we are looking at getting 2 locks for our house and wondering if zwave can be controlled and monitored through home kit?
From what i have read we can use the HomeKit accessory protocol to control our zwave products with HomeKit and Siri. Is there instructions out there to set it up? Pretty tech savvy just not sure what i need to do in order to get it set up and running.
Thank you in advance
HAP, intended to help an accessory communicate with Apple's HomeKit, has two faces - commercial and non-commercial.
- In the case of commercial, z wave would have their own implementation w/their own (MFi licensed) products.
- In the case of non-commercial, an individual would use that version HAP* with their DIY accessory/hardware, not intended for commercial distribution.
If you're just an individual/hobbiest with z wave products, you have no use for the HAP and there is no casual way to interface w/those products. Instead, you would use the HK app to interface w/HK compatible products, in this case, your z wave locks.
If you're an individual that just wants to play with the non-commercial version HAP spec*, you'll need to tool up the hardware components and create a physical accessory on your own. See:
https://developer.apple.com/support/homekit-accessory-protocol/
If you're a dev that wants to create a HK-savvy app, see:
https://developer.apple.com/homekit/
*Purpose of This Specification
"This document describes how to create HomeKit accessories that communicate with Apple products using the HomeKit Accessory Protocol for non-commercial purposes."
I think I've already covered both those topics. See the links provided and good luck.
