homebridge-rinnai-rou-module

homebridge-rinnai-rou-module

Description

This homebridge plugin exposes a Rinnai thermostat to Apple's HomeKit.
The plugin allows you to set the thermostat mode and control the target temperature. It is based on local wifi communication between homebridge server and Rinnai Wifi ROU003 module used by Rinnai Heaters mainly in Brazil.

Installation

1. Install homebridge
2. Install this plugin: npm install -g homebridge-rinnai-rou-module
3. Update your config.json file

Configuration

"accessories": [
     {
       "accessory": "Thermostat",
       "name": "RinnaiThermostat",
       "deviceIp": "192.168.0.100"
     }
]

Core

Key	Description	Default
accessory	Must be Thermostat	N/A
name	Name to appear in the Home app	N/A
deviceIp	Local IP address used by Rinnai ROU003 module	N/A

Optional fields

Key	Description	Default
maxTemp	Upper bound for the temperature selector in the Home app	46
minTemp	Lower bound for the temperature selector in the Home app	35
minStep	Minimum increment value for the temperature selector in the Home app	1

Additional options

Key	Description	Default
model	Appears under the Model field for the accessory	plugin
serial	Appears under the Serial field for the accessory	deviceIp
manufacturer	Appears under the Manufacturer field for the accessory	author
firmware	Appears under the Firmware field for the accessory	version

Credits

The code was extensively based on other git repositories that were able to reverse engineer the Rinnai ROU003 wifi module and implement a Thermostat via Homebridge

Credits

• github.com/ale-jr/rinnai_br_homeassistant
• github.com/phenotypic/homebridge-web-thermostat

License

This project is under the MIT License.

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