Attention: This software is in alpha state !!!

homebridge-smarthomeng

Homebridge plugin for SmartHomeNG

Currently supported

This plugin currently supports:

• LightBulb with on/off and brightness characteristic
• Window Covering with currentposition and targetposition characteristic (state not yet supported)

Requirements

• SmartHomeNG: https://github.com/smarthomeNG/smarthome
• homebridge: https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge

Installation

Install nodejs >= 0.12. You have to find out the right way for your OS. The following commands have been tested on Debian Jessie.

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Homebridge needs the libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev lib (installation tested on Debian Jessie)

sudo apt-get install libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev

Install homebridge from NPM repository

npm install -g homebridge --unsafe-perm

Install this plugin from NPM repository

npm install -g homebridge-smarthomeng --unsafe-perm

Configuration

You have to create a config.json in .homebridge directory. You'll find that directory in your home folder. This is an example config file which just uses this plugin and some example SmartHomeNG items.

{
    "bridge": {
        "name": "HomebridgeSH",
        "username": "CC:22:3D:E3:CE:32",
        "port": 51826,
        "pin": "031-45-154"
    },

    "platforms": [
        {
            "platform": "SmartHomeNG",
             
            "name": "SmartHomeNG",
            "host": "myshngserver.mydomain",
            "accessories": [
                {
                    "name": "Licht Büro",
                    "type": "Lightbulb",
                    "onoff": "EG.Buero.Licht"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Rolladen Büro",
                    "type": "WindowCovering",
                    "updown": "EG.Buero.Rolladen.AufAb",
                    "currentposition": "EG.Buero.Rolladen.Position",
                    "targetposition": "EG.Buero.Rolladen.Position",
                    "inverted": true
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "description": "This is my development config file."
}