node-mi-flora

Node package for Xiaomi Mi Flora Plant Sensor

This package is under development. Use it on your own risk until the stable version is out.

Installation

npm install node-mi-flora

Basic Usage

const MiFlora = require('node-mi-flora');

let flora = new MiFlora(); // initialize flora

// start scanning
flora.startScanning();

// set an interval to rescan & get fresh data
setInterval(function () {
  console.log('every 15 seconds, rescan devices');
  flora.startScanning();
}, 15000);

// stop scanning
flora.stopScanning();

Events

Data

When data available, it publishes DeviceData object which contains temperature, lux, moisture, and fertility.

flora.on('data', function (data) {
  console.log('data', data);
  // print DeviceData { deviceId: '1111', temperature: 25.2, lux: 5142, moisture: 46, fertility: 0 }
});

Firmware & Battery

When data available, it publishes plain object which contains firmware and battery values.

flora.on('firmware', function (data) {
  console.log('firmware', data);
  // print { deviceId: '1111', batteryLevel: 82, firmwareVersion: '2.6.2' }
});

Notes

• debug mode DEBUG=miflora node examples/basic.js

• if you having trouble running the script on raspberry pi, run sudo setcap cap_net_raw+eip $(eval readlink -f `which node`). This grants the node binary cap_net_raw privileges, so it can start/stop BLE advertising without sudo. source

• use it with strict mode node --use_strict examples/basic.js

• if your flora's firmware version is older than 2.8.6, please install v0.1.0