homebridge-switchbee

Homebridge plugin for SwitchBee - Smart Home

Requirements

check with: node -v & homebridge -V and update if needed

How to Get Password?

In order to work with this plugin you need to set up a user with the appropriate permissions, and setup a password for this user which will be used to authenticate the user through the SwitchBee plugin.

To do so, connect with an Administrator user using the SwitchBee App. Select “Users” from the menu and click the user which you want to use through this plugin (create a new user if nessesary).

Then click the “Edit” button. Type the desired password and click the “Set Password” button.

Now the system is ready for connecting through the SwitchBee Open API.

Installation

1. Install homebridge using: sudo npm install -g homebridge --unsafe-perm
2. Install this plugin using: sudo npm install -g homebridge-switchbee
3. Update your configuration file. See config-sample.json in this repository for a sample.

* install from git: sudo npm install -g git+https://github.com/nitaybz/homebridge-switchbee.git

Config file

Easy config (required):

"platforms": [
    {
      "platform": "SwitchBee",
      "ip": "10.0.0.x",
      "username": "******@*******.***",
      "password": "*******",
    }
]

Advanced config (optional):

"platforms": [
    {
      "platform": "SwitchBee",
      "ip": "10.0.0.x",
      "username": "******@*******.***",
      "password": "*******",
      "statePollingInterval": 5,
      "debug": false,
      "devices": [
        {
          "id": 1,
          "accessoryType": "valve",
          "defaultDuration": 90
        },
        {
          "id": 22,
          "accessoryType": "outlet"
        },
        {
          "id": 23,
          "accessoryType": "switch"
        },
        {
          "id": 23,
          "accessoryType": "lock"
        },
        {
          "id": 4,
          "hide": true
        }
      ]
    }
]