homebridge-gate-latch
v1.1.0
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Doorbell plugin for Homebridge to enable control of an old doorbell and front-gate latch
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A Homebridge plugin for a Raspberry Pi with an Automation Hat that is controlling an old, buzzer-activated door gate. Directly inspired by (this article)[https://medium.com/dirigible/siri-controlled-1970s-intercom-door-ecd7a6b0df31]. Please note that this plugin represents only the software component. The hardware is a different manner entirely, but is explained in the above mentioned article. Maybe I'll get around to detailing it someday...
Administration on the Raspberry Pi
To SSH:
- Make sure the Raspberry Pi is running
- Run
ssh [email protected]
in a terminal window - Enter the password for the Raspberry Pi
Homebridge config on the Raspberry Pi is configured here
~/.homebridge/config.json
To shutdown run: sudo shutdown -h now
To run the plugin locally on the raspberry pi (instead of from npm):
DEBUG=* /usr/bin/homebridge -D -P doorbell/
Some helpful articles:
- (Siri Controlled 1970s Intercom Door)[https://medium.com/dirigible/siri-controlled-1970s-intercom-door-ecd7a6b0df31]
- (Creating a homekit plugin)[https://blog.theodo.com/2017/08/make-siri-perfect-home-companion-devices-not-supported-apple-homekit/]