Automation with energy consumption
Hello, if the socket allows you to measure electricity consumption, does it also allow, if I create automation in the Tapo app with it, to use e.g. instantaneous consumption or voltage, power as a trigger? I.e. eg "Add starter-> Start device -> P110 -> when socket current < 100mA -> start another socket"? Thanks.
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I honestly don't get why this hasn't been implemented in the app yet. It's been years in the asking. Yet still NOTHING!
I know this can be done in Home Assistant, but why should we? We buy an energy monitoring smart plug, but it doesn't alert us to anything unless we open the app to check? It's like having a security camera that doesn't alert you that someone is there robbing your house - instead you have to go through the footage after the fact. Totally pointless!
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@Vittorrio completely agree, not sure what the point of putting in feature requests when so many people upvote it and Tapo does not respond. 🫤
I only bought the P110 because I (reasonably) assumed the whole point of energy monitoring was so you could trigger events on it. Unfortunately, I bought three before I realized this isn't an option! I posted my request for this feature eight months ago and I've just heard crickets in response.
I looked at "Home Assistant" but because it needs a dedicated device to act as a hub, it won't really work for me. ☹️
Given my experience, I will not recommend Tapo home automation products in the future.
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Does anyone know of a smart plug that will actually do what we're asking for? I've completely lost faith in TP-Link (for their smart plugs at least). We've been asking for this for a long time and...silence. They don't even seem to monitor their own forums in the same way that Amazon do. USELESS!
I, for one, will no longer be buying their smart plugs and will no longer recommend them to others.
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