Can't find devices

[jemarr]

Hi.

I used Node-Red for years with Virtual-Smart-Home plugin, but now I would like to start with Matter.

I've installed your node and imported the example (I just keep one light for simplicity).

Deploying the flow is ok, but Alexa nor Apple Home can't detect the light device.

I tested Alexa app in ios and android without success.

Apple Home says that the device needs a 'Central de accesorios' in spanish to complete configuration, seems to need a bridge or Hub.

My system is a RaspberryPi with Dietpi linux and it is connected via ethernet to my internet router.

Thanks for your nice work.

[FezVrasta]

Hi, could you please provide your flow backup and the Node-RED debug logs from when you start the flow to when the pairing fails through Apple Home?

[jemarr]

Matter flow.zip

This is the flow,

[FezVrasta]

Thanks, the flow looks in order, I will need the logs to tell you more

[jemarr]

Would you tell me how to get the logs, I've never do it before, sorry

[jemarr]

I just have access to RBPi via SSH or Node-Red web

[FezVrasta]

You would have to start Node-RED while logged in through SSH, first you will have to update your Node-RED config to set logging level to trace or debug

[jemarr]

[jemarr]

and now ?

[FezVrasta]

journalctl -u node-red should give you all the logs. Check that, then try to pair to the virtual matter device, reproduce the issue, check the logs again and post them here

[jemarr]

After start nodered.txt
After detect device.txt

Those are the logs, just after starting Node-Red, and after trying to detect from iPhone Home app

[FezVrasta]

Can't see anything wrong, but I'm no expert in matter.js, you could try asking in the Discord channel to see if someone else can provide more help.

[jemarr]

ok, thanks

[scargill]

Installed, your example set up, using my Google Home Speaker hub device -.. Cant seem to find the QR code to feed into the Google Home device. Your info says documentation on the WIKI but I could ontly find one line of text in there. Am I missing something major here?

[jemarr]

Just, deploy in Node-Red and go to configure the device node again, then QR code should be there.

[Apollon77]

In fact the above logs just show the announcements but noone that tries to catch up or connect. This most likely means issues in UDP/MDNS/IPv6 data flows.

• So make sure (especially with Google) your network has enabled IPv6
• make sure all parties (the host with the device running on/node-red, the hub, the mobile app) and all interact with each other and are in the same network and UDP package flow is not blocked

Especially with Docker (no idea if you use it) that all might get interesting

Once it works and after scanning the qr code you should see at least "incoming" traffic when the mobile app was able to discover the device