NN708 / ESP-Homekit-IRHub

A Homekit-enabled IR hub to control all your IR devices (air conditioners and TVs).

ESP-Homekit-IRHub

A Homekit-enabled IR hub to control all your IR devices.

Usage

Use Docker

1. Install Docker on your host machine.
2. Pull and run the Docker image:

   docker run -it nn708/esp-homekit-irhub
   

   If your host machine runs Linux, you can add parameter --device=/dev/<tty_on_your_host_machine>:/dev/ttyUSB0 -e ESPPORT=/dev/ttyUSB0 to expose your ESP8266 device to the container. In some cases, you need to add -e FLASH_MODE=dout (See https://github.com/espressif/esptool/wiki/SPI-Flash-Modes for more information).

3. In the Docker container, run

   cd ir_hub
   make
   

   to compile the code. To flash your device, use:

   make erase_flash
   make flash
   

   Then debug through serial port:

   make monitor
   

   If you are using Windows or macOS, copy the binary file onto your host machine and flash it outside of the container.

Install Manually

1. It is recommended to use Ubuntu, although it may work on other opreating systems.
2. Install these development tools:

   sudo apt-get update
   

   Then

   sudo apt-get install make unrar-free autoconf automake libtool gcc g++ gperf \
       flex bison texinfo gawk ncurses-dev libexpat-dev python-dev python python-serial \
       sed git unzip bash help2man wget bzip2 libtool-bin
   

3. Clone esp-open-sdk, and then compile it:

   git clone --recursive https://github.com/pfalcon/esp-open-sdk.git
   cd esp-open-sdk
   make
   

4. Add generated toolchain directory (something like /path/to/esp-open-sdk/xtensa-lx106-elf/bin) to your PATH.
5. Download esp-open-rtos:

   git clone --recursive https://github.com/Superhouse/esp-open-rtos.git
   

   Then set environment variable ESP_OPEN_RTOS to the esp-open-rtos directory.
6. In some cases, you need to change the flash mode (See https://github.com/espressif/esptool/wiki/SPI-Flash-Modes for more information):

   export FLASH_MODE=dout
   

7. Connect your ESP8266 to your computer, then set environment variable ESPPORT pointing to your ESP8266, for example:

   export ESPPORT=/dev/ttyUSB0
   

   And make sure you can write to it by adding your user to group dialout:

   sudo usermod -a -G dialout <your_user>
   

8. Clone this repository and sync all submodules:

   git clone https://github.com/NN708/ESP-Homekit-IRHub.git
   cd ESP-Homekit-IRHub
   git submodule update --init --recursive
   

9. Change to ir_hub directory:

   cd ir_hub
   

   Then you can compile it using:

   make
   

   To flash your device, use:

   make erase_flash
   make flash
   

   Then debug through serial port:

   make monitor
   

To-do

• Store accessory information in flash, to make users able to add or delete accessories without editing source code.
• Add more accessories, and let users download accessory configurations from online servers.

License

Licensed under the MIT license.