Lesnov
(Les Novotny)
December 29, 2024, 2:30am
1
Recently, I purchased 4 Globe Smart Plugs from Costco as they were well priced; however, I could not find an existing Integration for it in HAOS.
Has anyone had the same issue? or is an Integration being developed?
Link to plug
https://globe-electric.com/collections/smart-home-controls
baudneo
(Baudneo)
December 29, 2024, 5:04am
2
try the tuya add ons, globe is usually rebranded tuya.
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JerryM
(JerryM)
December 29, 2024, 5:08am
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tuya or one of their rebrands.
tuya app has been able to connect ha and all of my random wall plugs from thrift store.
Lesnov
(Les Novotny)
December 29, 2024, 9:47pm
4
Thank you for pointing in the right direction.Bit of fiddling to get USER CODE required by the Tuya integration, but got it to work.
Lesnov
(Les Novotny)
December 29, 2024, 9:55pm
5
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. Bit of fiddling to get USER CODE required by the Tuya integration, but got it to work.
Would be great if HA added Globe.
JerryM
(JerryM)
December 29, 2024, 11:52pm
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There’s ways to control some smart plugs with fewer apps but it usually isn’t worth the hassle to me.
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