HomeKit Bridge Q&A

Hello all & thank you Colorado4Wheeler for this great plugin.

I've been able to install the plugin, create the server device and include a list of indigo device.
Those are displayed on my home iPhone application, I can control them and check te status.
However the behavior is somehow unstable.

Through home application when I push the button it switches on the device, however I have the following message in Indigo console :

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HomeKit Bridge Debug On was not set because the rule didn't pass for device.turnOff"

Then when I press again the home application button it says that it's off. But in reality the switch is still on. And at this moment nothing is showing up in Indigo console
Then when I press again the home application says that it's on. And this time Indigo send a Wave command to switch on the device (while it was already on)
Then if I press again it will shut down the device and an adequate message will be displayed in Indigo console.

This is happening the same way every time.
Just as if sometimes the Home application didn't sent the command but was still changing the status.

I'm running the last version of the plugin on Indigo 7.1.1.
I didn't had HomeBridge plugin in the past, and I'm running latest IOS 11 version on my iPhone.

Anyone having the same bug ?

Cheers

EDIT : after a restart of my mac mini hosting the indigo server it seems to work fine now

It sounds like you might be using a device that hasn't been coded in. It's hard to say without looking at the information. Please open a ticket on GitHub and follow the directions on it t get log files and a device simulation and that likely will help me clear up what may be happening.

I have edited my original post : after mac mini restart it works great now

Have competed migrating my second Indigo setup to (the downright amazing) HomeKit Bridge plugin.

having some problems removing the last vestiges of the old hombridge buddy install, I think.

I disabled Homebridge Buddy prior, however I've seen an additional bridge ('homebridge') in my list of available accessories. I assume this is the instance associated with the old homebridge buddy install? But restarting Indigo, and the associated Mac, doesn't appear to resolve the issue. Assuming this is unnecessary overhead assume I need to manually uninstall somehow?

In case it is relevant, the install wasn't completely flawless - I had difficulty syncing one of the two bridges I configured (created it afresh and now working), and the logs produced a lot of camera-related errors (that were resolved by recreating the security-spy server device).

Any suggestions welcome.

I could use some help getting this to work. I'm obviously doing something wrong, but I can not see any of the items listed under "Indigo Devices and action groups being shared with Homekit" on my iPhone running the Home app and looking at "select an accessory to add to Home". Nothing shows up.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I can't remember what the guide says to do, but you are trying to add the bridge, not individual devices. Pretty sure it involved typing in the device number

Outdoor Temperature devices.
During the latest cold snap I’ve noticed that the Temperature Sensor devices in HKB that are based on Indigo devices made from Fantastic Weather and Wunderground plug-ins never read less than 32F. They showed the correct temperature in Indigo and the Eve Weather native HomeKit device was correct as well. Has anyone noticed similar behavior or is it just me?



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During the latest cold snap I’ve noticed that the Temperature Sensor devices in HKB that are based on Indigo devices made from Fantastic Weather and Wunderground plug-ins never read less than 32F. They showed the correct temperature in Indigo and the Eve Weather native HomeKit device was correct as well. Has anyone noticed similar behavior or is it just me?

I'll have to look at this because I did modify HKB to allow temp ranges that go from absolute zero to 300 degrees, I don't think this should have happened. I have another plugin I'm working on that I will be tying into HKB to monitor my deep freezer temperature so that will tell the tale but so far my temps in HKB have been pretty spot on. Maybe there's something with the translation that it is doing with Fantastic.

Can you open a GitHub ticket on this so I can make sure I test it when I update?

Maybe there's something with the translation that it is doing with Fantastic.

Confirmed. I don't think it's necessarily limited to Fantastic, though, because I also have added a 1-wire DS18B20 temperature sensor through the OWServer plugin and it likewise is showing at 32º.

Type: Temperature Sensor
Fantastic: 23.35º (real)
Home: 32º

Type: Temperature Sensor
OWServer: 26.5º (string)
Home: 32º

I'm also seeing some strange temp behaviour, which I was putting down to C to F conversion.
I posted a thread here about it but not had a chance to raise issue on GitHub.

Is there a chance here the temp allowed between 0 and 300 applies to C and not F?

Is there a chance here the temp allowed between 0 and 300 applies to C and not F?

Yes, that range is for C.

Confirmed.

I'll test.

My thought it was some C to F conversion thing even my devices are set to F.
I’m going in for surgery to fix my leg this morning so I’ll open a ticket in a few days.



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I'll test.

You are the man, sir. No rush here.


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My thought it was some C to F conversion thing even my devices are set to F.
I’m going in for surgery to fix my leg this morning so I’ll open a ticket in a few days.



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Wow, I hope all is well and the surgery is successful!

Wow, I hope all is well and the surgery is successful!

Successful Surgery and now on pain meds so I should limit my posting



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