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homebridge-airvisual-2
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Homebridge plugin for the AirVisual API which allows access to outdoor air quality, humidity, and temperature.
It differs from homebridge-airvisual
in the following ways:
npm install -g homebridge-airvisual-2
Example config.json:
"accessories": [
{
"accessory": "AirVisual",
"name": "AirVisual",
"api_key": "",
"sensor": "air_quality",
"aqi_standard": "us",
"latitude": ,
"longitude": ,
"city": "",
"state": "",
"country": "",
"ppb_units": ["no2", "o3", "so2"],
"interval": 30,
}
],
Field | Required | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
accessory | yes | AirVisual | Must always be AirVisual |
name | yes | AirVisual | Can be specified by user |
api_key | yes | Obtain from https://www.airvisual.com/api | |
sensor | no | air_quality | Must be air_quality , humidity , or temperature |
aqi_standard | no | us | Only applicable if sensor is set to air_quality , must be cn (for China) or us (for United States) |
latitude | no | See Location notes below | |
longitude | no | See Location notes below | |
city | no | See Location notes below | |
state | no | See Location notes below | |
country | no | See Location notes below | |
ppb_units | no | See Units notes below | |
interval | no | 30 | Set the polling interval in minutes |
By default, AirVisual will use IP geolocation to determine the nearest station to get data from (no configuration needed).
Alternatively, GPS coordinates (latitude
and longitude
) or a specific city (city
, state
, and country
) can be used.
GPS coordinates can be found using https://www.latlong.net
A specific city, state, and country can be found using https://www.airvisual.com/world
Browse to the desired city
Format will be shown as City > State > Country
If both latitude
, longitude
and city
, state
, country
are specified; the GPS coordinates will be used.
If a "Startup" or "Enterprise" API key is used, then AirVisual should return concentration for individual pollutants in units of µg/m3. However, various locations appear to report some pollutants in units of ppb.
These pollutants can be converted to µg/m3, which is required for HomeKit, with the following steps:
Use the AirVisual app or website to see the reported units of each pollutant for the desired location.
Then use the ppb_units
configuration option to indicate which pollutants should be converted from ppb to µg/m3.
Only no2
, o3
, and so2
are supported for conversion.
Homebridge supports multiple instances for accessories; the configuration entry can be duplicated for each location and/or sensor type desired.
This plugin supports additional characteristics for air quality sensors if a "Startup" or "Enterprise" API key from AirVisual is used.
The free tier of the API does not provide particle densities, however this plugin will infer the PM2.5 density based on the AQI according to this table. Note that according to API documentation, a city's AQI is based on the "main pollutant" which may or may not be PM2.5. Upgrade your API plan to get correct pollutant data.
By default the API is queried once every 30 minutes, which is half of AirVisual's station update frequency of once per hour.
AQI categories are mapped to HomeKit categories as follows. Note that HomeKit will show visual cues on the dashboard for categories "Inferior" and "Poor".
AQI | AQI Category | HomeKit |
---|---|---|
0-50 | Good | Excellent |
51-100 | Moderate | Good |
101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | Fair |
151-200 | Unhealthy | Inferior |
201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Poor |
301-500 | Hazardous | Poor |
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Homebridge plugin for AirVisual API
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