homebridge-gpio-rgbw-ledstrip

homebridge-gpio-rgbw-ledstrip

RPi GPIO based LED Strip plugin for Homebridge

Installation

• Install Homebridge using the official instructions.
• Install pi-blaster using these instructions.
• Update pi-blaster DAEMON_OPTS to contain the pins your LED strip is connected to (instructions).
• Install this plugin using sudo npm install -g homebridge-gpio-rgbw-ledstrip.
• Update your configuration file. See sample config.json snippet below.

Configuration

Configuration sample:

"accessories": [
  {
    "accessory": "SmartLedStrip",
    "name": "Basement LED Strip",
    "rPin": 26,
    "gPin": 19,
    "bPin": 16,
    "wPin": 20
  }
]

Fields

• "accessory": Must always be "SmartLedStrip" (required)
• "name": Can be anything (required)
• "rPin": GPIO pin that is used to set red value (required)
• "gPin": GPIO pin that is used to set green value (required)
• "bPin": GPIO pin that is used to set blue value (required)
• "wPin": GPIO pin that is used to set white value (required)

Connecting LED Strips

You'll need to wire up a circuit to connect an LED strip to your Raspberry Pi. A decent guide on doing that is available here.