Vera edge and Serial Gateway

[Nitro Burn]

@dylan.balloo You just need a USB to SERIAL cable/breakout board/adapter that has an FTDI chip on it. You then connect the FTDI based usb to serial device to the arduino serial pins and plug the USB into the Vera. Vera will only communicate via Serial if the chip it is speaking to is a FTDI chip. No atmega, no cp2012, no CH340, etc... Only FTDI

USB to Serial:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ftdi+usb+to+serial
or if you want a nano:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ftdi+arduino+nano

[dylan.balloo]

Thanks for the advise. Can you please tell me how to connect the
USB to Serial:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ftdi+usb+to+serial
to my arduino nano. On which pin shall I connect it?

[dylan.balloo]

Shall I disconnect the serial gateway afterwards?

[korttoma]

There should already be a USB serial chip on your Nano. Check the other side of it. If it says FTDI on the chip there is still a chance to get it to work with what you already have.

Sometimes the Vera just has difficulty finding it. You just need to keep trying reboot restart loop.
If it is not a FTDI chip there is no use trying.

[dylan.balloo]

Hello,
I have check on my nano, nowhere seems to write FTDI.

Can I buy this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nano-V3-0-with-ATMEGA328P-FT232RL-FTDI-Micro-controller-Module-for-Arduino-/281145520990?hash=item417594335e:g:qzAAAOxy9ERSR-Wc

How are the connection done, shall the usb cable I used to connect to my PC be connect to the VERA via USB port?

If I want to connect
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FT232RL-3-3V-5-5V-FTDI-USB-to-TTL-Serial-Adapter-Module-for-Arduino-Mini-Port-/381374421597?hash=item58cbafda5d:g:jk8AAOSwrklVMjIp
with my actual Nano, how shall I connect it?

[dylan.balloo]

Hello all,
Please help me out on above.
Thank you

[hek]

It is hard to know if ebay/aliexpress chips is genuine. You better ask for a guarantee from the seller before making the purchase.

[dylan.balloo]

Hello NITRO BURN,
Can you please advise if you tested this one :
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ftdi+arduino+nano
and if it is working?

[dylan.balloo]

hello hek,
Thanks for the advise.

[dylan.balloo]

Hello there,
I have bought the new FTDI Nano. But still not working.
I have the following error on my vera:
MySensors plugin : Cannot send command - communications error
Thanks to advise.

[dbemowsk]

If you look at the FTDI chip, it should say PL2303 on it. Those are the only ones that I have gotten to work with my Vera. I do kind of wish that Vera would add support for the CH340s as those are another common USB to serial chip.