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HomeSpan Accessory Categories
Every HomeSpan device must be assigned a HomeKit Accessory Category. HomeSpan implements these categories as C++ Classes with names that exactly match the spelling and capitalization specified by Apple in Section 13 of HAP-R2, but without any spaces. HomeSpan Accessory Categories are defined in HomeSpan's Category namespace. For example, HomeSpan defines the Garage Door Openers Category (HAP Category 4) as Category::GarageDoorOpeners, which could be used when initializing HomeSpan as follows:
homeSpan.begin(Category::GarageDoorOpeners,"Acme Garage Door Lifts");
The table below provides a list of all HomeSpan Categories.
Note that the HomeKit primarily uses the Accessory Category of a device for determining the icon to show in the Home App when a device is being paired. Apart from this purely cosmetic function, the Category assigned to a device does not in any way limit which Services or Characteristics can be implemented on that device.
Category List
| Category |
|---|
| AirConditioners |
| AirPurifiers |
| Bridges |
| Dehumidifiers |
| Doors |
| Fans |
| Faucets |
| Lighting |
| Locks |
| GarageDoorOpeners |
| Heaters |
| Humidifiers |
| IPCameras |
| Other |
| Outlets |
| ProgrammableSwitches |
| SecuritySystems |
| Sensors |
| ShowerSystems |
| Sprinklers |
| Switches |
| Thermostats |
| VideoDoorbells |
| Windows |
| WindowCoverings |