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.
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
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. |