node-red-contrib-crownstone v0.0.1

node-red-contrib-crownstone

A NodeRED node for accessing data from Crownstone (Bluenet system).

Installation

This package is tested on Raspberry Pi 4.

Pre-requisites

• Crownstones These are smart plugs to measure and control wall outlets. Check out Crownstone rocks.
• Bluetooth hardware Make sure you have access to Bluetooth hardware. If you use Node-Red in a docker, use: Privileged mode on

Installation

Via Node-red

• Open Node-red
• Manage palette
• Go to tab Install
• Find Crownstone
• Click install

Or manually

cd ~/.node-red
npm install node-red-contrib-crownstone

Restart Node-Red process

Usage

Debug

To debug, you can use node --inspect. For example, use Node-Red in a Docker with: /usr/local/bin/node,--inspect=0.0.0.0:xxxx,/usr/src/node-red/node_modules/node-red/red.js,--,--userDir,/data.

Releases

V0.0.1

• One node which scans for Crownstones in range
• Will connect to Crownstone cloud to get encryption keys
• Uses email and sha1password to authenticate
• No scanning arguments yet

Have suggestions?

Feel free to add a pull request or mention the node. Thanks for using it (if so)!