Homebridge Relays

Controls 4 channel relays with a Raspberry Pi using HomeKit.

Hardware

The hardware is quite simple to construct.

1. Any Raspberry Pi
2. Relay connected to light bulb and rpi gpio

Installation

1. Install homebridge using: npm install -g homebridge
2. Install this plugin using: npm install -g homebridge-lightbulb-gpio
3. Update your configuration file. See config-sample.json in this repository for a sample.

Sample Configuration

{
  "accessories": [
    {
      "accessory": "LightBulbGpio",
      "name": "Living room light",
      "pin": 11,
      "invert": false,
      "default_state": false
    }
  ],

  "platforms": []
}

Accessory Configuration Options

Name | Meaning ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------ accessory | Accessory type. Relay (REQUIRED) name | Default name for the accessory. (REQUIRED) pin | Which pin number to use for this accessory. (REQUIRED) invert | If true, output on pin is LOW for ON, and HIGH for OFF. (Default: false) default_state | State to set on start of homebridge. true for ON, false for OFF. (Default: false/OFF) duration_ms | If given, accessory will stay ON for this many milliseconds, then turn OFF. Timer resets if accessory is turned ON again while it is still ON. (Default: 0/None)