Homekit says thermostat is not responding

[EricTSten]

Describe The Bug: After connecting my thermostat to Homebridge it shows up and list the current temp but the tile for it says not responding in Homekit. Adjusting the temp appears to work.

To Reproduce: Connect the thermostat to Homebridge, check Homekit for the status

Expected behavior: The thermostat tile in Homekit is in a responding state.

Logs:

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[7/21/2021, 5:23:55 PM] [Daikin One+] Found 1 location(s): 
[7/21/2021, 5:23:55 PM] [Daikin One+] Location: Home
[7/21/2021, 5:23:55 PM] [Daikin One+] Found 1 device(s): 
[7/21/2021, 5:23:55 PM] [Daikin One+] Device: Home
[7/21/2021, 5:23:55 PM] [Daikin One+] Loaded initial data.
[7/21/2021, 5:23:55 PM] [Daikin One+] Found device: Hallway

No other entries

**Plugin Config:**

```json
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{
            "name": "Daikin One+",
            "user": "<email address>",
            "password": "<password>",
            "refreshInterval": 10,
            "includeDeviceName": true,
            "platform": "DaikinOnePlus"
        }
**Screenshots:**
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**Environment:**

* **Plugin Version**:
* **Homebridge Version**: 1.3.4
* **Node.js Version**: 14.16.0
* **NPM Version**: 6.14.11
* **Operating System**: Raspbain
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[jeffschubert]

@EricTSten I've seen this inconsistently not only with my plugin but other homebridge plugins. It always appears to be temporary and resolves itself shortly. I believe it is a side effect of how HomeKit queries Homebridge and its accessories and how quickly they respond. (Searching the homebridge GitHub issues, it comes up a lot for all sorts of plugins.)

If it consistently happens every time you see the tile or it requires restarting homebridge or something similar, we'll need to take a closer look.

[EricTSten]

Jeff,

To give more detail. The tile says not responding when I try to adjust the temp through HomeKit. The tile goes to a not responding state and the temp doesn’t always change on the thermostat. After a little while it will go back to an online state but only until I try to adjust the temp again.

I’ve restarted the Homebridge service a couple of times and it doesn’t seem to have helped.

This is the first plug-in that I’ve seen do this. I’ve had a Honeywell thermostat plug-in that worked fine and I have a Ring alarm plug-in that has no issues.

Could adjusting the refresh interval help?

 Thanks

      Eric Sten

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On Jul 24, 2021, at 10:57 PM, jeffschubert @.***> wrote:

 @EricTSten I've seen this inconsistently not only with my plugin but other homebridge plugins. It always appears to be temporary and resolves itself shortly. I believe it is a side effect of how HomeKit queries Homebridge and its accessories and how quickly they respond. (Searching the homebridge GitHub issues, it comes up a lot for all sorts of plugins.)

If it consistently happens every time you see the tile or it requires restarting homebridge or something similar, we'll need to take a closer look.

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[jeffschubert]

Thanks for the extra details. That helped me reproduce it here on mine. Lowering the refresh interval may help, but I doubt it will eliminate the issue. I'll see if I can tweak how it sets the target temp to avoid the issue.

[EricTSten]

Jeff,

I’m glad to help. If there is anything else I can do: test, etc. just let me know.

Thanks

  Eric Sten 

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On Jul 27, 2021, at 9:56 PM, jeffschubert @.***> wrote:

 Thanks for the extra details. That helped me reproduce it here on mine. Lowering the refresh interval may help, but I doubt it will eliminate the issue. I'll see if I can tweak how it sets the target temp to avoid the issue.

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[jeffschubert]

@EricTSten I just published 1.0.3 which should fix the 'No Response' you're seeing. I still need to fix it temporarily showing the old value after you change it. It'll update to the new value for good once it refreshes values via the Daikin API.

[EricTSten]

Jeff,

The update did fix the not responding issue perfectly, thank you! However, it brought to light another apparent issue. If the thermostat is set to a schedule it over-rides/prevents any changes made in HomeKit.

Thanks

   Eric

On Jul 28, 2021, at 1:04 AM, jeffschubert @.***> wrote:

@EricTSten https://github.com/EricTSten I just published 1.0.3 which should fix the 'No Response' you're seeing. I still need to fix it temporarily showing the old value after you change it. It'll update to the new value for good once it refreshes values via the Daikin API.

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[jeffschubert]

That's odd. If you can provide any more details, add them to the issue I created for it. Thanks!