I made a virtual switch to sync with HomeKit. I have the switch programmed and it’s working in HomeKit fine
How would I get the switch results back to HE. Is there a syncing protocol to keep them in sync.
Background
I am trying to integrate the econet Bulldog valve and I have it in HomeKit but for some reason I can not get it to show for programming side. It shows in the room but not in the room when trying to create an automation.
So I was going to do my triggering the Bulldog to close valve since I am able to trigger the virtual switch when leak detected but can’t get the virtual switch to update in HE. I have Aqara leak sensors.
I won't be able to help with the Homekit parts of your questions, but may be able to help others by getting a few more details.
So you have created a Virtual Switch device on your HE hub and made that available in HomeKit? If so, are you using a particular App or setup in HE to make the HE device available in Homekit?
So you are not seeing changes to the device in Homekit reflected in HE? Do you see changes to the device in HE reflected in Homekit? e.g. if you turn the switch on/off in HE, does that change appear in Homekit?
Are you saying you were able to see the Bulldog valve in HE, in a Room, but could not see it in an automation App? Or are you referring to what you see in Homekit? Or something else?
You may need to explain this a little more, exactly where you have setup what devices and what you need to happen in each platform (HE vs Homekit).
I have my Econet Bulldog in HomeKit but when I try to automate it with my Aqara leak sensors the Bulldog valve switch is not available to start an automation to turn switch off when a leak is detected. I have tried several things but at a loss to fix this. I can see the Bulldog in the room in HomeKit and it does open close the valve switch but again it doesn’t show up for automations.
So would I be right in thinking that, aside from the virtual switch, everything else is only setup in Homekit? i.e. the valve and the leak sensors are only setup in Homekit and you are trying to setup an automation using them in Homekit, and they are not linked to HE in any way?
So you have created a Virtual Switch device on your HE hub and made that available in HomeKit? If so, are you using a particular App or setup in HE to make the HE device available in Homekit?”
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Yes when I change the switch in HE the Switch changes in HomeKit but if I change the switch in HomeKit it does not make the change in HE.
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So you are not seeing changes to the device in Homekit reflected in HE? Do you see changes to the device in HE reflected in Homekit? e.g. if you turn the switch on/off in HE, does that change appear in Homekit?
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The Bulldog device is Zwave and thus in my HE and made available to HomeKit via the HE HomeKit integration app. So Bulldog switch turns on/off in both HE and HomeKit.
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Are you saying you were able to see the Bulldog valve in HE, in a Room, but could not see it in an automation App? Or are you referring to what you see in Homekit? Or something else?
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Ok the Bulldog switch device is zwave and I used HE to attach it and was hoping to integrate and see it in HomeKit via HE integration app. I have Aqara water leak sensors in HomeKit so ultimately when a leak sensor is triggered I want to run the Bulldog valve device to shut off the wate I was hopeing to do in HomeKit but for some reason the Bulldog valve device is not made available to the HomeKit automation. So I thought to go the other direction and us a HE virtual device exposed to HomeKit and when the Aqara sensor is triggered I have it programmed to update HE virtual device in HomeKit but it’s not updating back to HE so that I can have the Virtual device in HE trigger the Bulldog device in HE. I hope this makes since.
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You may need to explain this a little more, exactly where you have setup what devices and what you need to happen in each platform (HE vs Homekit).
Yes the Bulldog valve and virtual switch is in HE and the water sensors are in HomeKit. Using the HE HomeKit integration app the virtual switch is in HomeKit now but the HomeKit side will not update the virtual switch in HE but I can make changes to the HE virtual switch and it will make the change to the HomeKit virtual switch. I hope this makes since.
If you can see the device turn on, but the v.switch in HK doesn't correspond. . ,
What I have done for my Nest thermo's is to use v.switches to set temperatures for 7 thermostats. The v.switch is set to turn off after 1 second. The thermostats remain as set, but the switch no longer is in play. I use 4 v.switches (for High, Med, Low, Off) for when I want to override the default settings.
I'm thinking, forget your switch state. Have v.switches for on and off for the control, and as long as the device in HK and HE indicates it's on/off accurately. . . [shrug]
IF, that is, I understand your situation that SBurke781 has coaxed to light.
Thank you everyone. I was able to get my HE Virtual switch to work by deleting the original one and adding a new one. Not sure why this one is syncing between HE and HomeKit.
I am able to then program the in HE to open or close my water valve based on the water leak sensors in HomeKit. It looks like I am not able to do everything either in HE or HomeKit because.
-HE: my Aqara Sensors will not pair with HE because of issues in HE C-8
-HomeKit: Bulldog Valve controller in HE will not show up in the automation system of HomeKit because my understanding there is a limitation in the HomeKit integration.
Thanks to everyone that helped me get my integration working. I have found using HE there is a more advanced automation app in HE than available in HomeKit.
