Why Homebridge?

Because of the nature of our device, it is not possible to manufacture with direct support for HomeKit. Using a Homebridge installation with a plugin allows us to provide support for HomeKit without the additional limitations and approval process for certified devices.

GUI Installation

If you are running a more recent version of Homebridge with GUI support, installing the MaxVapor Plugin is easy.

• Navigate to the "Plugins" menu of the Homebridge GUI
• Search for "maxvapor"
• Install the "Homebridge Platform Maxvapor" plugin from the search results.
• You will be asked to supply the API Token for your MaxVapor Dashboard account.

To obtain an API Token, please login to your existing MaxVapor Dashboard Account, select the Data Logging option from the sidebar and Request a Token or use one of the existing tokens displayed.

Manual Installation

Install homebridge-platform-maxvaporfrom NPM.

Edit ~/.homebridge/config.json, inside "platforms": [ ... ] add:

{
    "token": "",
    "host": "https://dashboard.maxvapor.com",
    "platform": "MaxVaporPlugin"
}

To obtain an API Token, please login to your existing MaxVapor Dashboard Account, select the Data Logging option from the sidebar and Request a Token or use one of the existing tokens displayed.

HomeKit Appearance

Each MaxVapor E-Nail Controller will appear as an accessory that is a "thermostat".

The Homebridge device name will correspond to the E-Nail Controller Name in the Device List of the MaxVapor Dashboard.

For example, as shown in the HomeDash App:

Additional functionality may be added in the future through new services, such as the accelerometer being exposed as a "motion detector" accessory.

In addition, the thermostat service will only respond to the Off and Heat modes, commands for Auto or Cool will be ignored by the device.