Jack_Ckun Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 4 hours ago, therockhr said: Anyone using the Kasa Light Strips? I have some already around a TV but I would like to use this for some cabinet lighting. Issue is I need to do some cutting and splicing together but it reads like you cant do that although I dont see why you couldnt. Anyone had any experience splicing these https://www.kasasmart.com/us/products/smart-lighting/kasa-smart-light-strip-multicolor-kl420l5? Thanks. i cut and solder them around my movie screen and had no isses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Does anyone have issues with the Kasa outlet switches, like the HS100, losing the time sync. This seems to happen to me about once a month and to fix it I have to change the time zone and then change it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakelay Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, zaphod said: Does anyone have issues with the Kasa outlet switches, like the HS100, losing the time sync. This seems to happen to me about once a month and to fix it I have to change the time zone and then change it back. I have not. I have the HS103/105, two outdoor plugs for our landscape lighting and a few power strips of theirs. Had early bugs like that but haven’t had them since a few firmware updates a looong time ago. My outdoor plugs have been working perfectly for the landscape lights - that’s the setup where I needed the schedule most. Maybe see if everything is up to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo1738 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I use c4 scheduler for them as long as c4 has right time should work no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 7 hours ago, Neo1738 said: I use c4 scheduler for them as long as c4 has right time should work no problem. Thanks - I haven't bought the C4 driver yet, although the reason that I bought these switches is because they are C4-compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Kasa release the new app update today which may have helped. Also insure your firmware is current on all of the devices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakelay Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 20 minutes ago, msgreenf said: Kasa release the new app update today which may have helped. Also insure your firmware is current on all of the devices Also, try syncing your location in the app. You can do that in the other/add’l settings. That might help resolve the time issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 18 hours ago, Jakelay said: Also, try syncing your location in the app. You can do that in the other/add’l settings. That might help resolve the time issue. This works, but it seems that you have to do it once a month. Or manually input your TZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 minute ago, zaphod said: This works, but it seems that you have to do it once a month. Or manually input your TZ. i have used them for year and have never had to do it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakelay Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 24 minutes ago, msgreenf said: i have used them for year and have never had to do it... I haven’t either, just on initial install but I saw that the other day when I posted as I was just looking around for something that might help you. Maybe try uninstalling the Kasa app and reinstalling and see if that helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 2 hours ago, msgreenf said: i have used them for year and have never had to do it... I think this is only if you are using the Kasa internal/app scheduler for switching on and off. Probably doesn't matter if you are using C4 since the Kasa switch doesn't need to know the time as it just follows the API commands that it gets from C4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakelay Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, zaphod said: I think this is only if you are using the Kasa internal/app scheduler for switching on and off. Probably doesn't matter if you are using C4 since the Kasa switch doesn't need to know the time as it just follows the API commands that it gets from C4. I’m using the Kasa app for my landscape lighting and, as I mentioned, I haven’t had this issue. However, I think you are correct about the scheduling in C4 so I would think that would be a non-issue once you install the driver and use C4’s scheduling. Thinking back, I did have an issue a long time ago with C4 not controlling the Kasa plug correctly but I updated the firmware on the plug and it’s been fine since. There maybe a trial for the driver. Might be worth checking that out. Edited October 5, 2022 by Jakelay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 90 day trial Jakelay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilushka85 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 I have the Tp Link Kasa driver and I use these KL430 for light strips. In Certain places it requires 2 or 3 kl430 controllers because of length. So for example I have Cove1,Cove2, Cove3... I do not want to operate them independently and dont want to see 3 lights in C4 for it... I want to see 1. Is there a dummy driver that can be linked to control all 3 including rgb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, Ilushka85 said: I have the Tp Link Kasa driver and I use these KL430 for light strips. In Certain places it requires 2 or 3 kl430 controllers because of length. So for example I have Cove1,Cove2, Cove3... I do not want to operate them independently and dont want to see 3 lights in C4 for it... I want to see 1. Is there a dummy driver that can be linked to control all 3 including rgb? there is a light group driver you can use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilushka85 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 1 hour ago, msgreenf said: there is a light group driver you can use As part of the tp link driver package ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 No. That is part of the online database Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilushka85 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I just checked and dont see a light group driver that supports color / rgb. Am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilushka85 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 @alanchowany suggestiosn for this? its built into the Hue driver but appears missing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanchow Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Ilushka85 said: @alanchowany suggestiosn for this? its built into the Hue driver but appears missing here. Hue's are different as they utilise a bridge which has a group based API. TP-Link however does not have a group based API and each device is on its own. As such we highly recommend utilising lighting scenes to fire multiple loads together. Note they will still operate independantly. If you want to handle larger runs (30 meters indoors or 50 meters outdoors) we recommend the Shelly RGBW2 hardware with BYO strips. https://chowmain.software/drivers/control4-shelly-generic Shelly have produced a guide on how to use the RGBW2 including wiring practices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilushka85 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 11 hours ago, alanchow said: Hue's are different as they utilise a bridge which has a group based API. TP-Link however does not have a group based API and each device is on its own. As such we highly recommend utilising lighting scenes to fire multiple loads together. Note they will still operate independantly. If you want to handle larger runs (30 meters indoors or 50 meters outdoors) we recommend the Shelly RGBW2 hardware with BYO strips. https://chowmain.software/drivers/control4-shelly-generic Shelly have produced a guide on how to use the RGBW2 including wiring practices. Understood but couldn’t you add a group driver to group multiple together and expose the brightness / color as a single device ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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