FAQ

Question you ask us and questions we ask you

How to update NRCHKB node#

New version has been released, and you would like to upgrade? There are at least two ways to do that!

Using palette#

1. In node-red UI click Manage palette in Menu
2. Locate node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged and click update to 1.4.0

Manually#

1. Stop node-red
2. cd ~/.node-red
3. npm i node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged@1.4.0
4. Start node-red

Device paired but Service disappearing in Home.app from time to time#

You managed to pair with Accessory or Bridge but after a while it has disappeared?

1. Make sure that device you are using to view Home status is connected to the same network that node-red (with nrchkb) is running on
2. If you are using VLAN or special firewall rules, join us on Discord to discuss what settings should be for things to work

Type already defined error#

Type already defined or Cannot register type errors appeared in UI?

1. Make sure you are using the latest version of our node.
2. Look for other homekit nodes that you have installed. You will have to remove them if they collide with our node. Possible collisions with:
   1. node-red-contrib-homekit-preconfigured
   2. node-red-contrib-homekit

How to check nodes versions?

1. Settings/Manage palette
2. package.json file in your Node-RED installation folder usually ~/.node-red

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