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Ness D16x alarm panel

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Reported with 1 integration: Ness Alarm.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Ness AlarmWorks LocalArm/disarm commands lost with 5 s polling; default restored to 60 s
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The problem ### The problem Since the Ness Alarm integration was moved to the UI, `DEFAULT_SCAN_INTERVAL` in `const.py` is hard-coded to 5 seconds, and there is no longer any option to change it (the old YAML `scan_interval` is gone). Each cycle sends four status requests (S00, S20, S14, S18). The D8x/D16x panel answers roughly one request every 1.6 seconds, so requests pile up faster than they are answered. After a few minutes, arm and disarm commands are written to the interface but never acted on by the panel. Reloading the integration clears the backlog temporarily, then the problem …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #183080 · 2026-09

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Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandNess
ModelD16x
CategorySecurity Systems