homebridge-magic-blue-bulb
v1.0.3
Published
Homebridge plugin for the MagicBlue LED Lightbulbs
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Homebridge MagicBlue LED Light Bulb Plug in
This plug-in enables you to control your MagicBlue LED light bulb.
New Version
Releases that start with version 1.x.x are based on the old code base. If you want to support this project feel free to install version 2.x.x by running this command:
npm install -g homebridge-magic-blue-bulb@alpha
This software is still in the alpha phase. Should you find any issues, please open up an issue on GitHub. Nevertheless, this new version should work as a drop-in replacement for the old version, so your configuration does not require an update.
Connecting and setting up
The light bulb uses Bluetooth low energy. This means that your Raspberry Pi needs to have Bluetooth in some way. You will need to know the mac address of the light bulb. You can discover it by installing bluez and everything to your Raspberry Pi. A possible guide can be found here. However, you don't need to compile it yourself. I find the version in the repositories to be sufficient. You can then discover the mac address by running the command shown below. The mac is "FB:00:E0:82:AA:1F" in this case.
$ sudo hcitool lescan
LE Scan ...
FF:FF:C8:5D:68:9E Eve
FF:FF:C8:5D:68:9E Eve Thermo
33:03:44:44:AA:5C (unknown)
33:03:44:44:AA:5C Eve Door
FB:00:E0:82:AA:1F (unknown)
22:20:7B:99:D3:AF (unknown)
FB:00:E0:82:AA:1F LEDBLE-A582661F <--- this is your light bulb
22:20:7B:99:D3:AF (unknown)
Installation
Run the following command
npm install -g homebridge-magic-blue-bulb
Chances are you are going to need sudo with that.
Config.json file
{
"accessory": "magic-blue-bulb",
"name": "MagicBlue",
"mac": "FB:00:E0:82:AA:1F",
"handle": 46
}
| Key | Description | | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | accessory | Required. Has to be "magic-blue-bulb" | | name | Required. The name of this accessory. This will appear in your Homekit app | | mac | Required. The mac address that you discovered earlier | | handle | Optional. The handle that is used by the bulb for setting on/off and colors. This basically works like a key and you are writing the value. Use 46 for the newer(?) version of the bulbs. The standard value for the older(?) version is integrated into the code |
Issues
This software comes with no warranty. It works for me and it might for you.
Credit
I used the codes that were discovered by the author of this post. His findings were also used in his repository. If the author reads this, I did not find your name on your blog. You can send me a message and I'll gladly add your name.
Another thanks to Garry Tan for the conversion methods. See his post here.