Is the IP address of the RB hub still the same?
At first the app was (succesfully) connected thru “host” ‘Rainbird.local’
When everything stopped working I tried to set the IP adress in the “host” field in the homey app.
Sadly, this doesn’t make any difference.
When I test a flow in homey, the response is an error at the card “start zone xx for xx minutes”
a popup appears with the text: “Network request failed”
Can you check if Homey can reach rainbird.local’s IP address?
- Install Net Scan app
- Add a “IP” device
- Enter the IP address and a name
The status should be “online”
Hi Peter, thanks for your help,
Yes it can, i checked this with the net scan app like you asked.
So I do not think it’s a network related problem, cause my phone app from rain bird can connect, and also home assisitant can connect and control the rain bird controller with the HA integration.
Thanks.
Your second sentence is the exact reason I wanted you to check if Homey can reach the device. Often other stuff just works, except for Homey.
OK, next steps to check or perform:
Device
Is the Rain Bird device in Homey added via the Rain Bird app (LAN) and not showing as “unavailable” ( = red triangle) in the device tile?
Does the Rain Bird device tile in Homey respond to manual commands?
Wifi
If you use guest network/AP isolation, disable it for that SSID.
Re-login
Open the Rain Bird device settings in Homey and re-enter any required PIN/password or re-add the device to refresh the session.
Hi Peter,
Thank you for your suggestions, meanwile a couldn’t stand it that the device didn’t worked.
So… i kind of fixed it by now…
It seems like that any changes to the network “host” settings in de existing device didn’t really changed by applying it. Even repairing it did not solve the problem.
In the test app I added a new device, with the IP adress as “host” instead of the (in previous version) standard host “rainbird.local”.
So by now I have 2 devices, with the same settings, but only the new one is working and connecting to the Rain-bird controller.
Many thanks for your time and suggestions!
Ah, great ideas! And you’re welcome!
Has anyone had any success with connecting an ARC series controller with this APP?
I am also trying to connect but without success. Maybe Rainbird 2.0 app is a problem. Year ago it was working ok.
I’m also trying to connect without success.
Im guessing Host is the IP-number thats its connected in the router and its supposed to start with 192.168.**.***?
And then you enter the password that you have to connect to the app and then connect?
It just keeps spinning.
@sorted.bits and @Brian_Monninkhof did you find a way to transfer the app?
Because right now I have two instances of the same app and the one working is the test app…
Tried everything now, ip address direct is pingable. Rainbird app can connect (but always through cloud). My rc2 just won’t setup in homey, whatever I do in settings (tp link deco) I just fails. Even tried disabling beam forming, temporary made the network 2.4ghz only, and other settings.
Anyone with an idea?
Diagnostic : 208f6d9d-47a6-4352-b376-03223b0d5654
I have a Rainbird ESP-TM2, but the app isn’t working. I managed to add the device once, but Flow didn’t work. Then I tried to add it again, but after entering the IP address and password (correctly), it wouldn’t add it. What else can I try?
I know this is an old post, but I can’t seem to get this to work. I added the IP address of the RainBird into the “Host” block, then added my P/W of the Rainbird app into the “Password” block and it just spins…never connects. Did you get this to work? What am I doing wrong? Thanks for helping.
Did you ever get this to work? I’m still having the same problem
Thanks for doing this…but I can’t seem to connect to my RainBird ESP-TM2.
- I’ve entered my device IP address in the Host block.
- Then entered my Rain Bird app P/W in the Password block…no love. Just keeps spinning…
Then..
- …entered my device IP address in the Host block as before
- I entered the “Controller Password” into the Password block (instead of the Rain Bird app P/W). Still no love.
Then..
- Entered “rainbird.local” in the Host block
- Entered the Controller Password. Still no love
What could I be doing wrong? Also, there are no other connections to the Rainbird active whilst trying to connect it…
Please give me guidance…thanks.
No homey never sees it. Local network also never sees it locally, always through could and sometimes it is a week online, and then suddenly it is offline and stays offline until unplugging the device and restarting it. Tried all sort of networks now, 2 different routers, nothing changes. I think the magnetic valves OR the pump start relais somehow interfere with the very outdated Wifi module in this controller.
I’ve got the same problem, it did work last season so I hope this can be easily fixed.
@sorted.bits could you please take a look at this issue?
I think there’s another issue. My Rainbird app on my phone and the connection with Homey stopped working at the same time. I had to reset the RC2 and when I connected it told me to download the Rainbird 2.0 app. The new app forced a firmware update on my RC2 and after this, the new app and RC2 could connect again.
It would be a huge coincidence it all stopped working at the same time, but my guess is something has changed connectivity wise that also influences the Homey connection.
Hi everyone,
I just bought a Rain Bird RC2 irrigation controller and set it up from scratch. During the initial setup, the controller immediately updated itself to firmware version 4.98. After that, I tried to integrate it with Homey Pro using the official Rain Bird (community) app, but pairing fails every time.
The error I get is:
pairsession_not_found
Has anyone experienced this with RC2 + firmware 4.98?
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Is there any known workaround?
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Has anyone managed to successfully pair after this update?
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Or is this currently broken for everyone?
Any help or insights would be really appreciated.
Thanks!
