Minimum and maximum temperature for homekit binding thermostat

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How does one set minimum and maximum temperature for homekit. It takes the -100 to 100 range.

I tried adding
org.openhab.homekit:minimumTemperature = 10
org.openhab.homekit:maximumTemperature = 60

to the cfg file but this gives the below error. The documentation doesn’t mention the exact syntax

[ERROR] [org.openhab.io.homekit ] - [org.openhab.homekit(189)] The modified method has thrown an exception
java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to java.lang.Double
at org.openhab.io.homekit.internal.HomekitSettings.fill(HomekitSettings.java:61)
at org.openhab.io.homekit.internal.HomekitImpl.modified(HomekitImpl.java:54)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)[:1.8.0_65]
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)[:1.8.0_65]
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)[:1.8.0_65]
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)[:1.8.0_65]
at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.invokeMethod(BaseMethod.java:222)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.2]
at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.access$500(BaseMethod.java:37)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.2]
at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod$Resolved.invoke(BaseMethod.java:615)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.2]
at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.BaseMethod.invoke(BaseMethod.java:499)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.2]
at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.helper.ActivateMethod.invoke(ActivateMethod.java:295)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.2]
at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.invokeModifiedMethod(SingleComponentManager.java:729)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.2]
at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.modify(SingleComponentManager.java:684)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.2]
at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.reconfigure(SingleComponentManager.java:602)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.2]
at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.reconfigure(SingleComponentManager.java:566)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.2]
at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.config.ConfigurableComponentHolder.configurationUpdated(ConfigurableComponentHolder.java:419)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.2]
at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.config.ConfigurationSupport.configurationEvent(ConfigurationSupport.java:315)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.2]
at org.apache.felix.cm.impl.ConfigurationManager$FireConfigurationEvent.sendEvent(ConfigurationManager.java:2046)[7:org.apache.felix.configadmin:1.8.8]
at org.apache.felix.cm.impl.ConfigurationManager$FireConfigurationEvent.run(ConfigurationManager.java:2014)[7:org.apache.felix.configadmin:1.8.8]
at org.apache.felix.cm.impl.UpdateThread.run0(UpdateThread.java:143)[7:org.apache.felix.configadmin:1.8.8]
at org.apache.felix.cm.impl.UpdateThread.run(UpdateThread.java:110)[7:org.apache.felix.configadmin:1.8.8]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)[:1.8.0_65]

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Am I really the only one that has -100 to 100°C ranges for a thermostat in homekit ?

It makes changing the temperature set in the IOS Home application challenging. Any idea how to set min and max temperature?

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Hi, I’ve resolved this by editing the configuration using paperUI. When you go Configuration - Services - HomeKit Integration - Configure - Expert mode - scroll down - Add Parameter

Add two parameters with desired values, for example
minimumTemperature with parameter 5
maximumTemperature with parameter 27

Restart OH.

I’ve figured this out after an extensive search and I’ve was frustrated with this setting for almost a year. Therefore I’ve opened pull request #2861.

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Thanks a lot for this !!! I put your variables in the homekit.cfg file and that works as well.

— some additional input -----
This works great but one thing to bear in mind. The temp ranges are far all temp items you have defined, so not just for thermostats. In my case I also measure the outdoor temperature and the temp of the DHW (Domestic Hot Water) installation.

Initially I had configured the range something like 15 to 25°. This caused the Home app to crash because the outdoor temp and DHW temp fall out of this range. So eventually I ended up extending the range to -15 to 75 (which is not that far off of the original -100 to 100 (but still better).

I might end up taking other temps out of OH and link them through node red so they become a separate accessory for Apple Home and allowing me to reduce the ranges again to thermostat friendly ranges.

Hope this helps some other people

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i dont get it, isnt that what you were doing before, adding the variables to the homekit.cfg in services? i am issuing the same problem, thats why i am asking :wink: