homebridge-httpmultisensor

Supports http sensor devices on HomeBridge Platform. See https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge for details on HomeBridge.

This plugin provides a HomeBridge accessory.

Installation

1. Install homebridge using: npm install -g homebridge
2. Install this plugin using: npm install -g homebridge-httpmultisensor
3. Update your configuration file. See sample-config.json in this repository for a sample.
4. Start HomeBridge: homebridge

Configuration

Accessory configuration sample (part of ~/.homebridge/config.json):

"accessories": [
   {
       "accessory": "HttpMultisensor",
       "name": "Temp 1",
       "type": "CurrentTemperature",
       "manufacturer" : "SensorManu 1",
       "model": "SensorModel 1",
       "serial": "SensorSerial 1",
       "url": "http://localhost/wc/homebridge/phpsensor.php?sensor=temp",
       "http_method": "GET",
       "debug": true  
   }
]

The sensor url should return a json string looking like this

{
	"value": 25.8,
}

Please see sample-config.json for configuration options.

This plugin acts as an interface between a web endpoint and homebridge only. The sensor is read either directly or via PHP-script if you better like PHP.

License

Apache-2.0 License, see License file.

Author

(C) Weesee, 2017