homebridge-roomba690

This Homebridge plugin adds support for the Roomba 690.

It also adds a BatteryService, allowing you to check on the charging status of the 690.

Credits

This code was built upon the work in the following projects:

• homebridge
• dorita980
• homebridge-roomba980
• homebridge-roomba

Features

• Start / stop Roomba Hey Siri, turn on the Roomba
• Check on/off status Hey Siri, is the Roomba on?
• Check charging status Hey Siri, is the Roomba charging?
• Check battery status Hey Siri, is the Roomba charged?

Installation

npm install -g homebridge-roomba690

Homebridge configuration

Add to your config.json's accessory section:

{
    "bridge": {
	"name": "Homebridge",
	"username": "CD:22:3D:E3:CE:30",
	"port": 51826,
	"pin": "123-45-678"
    },

    "description": "My Homebridge",

    "platforms": [],

    "accessories": [
	{
	    "accessory": "Roomba690",
	    "model":"690",            
	    "name": "Roomba",
	    "hostname": "ip-address-of-your-roomba",            
	    "blid":"blid-of-your-roomba",
	    "password":"password-for-your-roomba"
	}
    ]
}

To obtain your BLID and Password for your Roomba, refer to dorita980

The Model and Name options can be set to whatever you'd like.

Advice

As pointed out in the Readme for dorita980, it is wise to disable over-the-air firmware updates for your Roomba.

Why another Roomba plugin?

Unfortunately, the homebridge-roomba980 or homebridge-roomba plugins don't work with the Roomba 690.

The 690 has a limited feature set in comparison to the higher-end models, a consequence being that it doesn't support some of the methods that these two plugins use from the dorita980 kit.

This plugin uses methods that the 690 does support in order to bring Homebridge support to your Roomba.

Logging and Troubleshooting

Logging is fairly verbose and should assist you in troubleshooting any issues. Look in your usual Homebridge logs.

Make sure that the plugin is actually being loaded:

Loaded plugin: homebridge-roomba690
Registering accessory 'homebridge-roomba690.Roomba690'

Verify that your configuration is correct:

[Roomba] Initializing Roomba690 accessory...
[Roomba] Initialised Roomba with Name: [Roomba] Hostname: [192.168.0.239] BLID: [XXXXXXXXXXXX] Model: [690]
[Roomba] Services requested
[Roomba] Reporting that we support AccessoryInformation, SwitchService and BatteryService

Whenever you request information, you should see activity in the logs

Hey Siri, is the Roomba on?

[Roomba] Power state requested for Roomba
[Roomba] Connected to Roomba
[Roomba] Status is [charge]
[Roomba] Roomba is not running

Hey Siri, is the Roomba battery charged?

[Roomba] Battery level requested for Roomba
[Roomba] Connected
[Roomba] Roomba battery level [100]