Svet

Svet is a tiny Telegram bot, a GraphQL Server and a React Native app to manage Playbulb smart lightning devices. It uses Bluteooth LE to send commands to them, and can control multiple devices at the same time.

Supported devices

• MIPOW Playbulb Sphere
• MIPOW Playbulb Comet
• MIPOW Smart Bulb

Supported bot commands

• /help - This help message
• /on - Turns on all lights
• /off - Turns off all lights
• /set $COLOR - Sets the lights to specified color
• /devices - Lists connected devices
• /reconnect - Tries to reconnect to all devices
• /colors - Lists known colors

Configuring

• Get an Telegram bot token here
• Ensure that your NodeJS is properly configured
• Copy .env.example file to .env and insert your bot token & telegram username
• Done 🎉

Running

Run the following command:

npm start

This should start Svet bot and/or GraphQL server ✨

Running without root permissions

Run the following command:

sudo setcap cap_net_raw,capcap_net_bind_service+eip $(eval readlink -f `which node`)

This grants the node binary cap_net_raw privileges, so it can start/stop BLE advertising.

Using Systemd to ensure that app is always running

Copy svet.service into /etc/systemd/system/svet.service, and modify the environment variables.

Requirements

• node v8.0.0
• A bluetooth adapter

Credits

App photo by Jake Fagan on Unsplash