HomeKit KNX integration with Link’nX: actions and scenarios
Link’nX can offer HomeKit a selection of its actions and scenarios, including KNX actions. In the Apple app, each exported item appears as a switch-type command that requests the launch of the associated action or scenario. This page sums up what the export does, its limits and the commissioning order.
What the HomeKit integration does
Section titled “What the HomeKit integration does”| Need | Where to configure it | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Choose the actions and scenarios offered to HomeKit | Smart Home → HomeKit, Filter funnel | Choose the items exported to HomeKit |
| Remove an item from the export without deleting it from Link’nX | Same selection, box unchecked, then saved | Choose the items exported to HomeKit |
| Find the PIN code and add Link’nX in the Home app | HomeKit configuration, then Add Accessory in the Home app | Understand exported commands |
| Understand how an exported switch behaves and troubleshoot | Apple app and Link’nX selection | Understand exported commands |
Step-by-step commissioning
Section titled “Step-by-step commissioning”- Prepare and save the actions and scenarios in the right project and gateway.
- Select the items to export in Export actions or scenarios to HomeKit, save, then reopen Filter to review the boxes actually saved.
- Find the PIN code in HomeKit configuration, then add Link’nX in the Home app from an iPhone or iPad connected to the same network as the gateway.
- Activate each item from the Apple app and check the result on the device itself.
Good to know
Section titled “Good to know”- The export requires the HomeKit option in the relevant project and gateway. If HomeKit does not appear, have its availability confirmed.
- Tout sélectionner (Select all) replaces the selection with the items visible in the current filter, and Tout désélectionner (Deselect all) clears the whole selection: clear the search and review the boxes before saving.
- For an action, the switch may return to off shortly after the launch, without confirming execution. Turning it back off is not a reverse command and does not stop a scenario already launched.
- Direct export of a KNX action carrying a specific value, and launching a scenario that is subject to conditions or disabled, must be confirmed by support before you rely on them.
- Removing an item from the export does not delete it from Link’nX. After each save, the Home app updates automatically after a while. Never share the PIN code, not even in a screenshot.
To build the actions and scenarios to export, see Scenarios and commands.