TP Link Kasa Devices with new official integration (July 2019): reviews needed

Devices & Integrations Connected Things
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Just to clarify but this thread is in regards to the official integration of tp link kasa which is a cloud-to-cloud integration. There are no settings in IDE that can be configured for this integration. You may be confused with an older groovy custom smartapp which is a totally different thread. It should be pointed out that groovy is scheduled to be shutdown later this year.

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Discussion of Daveā€™s smartapp should go in the thread about that code. This thread is for discussion of the official cloud to cloud integration, which cannot be edited by individual customers.

Hereā€™s the link to Daveā€™s thread:

[Deprecated] New TP-Link/Kasa Plug, Switch, and Bulb Integration

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Thanks Tim I followed your advice and it is working fine

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I am struggling to get the Kp115 working with EM, the Smart app is not working on the new smartthings app. Is there a way to fix by creating custom DTH and assignment to the device using IDE route?

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Do you have step by step guide of what you did. I am trying to make the EM work with KP115 kasa plugs

Thanks

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This thread is for discussion of the official integration, which at the present time does not support energy monitoring.

For discussion of anything which involves custom code, use the other thread and someone will help you there.

[OBSOLETE] [Deprecated] New TP-Link/Kasa Plug, Switch, and Bulb Integration

Be aware, though, that the SmartThings-hosted groovy cloud where custom code runs is scheduled to go away in a few months, so itā€™s probably not a good idea to invest a lot of time or money in solutions based on that cloud.

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Does the device still have limitations or has TP Link fixed them?

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I bought two KP115 smart plugs this past week and canā€™t get energy usage through SmartThings.
The official integration still does not support it and when I contacted TP-Link they confirmed it only supports switch control and it doesnā€™t seem like they have any plans to expand that.

I followed the directions in this thread/the one linked above about the ā€œdeprecatedā€ integration but was unable to get it to work. I think there is an incompatibility with the latest version of the SmartThings app. Iā€™m able to install all the code but when I go to add my devices to the custom app, it just says ā€œSomething went wrong. Please try to install the SmartApp againā€ and refuses to open. Iā€™ve tried so many times with no success.

At this point Iā€™m considering returning the TP-Link switches because Iā€™m tried of wasting my time with them when they wonā€™t work properly and the manufacture is pretty much refusing to update their driver to offer full support because they think their Kasa app is superior when itā€™s not.

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I was able to get the deprecated code to work. I installed it and the device handler.

I then had to relink the TP link devices since this doesnā€™t make use of the official integration.

You also need to set the network parameters to look for the devices on your network.

The energy readings are an order of magnitude out and I had to edit the code to fix that.

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Has anyone been able to modify DaveGutā€™s handler/smartapp code to integrate KP405 dimmable smart plug? Kasa stated the dimming functionality is only supported in their app. Same thing they said about the KP115ā€™s. Yet, here we are with full functionality in ST with a little workaround.

I am interested in using this smart-plug for dimming dumb string-lights in the backyard upon open and close of the contact sensor with different brightness levels.