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)