/homebridge-onkyo-serial

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Onkyo AVR Serial Homebridge Platform Plugin

This plugin allows Homebridge to manage an Onkyo receiver via an RS-232 serial ports and publish it Apple Homekit. Supported models should include any receiver that conforms to the ISCP protocol.

Tested models include:

  • TX-SR706

Installation

You can install the plugin by running:

npm install -g homebridge-plugin-onkyo-serial

Configuration

Enable the plugin by adding the following to your homebridge's config.json:

    "platforms": [
	...
        {
            "platform": "OnkyoSerial",
            "paths": ["/dev/ttyS0"]
        }
    ]

Troubleshooting

  • Make sure that the user id running homebridge has access to the serial port being used.

Under ubuntu, homebridge is running under the homebridge user, and can be given access with the following command:

sudo gpasswd -a homebridge dialout