hpr4331 :: Re-inventing the light switch
Lee does some home automation with Bash, Python and Apache Cordova
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Home Automation.
A open series on anything related to Smart Home, or Internet Of Things
Bulbs
Wiz Connected smart light bulbs
Exploit
Article about hacking the lights
Source Code
Cordova
Apache Cordova framework for mobile apps
Cordova Plugin
KDE Widgets
Mobile Interface
Code
Python Script
wiz-hack.py
import socket
import time
import random
import sys
if len(sys.argv) < 3:
print(help)
exit()
IP = sys.argv[1]
on = """{"params":{"orig":"andr","state":true},"id":6,"method":"setPilot"}"""
off = """{"params":{"orig":"andr","state":false},"id":6,"method":"setPilot"}"""
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
s.connect((IP, 38899))
if sys.argv[2] != "on" and sys.argv[2] != "off":
print("Changing lights color")
b = sys.argv[2]
color_send = """{"method":"setPilot","params":{"r":""" + str(255) + ""","g":""" + str(255) + ""","b":""" + str(255) + ""","dimming":""" + str(b) + """}}"""
print(color_send)
s.sendall(bytes(color_send, "utf-8"))
s.close()
elif sys.argv[2] == "on":
print("Turning on the lights")
s.sendall(bytes(on, "utf-8"))
s.close()
elif sys.argv[2] == "off":
print("Turning off the lights")
s.sendall(bytes(off, "utf-8"))
s.close()
Shell Scripts
on.sh
#!/bin/sh /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.94 on /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.177 on /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.207 on /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.254 on
off.sh
#!/bin/sh /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.94 off /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.177 off /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.207 off /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.254 off
light.sh
#!/bin/sh /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.94 "$1" /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.177 "$1" /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.207 "$1" /usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/wiz-hack.py 192.168.0.254 "$1"
Mobile App
index.html (excerpt)
... <h1>Light Control</h1> <button id="onButton">On</button> <button id="offButton">Off</button> <br><br> <label for="brightnessSlider">Brightness:</label> <input type="range" id="brightnessSlider" min="0" max="100" value="50"> <script src="cordova.js"></script> <script src="js/index.js"></script>
index.js
const user = "user";
const password = "redacted_password";
const host = "192.168.0.218";
const port = "22";
var sshConnect;
function on() {
sshConnect.connect(user, password, host, port, () => {
sshConnect.executeCommand('on.sh', function() {
sshConnect.disconnect();
});
});
}
function off() {
sshConnect.connect(user, password, host, port, () => {
sshConnect.executeCommand('off.sh', function() {
sshConnect.disconnect();
});
});
}
function brightness(level) {
sshConnect.connect(user, password, host, port, () => {
sshConnect.executeCommand('light.sh '+level, function() {
sshConnect.disconnect();
});
});
}
document.addEventListener('deviceready', onDeviceReady, false);
function onDeviceReady() {
sshConnect = cordova.plugins.sshConnect;
document.getElementById("onButton").addEventListener("click", () => {
// Send "on" command to light
console.log("Light turned on");
on();
});
document.getElementById("offButton").addEventListener("click", () => {
// Send "off" command to light
console.log("Light turned off");
off();
});
document.getElementById("brightnessSlider").addEventListener("input", () => {
const level = document.getElementById("brightnessSlider").value;
// Send brightness value to light
console.log("Brightness set to:", level);
brightness(level);
});
}