Honeywell ProA7Plus alarm & HomeKit Device integration?

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Apparently the Honeywell (Resideo) ProA7Plus wireless security system now has native HomeKit support. See this FAQ from AlarmGrid. The screenshots show it exposing the alarm control panel and each individual security sensor to HomeKit on an iPhone. (The post says HomeKit doesn’t support life safety sensors, but there are other HomeKit smoke and CO detectors available?)

I’m curious if anyone has tried adding the ProA7Plus to Home Assistant through the HomeKit Device integration? How reliable is it and how quickly do the sensor states update?

If it works like it should, it sounds like a simple way to get local Home Assistant integration with a standalone alarm control panel. And the ProA7Plus itself looks appealing to me because (1) the panel and ProSix sensors are inexpensive and widely available, (2) the panel can be used in local alarm mode (i.e., no monthly fees) or with IP-only or dual-path cellular reporting, and (3) several vendors offer inexpensive AlarmNet central station monitoring or self monitoring using the Total Connect 2.0 app. (Personally, I like the idea of dual-path self monitoring for freeze and flood sensors and do something similar in another building using a wired DSC panel with an EVL-4 and sidekick.)

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Also interested in this for many of the same reasons, but have been holding back due to the lack of local integration.

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installed a proa7plus panel few days ago with 5898 dual tec motion sensors, prosix glass break sensors, and 5818mnl recessed door sensors.

everything updates almost instaneously and is really reliable for triggering automations.

FYI, the glass break sensors don’t get passed to HA

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i haven’t looked into it yet, but i don’t know how to pass a code through so that the arm and disarm buttons in HA work.

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Hi Brian,

I’m trying to integrate a proa7plus panel into HA. I am curious if this was a smooth process for you? The device is easily discovered by HA, but when I enter the pairing code, HA errors out stating “Invalid flow specified”

Strangely, the panel shows “Success”. Appreciate your help in advance!

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In case anyone struggles with this strange behavior, I documented my observations and what helped me here:
HoneywellHome/Resideo homekit integration PROA7Plus - Home Assistant Community

Thanks again,
Rohit

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I am trying to do same integration on new HA system (starting from scratch). Anyone have luck integrating this panel or another Honeywell alarm panel using RF 345 MHz devices?

I cancelled my alarm system a year ago and want to use the hardware for HA integration if at all possible. I’m thinking I also may need to jailbreak the panel to get it away from my old alarm company.

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I’ve got this working with HA. I’ll add though that I’m not using any RF 345 MHz devices. I’d imagine that whatever if connected to the panel (in my case, the Z-wave devices) do get exposed to HA over HomeKit.

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Hi All. I have my HA Green and am going down the list of all my devices, integrating them one at a time. However, the integration of my alarm panel (Resideo ProA7plus) is stumping me. I have it fully functional with Apple Home Kit, but I can’t seem to figure out how to finish the integration to HA. Total Newb here, so anything you can suggest would be greatly appreciative.

I tried linking with Matter, but I don’t have a pairing mode listed under Apple HomeKit AccessorySettings. Maybe an update moved or renamed it?