and off when away or set a scene for controlling many devices with a single buttonNote: 2 pack includes two (2) smart plugs; Requires a secured 2.4 gigahertz Wi-Fi network connection
I have fully automated reboots using TP-Link HS100 (https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Required-Control-Anywhere-HS100/dp/B01KBFWW0O/).
I use ncat to send binary payloads to turn them on and off via a batch file like this:
echo cycling power for tplink1
..\ncat -v 192.168.1.37 9999 < turnoff.bin
timeout 10
..\ncat -v 192.168.1.37 9999 < turnon.bin
I then set a rule in awesomeminer to detect when the machine is offline for more than 5 mins and execute the batch file. I've also created batch files kill miners when they crash and doesn't require a reboot.
The deal is $40 for the pair (ref), individuals are still $25.
TP-Link (and other brand) Smart Plugs like this one have energy monitoring on them. They are supposed to show you how long that SmartPlug has been in “ON” status today, the past 7 days and the past 30 days.
This particular one is showing runtimes of 17 hours and we aren’t even 12 hours into the day. Not to mention, this particular one is connected to a space heater that hasn’t been on for more than 10-12 hours in the past year, let alone today.
$16.50 each on Amazon (when you buy 2--with Prime)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KBFWW0O/ref=twister_B078N74N8V?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Kasa-Smart-Wi-Fi-TP-Link-2-Pack/dp/B01KBFWW0O/
Picked up one of these on sale, they work well
Also, are these the right ones?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-HS100-Control-anywhere-KIT/dp/B01KBFWW0O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1541012089&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=TP-Link%2BHS100&amp;th=1
https://smile.amazon.com/TP-Link-KIT-HS100-Wall-Light-Electronic-Component-switches/dp/B01KBFWW0O/ref=sr_1_1?s=black-friday&amp;psr=EY17&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1542865647&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=plug
Thanks! I've just had a look at it and it looks like a work-in-progress project. I haven't found a single smart device advertised to work with it. Supported hardware list consists mostly of Z-Wave/Zigbee devices, which you need Z-Stick to access to in the first place, so this solution doesn't appear to differ much from Home Assistant + Z-Stick, except HA supports hundreds of devices. They also support a couple TP-Link Wi-Fi devices - TP-Link Kasa plugs, Kasa switches. This is a nice find! Some Kasa users are complaining about "Local only" mode visible in their app - which suggests they can work in LAN only environment. Kasa/TP-Link Light component in HA has local polling mode, and requires the IP address of a bulb, which confirms they are indeed local-only capable. Cool. That being said, TP-Link Wi-Fi based devices are even more expensive than Z-Wave ones. But Wi-Fi is Wi-Fi, it's not going anywhere, and God knows what happens to Z-Wave in future.