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Bosch SHC

The Bosch SHC integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] allows you to connect your Bosch Smart Home Controller to Home Assistant in order to control and monitor your Bosch Smart Home devices.

There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant:

Configuration

To add the Bosch SHC integration to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:

Bosch SHC can be auto-discovered by Home Assistant. If an instance was found, it will be shown as Discovered. You can then set it up right away.

Manual configuration steps

If it wasn’t discovered automatically, don’t worry! You can set up a manual integration entry:

  • Browse to your Home Assistant instance.

  • Go to Settings > Devices & Services.

  • In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.

  • From the list, select Bosch SHC.

  • Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.

Binary sensor

The binary sensor platform allows you to monitor the states of your shutter contact and battery sensors. Binary sensor devices are added for each of the following devices:

  • Shutter Contact
  • Shutter Contact II
  • Battery powered devices

Cover

The cover platform allows you to control your covers. Cover devices are added for each Shutter Control device.

Sensor

The sensor platform allows you to monitor the states of your temperature, humidity, purity, air quality, power, energy, and valve tappet sensors. Sensor devices are added for each of the following devices:

  • Thermostat
  • Wall Thermostat
  • Twinguard
  • Smart Plug
  • Smart Plug Compact

Switch

The switch platform allows you to control your outlets and light switches. Switches are added for each of the following devices:

  • Light Switch
  • Smart Plug
  • Smart Plug Compact

Client registration

To start the client registration, press and hold the button on the controller until the LED starts flashing. During configuration, a client SSL cert/key pair is generated and registered on the controller. For this step, the system password of your controller is needed, which was created upon initial setup of the controller.