homebridge-garage-piface

Breaking Note

From version 2.x the plugin uses the node-pifacedigital dependency instead of piface-node-12.

Please install new necessary libraries as explained below.

Description

Garage and/or Gate Opener plugin for HomeBridge for Raspberry Pi with PiFace board.

This plugin is suitable for any device as a garage door or a gate motor that needs a brief contact (switch) to trigger an action as a opening or a closing.

This fork is adapted from homebridge-garage-gate-opener by MForge.org

Installation

On a fresh installation you should enable SPI.

Therefore start raspi-config -> Interface Options -> SPI -> Yes.

Reboot the RPi.

Install necessary libraries

git clone https://github.com/piface/libmcp23s17.git
cd libmcp23s17/
make
sudo make install
cd ..

git clone https://github.com/piface/libpifacedigital.git
cd libpifacedigital/
make
sudo make install
cd ..

Install the plugin

Use Homebridge web UI or

hb-service add homebrige-garage-piface

Configuration

config.json

"accessories": [
	{
	"accessory": "GaragePiFace",
	"name": "Garage",
	"switchOutput": 0,
	"switchPressTimeInMs": 1000,		// optional
	"switchValue": 1,			// optional
	"closedSensorInput": 0, 		// optional
	"closedSensorValue": 1, 		// optional
	"openSensorInput": 1,   		// optional
	"openSensorValue": 1,   		// optional
	"pollInMs": 4000,       		// optional
	"opensInSeconds": 10			// optional
	}
]