Debug nodes will provide output from the Home.app in the debug screen in Node-RED (top right of the window, click the button that looks like a bug). The Inject nodes trigger an action which will update one or more values in the Home.app. There are 2 nodes to interact with, they are blue “Inject” nodes with buttons on the left side and green “Debug” nodes with buttons on the left. Type in this code then click next and follow the prompts on screen.Ĭongratulations! If you have made it this far, you should have some demo services added to the Home.app!įrom here you can start playing. This can be found below many of the HomeKit nodes (the number 153-10-538 in the screenshot below) on your Node-RED screen or in the “Configuration Nodes” area. The next screen will ask for an 8-digit code. There you will find your bridge labeled “Demo…” - click one and continue. Next you will have to click “Don’t have a code or can’t scan?” to get to the next screen. Once deployed, you can add the bridge(s) to HomeKit using an iOS or iPadOS device.įirst open your Home.app and click “Add Accessory” Once you have imported the demos you want to play with, you are ready to hit the “Deploy” button and start testing! Add to HomeKit # They can be imported very easily into Node-RED, see the gif below: These examples are packaged along with the current version of our plugin. Once you have Node-RED, and our plugin installed, you are ready to get started. The demo setup below is not guaranteed to work for prior versions. As of 4 November 2020 the current version of Node-RED is 1.2.2 and the current version of our plugin is 1.2.0.

Please note that we hope to keep this page up to date. Simply search for node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged and click “Install”. Once that is complete, you can head over to the palette manager (found in the hamburger menu in the top right of the Node-RED screen) to install our plugin. Raspberry Pi OS Lite on a Pi Zero W is enough to get started! Please visit the Node-RED Getting Started page for help with installing node red. Most users are likely using Raspberry Pi. You must have Node-RED and node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged (aka “our plugin”) installed on your system. You can simply copy the code and paste it right into your Node-RED setup to begin playing with many (eventually all) available HomeKit accessories. With this new demo setup, we are taking it to a new level.

In the past we have tried screenshots, videos, and other ways to show how things work. The nature of this plugin and HomeKit in general is very complex.

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