Update readme with clearer instructions, tapo support (#571)

* Update readme with clearer instructions, tapo support

All in all, making the readme more approachable landing page:

* Link to provisioning docs from the beginning
* Hints about support for tapo devices
* Add some documentation about how to pass credentials
* Clearer usage instructions and links to find more information

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python-kasa is a Python library to control TPLink's kasa-branded smart home devices (plugs, wall switches, power strips, and bulbs) using asyncio. python-kasa is a Python library to control TPLink's smart home devices (plugs, wall switches, power strips, and bulbs).
This is a voluntary, community-driven effort and is not affiliated, sponsored, or endorsed by TPLink. This is a voluntary, community-driven effort and is not affiliated, sponsored, or endorsed by TPLink.
**Contributions in any form (adding missing features, reporting issues, fixing or triaging existing ones, improving the documentation, or device donations) are more than welcome!**
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## Getting started ## Getting started
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poetry install poetry install
``` ```
If you have not yet provisioned your device, [you can do so using the cli tool](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cli.html#provisioning).
## Discovering devices ## Discovering devices
After installation, the devices can be discovered either by using `kasa discover` or by calling `kasa` without any parameters. Running `kasa discover` will send discovery packets to the default broadcast address (`255.255.255.255`) to discover supported devices.
If your system has multiple network interfaces, you can specify the broadcast address using the `--target` option.
The `discover` command will automatically execute the `state` command on all the discovered devices:
``` ```
$ kasa $ kasa discover
No --bulb nor --plug given, discovering.. Discovering devices on 255.255.255.255 for 3 seconds
Discovering devices for 3 seconds
== My Smart Plug - HS110(EU) == == Bulb McBulby - KL130(EU) ==
Device state: ON Host: 192.168.xx.xx
IP address: 192.168.x.x Port: 9999
LED state: False Device state: True
On since: 2017-03-26 18:29:17.242219
== Generic information == == Generic information ==
Time: 1970-06-22 02:39:41 Time: 2023-12-05 14:33:23 (tz: {'index': 6, 'err_code': 0}
Hardware: 1.0 Hardware: 1.0
Software: 1.0.8 Build 151101 Rel.24452 Software: 1.8.8 Build 190613 Rel.123436
MAC (rssi): 50:C7:BF:XX:XX:XX (-77) MAC (rssi): 1c:3b:f3:xx:xx:xx (-56)
Location: {'latitude': XXXX, 'longitude': XXXX} Location: {'latitude': None, 'longitude': None}
== Emeter ==
Current state: {'total': 133.082, 'power': 100.418681, 'current': 0.510967, 'voltage': 225.600477} == Device specific information ==
Brightness: 16
Is dimmable: True
Color temperature: 2500
Valid temperature range: ColorTempRange(min=2500, max=9000)
HSV: HSV(hue=0, saturation=0, value=16)
Presets:
index=0 brightness=50 hue=0 saturation=0 color_temp=2500 custom=None id=None mode=None
index=1 brightness=100 hue=299 saturation=95 color_temp=0 custom=None id=None mode=None
index=2 brightness=100 hue=120 saturation=75 color_temp=0 custom=None id=None mode=None
index=3 brightness=100 hue=240 saturation=75 color_temp=0 custom=None id=None mode=None
== Current State ==
<EmeterStatus power=2.4 voltage=None current=None total=None>
== Modules ==
+ <Module Schedule (smartlife.iot.common.schedule) for 192.168.xx.xx>
+ <Module Usage (smartlife.iot.common.schedule) for 192.168.xx.xx>
+ <Module Antitheft (smartlife.iot.common.anti_theft) for 192.168.xx.xx>
+ <Module Time (smartlife.iot.common.timesetting) for 192.168.xx.xx>
+ <Module Emeter (smartlife.iot.common.emeter) for 192.168.xx.xx>
- <Module Countdown (countdown) for 192.168.xx.xx>
+ <Module Cloud (smartlife.iot.common.cloud) for 192.168.xx.xx>
``` ```
Use `kasa --help` to get list of all available commands, or alternatively, [consult the documentation](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cli.html). If your device requires authentication to control it,
you need to pass the credentials using `--username` and `--password` options.
## Basic controls ## Basic functionalities
All devices support a variety of common commands, including: All devices support a variety of common commands, including:
* `state` which returns state information * `state` which returns state information
* `on` and `off` for turning the device on or off * `on` and `off` for turning the device on or off
* `emeter` (where applicable) to return energy consumption information * `emeter` (where applicable) to return energy consumption information
* `sysinfo` to return raw system information * `sysinfo` to return raw system information
The syntax to control device is `kasa --host <ip address> <command>`.
Use `kasa --help` ([or consult the documentation](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cli.html#kasa-help)) to get a list of all available commands and options.
Some examples of available options include JSON output (`--json`), defining timeouts (`--timeout` and `--discovery-timeout`).
Each individual command may also have additional options, which are shown when called with the `--help` option.
For example, `--transition` on bulbs requests a smooth state change, while `--name` and `--index` are used on power strips to select the socket to act on:
```
$ kasa on --help
Usage: kasa on [OPTIONS]
Turn the device on.
Options:
--index INTEGER
--name TEXT
--transition INTEGER
--help Show this message and exit.
```
### Bulbs
Common commands for bulbs and light strips include:
* `brightness` to control the brightness
* `hsv` to control the colors
* `temperature` to control the color temperatures
When executed without parameters, these commands will report the current state.
Some devices support `--transition` option to perform a smooth state change.
For example, the following turns the light to 30% brightness over a period of five seconds:
```
$ kasa --host <addr> brightness --transition 5000 30
```
See `--help` for additional options and [the documentation](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/smartbulb.html) for more details about supported features and limitations.
### Power strips
Each individual socket can be controlled separately by passing `--index` or `--name` to the command.
If neither option is defined, the commands act on the whole power strip.
For example:
```
$ kasa --host <addr> off # turns off all sockets
$ kasa --host <addr> off --name 'Socket1' # turns off socket named 'Socket1'
```
See `--help` for additional options and [the documentation](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/smartstrip.html) for more details about supported features and limitations.
## Energy meter ## Energy meter
Passing no options to `emeter` command will return the current consumption. Running `kasa emeter` command will return the current consumption.
Possible options include `--year` and `--month` for retrieving historical state, Possible options include `--year` and `--month` for retrieving historical state,
and reseting the counters is done with `--erase`. and reseting the counters can be done with `--erase`.
``` ```
$ kasa emeter $ kasa emeter
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Current state: {'total': 133.105, 'power': 108.223577, 'current': 0.54463, 'voltage': 225.296283} Current state: {'total': 133.105, 'power': 108.223577, 'current': 0.54463, 'voltage': 225.296283}
``` ```
## Bulb-specific commands
At the moment setting brightness, color temperature and color (in HSV) are supported depending on the device.
The commands are straightforward, so feel free to check `--help` for instructions how to use them.
# Library usage # Library usage
You can find several code examples in [the API documentation](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io). If you want to use this library in your own project, a good starting point is to check [the documentation on discovering devices](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/discover.html).
You can find several code examples in the API documentation of each of the implementation base classes, check out the [documentation for the base class shared by all supported devices](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/smartdevice.html).
[The library design and module structure is described in a separate page](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/design.html).
The device type specific documentation can be found in their separate pages:
* [Plugs](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/smartplug.html)
* [Bulbs](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/smartbulb.html)
* [Dimmers](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/smartdimmer.html)
* [Power strips](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/smartstrip.html)
* [Light strips](https://python-kasa.readthedocs.io/en/latest/smartlightstrip.html)
## Contributing ## Contributing
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You can run tests on the library by executing `pytest` in the source directory. You can run tests on the library by executing `pytest` in the source directory.
This will run the tests against contributed example responses, but you can also execute the tests against a real device: This will run the tests against contributed example responses, but you can also execute the tests against a real device:
``` ```
pytest --ip <address> $ pytest --ip <address>
``` ```
Note that this will perform state changes on the device. Note that this will perform state changes on the device.
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The simplest way to add support for a new device or to improve existing ones is to capture traffic between the mobile app and the device. The simplest way to add support for a new device or to improve existing ones is to capture traffic between the mobile app and the device.
After capturing the traffic, you can either use the [softScheck's wireshark dissector](https://github.com/softScheck/tplink-smartplug#wireshark-dissector) After capturing the traffic, you can either use the [softScheck's wireshark dissector](https://github.com/softScheck/tplink-smartplug#wireshark-dissector)
or the `parse_pcap.py` script contained inside the `devtools` directory. or the `parse_pcap.py` script contained inside the `devtools` directory.
Note, that this works currently only on kasa-branded devices which use port 9999 for communications.
## Supported devices ## Supported devices
In principle all devices that are locally controllable using the official Kasa mobile app should work with this library. In principle, most kasa-branded devices that are locally controllable using the official Kasa mobile app work with this library.
The following lists merely the devices that have been manually verified to work.
If your device is unlisted but working, please open a pull request to update the list and add a fixture file (generated by `devtools/dump_devinfo.py`). The following lists the devices that have been manually verified to work.
**If your device is unlisted but working, please open a pull request to update the list and add a fixture file (use `devtools/dump_devinfo.py` to generate one).**
### Plugs ### Plugs
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* KL420 * KL420
* KL430 * KL430
**Contributions (be it adding missing features, fixing bugs or improving documentation) are more than welcome, feel free to submit pull requests!** ### Tapo-branded devices
The library has recently added a limited supported for devices that carry tapo branding.
At the moment, the following devices have been confirmed to work:
* Tapo P110 (plug)
* Tapo L530 (bulb)
**If your device is unlisted but working, please open a pull request to update the list and add a fixture file (use `devtools/dump_devinfo.py` to generate one).**
## Resources ## Resources