homebridge-platform-wemo

homebridge-platform-wemo

Belkin WeMo Platform plugin for the awesome Homebridge project.

Currently supports

• Wemo Switch
• Wemo Light Swicth
• Wemo Insight Switch (on/off only)
• Wemo Bulb (via Wemo Link - on/off/brightness)
• Wemo Motion

Installation

1. Install homebridge using: npm install -g homebridge
2. Install this plugin using: npm install -g homebridge-platform-wemo
3. Update your configuration file. See the sample below.

Updating

Recently refactored to increase speed of operation and update on/off/brightness status more reliably.

1. npm update -g homebridge-platform-wemo

Configuration

Configuration sample:

expected_accessories is the count of Wemo bulbs and switches you have - it is optional and if not specified the timeout value will be used to wait for the discovery process to conclude. timeout is specified in seconds and will default to 10 seconds.

"platforms": [
       {
         "platform": "BelkinWeMo",
         "name": "WeMo Platform",
         "expected_accessories" : "x",
         "timeout" : "y"
       }   
   ]

The module will try and find all your WeMo Devices and make them available to HomeBridge / HomeKit / Siri. It will use the name you have set up with the Belkin app as the name used for Homekit and hence Siri so ensure your naming is distinct so poor Siri has some chance of getting you commands right. To change a name simply use the Wemo App on your smartphone and restart homebridge to pick up the changes.

The discovery process can be a little hit or miss with the Wemo platform so if all your devices are not discovered try restarting homebridge a few times and make sure all Lights (Bulbs) are on!

ToDo

The code was recently updated to increase the speed of status checking by persisting the WemoClient objects properly.

Credits

Credit goes to

• Timon Reinhard for his awesome Wemo Client module and advise
• Andy Lindeman for the homebridge-smartthings that this is work is based on.

License

Published under the MIT License.