# Bosch Smart Home Binding
Binding for Bosch Smart Home devices.
- Bosch Smart Home Binding
- Supported Things
- Smart Home Controller
- In-Wall Switch
- Compact Smart Plug
- Twinguard Smoke Detector
- Door/Window Contact
- Door/Window Contact II
- Light Control II
- Motion Detector
- Shutter Control
- Shutter Control II
- Thermostat
- Climate Control
- Wall Thermostat
- Relay
- Security Camera 360
- Security Camera Eyes
- Intrusion Detection System
- Smart Bulb
- Smoke Detector
- Smoke Detector II
- User-defined States
- Universal Switch
- Universal Switch II
- Water Detector
- Limitations
- Discovery
- Bridge Configuration
- Getting the device IDs
- Thing Configuration
- Item Configuration
- Supported Things
# Supported Things
# Smart Home Controller
The Smart Home Controller is the central hub that allows you to monitor and control your smart home devices from one place.
Bridge Type ID: shc
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
scenario-triggered | String | ☐ | Name of the triggered scenario (e.g. by the Universal Switch Flex) |
trigger-scenario | String | ☑ | Name of a scenario to be triggered on the Bosch Smart Home Controller. |
# In-Wall Switch
A simple light control.
Thing Type ID: in-wall-switch
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
power-switch | Switch | ☑ | Current state of the switch. |
power-consumption | Number:Power | ☐ | Current power consumption (W) of the device. |
energy-consumption | Number:Energy | ☐ | Cumulated energy consumption (Wh) of the device. |
# Compact Smart Plug
A compact smart plug with energy monitoring capabilities.
Thing Type ID: smart-plug-compact
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
power-switch | Switch | ☑ | Current state of the switch. |
power-consumption | Number:Power | ☐ | Current power consumption (W) of the device. |
energy-consumption | Number:Energy | ☐ | Cumulated energy consumption (Wh) of the device. |
# Dimmer
Smart dimmer capable of controlling any dimmable lamp.
Thing Type ID: dimmer
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
power-switch | Switch | ☑ | Current state of the switch. |
brightness | Dimmer | ☑ | Regulates the brightness on a percentage scale from 0 to 100%. |
signal-strength | Number | ☐ | Communication quality between the device and the Smart Home Controller. Possible values range between 0 (unknown) and 4 (best signal strength). |
child-protection | Switch | ☑ | Indicates whether the child protection is active. |
# Twinguard Smoke Detector
The Twinguard smoke detector warns you in case of fire and constantly monitors the air.
Thing Type ID: twinguard
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
temperature | Number:Temperature | ☐ | Current measured temperature. |
temperature-rating | String | ☐ | Rating of the currently measured temperature. |
humidity | Number:Dimensionless | ☐ | Current measured humidity (0 to 100). |
humidity-rating | String | ☐ | Rating of current measured humidity. |
purity | Number:Dimensionless | ☐ | Purity of the air (ppm). Range from 500 to 5500 ppm. A higher value indicates a higher pollution. |
purity-rating | String | ☐ | Rating of current measured purity. |
air-description | String | ☐ | Overall description of the air quality. |
combined-rating | String | ☐ | Combined rating of the air quality. |
battery-level | Number | ☐ | Current battery level percentage as integer number. Bosch-specific battery levels are mapped to numbers as follows: OK : 100, LOW_BATTERY : 10, CRITICAL_LOW : 1, CRITICALLY_LOW_BATTERY : 1, NOT_AVAILABLE : UNDEF . |
low-battery | Switch | ☐ | Indicates whether the battery is low (ON ) or OK (OFF ). |
smoke-check | String | ☑ | State of the smoke check. Also used to request a new smoke check. |
# Door/Window Contact
Detects open windows and doors.
Thing Type ID: window-contact
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
contact | Contact | ☐ | Contact state of the device. |
battery-level | Number | ☐ | Current battery level percentage as integer number. Bosch-specific battery levels are mapped to numbers as follows: OK : 100, LOW_BATTERY : 10, CRITICAL_LOW : 1, CRITICALLY_LOW_BATTERY : 1, NOT_AVAILABLE : UNDEF . |
low-battery | Switch | ☐ | Indicates whether the battery is low (ON ) or OK (OFF ). |
# Door/Window Contact II
Detects open windows and doors and features an additional button.
Thing Type ID: window-contact
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
contact | Contact | ☐ | Contact state of the device. |
battery-level | Number | ☐ | Current battery level percentage as integer number. Bosch-specific battery levels are mapped to numbers as follows: OK : 100, LOW_BATTERY : 10, CRITICAL_LOW : 1, CRITICALLY_LOW_BATTERY : 1, NOT_AVAILABLE : UNDEF . |
low-battery | Switch | ☐ | Indicates whether the battery is low (ON ) or OK (OFF ). |
bypass | Switch | ☐ | Indicates whether the device is currently bypassed. Possible values are ON ,OFF and UNDEF if the bypass state cannot be determined. |
signal-strength | Number | ☐ | Communication quality between the device and the Smart Home Controller. Possible values range between 0 (unknown) and 4 (best signal strength). |
# Light Control II
This thing type is used if Light/Shutter Control II devices are configured as light controls.
Thing Type ID: light-control-2
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
signal-strength | Number | ☐ | Communication quality between the device and the Smart Home Controller. Possible values range between 0 (unknown) and 4 (best signal strength). |
power-consumption | Number:Power | ☐ | Current power consumption (W) of the device. |
energy-consumption | Number:Energy | ☐ | Cumulated energy consumption (Wh) of the device. |
power-switch-1 | Switch | ☑ | Switches the light on or off (circuit 1). |
child-protection-1 | Switch | ☑ | Indicates whether the child protection is active (circuit 1). |
power-switch-2 | Switch | ☑ | Switches the light on or off (circuit 2). |
child-protection-2 | Switch | ☑ | Indicates whether the child protection is active (circuit 2). |
# Motion Detector
Detects every movement through an intelligent combination of passive infra-red technology and an additional temperature sensor.
Thing Type ID: motion-detector
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
latest-motion | DateTime | ☐ | The date of the latest motion. |
illuminance | Number | ☐ | The illuminance level measured by the sensor as integer value in the range 0 to 1000. Note that the sensor only reports the value if the motion light service is activated or if the illuminance state is used in a scenario trigger condition. |
battery-level | Number | ☐ | Current battery level percentage as integer number. Bosch-specific battery levels are mapped to numbers as follows: OK : 100, LOW_BATTERY : 10, CRITICAL_LOW : 1, CRITICALLY_LOW_BATTERY : 1, NOT_AVAILABLE : UNDEF . |
low-battery | Switch | ☐ | Indicates whether the battery is low (ON ) or OK (OFF ). |
# Shutter Control
Control of your shutter to take any position you desire.
Thing Type ID: shutter-control
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
level | Rollershutter | ☑ | Current open ratio (0 to 100, Step 0.5). |
# Shutter Control II
This thing type is used if Light/Shutter Control II devices are configured as shutter controls.
Thing Type ID: shutter-control-2
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
level | Rollershutter | ☑ | Current open ratio (0 to 100, Step 0.5). |
signal-strength | Number | ☐ | Communication quality between the device and the Smart Home Controller. Possible values range between 0 (unknown) and 4 (best signal strength). |
child-protection | Switch | ☑ | Indicates whether the child protection is active. |
power-consumption | Number:Power | ☐ | Current power consumption (W) of the device. |
energy-consumption | Number:Energy | ☐ | Cumulated energy consumption (Wh) of the device. |
# Thermostat
Radiator thermostat
Thing Type ID: thermostat
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
temperature | Number:Temperature | ☐ | Current measured temperature. |
valve-tappet-position | Number:Dimensionless | ☐ | Current open ratio of valve tappet (0 to 100). |
child-lock | Switch | ☑ | Indicates if child lock is active. |
silent-mode | Switch | ☑ | Enables or disables silent mode on thermostats. When enabled, the battery usage is higher. |
battery-level | Number | ☐ | Current battery level percentage as integer number. Bosch-specific battery levels are mapped to numbers as follows: OK : 100, LOW_BATTERY : 10, CRITICAL_LOW : 1, CRITICALLY_LOW_BATTERY : 1, NOT_AVAILABLE : UNDEF . |
low-battery | Switch | ☐ | Indicates whether the battery is low (ON ) or OK (OFF ). |
# Climate Control
A virtual device which controls up to six Bosch Smart Home radiator thermostats in a room.
Thing Type ID: climate-control
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
temperature | Number:Temperature | ☐ | Current measured temperature. |
setpoint-temperature | Number:Temperature | ☑ | Desired temperature. |
# Wall Thermostat
Display of the current room temperature as well as the relative humidity in the room.
Thing Type ID: wall-thermostat
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
temperature | Number:Temperature | ☐ | Current measured temperature. |
humidity | Number:Dimensionless | ☐ | Current measured humidity (0 to 100). |
battery-level | Number | ☐ | Current battery level percentage as integer number. Bosch-specific battery levels are mapped to numbers as follows: OK : 100, LOW_BATTERY : 10, CRITICAL_LOW : 1, CRITICALLY_LOW_BATTERY : 1, NOT_AVAILABLE : UNDEF . |
low-battery | Switch | ☐ | Indicates whether the battery is low (ON ) or OK (OFF ). |
# Relay
The smart switching relay is your universal all-rounder for smart switching.
Thing Type ID: relay
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
signal-strength | Number | ☐ | Communication quality between the device and the Smart Home Controller. Possible values range between 0 (unknown) and 4 (best signal strength). |
child-protection | Switch | ☑ | Indicates whether the child protection is active. |
power-switch | Switch | ☑ | Switches the relay on or off. Only available if the relay is in power switch mode. |
impulse-switch | Switch | ☑ | Channel to send impulses by means of ON events. After the time specified by impulse-length , the relay will switch off automatically and the state will be reset to OFF . Only available if the relay is in impulse switch mode. |
impulse-length | Number:Time | ☑ | Channel to configure how long the relay will stay on after receiving an impulse switch event. If raw numbers (without time unit) are provided, the default unit is tenth seconds (deciseconds), e.g. 15 means 1.5 seconds. If quantities with time units are provided, the quantity will be converted to deciseconds internally, discarding any fraction digits that are more precise than expressible in whole deciseconds (e.g. 1.58 seconds will be converted to 15 ds). Only available if the relay is in impulse switch mode. |
instant-of-last-impulse | DateTime | ☐ | Timestamp indicating when the last impulse was triggered. Only available if the relay is in impulse switch mode. |
If the device mode is changed from power switch to impulse switch mode or vice versa, the corresponding thing has to be deleted and re-added in openHAB.
# Security Camera 360
Indoor security camera with 360° view and motion detection.
Thing Type ID: security-camera-360
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
privacy-mode | Switch | ☑ | If privacy mode is enabled, the camera is disabled and vice versa. |
camera-notification | Switch | ☑ | Enables or disables notifications for the camera. |
# Security Camera Eyes
Outdoor security camera with motion detection and light.
Thing Type ID: security-camera-eyes
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
privacy-mode | Switch | ☑ | If privacy mode is enabled, the camera is disabled and vice versa. |
camera-notification | Switch | ☑ | Enables or disables notifications for the camera. |
# Intrusion Detection System
Allows to retrieve notifications in case of intrusions. The system can be armed and disarmed and alarms can be muted.
Thing Type ID: intrusion-detection-system
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
system-availability | Switch | ☐ | Indicates whether the intrusion detection system is available. |
arming-state | String | ☐ | Read-only channel to retrieve the current arming state. Possible values are SYSTEM_ARMING , SYSTEM_ARMED and SYSTEM_DISARMED . |
alarm-state | String | ☐ | Read-only channel to retrieve the current alarm state. Possible values are ALARM_OFF , PRE_ALARM , ALARM_ON , ALARM_MUTED and UNKNOWN . |
active-configuration-profile | String | ☐ | The name of the active configuration profile used for the intrusion detection system. |
arm-action | String | ☑ | Arms the intrusion detection system using the given profile ID (default is "0"). |
disarm-action | Switch | ☑ | Disarms the intrusion detection system when an ON command is received. |
mute-action | Switch | ☑ | Mutes the alarm when an ON command is received. |
# Smart Bulb
A smart bulb connected to the bridge via Zigbee such as a Ledvance Smart+ bulb.
Thing Type ID: smart-bulb
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
power-switch | Switch | ☑ | Switches the light on or off. |
brightness | Dimmer | ☑ | Regulates the brightness on a percentage scale from 0 to 100%. |
color | Color | ☑ | The color of the emitted light. |
# Smoke Detector
The smoke detector warns you in case of fire.
Thing Type ID: smoke-detector
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
smoke-check | String | ☑ | State of the smoke check. Also used to request a new smoke check. |
# Smoke Detector II
The smoke detector warns you in case of fire.
Thing Type ID: smoke-detector
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
smoke-check | String | ☑ | State of the smoke check. Also used to request a new smoke check. |
battery-level | Number | ☐ | Current battery level percentage as integer number. Bosch-specific battery levels are mapped to numbers as follows: OK : 100, LOW_BATTERY : 10, CRITICAL_LOW : 1, CRITICALLY_LOW_BATTERY : 1, NOT_AVAILABLE : UNDEF . |
low-battery | Switch | ☐ | Indicates whether the battery is low (ON ) or OK (OFF ). |
signal-strength | Number | ☐ | Communication quality between the device and the Smart Home Controller. Possible values range between 0 (unknown) and 4 (best signal strength). |
# User-defined States
User-defined states enable automations to be better adapted to specific needs and everyday situations. Individual states can be activated/deactivated and can be used as triggers, conditions and actions in automations.
Thing Type ID: user-defined-state
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
user-state | Switch | ☑ | Switches the User-defined state on or off. |
# Universal Switch
A universally configurable switch with two buttons.
Thing Type ID: universal-switch
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
key-code | Number:Dimensionless | ☐ | Integer code of the key that was pressed. |
key-name | String | ☐ | Name of a key pressed on a device. Possible values for Universal Switch: LOWER_BUTTON , UPPER_BUTTON . |
key-event-type | String | ☐ | Indicates how the key was pressed. Possible values are PRESS_SHORT , PRESS_LONG and PRESS_LONG_RELEASED . |
key-event-timestamp | DateTime | ☐ | Timestamp indicating when the key was pressed. |
# Universal Switch II
A universally configurable switch with four buttons.
Thing Type ID: universal-switch-2
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
key-code | Number:Dimensionless | ☐ | Integer code of the key that was pressed. |
key-name | String | ☐ | Name of the key that was pressed. Possible values for Universal Switch II: LOWER_LEFT_BUTTON , LOWER_RIGHT_BUTTON , UPPER_LEFT_BUTTON , UPPER_RIGHT_BUTTON . |
key-event-type | String | ☐ | Indicates how the key was pressed. Possible values are PRESS_SHORT , PRESS_LONG and PRESS_LONG_RELEASED . |
key-event-timestamp | DateTime | ☐ | Timestamp indicating when the key was pressed. |
# Water Detector
Smart water leakage detector.
Thing Type ID: water-detector
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Writable | Description |
---|---|---|---|
battery-level | Number | ☐ | Current battery level percentage as integer number. Bosch-specific battery levels are mapped to numbers as follows: OK : 100, LOW_BATTERY : 10, CRITICAL_LOW : 1, CRITICALLY_LOW_BATTERY : 1, NOT_AVAILABLE : UNDEF . |
low-battery | Switch | ☐ | Indicates whether the battery is low (ON ) or OK (OFF ). |
signal-strength | Number | ☐ | Communication quality between the device and the Smart Home Controller. Possible values range between 0 (unknown) and 4 (best signal strength). |
water-leakage | Switch | ☐ | Indicates whether a water leakage was detected. |
push-notifications | Switch | ☑ | Indicates whether push notifications are enabled. |
acoustic-signals | Switch | ☑ | Indicates whether acoustic signals are enabled. |
water-leakage-sensor-check | String | ☐ | Provides the result of the last water leakage sensor check. |
sensor-moved | Trigger | ☐ | Triggered when the sensor is moved. |
# Limitations
No major limitation known. Check list of openhab issues with "boshshc" (opens new window)
# Discovery
Bridge discovery is supported via mDNS. Things discovery is started after successful pairing.
Configuration via configuration files or UI supported too (see below).
# Bridge Configuration
You need to provide the IP address and the system password of your Bosch Smart Home Controller. The IP address of the controller is visible in the Bosch Smart Home Mobile App (More -> System -> Smart Home Controller) or in your network router UI. The system password is set by you during your initial registration steps in the Bosch Smart Home App.
A keystore file with a self-signed certificate is created automatically. This certificate is used for pairing between the Bridge and the Bosch Smart Home Controller.
Press and hold the Bosch Smart Home Controller Bridge button until the LED starts blinking after you save your settings for pairing.
# Getting the device IDs
Bosch IDs for found devices are displayed in the openHAB log on bootup (OPENHAB_FOLDER/userdata/logs/openhab.log
)
The log can also be called using the following command.
tail -f /var/log/openhab/openhab.log /var/log/openhab/events.log
Alternatively, the log can be viewed using the OpenHab Log Viewer (frontail) via http://openhab:9001 (opens new window).
Example:
2023-03-20 20:30:48.026 [INFO ] [g.discovery.internal.PersistentInbox] - Added new thing 'boschshc:security-camera-eyes:yourBridgeName:hdm_Cameras_XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX' to inbox.
2023-03-20 20:30:48.026 [INFO ] [g.discovery.internal.PersistentInbox] - Added new thing 'boschshc:smoke-detector:yourBridgeName:hdm_HomeMaticIP_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' to inbox.
2023-03-20 20:30:48.027 [INFO ] [g.discovery.internal.PersistentInbox] - Added new thing 'boschshc:twinguard:yourBridgeName:hdm_ZigBee_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX' to inbox.
2023-03-20 20:30:48.028 [INFO ] [g.discovery.internal.PersistentInbox] - Added new thing 'boschshc:smart-bulb:yourBridgeName:hdm_PhilipsHueBridge_HueLight_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-XX_XXXXXXXXXXXX' to inbox.
# Thing Configuration
You define your Bosch devices by adding them either to a .things
file in your $OPENHAB_CONF/things
folder like this:
Bridge boschshc:shc:1 [ ipAddress="192.168.x.y", password="XXXXXXXXXX" ] {
Thing in-wall-switch bathroom "Bathroom" [ id="hdm:HomeMaticIP:3014F711A000XXXXXXXXXXXX" ]
Thing in-wall-switch bedroom "Bedroom" [ id="hdm:HomeMaticIP:3014F711A000XXXXXXXXXXXX" ]
Thing in-wall-switch kitchen "Kitchen" [ id="hdm:HomeMaticIP:3014F711A000XXXXXXXXXXXX" ]
Thing in-wall-switch corridor "Corridor" [ id="hdm:HomeMaticIP:3014F711A000XXXXXXXXXXXX" ]
Thing in-wall-switch livingroom "Living Room" [ id="hdm:HomeMaticIP:3014F711A000XXXXXXXXXXXX" ]
Thing in-wall-switch coffeemachine "Coffee Machine" [ id="hdm:HomeMaticIP:3014F711A0000XXXXXXXXXXXX" ]
Thing twinguard tg-corridor "Twinguard Smoke Detector" [ id="hdm:ZigBee:000d6f000XXXXXXX" ]
Thing window-contact window-kitchen "Window Kitchen" [ id="hdm:HomeMaticIP:3014F711A00000XXXXXXXXXX" ]
Thing window-contact entrance "Entrance door" [ id="hdm:HomeMaticIP:3014F711A00000XXXXXXXXXX" ]
Thing motion-detector motion-corridor "Bewegungsmelder" [ id="hdm:ZigBee:000d6f000XXXXXXX" ]
}
Or by adding them via UI: Settings -> Things -> "+" -> Bosch Smart Home Binding.
# Item Configuration
You define the items which should be linked to your Bosch devices via a .items
file in your $OPENHAB_CONF/items
folder like this:
Switch Bosch_Bathroom "Bath Room" { channel="boschshc:in-wall-switch:1:bathroom:power-switch" }
Switch Bosch_Bedroom "Bed Room" { channel="boschshc:in-wall-switch:1:bedroom:power-switch" }
Switch Bosch_Kitchen "Kitchen" { channel="boschshc:in-wall-switch:1:kitchen:power-switch" }
Switch Bosch_Corridor "Corridor" { channel="boschshc:in-wall-switch:1:corridor:power-switch" }
Switch Bosch_Living_Room "Living Room" { channel="boschshc:in-wall-switch:1:livingroom:power-switch" }
Switch Bosch_Lelit "Lelit" { channel="boschshc:in-wall-switch:1:coffeemachine:power-switch" }
Or by adding them via UI: Settings -> Items -> "+".