homebridge-daylight

Daylight plugin for Homebridge that publishes a HomeKit accessory that emits an approximation of the expected amount of daylight according to the sunrise and sunset schedule for the configured location.

| Time Period | Current Light Level | | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Before Sunrise | 0.0001lux | | During Sunrise | 0.0001lux to 100000.000lux (gradual) | | Between Sunrise & Sunset | 100000.000lux | | During Sunset | 100000.000lux to 0.0001lux (gradual) | | After Sunset | 0.0001lux |

This is intended for use in triggering scenes using sunrise and sunset.

Installation

1. Install Homebridge using: npm install -g homebridge
2. Install this plugin using: npm install -g homebridge-daylight
3. Use the Google Geocoder Tool to get your location coordinates.
4. Update your Homebridge config.json using the sample below.

Configuration

{
  "accessory": "Daylight",
  "location": {
    "lat": 37.3316936,
    "lng": -122.0302191
  },
  "name": "Daylight Sensor"
}

Fields:

• accessory must be "Daylight" (required).
• location contains your location coordinates (required).
• name is the name of the published accessory (required).