homebridge-mqtt-blinds-simulation

Homebridge MQTT Blinds with simulation

Homebridge plugin to control blinds via MQTT with simulation mode.

Installation

1. install homebridge npm install -g homebridge
2. install this plugin npm install -g homebridge-mqtt-blinds-simulation
3. update your ~/.homebridge/config.json file (use sample-config.json as a reference)

Configuration

Sample accessory:

"accessories": [
  {
    "accessory": "Blinds",
    "name": "Kitchen",
    "topicUp": {
        "url": "",
        "message": ""
    },
    "topicDown": {
    "url": "",
    "message": ""
    },
    "topicStop": {
    "url": "",
    "message": ""
    },
    "durationUp": 27000,
    "durationDown": 25000,
    "durationOffset": 1000,
    "mqttUrl": "mqtt://localhost:1883",
    "mqttUser": "",
    "mqttPass": ""
   }
]

Fields:

• accessory must always be Blinds
• name room with blinds, e.g. Garage
• topicUp topic object for send up message
• topicDown topic object for send down message
• topicStop topic object for send stop message
• durationUp milliseconds to open blinds completely
• durationDown milliseconds to close blinds completely
• durationOffset [optional, default: 0] milliseconds added to durationUp and durationDown to make sure that blinds are completely open or closed
• mqttUrl URL of your MQTT server
• mqttUser [optional] username of your MQTT server
• mqttPass [optional] password of your MQTT server