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jkandasa

@jkandasa
I used the Raspberry version of Mysensors gateway for software to set up a serial gateway. Then Inadded a symlink link with shorter name so domoticz could see it. If your software can detect the normal ttyMySensorGateway then no need for a symlink.
Hardware toconnect radio and raspberry is simple interconnect with GPIO. Same connections as with wire. I made a little board for it. Link to that is also somewhere on the forum.

@GertSanders This is nice, I guess no need to change anything in MyController software. Let me check this and update you. Thank you.

jkandasa

@GertSanders @davidbd Just now I tested https://github.com/mysensors/Raspberry with MyController.org server it is working perfectly. Thank you very much! you guys saved hardware cost and added direct NRF24 support to MyController.org :smiley:

I did all the steps as root user (running MyController.org server also as a root user). Kindly let me know if you face any issues.

Install https://github.com/mysensors/Raspberry and connect NRF24L01+ as mentioned on the page.

Now we have to point-out ttyMySensorsGateway port to MyController.org server via it is configuration file

Stop your MyController server change a line,
File Name: mycontroller/conf/mycontroller.properties

mcc.serialport.name=/dev/ttyMySensorsGateway

Start your MyController server. That is it :)

GertSanders

link to my board:

https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/aXLXBO3f

GertSanders

http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/1974/domoticz-as-controller-and-a-gateway-for-mysensor-nodes-running-on-a-raspberry-pi-2

My setup described here

jkandasa

@GertSanders said:

http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/1974/domoticz-as-controller-and-a-gateway-for-mysensor-nodes-running-on-a-raspberry-pi-2

My setup described here

Thank you @GertSanders

davidbd

@jkandasa Well Done ! Thanks ! you are doing great Job here.

davidbd

@jkandasa

Hi,

I just install the PiGatewaySerial in RPI and run as a daemon but found CPU is almost 100% !

2173 root 20 0 3740 1624 1416 R 98.8 0.4 2:17.91 PiGatewaySerial

jkandasa

@davidbd said:

@jkandasa

Hi,

I just install the PiGatewaySerial in RPI and run as a daemon but found CPU is almost 100% !

2173 root 20 0 3740 1624 1416 R 98.8 0.4 2:17.91 PiGatewaySerial

@davidbd I donot face any issue like you said.

root@raspbx:~# ps -p 11415 -o %cpu,%mem,cmd
%CPU %MEM CMD
 0.0  0.0 /usr/local/sbin/PiGatewaySerial -d

I do not have much knowledge on PiGatewaySerial we have a discussion about this topic on http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/1151/tutorial-raspberry-pi-nrf24l01-direct-connection/39

Some people already reported 100% cpu usage. Can you please check and post your query there?

My RPI setup.

root@raspbx:~# uname -a
Linux raspbx 3.18.6-v7+ #753 SMP PREEMPT Sun Feb 8 14:53:56 GMT 2015 armv7l GNU/Linux
root@raspbx:~# cat /etc/issue
Raspbian GNU/Linux 8 \n \l

root@raspbx:~# cat /etc/debian_version
8.0

RPI Model: Raspberry pi 2 Model B

I ran everything as a root user.

ericvdb

The 100% cpu usage happens only if nothing connects to /dev/ttyMySensorsGateway, at least thats what i experienced.

GertSanders

My CPU load hardly ever goes over 1%, and that is including a running Domoticz controller in parallel with the serial gateway.

Gert

davidbd

@jkandasa As reported by users ... the 100% cpu usage happens only if nothing connects to /dev/ttyMySensorsGateway
I am OK now but maybe worth to check why as this is not good behaviour.

tbowmo

Just finished setting up MyController, so it runs besides domoticz, and NodeRed. Looks fine so far, but haven't had that much time to delve into MyController specifics yet.

Have set it up so that when ever I turn a light on / off in MyController, Domoticz also sees this (and of course the sensor network).

Plan was to try and use MyController for OTA firmware updates, and keep track of firmware versions in my network.

diggs

For some reason cannot seem to get it running.

Have installed the software and the server appears to start, but there is no web access and this is what I get when I check the log.

Have I setup something incorrect

Running on a PI

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: org/mycontroller/standalone/StartApp : Unsupported major.minor version 52.0
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:792)
        at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:142)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:449)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:71)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:361)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:355)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:354)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:424)
        at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:308)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:357)
        at sun.launcher.LauncherHelper.checkAndLoadMain(LauncherHelper.java:482)

java version "1.7.0_40"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_40-b43)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 24.0-b56, mixed mode)

jkandasa

@diggs said:

For some reason cannot seem to get it running.

java version "1.7.0_40"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_40-b43)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 24.0-b56, mixed mode)

You should update your java version to 1.8 or later. For raspberry PI oracle java is recommended for MyController.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html

jdk-8u60-linux-arm32-vfp-hflt.tar.gz

@diggs hope this link will help you to update your java: http://www.rpiblog.com/2014/03/installing-oracle-jdk-8-on-raspberry-pi.html

jkandasa

@tbowmo said:

Just finished setting up MyController, so it runs besides domoticz, and NodeRed. Looks fine so far, but haven't had that much time to delve into MyController specifics yet.

Have set it up so that when ever I turn a light on / off in MyController, Domoticz also sees this (and of course the sensor network).

Plan was to try and use MyController for OTA firmware updates, and keep track of firmware versions in my network.

@tbowmo Nice! you can give try for other features also which is available in MyController ;)
Alarm, Timer, Forward Payload, UID, etc.,

diggs

@jkandasa Thanks for that.

The latest Java version has go me going as far as server access goes, but I am having issues opening the serial port it seems.

I am trying to run in parallel with Domoticz, but I maybe having an issue trying to access the same port I am guess.

Suggestions on how to get around that?

2015-09-27 15:45:16,568 ERROR [main] [org.mycontroller.standalone.gateway.serialport.SerialPortPi4jImpl:68] Failed to load serial port,
java.io.IOException: Unable to open the serial port/device. (Error #2)
        at com.pi4j.jni.Serial.open(Native Method) ~[mycontroller-standalone-0.0.2-alpha4-single.jar:na]
        at com.pi4j.io.serial.impl.SerialImpl.open(SerialImpl.java:151) ~[mycontroller-standalone-0.0.2-alpha4-single.jar:na]
        at com.pi4j.io.serial.impl.SerialImpl.open(SerialImpl.java:242) ~[mycontroller-standalone-0.0.2-alpha4-single.jar:na]
        at org.mycontroller.standalone.gateway.serialport.SerialPortPi4jImpl.initialize(SerialPortPi4jImpl.java:61) [mycontroller-standalone-0.0.2-alpha4-single.jar:na]
        at org.mycontroller.standalone.gateway.serialport.SerialPortPi4jImpl.<init>(SerialPortPi4jImpl.java:40) [mycontroller-standalone-0.0.2-alpha4-single.jar:na]
        at org.mycontroller.standalone.StartApp.startServices(StartApp.java:217) [mycontroller-standalone-0.0.2-alpha4-single.jar:na]
        at org.mycontroller.standalone.StartApp.main(StartApp.java:78) [mycontroller-standalone-0.0.2-alpha4-single.jar:na]
2015-09-27 15:45:16,646 INFO [main] [org.mycontroller.standalone.db.TimerUtils:144] Updated Time:[SunRise:Sun Sep 27 10:36:00 AEST 2015, SunSet:Sun Sep 27 22:41:00 AEST 2015], City:[latitude:11.2333, longit$
[Sun Sep 27 15:45:21 AEST 2015] TJWS httpd 0.0.0.0 - [SSL: ServerSocket[addr=0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0,localport=8443]] is listening.

jkandasa

@diggs said:

@jkandasa Thanks for that.

The latest Java version has go me going as far as server access goes, but I am having issues opening the serial port it seems.

I am trying to run in parallel with Domoticz, but I maybe having an issue trying to access the same port I am guess.

Suggestions on how to get around that?

I guess you cannot share same port for two different applications. We may go with some third party tools to share serial port across applications. But, I do not have any experience on it.

In this case to run MyController server, stop MyController server and Domoticz controller, then start MyController server, it will work.

diggs

@jkandasa Thanks

Have now done all that. Stopped the Domoticz server, started Mycontroller. I get the webpage up now, but still no nodes showing up and for some reason nothing is being written to my logs the past few hours at all.

What can I look at?

davidbd

@diggs

stop the server
connect to your serial port and see if you get any response from gateway ( minicom/miniterm etc ... )
If above work , check your config for correct serial ports settings.
If above doesnt work not check your serial gateway

diggs

@davidbd Thanks for the reply.

Yep, can connect to the port and see the node / gateway data in the line.

Still nothing though in the Mycontroller

All my settings seem pretty standard, so not sure what the issue would be or what to check next.

#========================================================================
# MySensors Gateway settings
# Select Type of gateway will be used, Only one gateway will be used
# Types -> serial, ethernet, mqtt
#========================================================================
mcc.ethernet.gateway.type=serial

#========================================================================
# MySensors Serial port settings
# In this section select: Driver, port name and baud rate
# Available drivers -> [pi4j, jssc, jserialcomm, auto]
#========================================================================
mcc.serialport.driver.type=auto
mcc.serialport.name=/dev/ttyACM0
mcc.serialport.baud.rate=115200

#========================================================================
# MySensors Ethernet Gateway settings
# Update host name/ip and port number, Default: 192.168.178.6:5003
# Keep alive check frequency in seconds
#========================================================================
mcc.ethernet.gateway.host=192.168.178.6
mcc.ethernet.gateway.port=5003
mcc.ethernet.gateway.keep.alive.frequency=60

#========================================================================
# MySensors MQTT Gateway settings
# Update broker host name/ip and port number, Default: 192.168.178.6:1883
# Root topic name of broker
# Note: MQTT_TRANSLATE_TYPES will be not supported
# Disable MQTT_TRANSLATE_TYPES in your MQTT gateway
#========================================================================
mcc.mqtt.gateway.broker.host=192.168.178.6
mcc.mqtt.gateway.broker.port=1883
mcc.mqtt.gateway.broker.root.topic=MyMQTT

#========================================================================
# Database
# Where do you want to keep your database.
# It is highly recommended  to take a backup of this db on upgrade. 
# Database: H2DB, location and name, example:/tmp/mycontroller
#========================================================================
mcc.h2db.location=../conf/mycontroller

#========================================================================
# Web files, will be located under ../www by default
# For web used angularjs
#========================================================================
www.file.location=../www/

#========================================================================
# Web Application server configuration
# bind.address - interface to bind. 0.0.0.0 - all available interfaces
# You can use either http or https, enable.https - https is enabled
# if https is enabled specify keystore file details
# It is highly recommended to use https also change default keystore file
#========================================================================
bind.address=0.0.0.0
enable.https=true
http.port=8443
ssl.keystore.file=../conf/keystore.jks
ssl.keystore.password=password
ssl.keystore.type=JKS

#logger configuration - logback.xml

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