Nodephilipshue

Nodejs web app for controlling Philips Hue smart light bulb.

Demo on Youtube

prerequisites

• Set up Philips Hue light bulbs and the Philip Hue bridge, make sure you can control philips hue light with mobile apps (iOS or Android)
• Go to https://www.developers.meethue.com/documentation/getting-started to find out the IP address of the bridge on your network.
• Substitute <bridge_ip_address> to the actual ip address and go to http://<bridge_ip_address>/debug/clip.html
• Follow all instructions on https://www.developers.meethue.com/documentation/getting-started to obtain a user name
• Be able to use curl commands to control philip hue lights directly.

how to run the express server

Open your terminal window, run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/QianXuX/Nodephilipshue/
npm install

open hue-express-new.js, substitute

urlOri = "http://192.168.1.6/api/cJ23p6wZNUarNRb5Y6SsY5aCyDhVRaIjtg2qC5Xh/lights/"; with your actual hue bridge ip address.

Then, run:

node hue-express-new.js

how to use

Open your browser and go to http://localhost:9100/ to start the web app.

functions

• All lights page shows all connected light bulb devices

• Browse a particular light bulb by clicking the associated link

1. View detailed information of a single light bulb
2. Change the on/off status and the brightness of the light bulb
3. Choose different scenes by by clicking the corresponding button