node-red-contrib-homekit

Node-RED nodes to simulate Apple HomeKit devices.

Prerequisites

These nodes are based on the extremely awesome HAP-NodeJS -Project which uses an implementation of mdns to provide Bonjour / Avahi capability. Please refer to the HAP-NodeJS Wiki and to mdns for install instructions, if you get stuck on the following.

Install

For Debian / Ubuntu you need to install the following in order to support Bonjour / Avahi

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

Then run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically ~/.node-red

    npm install node-red-contrib-homekit

Docker

If you have a beautiful solution to run this in Docker, please share :)

Related Issue: #8

Nodes

Accessory

The Accessory node is a configuration node, specifying the device that iOS sees.

• Pin Code: Specify the Pin for the pairing process.
• Port: If you are behind a Firewall, you may want to specify a port. Otherwise leave empty.
• Manufacturer, Model, Serial Number: Can be anything you want.
• Name: If you intend to simulate a rocket, then why don't you call it Rocket.

Bridged Accessories are not supported at the moment.

Service

The Service nodes add functionality to your Accessories. You can assign multiple Services to one Accessory.

• Accessory: What Accessory this Service is for.
• Service: Choose the type of Service from the list.
• Name: optional

Input Messages

Input messages can be used to update any Characteristic that the selected Service provides. Simply pass the values-to-update as msg.payload object.

Example: to signal that an Outlet is turned on and in use, send the following payload

{
    "On": 1,
    "OutletInUse": 1
}

Hint: to find out what Characteristics you can address, just send {"foo":"bar"} and watch the debug tab ;)

Output Messages

Output messages are in the same format as input messages. They are emitted from the node when it receives Characteristics updates from a paired iOS device.