openhab-addons/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sbus

Sbus Binding

This binding integrates Sbus devices with openHAB, allowing control and monitoring of Sbus-compatible devices over UDP. Sbus is a protocol used for home automation devices that communicate over UDP networks. The binding supports various device types including RGB/RGBW controllers, temperature sensors, and switch controllers.

Supported Things

• udp - Sbus Bridge for UDP communication
• rgbw - RGB/RGBW Controllers for color and brightness control
• temperature - Temperature Sensors for monitoring environmental conditions
• switch - Switch Controllers for basic on/off and dimming control

Discovery

Sbus devices communicate via UDP broadcast, but manual configuration is required to set up the devices in openHAB. Auto-discovery is not supported at this moment.

Binding Configuration

The binding itself does not require any special configuration.

Thing Configuration

Bridge Configuration

The Sbus Bridge requires the following configuration parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default	Required	Advanced
host	text	IP address of the Sbus device (typically broadcast)	N/A	yes	no
port	integer	UDP port number	6000	no	no

RGBW Controller Configuration

Name	Type	Description	Default	Required	Advanced
subnetId	integer	Subnet ID the RGBW controller is part of	N/A	yes	no
id	integer	Device ID of the RGBW controller	N/A	yes	no
refresh	integer	Refresh interval in seconds	30	no	yes

Temperature Sensor Configuration

Name	Type	Description	Default	Required	Advanced
subnetId	integer	Subnet ID the temperature sensor is part of	N/A	yes	no
id	integer	Device ID of the temperature sensor	N/A	yes	no
refresh	integer	Refresh interval in seconds	30	no	yes

Switch Controller Configuration

Name	Type	Description	Default	Required	Advanced
subnetId	integer	Subnet ID the switch controller is part of	N/A	yes	no
id	integer	Device ID of the switch controller	N/A	yes	no
refresh	integer	Refresh interval in seconds	30	no	yes

Channels

RGBW Controller Channels

Channel	Type	Read/Write	Description
color	Color	RW	HSB color picker that controls RGBW components (0-100%)
switch	Switch	RW	On/Off control for the RGBW output with optional timer

Temperature Sensor Channels

Channel	Type	Read/Write	Description
temperature	Number:Temperature	R	Current temperature reading. Can be configured to use Celsius (default) or Fahrenheit units

Switch Controller Channels

Channel	Type	Read/Write	Description
switch	Switch	RW	Basic ON/OFF state control
dimmer	Dimmer	RW	ON/OFF state with timer transition
paired	Paired	RW	ON/OFF state for two paired channels (e.g., curtains)

Full Example

Thing Configuration

Bridge sbus:udp:mybridge [ host="192.168.1.255", port=5000 ] {
    Thing rgbw colorctrl [ id=72, refresh=30 ] {
        Channels:
            Type color-channel : color [ channelNumber=1 ]   // HSB color picker, RGBW values stored at channel 1
            Type switch-channel : power [ channelNumber=1 ]  // On/Off control for the RGBW output For complex scenes, one Sbus color controller can keep up to 40 color states. The switch channelNumber has to fall into this range.
    }
    
    Thing temperature temp1 [ id=62, refresh=30 ] {
        Channels:
            Type temperature-channel : temperature [ channelNumber=1 ]
    }
    
    Thing switch switch1 [ id=75, refresh=30 ] {
        Channels:
            Type switch-channel : first_switch  [ channelNumber=1 ]
            Type dimmer-channel : second_switch [ channelNumber=2 ]
            Type paired-channel : third_switch [ channelNumber=3 ]
    }
}

Item Configuration

// Temperature Sensor
Number:Temperature Temp_Sensor "Temperature [%.1f °C]" { channel="sbus:temperature:mybridge:temp1:temperature" }

// Basic Switch
Switch Light_Switch "Switch" { channel="sbus:switch:mybridge:switch1:switch" }

// RGBW Controller with Power Control
Group   gLight      "RGBW Light"    <light>     ["Lighting"]
Color   rgbwColor    "Color"        <colorwheel> (gLight)   ["Control", "Light"]    { channel="sbus:rgbw:mybridge:colorctrl:color" }
Switch  rgbwPower    "Power"        <switch>     (gLight)   ["Switch", "Light"]     { channel="sbus:rgbw:mybridge:colorctrl:power" }

Sitemap Configuration

sitemap sbus label="Sbus Demo"
{
    Frame label="Sbus Controls" {
        Colorpicker item=Light_RGB
        Text item=Temp_Sensor
        Switch item=Light_Switch
    }
}