While not a hubitat driver/app, it works with Matter. There may be a problem with joining direct to hubitat with matterbridge which stems from matterbridge being a non-official matter device. I'm just using it with apple Home right now because pairing with Hubitat was failing during my testing.
For those of you still running Litetouch 2000 lighting systems (there are dozens of us!), I've created a Matterbridge plugin that exposes your Litetouch loads as Matter devices. This means you can control your Litetouch dimmers and switches from Hubitat, Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, or any other Matter-compatible platform.
Background
Litetouch 2000 was a great whole-home lighting system from the late 90s/early 2000s, but integration options have always been limited. I previously maintained a Vera plugin for it, but with Vera's decline and the rise of Matter as a universal standard, I decided to build something more future-proof.
What It Does
- Connects to your Litetouch CCU via RS-232 serial (need special homemade cable, instructions in the github project)
- Exposes configured dimmer and relay loads as Matter devices
- Full dimming support (0-100%)
- Real-time status polling so changes from keypads are reflected in your smart home apps
- Works with any Matter controller (Hubitat, Apple Home, Google Home, etc.)
- Workaround for an Apple Home bug that caused lights to go to 100%, and then back down to the requested set level
- No official support for shades/blinds. Maybe they work? All of my shade motors are dead so I couldn't test.
Requirements
- Raspberry Pi (or similar) with serial connection to your Litetouch CCU
- Node.js 18+
- GitHub - Luligu/matterbridge: Matterbridge plugin manager for Matter installed and running
Installation
npm install -g matterbridge-litetouch
Then configure your serial port and load addresses by editing the config file at ~/.matterbridge/matterbridge-litetouch.config.json.
Links
- GitHub: GitHub - signal15/matterbridge-litetouch: Matterbridge plugin for Litetouch 2000 lighting control systems - expose your lighting via Matter to Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, and more
- Original Vera plugin (for reference): GitHub - signal15/vera-litetouch-2000: Automatically exported from code.google.com/p/vera-litetouch-2000
If anyone else is running Litetouch 2000, I'd love to hear how it works for you. Happy to answer questions or take feature requests.
