Homebridge-nxtlevel NPM

Homebridge NXTLEVEL

Homebridge NXTLEVEL is a plugin for Homebridge allowing the integration of NXTFOX units and NXTLEVEL APP using MQTT.

Compatibility with previous versions

From version 1.1.x, raw JavaScript values for Boolean properties are passed to MQTT apply functions. This may change published message formats, e.g. when apply functions are used to build JSON strings.

For full details of changes please see the Release notes.

Installation

Follow the instructions in homebridge for the homebridge server installation. This plugin is published through NPM and should be installed "globally" by typing:

npm install -g homebridge-nxtlevel

Installation through Homebridge Config UI X is also supported (and recommended).

Configuration

Configure the plugin in your homebridge config.json file. Most configuration settings can now also be entered using Homebridge Config UI X.

MQTT topics used fall into two categories:

Control topics, of the form setXXX, are published by NXTLEVEL in order to control device state (e.g. to turn on alarm system).
Status/notification topics, of the form getXXX, are published by the device to notify NXTLEVEL that something has occurred (e.g. that the alarm has been triggered).

For further details, see docs/Configuration.md and docs/Codecs.md.