From b7e348d66a89dfa3863d6d2a0324637cc3b95056 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: maccoylton Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:20:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Create README.md --- README.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1d9015f --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# homekit_wifi_thermostat + +A thermostat accessory for remotely controlling central heating. +This provides a thermostat accessory, You also need a swith accessory and to set up event trigers in the Eve app to make the +connection between the thermostat and the switch, hence it's called wifi thermostat as the connection between the thermostat +accessory and your central heating device is wireless. + +It uses a DH22 to sense the temperature and sets the current_heating_cooling_status based on the other settings of the +accessory. It sensd events as the value changes, which can then be acrioned by triggers using the Eve app. + +For example when the thermostat set the current_heatting_cooling_status to heat/off, use Eve to trigger the switch accesory +to on/off respectively. You can also set timer based events in Eve to control the target_heating_cooling_status, in other +words you can create a program of when you want the heating to go on or off.