Homebridge plugin for a light sensor that can be accessed via HTTP. I would suggest getting an ESP8266 or an Arduino with an Ethernet shield as well as a light sensor that is compatible with those like the BH1750 for instance.
Run the following command
npm install -g homebridge-http-ambient-light
Chances are you are going to need sudo with that.
This is an example configuration
"accessories" : [
{
"accessory": "http-ambient-light",
"name": "Outdoor Light Sensor",
"getUrl": "http://192.168.2.86:22222/bh1750",
"serial" : "CA2B60B4213E",
"updateInterval" : 15
}
]
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| accessory | Required. Has to be "http-ambient-light" |
| name | Required. The name of this accessory. This will appear in your homekit app |
| getUrl | Required. The url from where this plugin will try to update its data. |
| serial | Optional. Assigns a serial number. Not really required but I would advise in making up some arbitrary string. |
| updateInterval | Optional. If you set a number here, the plugin will periodically fetch data from the URL. The value is in minutes. |
This plugin expects a JSON formatted output when fetching data like this example shows
{ "light": 0 }
The value is expected to be an integer.