homebridge-fake-light-bulb

A homebridge plugin for fake light bulbs


Keywords
homebridge-plugin, homebridge, fake lightbulb, lightbulb, bulb
License
Apache-2.0
Install
npm install homebridge-fake-light-bulb@0.0.1

Documentation

Homebridge Fake Light Bulb

With this plugin, you can create one or multiple fake light bulbs in homebridge/homekit. Feel free to create some nice automations with these light bulbs :)

I needed this fake light bulbs for node-red automations.

Installation

To install Homebridge Fake Light Bulb:

  • Follow the instructions on the Homebridge Wiki to install Homebridge
  • Install the Homebridge Fake Light Bulb plugin through Homebridge Config UI X or manually by:
sudo npm -g i homebridge-fake-light-bulb

Configuration

Config the Fake Light Bulb plugin through Homebridge Config UI X or manually by:

  "accessories": [
        {
            "name": "Fake Light Bulb",
            "brightness": true,
            "color": "none",
            "accessory": "homebridge-fake-light-bulb"
        }
    ]
Key Default Values Description
name Fake Light Bulb string Name of your fake light bulb
brightness false boolean (true / false) Flag whether to expose brightness input field.
color none string ('none', 'colorTemperature', 'hue') Flag whether to expose none, a color temperature or a hue (saturation + color temperature + color mixer) input field.