Example Switch

Switch allow for implementing on/off logic to your devices.

Properties

Characteristic	Optional/Required	Accepted Values
On	Required	{"On":true} / {"On":false}

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

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
    }
]