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rsporny / homebridge-gpio-blinds

Homebridge plugin to control blinds via Raspberry Pi GPIO pins.
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How to setup homebridge-gpio-blinds #2

Closed migabc closed 6 years ago

migabc commented 7 years ago

I would like to control my Velux (Shutters, Windows and blinds) using my RaspberryPI I'm already using the homebridge with the homebridge-knx plugin But I do not have an interface for my Velux.

Can you please describe how you did it? Do you have a step-by-step guide?

Will I have to connect the GPIO pins from the RaspberryPi to the UP and DOWN contacts on the Velux remote control? Is there a way to connect the GPIO pins to the Velux controller itself instead?

rsporny commented 7 years ago

Hi, my blinds wires goes directly to the garage where I've RaspberryPi and the relay boards. Connection is pretty straightforward, just google for relay + raspberry.

In your case, you should send the signal to your Velux controller. Do you have any schematics or maybe pictures of it? How it communicates with the blinds?

migabc commented 7 years ago

Hi, Thanks for your reply. I do not have schematics of the Velux controller. I don't think they publish this. Some people have been able to connect the RPI pins directly to the Velux remote control: https://github.com/ZoneMR/homebridge-gpio-blinds. Not sure which pins to connect.

migabc commented 7 years ago

I believe this is exactly what I need (as it connects to a remote control terminals that is exactly like mine) https://github.com/ZoneMR/homebridge-gpio-blinds How do I install this plugin? There's no installation instructions in the above link and it's not a npm Any help is welcome.

rsporny commented 7 years ago

You need to download the code directly to your homebridge plugin dir. Just like you would start developing a new plugin. Then you need to run homebridge again and it should work. For more info go to https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge#plugin-development