Unable to connect Ecobee 3 Thermostat to HomeKit Controller Integration

[jlv]

After a month, I still haven't been able to get the thermostat connected on the C8 Pro via the HomeKit Controller Integration.

It took only a minute to get it connected via this similar, user integration. And even better, I have it running on my C7.

[RELEASE] *any* hub (C5/C7/C8) Ecobee No Cloud HAP Thermostat (Local) — direct control of an Ecobee thermostat, no Apple hardware

TL;DR A native Hubitat driver that controls an ecobee thermostat 100% locally over the HomeKit Accessory Protocol (HAP) — the hub itself acts as the HomeKit controller. No ecobee cloud account, no api.ecobee.com, no Apple TV / HomePod / Home Hub, no Pi or bridge. You pair the hub directly to the thermostat with its 8-digit HomeKit setup code; after that it's all LAN. As far as I've found, this is the first direct, cloud-free ecobee integration on Hubitat — and it runs on a plain C5 / C7 / C8, …