Switch
Updated August 11, 2021 by crxporter and ShaquuUUID: 00000049-0000-1000-8000-0026BB765291
Characteristics
| Name | Required |
|---|---|
| Name | ✕ |
| On | ✓ |
Switch allow for implementing on/off logic to your devices.
Examples
These examples are meant to be copied into your Node-RED system and adapted to your setup.
Simple on/off Switch
This is an example of a switch item. The input nodes are “On” and “Off”. The debug node will return values when the switch is turned on or off via the Home app on an Apple device.
| Home.app | node-red | YouTube |
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Copyable Node-RED flow:
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[
{
"id": "7509f965.646da8",
"type": "inject",
"z": "53127d0.a094d84",
"name": "On",
"topic": "",
"payload": "{\"On\":true}",
"payloadType": "json",
"repeat": "",
"crontab": "",
"once": false,
"onceDelay": 0.1,
"x": 230,
"y": 320,
"wires": [
[
"84c5345e.cea678"
]
]
},
{
"id": "83aa9e6a.6ac9e",
"type": "debug",
"z": "53127d0.a094d84",
"name": "HomeKit Out",
"active": true,
"tosidebar": true,
"console": false,
"tostatus": false,
"complete": "payload",
"targetType": "msg",
"x": 650,
"y": 340,
"wires": []
},
{
"id": "6f909132.f78a",
"type": "inject",
"z": "53127d0.a094d84",
"name": "Off",
"topic": "",
"payload": "{\"On\":false}",
"payloadType": "json",
"repeat": "",
"crontab": "",
"once": false,
"onceDelay": 0.1,
"x": 230,
"y": 360,
"wires": [
[
"84c5345e.cea678"
]
]
},
{
"id": "84c5345e.cea678",
"type": "homekit-service",
"z": "53127d0.a094d84",
"isParent": true,
"bridge": "51de116c.bb01",
"parentService": "",
"name": "Example Switch",
"serviceName": "Switch",
"topic": "",
"filter": false,
"manufacturer": "NRCHKB",
"model": "Default Model",
"serialNo": "1.1.1",
"firmwareRev": "1.1.1",
"hardwareRev": "1.1.1",
"softwareRev": "1.0.0",
"cameraConfigVideoProcessor": "ffmpeg",
"cameraConfigSource": "",
"cameraConfigStillImageSource": "",
"cameraConfigMaxStreams": 2,
"cameraConfigMaxWidth": 1280,
"cameraConfigMaxHeight": 720,
"cameraConfigMaxFPS": 10,
"cameraConfigMaxBitrate": 300,
"cameraConfigVideoCodec": "libx264",
"cameraConfigAudioCodec": "libfdk_aac",
"cameraConfigAudio": false,
"cameraConfigPacketSize": 1316,
"cameraConfigVerticalFlip": false,
"cameraConfigHorizontalFlip": false,
"cameraConfigMapVideo": "0:0",
"cameraConfigMapAudio": "0:1",
"cameraConfigVideoFilter": "scale=1280:720",
"cameraConfigAdditionalCommandLine": "-tune zerolatency",
"cameraConfigDebug": false,
"cameraConfigSnapshotOutput": "disabled",
"cameraConfigInterfaceName": "",
"characteristicProperties": "{}",
"x": 440,
"y": 340,
"wires": [
[
"83aa9e6a.6ac9e"
],
[
"83aa9e6a.6ac9e"
]
]
},
{
"id": "51de116c.bb01",
"type": "homekit-bridge",
"z": "",
"bridgeName": "Example Bridge",
"pinCode": "111-11-111",
"port": "",
"allowInsecureRequest": false,
"manufacturer": "Default Manufacturer",
"model": "Default Model",
"serialNo": "Default Serial Number",
"customMdnsConfig": false,
"mdnsMulticast": true,
"mdnsInterface": "",
"mdnsPort": "",
"mdnsIp": "",
"mdnsTtl": "",
"mdnsLoopback": true,
"mdnsReuseAddr": true,
"allowMessagePassthrough": true
}
]