homebridge-paradise

This Homebridge plugin provides HomeKit support for the Sterno/Paradise Smart 200W Low Voltage Lighting Transformer GL33210.

Purpose

This "smart" transformer is one of the few on the market that offers smart phone access to turn on/off one of three low voltage channels and an additional 120V channel. However the unit can only be operated by connecting your smart phone directly to the wireless access point on the unit itself then using the provided MyParadise app to operate it. This is incredibly inconvenient as you need to disconnect from your existing wireless network each time you want to turn the lights on/off or set any timers on the unit.

With this plugin you will be able to treat the 4 channels are separate HomeKit switches, turn them on/off using Siri, add them to HomeKit automations or simply control them from the HomeKit app.

Setup

The transformer has a built-in wireless access point. For this plugin to operate correctly the machine running Homebridge must connect to the access point. This means the machine needs two network adapters, one wireless adapter to connect to the access point and another to connect to the network where Homekit is being used. The easiest way to achieve this is to connect the machine to the network via Ethernet.

Once you have installed and configured the plugin correctly you should see 4 new switch accessories added to Homekit that correspond to the 4 channels on the transformer.

Installation

1. Install Homebridge
2. Install this plugin npm install -g homebridge-paradise
3. Configure the plugin (see below)

Configuration

Add the following to your homebridge configuration under platforms.

"platforms": [
    {
        "platform": "SternoParadiseTransformer",
        "ip": "192.168.4.1",
        "port": 8266,
        "debug": true
    }
]

The ip and port are likely to be the same on your transformer as this seems to be hard coded. Set debug to false if you don't want logging messages to appear.