homebridge-openHAB2

Homebridge plugin for openHAB2.

Prerequisites

• openHAB2
• node.js

Installation

• Install the mdns and avahi library:

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

• Install homebridge:

  npm install -g homebridge

• This plugin is published through NPM and should be installed "globally" by typing:

  npm install -g homebridge-openhab2 or if you have issues npm install -g --unsafe-perm homebridge-openhab2

• Update your config.json file (usually is in your home/.homebridge/ directory, if you can't find, follow the instruction in homebridge). See config.json in this repository for a sample.

Configuration (config.json)

{
  "bridge": {
    "name": "openHAB2",
    "username": "CC:22:3D:E3:CE:30",
    "port": 51826,
    "pin": "031-45-154"
  },

  "description": "This is an example configuration file with one fake accessory and one fake platform. You can use this as a template for creating your own configuration file containing devices you actually own.",

  "accessories": [
  ],

  "platforms": [
    {
      "platform": "openHAB2",
      "name": "openHAB2",
      "host": "192.168.0.100",
      "port": "8080",
      "sitemap": "home"
    }
  ]
}

Fields:

• "platform" - Must be set to openHAB2
• "name" - Name that you see in homekit
• "host" - IP address/host of the openHAB2 server
• "port" - Port of the openHAB2 server
• "sitemap" - Sitemap name of your openHAB2 server

Item Configuration (home.items)

This plugins uses the same logic for items configuration of HomeKit Add-on for openHAB2.

You will need to tag your openHAB items in order to view in HomeKit.

A full list of supported accessory types can be found in the table below.

Tag	Supported Types	Description
Switchable	Switch, Dimmer, Color	An accessory that can be turned off and on. (mapped to Switch HomeKit type)
Lighting	Switch, Dimmer, Color	An accessory that can be turned off and on. (mapped to Lightbulb HomeKit type)
Dimmable	Dimmer, Color	An accessory that can be dimmable. (mapped to Lightbulb HomeKit type)
WindowCovering	Rollershutter	A roller shutter. (mapped to WindowCovering HomeKit type)
ReverseWindowCovering	Rollershutter	A reverse roller shutter. (mapped to WindowCovering HomeKit type)

See the sample below for example items:

Switch KitchenLight "Kitchen Light" <light> (groupKitchen) [ "Switchable" ]
Color KitchenRGB "Kitchen RGB" <light> (groupKitchen) [ "Switchable" ]
Dimmer KitchenDimmer "Kitchen Dim" <light> (groupKitchen) [ "Switchable" ]

Switch KitchenLight "Kitchen Light" <light> (groupKitchen) [ "Lighting" ]
Color KitchenRGB "Kitchen RGB" <light> (groupKitchen) [ "Lighting" ]
Dimmer KitchenDimmer "Kitchen Dim" <light> (groupKitchen) [ "Lighting" ]

Color KitchenRGB "Kitchen RGB" <light> (groupKitchen) [ "Dimmable" ]
Dimmer KitchenDimmer "Kitchen Dim" <light> (groupKitchen) [ "Dimmable" ]

Release notes

Version 0.0.1

• First release with only switch items.

Version 0.0.2

• Refactor and update README.

Version 0.0.3

• Update Tests.

Version 0.0.4

• Update Tests.
• Changed logic to include accessory, now you should tag items according to the table of supported items above.

Version 0.0.5

• Added Lighting tag mapped to Lightbulb HomeKit type.
• Updated README.
• Added automatic deploy to npm for tagged version.

Version 0.0.6

• Added Dimmable tag mapped to Lightbulb HomeKit type.
• Updated README.
• Refactor contexts in accessories.

Version 0.0.8

• Updated deploy to npm.

Version 0.0.9

• Added WindowCovering tag mapped to Window Covering HomeKit type.
• Added ReverseWindowCovering tag mapped to Window Covering HomeKit type.

Version 0.0.10

• Fix bug in dimmerAccessory that throws error with SSE.

Version 0.0.11

• Added build status in README.