homebridge-rfoutlets-protocol

Homebridge plugin purpose-built for controlling 433MHz radio frequency outlets which can be purchased inexpensively. (i.e. these). Homebridge maintains state information, so you can always know if you left that lamp on.

This is a forg from homebridge-rfoutlets as it didn't feature different protocols. How ever there is no support for different GPIO pins anymore. I needed protocol 4 to get my brennenstuhl RC-CE1-4001(same as LIDL Silvercrest RCR DP3 3711-A) working.

Homebridge-rfoutlets-protocol uses a compiled version of codesend from the 433Utils/RPi_utils (by ninjablocks) which is based on rc-switch (by sui77).

Tested on a Raspberry Zero W (armv6) Raspbian (Debian) Stretch and Node.js v8.9.1. This should work on most Raspberry Pi models, however YMMV. Possibly you need to compile codesend for your CPU architecture (using make and the 433Utils/RPi_utils) and replace .../node/lib/node_modules/homebridge-rfoutlets-protocol/codesend with your self compiled version.

Supports lights, switches, outlets and fans

Installation

- Install homebridge
sudo npm install -g homebridge

- Install homebridge-rfoutlets-protocol
sudo npm install -g homebridge-rfoutlets-protocol

- Update your homebridge configuration (see sample-config.json)

Notes

- The user which homebridge is run from does not have to be a sudoer as like in the original homebridge-rfoutlets
- The 433MHz transmitter must be connected to pin 0 (GPIO17, physical 11)
- A great guide on how to record RF signals and set up your Pi to transmit can be found here. Note: the web portion of the guide is not required
- A better but german guide is here
- A more specific information on how to record RF signals can be found here. This was the most valuable hint to get my outlets working as they use protocol 4 and 5 but only 4 is important
- My german guide how to record the codes for Silvercrest/brennenstuhl outlets can be found here

Configuration

- name: Name of your device
- type: Light, Switch, Outlet or Fan (required, if Outlet selected 'outlet in use' will always be 'No')
- manufacturer: manufacturer of the device plugged into the outlet (optional, defaults to blank)
- model: model of the device plugged into the outlet (optional, defaults to blank)
- serial: serial number of the device plugged into the outlet (optional, defaults to blank)
- rf_on: RF signal to turn the outlet on (required)
- rf_off: RF signal to turn the outlet off (required)
- pulselength: RF transmission pulse length (optional, defaults to 189)
- protocol: protocol for the transmitter (optional, defaults to 1)
- pin: can NOT be configured as in homebridge-rfoutlets, it's always 0

See sample-config.json