Add optional "Apple Home Key" support for the (electronic-) Lock device

[Julian0Davinci]

Hello Brutella,

It would be great if you thought about to add Apple Home Key support for the Lock device:
https://support.apple.com/de-de/guide/iphone/iph0dc255875/ios

There is a really interesting, easy and small project, that could be the base of it:
https://github.com/kormax/apple-home-key-reader

The Github project from kormax implements Home Key support really easy and it works absolutely greatand reliable; the hardware you need is cheap and the assembly is easy.
It exposes a virtual Lock in Homekit, that can trigger a button over an automation, which can switch a relais for example to unlock. For example:
https://meintechblog.de/2024/01/30/apple-home-key-diy/

But together with your solution we already have a nice implementation for electronic locks, and the workaround wit a button and relais would not be necessary. In addition to trigger an electronic lock with a simple button in Homekit is not really secure.

I could be beta tester for a possible implementation.

[brutella]

A lot people are running hkknx on their local server or NAS, which is located in a rack. The RFID reader needs to be located outside of your home. How would you connect the RFID reader with hkknx?

I think a dedicated device, which uses the RFID reader and exposes an electronic lock, would make much more sense.

[Julian0Davinci]

Thanks for the answer.

My HKKNX Server runs on a raspberry pi. The RFID Reader can be connectet to an USB Converter via USB on every PC or NAS or Raspberry. For security reasons just the Reader should be placed outside. The converter and PC/NAS can be located inside.

The connection from RFID reader to USB-Converter has in my test setup a length of 12 meters and works fine.