homebridge-plugin-paradoxpgmmqtt v1.0.6

homebridge-plugin-paradoxpgmmqtt

Homebridge plugin to create a HomeKit Garage Door accessory which opens and closed based on publishing a message to a MQTT topic (such as a Paradox Alarm PGM). Why? iOS 13 CarPlay allows you to easily access your Garage when arriving and leaving your house.

Installation

1. Install Homebridge
2. Install this plugin using npm install -g homebridge-plugin-paradoxpgmmqtt
3. Edit your configuration file like the example below and restart Homebridge

Configuration Example

{
    "bridge": {
        "name": "Homebridge",
        "username": "CE:CE:CE:CE:CE:CE",
        "port": 51826,
        "pin": "131-25-154"
    },
    "accessories": [{
        "accessory": "ParadoxPGMRelay",
        "name": "Garage",
        "url": "mqtt://192.168.1.10:1883",
        "topic": "paradox/control/outputs/Garage",
        "message": "pulse"
    }]
}

Configuration Parameters

• name (required) Name of Garage to appear in Home app
• topic (required) MQTT Topic to publish message to, i.e. paradox/control/outputs/name
• message (required) Message contents to publish

Credits

This plugin is a fork of homebridge-dummy-garage