I am running the openHABian release build 2.3.0 on my Raspberry Pi 3 for about 2 weeks or so, to get a feel for how it works compared to Domoticz. For this setup I kept it simple with just a few Hue lightbulbs and 2 z-wave devices, mapped to a hand full of items.
Next step for me is to get HomeKit Integration working so I can use Siri to control things using my voice.
I configured my items using a text file in the “items” folder, which provides more options than the Paper UI does.
This is my items file:
Group Huis "Ons huis" <house>
Group BG "Begane grond" <groundfloor> (Huis)
Group BG_Woonkamer "Woonkamer" <sofa> (Huis, BG)
Dimmer BG_Woonkamer_Lamp1 "Lamp1" <light> (BG_Woonkamer, gLicht) ["Dimmable"] {channel="hue:0100:00178869aabe:4:brightness"}
Dimmer BG_Woonkamer_Lamp2 "Lamp2" <light> (BG_Woonkamer, gLicht) ["Dimmable"] {channel="hue:0100:00178869aabe:5:brightness"}
Dimmer BG_Woonkamer_Lamp3 "Lamp3" <light> (BG_Woonkamer, gLicht) ["Dimmable"] {channel="hue:0100:00178869aabe:6:brightness"}
Switch BG_Woonkamer_WCD1 "WCD" <poweroutlet> (BG_Woonkamer, gWCD) ["Switchable"] {channel="zwave:device:3e8cec06:node3:switch_binary"}
Number:Temperature BG_Woonkamer_Temperatuur "Temperatuur" <temperature> (BG_Woonkamer, gTemperatuur) ["CurrentTemperature"] {channel="zwave:device:3e8cec06:node2:sensor_temperature"}
Number BG_Woonkamer_Luchtvochtigheid "Luchtvochtigheid" <humidity> (BG_Woonkamer, gLuchtvochtigheid) ["CurrentHumidity"] {channel="zwave:device:3e8cec06:node2:sensor_relhumidity"}
DateTime Sunrise_Time "Sunrise [%1$tH:%1$tM]" { channel="astro:sun:home:rise#start" }
DateTime Sunset_Time "Sunset [%1$tH:%1$tM]" { channel="astro:sun:home:set#start" }
Number:Angle Azimuth "Azimuth" { channel="astro:sun:home:position#azimuth" }
Number:Angle Elevation "Elevation" { channel="astro:sun:home:position#elevation" }
Group:Dimmer gLicht "Lampen" <light> (Home) ["Dimmable"]
Group:Switch:OR (ON, OFF) gWCD "WCDs" <poweroutlet> (Home) ["Switchable"]
Group:Number:Temperature:AVG gTemperatuur "Temperatuur" <temperature> (Home) ["CurrentTemperature"]
Group:Number:AVG gLuchtvochtigheid "Luchtvochtigheid" <humidity> (Home) ["CurrentHumidity"]
As per the wiki I installed the “HomeKit Integration” add-on and assigned tags to the HomeBridge compatible devices (lights, switches and thermostats basically).
Now that the configuration is done, I tried adding openHAB to my iPad Woning app, but failed when trying to pair after entering the code.
This is what I tried after it failed:
- Reboot
- Update & upgrade of packages
- SSH into the Pi and use the console to clear possible existing homekit pairings
- Used openhabian-config to check and fix permissions
- Used openhabian-config to apply all fixes and improvements
- Change the PIN in the HomeKit configuration (using Paper UI, not file)
The openHABian log (the one accessible via the 8080 webpage) does not show any errors or interesting messages, just state changes of sensor and so on.
So far nothing has helped and I still can’t connect to the Homebridge. I am out of options that I can think of or find on the forum.
Is there anyone here who can point me in the right direction, something I might be missing?
Note: tried 2 iPad’s. One with iOS 10.3.3 and one with 11.4.1.