I am using openHAB 3.1.0 (Release Build) and the HomeKit Integration.
IPv6 has been disabled using this instruction: Disable IPv6 on RaspBerry
HomeKit is frequently loosing the connection to openHAB. If that happens I can get it back working by restarting the binding through the console.
Is there any way to avoid HomeKit loosing the connection?
Is there any way to monitor and automate the restart of the “binding”?
Thanks for feedback and response.
Hi Thomas
first of all, it does need to be like this. homekit binding can run stable for a long time without restart. e.g. i have restarted it last time 6 months ago and only because of an upgrade of openhab.
so, it is possible to get it stable.
lost connection or items with no response could have different reasons.
few things to check:
in main ui, go to homekit settings and change the “Use openHAB mDNS service” setting. if it was OFF, make it ON or otherway around. it should make homekit immediately visible again, without restart, and sometimes it makes the connection more stable
switch off private IP for your network on your iOS device
Use private Wi-Fi addresses on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support
install app “discovery” on your mobile and check whether you can see “_hap” in the list and which IP address you see assigned to it. it should be ipv4 address and should not change over time
see here for instructions
HomeKit Add-on - System Integrations | openHAB
Thank you for the response.
Will keep monitoring.