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Wanted to post an update to this old thread. reef-pi 3.0 is released and you can control hs103, hs105, hs110, hs300 smart plugs/power strips with it. You can also monitor the current (where applicable) and use it to control other things/alert etc.
Yes , it’s all local and does not involve the mothership /cloud shenanigans. Reef-pi driver does straight tcp calls (it’s not http) , with auto key encryption to the smart plugs ,using local WiFi network. It’s should work even if internet is down, but the home networking is fine. I. Using it for over 3 months now for ato, temperature and other automation. You won’t need to flush or change any firmware as well.@Ranjib are there any local control to hs300? Just wondering if it does a POST to hs300 and if the connection/internet down, it will not be able to post.
I have not published any official docs. You have to add a new driver with hs300 as type , and IP and port of hs300 unit as address. The port is always 9999, ip you can find out from your router . Let is know if you need any helpSorry to resurrect this thread, but are there any setup directions for the hs300? Does the reefpi just detect it on the network, or do we need to set it up as a chip or anything like that?
Thanks for your feedback. I suspected as much but am thankful it's confirmed behavior.From what I have found it does not. I can turn off the plug with alexa and the device will still show as being on in reef-pi.
It does not. I have thought about this, if we go that route, we'll be trading performance and the quality of that feature is not very reliable (we are still prone to polling interval). My current stance is: Its best to advice the shortcomings (that we do control but dont sync state), and recommend that this is the case and provide guidance (be aware of consequences when you are using multiple things to control the smart plugs , specially when reef-pi reloads, it will sync state during that time)I've been eye-balling reef-pi for quite some time and finally bit the bullet when v4.0 released was released.
I run my tank with Kasa HS300 wifi strips connected through Smartthings. It's awesome that reef-pi can control the directly!
I'm able to add the driver and equipment with no issues. The equipment can be turned off and on within reef-pi.
My question is this:
Does reef-pi poll the status regularly? Currently, all of my outlet automation is handled by Smartthings. When the outlets are controlled through the Smartthings or Kasa applications, reef-pi doesn't update the status of the device.
It does not. I have thought about this, if we go that route, we'll be trading performance and the quality of that feature is not very reliable (we are still prone to polling interval). My current stance is: Its best to advice the shortcomings (that we do control but dont sync state), and recommend that this is the case and provide guidance (be aware of consequences when you are using multiple things to control the smart plugs , specially when reef-pi reloads, it will sync state during that time)
Another reason for not polling is that temperature, ato etc controller will always enforce state (on/off) at check interval, which makes polling less required (since we are setting the state periodically either way).