Hi @Jimbo.Automates,  I installed the new Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Dimmer Switch today.  This is the version that is matter certified.  The Kasa app found it ok but the NS will not discover it.  I tried a NS restart and the DIscover button but no joy.  I search in the log for the switch name but it doesn't appear there.  There are no errors related to that device.  I can see the device on my home network with an IP address assigned.

Any suggestions? 

Thank you

 

Update:

Today I deleted the NS and reinstalled it to see if it picked up the new device.  It did not and in fact missed another device that has been working fine all along.  I tried a delete again and an eisy reboot but after install the new switch and the outdoor plug are both missing.  I also noticed that the AC does not update  until the short pole occurs.  Maybe that's normal but I thought in the past when I toggled a device in the KASA app the state in the AC changed immediately.  I will PM you the log file starting at the reboot/install.

Thanks Jim

PG3x: 3.2.1

IoX: 5.6.4.

KASA NS: 3.0.21

 

 

Edited August 16, 20232 yr by tmorse305

Kasa devices sometimes don't respond initially, the NS does try to discover devices on each long poll so they may eventually show up. I can try increasing the timeout while looking for devices if possible.

Device status is only updated on short poll, Kasa doesn't allow immediate updates. Remember we are using an undocumented API.

Some new devices use a new method which is not currently supported, not sure if yours is one of them.


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Thanks Jim,

I just tried the new matter certified plug and got the same result.  Maybe the matter devices are not supported yet or ever given the undocumented api.  At least i can control them via the Alexa app so all is not lost.

Edited August 17, 20232 yr by tmorse305

What model number devices are these?

 

I tried a KP125M plug and the NS doesn't find it. The Kasa app does find it.  I have some Kasa bulbs that work fine with the NS.

11 minutes ago, mjrush said:

I tried a KP125M plug and the NS doesn't find it. The Kasa app does find it.  I have some Kasa bulbs that work fine with the NS.

I've heard that some of the M devices are working, but not that one specifically.

7 hours ago, Jimbo.Automates said:

What model number devices are these?

 

The switch is KS225

I now have some plugs too, they are KP125M

The KS225 is not confirmed as working but similar ones are: https://github.com/python-kasa/python-kasa/blob/master/README.md so not sure since it's not showing up in the discover.

Some of the M devices work, but man do not since they use a new protocol.  The developers of python-kasa have been looking into it but nothing released yet.

This is the exact reason I gave notice that this uses an unsupported API and can break at any time.

 

Hopefully Kasa will continue to sell the older versions.  Right now, the matter versions are more expensive but time will tell.