diarmuidie / homekitcam

A project to make a Raspberry Pi driven, HomeKit Enabled camera.

HomeKitCam

A project to make a Raspberry Pi driven, HomeKit Enabled camera.

This project aims to make a simple DIY HomeKit enabled camera using only a Raspberry Pi and the Raspberry Camera Module. The software is based on the HAP-NodeJS HomeKit API by KhaosT.

Requirements

One of the aims of this project is to be as simple as possible. You will only need:

• A working Raspberry Pi (the newer, the better), configured with a standard Raspbian installation
• A Pi Camera Module
• A suitable usb power adapter to power the Pi

Installation

To install, clone the project into a folder. Then cd to that directory, and run npm install to install all the necessary packages.

Starting HomeKitCaM

The camera can be run by running the command: node PiCamera_accesory.js

On any iOS 10 device, open the Home app and add a new accessory. The Raspberry should show up as 'Pi Camera'. When asked to scan the HomeKit accessory code, choose to manually enter a code and enter 31-45-154. After that, the pairing should be successful and the camera should start to send screenshots to the Home app.