Troubleshooting Homekit over Thread setup

Any tips for troubleshooting a HomeKit over thread setup for my Smartwings Nano blinds using the SkyConnect?
I have:

  • Bluetooth Proxy via ESPHome on a M5Stack Atom lite
  • Skyconnect flashed with OpenThread RCP
  • OpenThread Border Router pointing directly to the Skyconnect

I was able to use the bluetooth proxy to add the blinds via the HomeKit Controller, and then click the “DUC Blinds EC18 Provision Preferred Thread Credentials” button, but now the blinds show as unavailable.

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You are the first person I know that is tried the thread enabled smartwings with skyconnect. It wasn’t clear to me how well this will work with HA, and they charge noticeably more for their thread module. I’m about to order my first setup lines and them just deciding between zigbee or Z-Wave. I’ll probably go with z-wave since I have a lot of devices, I’m pretty stable network already. My zigbee are mostly hue bulbs on a hue hub so trying to set up a second network off sky connect probably isn’t the best idea. Hopefully you can figure this out

Thanks for the comment! A good reminder to post an update. I’ve got them working! I ended up unpairing the blinds and reinstalling the thread border router. It then worked!

I’m still installing the blinds, so I’m not sure yet how they’ll work at scale (12 blinds).