Value:Irrigation HomeKit automation?

[YuuichiLV]

Greetings,

I am trying to create a control system for my sprinklers. I have the it added in HomeKit. And it works when I manually press it. My issue is that for some reason I cannot schedule it. When creating a new automation, selecting "A Time of Day Occurs", Selecting a start time, and go to select the sprinkler it is not listed.

I created a test switch and it allows me to schedule it. Am I doing something wrong or am I not allowed to schedule sprinklers?

Here is an example of the config.json

{
"bridge": {
"name": "Homebridge",
"username": "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx",
"port": xxxxx,
"pin": "xxx-xx-xxx"
},
"description": "Sprinkler Control",
"accessories": [
{
"accessory": "GPIODevice",
"name": "Front Yard Irrigation",
"type": "Valve",
"subType": "irrigation",
"initState" : 0,
"duration" : 0,
"pin": 6
},
{
"accessory" : "GPIODevice",
"name" : "Test Valve",
"type" : "Switch",
"pin" : 4
}
],
"platforms": [
]
}

[dubocr]

Hi,

Could you try to create your automation with Eve app. May Home can't automate Valve yet.

[lfiocco]

Normally devices that control water flow should have an expiration time by default. Use another app to place your valves in a scene, by which ones you run at once. Then automate that scene.

[toshibochan]

For irrigation I’m using this: https://github.com/sfeakes/SprinklerD https://github.com/sfeakes/homebridge-sprinklerd

[lfiocco]

Thanks for the heads up. Will check it out!

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[toshibochan]

SprinklerD is good because have it on software to set all the irrigation timing. I don’t do automation for irrigation in HomeKit because if homebridge stop working and we not home the plant will die