homebridge-teufel v0.4.7

Raumfeld and Teufel plugin for Homebridge

This is a plugin to connect Raumfeld/Teufel hardware to Apple's Homekit via the Homebridge system. Many thanks to @ChrisD for his work on Raumfeld (https://github.com/ChriD/node-raumserver).

Currently a prototype

This is also my first node.JS project. It is a plugin for homebridge. You need a running homebridge in order to use this plugin.

• To prevent changing devices to be removed and added again in Homekit, add option 'frozen' = true to config.json. See config-sample.json. This is BETA!
• To remove old devices and add new devices, use 'clearcache' = true. This is BETA!

Prerequisites

This plugin requires at least one running Raumfeld/Teufel device in order to work. This plugin needs unique names for your Raumfeld/Teufel devices and rooms.

Installation

First see link above and follow the installation instruction for Homebridge. Afterwards, simply install this plugin (assuming that homebridge is installed globally): sudo npm install -g homebridge-teufel. Now copy the config-sample.json to your homebridge home folder (usually /home/username/.homebridge) and rename it to config.json. Finally, you can the setup with homebridge.

Homebridge should show your devices and one switch called "Virtual Zone". Currently I assume, that there is only one Zone playing music. Will work on that in the future.

HowTo

Start only selected devices with Homekit scene (e.g. Arriving home):

• Create a new Homekit scene
• Add Raumfeld/Teufel devices you want to start AND the "Virtual Zone"-device
• Activate all devices and the "Virtual Zone" in the scene and save

Now only the devices in the scene will start playing (for example, when you arrive at home).

Sleeping or good morning timer:

• Create a new automation in Homekit (for example by time or by sunrise)
• Add Raumfeld/Teufel devices AND the "Virtual Zone"-device
• Activate all devices and the "Virtual Zone" in the scene
• Now you can choose "deactivate after XX minutes" for the automation and save

Now you devices will start playing on the set automation and will stop playing after the defined time.