mjcocat
September 26, 2019, 6:19pm
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I am looking to gain control over my Schlage Sense (homekit) and MyQ garage door opener. It appears that homebridge is the best means to do this based on my research. Is that still accurate?
If so, I was going to install homebridge on my Raspberry Pi via the following instructions:
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# Homebridge
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Homebridge is a lightweight NodeJS server you can run on your home network that emulates the iOS HomeKit API. It supports Plugins, which are community-contributed modules that provide a basic bridge from HomeKit to various 3rd-party APIs provided by manufacturers of "smart home" devices.
Since Siri supports devices added through HomeKit, this means that with Homebridge you can ask Siri to control devices that don't have any support for HomeKit at all. For instance, using just some of the available plugins, you can say:
* _Siri, unlock the back door._ [pictured to the right]
* _Siri, open the garage door._
* _Siri, turn on the coffee maker._
* _Siri, turn on the living room lights._
* _Siri, good morning!_
You can explore all available plugins at the NPM website by [searching for the keyword `homebridge-plugin`](https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=homebridge-plugin).
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Is there a guide for then integrating with Hubitat and how to add/control homekit devices?
dan.t
September 26, 2019, 6:20pm
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Homebridge is a one way street and you can only bring devices from Hubitat to Homekit. Right now, there is no way to connected a HomeKit only device back to Hubitat.
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mjcocat
September 26, 2019, 6:23pm
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Ah, that was a misunderstanding on my part. Thanks for saving me the time in trying to set that up.
mik3
September 26, 2019, 6:38pm
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But you could setup virtual switches that turn things on from HomeKit to give communication back to Hubitat.
Iām doing this via MyQ.
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mjcocat
September 26, 2019, 6:44pm
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How would I do this? Could I unlock a Schlage Sense? Open/Close a MyQ door?
mik3
September 26, 2019, 8:12pm
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Under Homekit you setup an automation to turn on the virtual switch or turn it off.
And then make another automation if the switch turns on/off, then have homekit do something
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