SvaraHomeby Kernowek Consulting

A little more Homebridge. A lot more Home.

Your fan.
At home.

Bring your Pax Calima or Vent-Axia Svara into Apple Home. Boost when you need it. Pause for a moment. Let your fan take care of the everyday.

Meet SvaraHome View the plugin on npm

Local Bluetooth · Apple Home · Open source

SvaraHome’s blue house and fan logoMade for the
way you live.
My HomeKitchenPREVIEW
Kitchen FanAutomatic ventilation40%

Try Boost or Pause. Your real fans won’t change.

An interactive illustration, not a live connection to your home.

THE LITTLE THINGS, TAKEN CARE OF

More useful.
Less to think about.

Your fan already knows how to ventilate. SvaraHome gives you a few useful ways to step in, from the Home app, a scene or a Siri request.

01

A boost, just when it’s needed.

Give ventilation a temporary lift after cooking or a shower. Choose your Boost duration and speed in Homebridge; the fan’s own timer brings it back to automatic operation.

Siri, turn on Kitchen Fan Boost.

02

A moment of quiet.

Pause the fan for a timed break. Turn Pause off to resume sooner, or let its timer return ventilation automatically. A pause with an end in sight.

Siri, turn on Wetroom Fan Pause.

03

Part of your home’s routine.

Add the switches to your own Apple Home scenes and automations. Make a temporary Boost part of a cooking scene, or keep the controls close at hand in the room they belong to.

Siri wording depends on the accessory names you choose in Apple Home.

CLOSER TO HOME

Bluetooth to your fan.
Homebridge to Home.

SvaraHome communicates with the fan locally, through your Homebridge host’s Bluetooth adapter. It doesn’t need a SvaraHome cloud account.

See how it works on GitHub
Apple HomeYour familiar controls
HomebridgeYour home’s bridge
Your fanCalima or Svara

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

A familiar place
to get started.

You’ll need Homebridge, a working Bluetooth adapter and the address and PIN for each fan. Keep the official app handy for setup.

Open the full setup guide
  1. 1

    Find the plugin

    In Homebridge’s Plugins page, search for the package below. The public plugin name is SvaraHome.

    homebridge-pax-calima

    Trying the beta? Select its version in Homebridge and read the release notes first.

  2. 2

    Introduce your fans

    Add each fan’s own Bluetooth address and six- or eight-digit PIN in Plugin Config. Keep any leading zeroes. Choose Boost and Pause durations to suit your home.

  3. 3

    Bring them into Home

    Start the child bridge and add it to Apple Home. Put each fan in its room and give Boost and Pause clear names. Close the official app when you want Homebridge to connect.

A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS

Before you
get the fan going.

Need a hand? The project’s documentation and GitHub issues are the best places to start.

Get support on GitHub
Which fans is SvaraHome for?

SvaraHome is a Homebridge plugin for Bluetooth-enabled Pax Calima and Vent-Axia Svara fans. Features can depend on the fan’s operating mode and firmware. Check the project documentation for the latest compatibility and beta testing notes.

Does this replace the official app?

Keep the official app for initial setup and the fan’s wider configuration. SvaraHome adds useful everyday controls to Apple Home. Close the official app to release its Bluetooth connection before using Homebridge.

What happens when Boost or Pause ends?

These are temporary overrides managed by the fan’s own timer. When the timer ends, the fan returns to its automatic ventilation behaviour. Turning the matching switch off requests an earlier return.

Can I use the fan as a humidity sensor?

SvaraHome does not present the fan’s humidity trigger as an ambient humidity measurement. The fan can continue to use its built-in sensing for automatic ventilation without an unreliable humidity tile in Home.

Do I need to factory-reset my fan?

A factory reset is not part of SvaraHome’s standard setup. Begin with your existing Bluetooth address and PIN, then follow the setup guide. Don’t change operating mode or reset a working fan just to try the plugin.

Is SvaraHome Homebridge Verified?

Homebridge verification is a project aim. This website does not claim Verified status. Check Homebridge’s plugin listing for its current verification status.

A SMALL ADDITION TO A SMARTER HOME

Make room for
SvaraHome.

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