Accessories

Accessories allow you to trigger actions on electronic components connected to your board or use with OEM accessories such as Belkin's WeMo, Phillips Hue Lights and many more.

The accessory object

Property	Type	Description	Required
name	string	Accessory name	required
description	string	Accessory description	optional
accessory	object	[[Accessory	Accessory]] props
component	object	Accessory component	required

To use with electronic components, you must configure accessory[category] and set the component props in Accessory[component]. See Supported Components

Create an accessory

To use accessories you create an Accessory object.

Definition

POST http://localhost:8080/accessories

Example Request

curl http://localhost:8080/accessories \
   -d name="Lights" \
   -d description="Living room lights" \
   -d accessory[category]="LIGHTBULB", \
   -d component[type]="relay" \
   -d component[pin]= 10

Example Response

{
    "_id": "5955dca65104904e7e2a70c8"
    "name": "Lights",
    "description": "Living room lights",
    "accessory": {
        "category": "LIGHTBULB",
    },
    "component": {
        "type": "relay",
        "pin": "10",
    },
}