homebridge-switcherV2

Homebridge plugin to control Switcher V2 (Python version).

Installation

1. Install homebridge.

2. Extract the requiered parameters. Follow instructions below at "Getting the Parameters"

3. Install the Plugin

sudo npm install -g git+https://github.com/royby12/homebridge-switcherV2.git

Configuration Examples

Config.json :

{
 "accessory": "SwitcherV2",
 "name": "TestSwitcher",
 "switcherIP": "[SWITCHER IP]",
 "phone_id": "[PHONE ID]",
 "device_id": "[Device ID]",
 "device_pass": "[DEVICE PASSWORD]",
 "pythonPath": "[YOUR PATH TO switcherJSON.py (instructions below)]",
 "icon": 0,
 "DefaultDuration": "3600"
}

Parameter Details:

Key	Description	Default
accessory	Must be SwitcherV2	N/A
name	Name to appear in the Home app	N/A
switcherIP	IP of the Switcher V2	N/A
phone_id	Phone ID that was extracted from the script	N/A
device_id	Device ID that was extracted from the script	N/A
device_pass	Device Pass that was extracted from the script	N/A
pythonPath	Your path to switcherJSON.py	N/A
icon	(Optional) Can be '0','1' or '2'	0
DefaultDuration	Set the Default Run Time	3600

Getting the Parameters:

• To get the switcherIP, phone_id, device_id and device_pass you will need to follow @NightRang3r instructions at: https://github.com/NightRang3r/Switcher-V2-Python You'll need to use his library first (one wat or another) to extract these parameters.

• To get your Python Path, you'll need to figure out where the Node Modules lib is located. Execute the following command to get the path:

echo $(npm -g ls --depth=0| head -n1)/node_modules/homebridge-switcherV2/switcherJSON.py

Credits:

@NightRang3r - the switcherJSON.py script in this repository is based on his. I have modified his library to fit this plugin. I could not make it work without it!!