HomeKit Deep Dive

WWDC 2018

Home App in macOS

Remote Access

Accessory Categories

HomeKit Accessory Protocol Specification

• Become MFi Licensee ( https://developer.apple.com/programs/mfi )
• Available to all developers ( https://developer.apple.com/homekit )

HomeKit Accessory Development Kit

• Easier to get started
• Faster to intergrate
• Reliable and secure
• Stay in sync With iOS

HomeKit Accessory Tester

• Available for MFi licensees
• Application interface
• Great for testing your accessory

HomeKit Certification Assistant

• Available for MFi licensees
• Self-certification tool
• Automated test execution

HomeKit Accessory Simulator

• Simulate any HomeKit accessory
• Great for testing your app
• No physical accessories required
• Available via Hardware IO Tools for Xcode

Home Object Hierarchy

HMHome

HMZone

HMRoom

Accessories, Services, and Characteristics

HMAccessory

HMService

• Naming best practice
  - Used by Home app and Siri
  - Choose good default names
  - No special characters or numbers

HMHome integration

HMActionSet

Predefined Action set types

• HMActionSetType.WakeUp
• HMActionSetType.Sleep
• HMActionSetType.HomeDeparture
• HMActionSetType.Arrival
• HMActionSetType.UserDefined

HMHome integration

Event Triggers

Significant Time Events

Event Trigger Conditions

• Conditionalize automated controls

Camera Accessories

• Show live streams
• Display still images
• Control the camera settings
• Control the speaker and microphone