node-red-contrib-philips-air

Unofficial Node-RED node for Philips Air purifiers

Based on Philips Air npm package.

Features

More information on https://developer.aliyun.com/mirror/npm/package/philips-air.

Import this example flows to get started quickly in Node-RED.

Get

• getStatus Returns an object representing the current status of the purifier.
• getWifi Returns an object representing the wifi settings of the purifier. Only supported with HTTP protocol.
• getFirmware Returns an object representing information on the firmware of the purifier.
• getFilters Returns an object representing the air filters in the purifier.

Set

Sends values to the purifier.

How to install

Use the pallette editor to install philips-air.

Or manually by installing npm install node-red-contrib-philips-air.

For newer 2020 devices with CoAP protocol

If your device is using the CoAP protocol, you need to install some extra Python packages. When using Node-RED in a Docker container, you need to install the packages inside the Docker container.

Available node

Philips air

Connection issues

For errormessage: connect ECONNREFUSED

• The node can reach the IP. Otherwise the error message would have been: Host Unreachable.
• Then, make sure you access the Philips device with the Air Matters App. Maybe it is not connected to your WiFi yet.
• It could be that the protocol is not http, but CoAP. (Note: accessing the URL in the browser on a http-device results in a timeout, eg: http://192.168.194.36:80). See issue 5.

For errormessage: Cannot communicate with the Philips device yet...ETIMEDOUT

See issue 6.

Changelog

v0.3.0 {latest)

• Make errors catchable in Node-RED 1.x

v0.1.0

• Add support for CoAP and PlainCoAP protocols
• Reset status on redeploy
• Enhance error messages
• Show Processing state before processing starts

v0.0.1

• Initial release