SSS Posted March 21, 2023 Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) I was looking at the USB with Zigbee and Matter (beta) module, once Matter support is added, can one see all devices and scenes in HomeKit? Edited March 21, 2023 by SSS https://www.universal-devices.com/product/zmatter-usb-z-wave-matter-module-for-polisy-beta-copy/
lilyoyo1 Posted March 21, 2023 Posted March 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, SSS said: I was looking at the USB with Zigbee and Matter (beta) module, once Matter support is added, can one see all devices and scenes in HomeKit? We can't answer for something that doesn't exist. It comes down to Apple's implementation of matter and what (how) they will allow things to interact. All questions that none of us knows the answer to. UDI has stated they will not be supporting home kit directly 1
SSS Posted March 27, 2023 Author Posted March 27, 2023 Ok let me ask a simple question, we all know where the home automation eco system is heading towards, HomeKit will be a major part of it, agreed app sucks but if the h/w is HomeKit compatible it opens the gateway for many other apps…Question : will UDI Hub eisy support HomeKit, yes, no direct indirect, via Matter etc… BTW matter is already out and devices that support Matter can be seen in HomeKit correct, l am missing anything? I don’t have matter devices so cannot test.
lilyoyo1 Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 58 minutes ago, SSS said: Ok let me ask a simple question, we all know where the home automation eco system is heading towards, HomeKit will be a major part of it, agreed app sucks but if the h/w is HomeKit compatible it opens the gateway for many other apps…Question : will UDI Hub eisy support HomeKit, yes, no direct indirect, via Matter etc… BTW matter is already out and devices that support Matter can be seen in HomeKit correct, l am missing anything? I don’t have matter devices so cannot test. Already answered above
SSS Posted March 28, 2023 Author Posted March 28, 2023 I still don’t get it, “cannot answer that is not existing”…matter devices or the UD USB device?
TRI0N Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 3 hours ago, SSS said: I still don’t get it, “cannot answer that is not existing”…matter devices or the UD USB device? Matter does not exist in the eisy environment yet. Nobody here knows the answer till it's released by UD. TRI0N
SSS Posted March 28, 2023 Author Posted March 28, 2023 My question was directed to UD, we buy the USB stick now which say it will support Matter sounds good, but the fundamental question which UD should be able is answer is once it supports Matter, can one see all connected devices to the eisy Hub in HomeKt?
lilyoyo1 Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 2 hours ago, SSS said: My question was directed to UD, we buy the USB stick now which say it will support Matter sounds good, but the fundamental question which UD should be able is answer is once it supports Matter, can one see all connected devices to the eisy Hub in HomeKt? f you're directing your question to UDI then you should submit a ticket to them rather than posting on an open forum where members will respond. At the very least, tag them so they and others are aware. With that said, my response comes from multiple responses on the subject from udi directly. Regardless of how many times you ask or who it comes from, the answer is still the same 1
brians Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 Just use Home Assistant with ISY and HomeKit integration, it works great... probably better than if they had native support because of Apple's restrictions... https://community.hubitat.com/t/locks/107493 I just updated all my devices (iOS/iPadOS 16.4, MacOS, TVOS 16.4, Apple Watch), and works fine with the new HomeKit Architecture. 1
SSS Posted March 28, 2023 Author Posted March 28, 2023 I am using HOOBS works great too…but the idea is to eliminate one too many hubs to get into HomeKit
TRI0N Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) On 3/28/2023 at 6:18 AM, SSS said: My question was directed to UD, we buy the USB stick now which say it will support Matter sounds good, but the fundamental question which UD should be able is answer is once it supports Matter, can one see all connected devices to the eisy Hub in HomeKt? HomeKit is made by Apple. There is no HomeKit Node Server for eisy and if you're talking about a plugin for HomeKit that can see eisy, then that again is something Apple can only answer or the developer of the HomeKit eisy module. TRI0N Edited March 31, 2023 by TRI0N
brians Posted April 3, 2023 Posted April 3, 2023 I think question is asking if IoX with Matter support will act like a Matter bridge and present all devices to the matter network. Then homekit may be able to see these as matter devices and supported in homekit. I think matter bridges are meant more as a way for end device manufacturers so they don’t have to add Matter support to each individual device eg Philips hue. However it is possible this may be case with IoX still and bridge devices.
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