Homebridge Multi-Tap-Switch

This plugin provides a switch, which can be triggered multiple times to trigger different actions.

Actions could be everything, which can be configured within Automations.

How it works?

The plugin provides a virtual switch which can be triggered manually (which doesn't really make sense) or by Automations. A configurable set of programmable switches will than be used to trigger scenes and/or devices (like for i.e. motion or contact sensors).

Each time the switch is triggered ON - what can be done multiple times without reset - the stateless switches are triggered one after the other. The switch is reset after a configurable timeout to start from the first programmable switch again.

Installation

Either install this plugin through Homebridge Config UI X or manually by following these instructions:

1. Install Homebridge (follow the instructions).
2. Install this plugin by running npm install -g homebridge-multitap-switch.
3. Add this plugin to the Homebridge config.json (as described in the next section)

Configuration

The configuration allows the user to add multiple Multi-Tap-Switches. The following parameters are available:

| Option | Default Value | Characteristic (runtime configuration) | Description | |------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | name | MultiTapSwitch | | Name of the Platform Accessory (primarily shown in logs) | | devices[] | | | Array of configured devices | | devices[].name | | | Name of the switch | | devices[].numberConfiguredScenes | 5 | Configured Scenes | Number of stateless switches (cannot be changed during runtime) | | devices[].triggerTimeout | 10 | Trigger Timeout | Seconds, after which the switch is reset (starting from the first programmable switch | | devices[].resetAfterSwitchOff | false | | Reset the switch (like after timeout), when it is turned OFF. | | devices[].logging | false | | Logging of switch/trigger actions. |

The parameter triggerTimeout can be changed in the configuration during runtime. So, this is just the initial value.

NOTE: If the value is out of sync from the configured value (i.e. updated via Home-App), it will not be updated on later configuration changes. It must be set back to the configured value first!

The parameter numberConfiguredScenes just defines how many programmable switches are available. The number of really used switches can configured during runtime, between 0 and the configured number.

NOTE: Additional parameters (also called Characteristics) can only be configured via 3rd-party HomeKit apps (i.e. Home+, Controller for HomeKit, etc.), but in the basic Home App!

So, an example platform plugin config will look as follows:

    {
      "platform": "MultiTapSwitch",
      "name": "MTSwitch",
      "devices": [
        {
          "name": "MTSwitch 1",
          "numberConfiguredScenes": 5,
          "triggerTimeout": 10,
          "resetAfterSwitchOff": true,
          "logging": true
        }
      ]
    }