Homebridge, retrieve accessories information & status

Having Homebridge(HB) up and running it's simple to retrieve and visualize status or measurements from accessories.

For example I'm using the Aeotec MultiSensor 6,(AM6), via the z-way plugin, where I'm sensing the light level. Since Im living in northern Europe it's not very accurate to switch the indoor lightning by sun-rise/set. So instead I'm using the AM6 together with the EVE app to switch the lightning. 

To visualize the measured values over time I'm using NodeRed(NR) and a HomeBridge plugin

The broadband measure is explained in this post.

The HB plugin used is "node-red-contrib-homebridge-automation" which is very simple to use. Just install it via NR and follow the instructions.

With "node-red-dashboardinstalled just import the flow and test

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