@tbowmo thanks for the quick response. I had started with Raspian Stretch.
To install node-red I used the following:
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/raspbian-deb-package/master/resources/update-nodejs-and-nodered)
I then installed sqlite3, and phliteadmin, and finally mySensors.
I just started over, and skipped the whole sqlite3 and phpliteAdmin, and it seems to be working great, thanks again for the response.
It seems we are going down similar paths. I had not touched my Vera in about 2 years, and started reading how things have changed. 2 years ago when I discontinued my Home Automation adventure, my thoughts were, I was not getting enough return on the time invested. The time spent, effort required and fragility of the whole thing was just not creating enough benefit. So I jumped back into Home Automation again about a month and a half ago, and am real happy.
I did abandoned Vera and went with Home Assistant (hass.io), Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5 (z-wave), and Node-Red on a Raspberry Pi and am real happy. I pulled out my old MySensors I had built and updated them, connected the serial gateway to a powered hub connected to the Raspberry Pi with hass.io, and they are all working fine. It is still not for the faint of heart, but it is so much easier for me then with Vera as the foundation. I'm able to fairly easily integrate, Z-Wave, Google Home Assistant, Cast Audio & Video, Hook hub, Rachio Irrigation, MotionEye cameras, and Tasmota flashed Sonoff devices to name a few pretty seamlessly.
With my current direction I am getting great results, I'm real happy with the way all the different components integrate, and the feeling that the fragility has been reduced tremendously is making this feel like it was the right foundation choice for me, and is going to be a part of my home for years to come.
If I was to write something like this right now. I would probably use the MEAN stake.
MongoDB
Express
Angular
Node.js
With NodeJS and express you can have it do your api then add AngulerJS and Web Sockets to those two and you will have a very resonsive Web based UI.
Here is were it gets interesting. Python, C++, or C#. Python works with Nodejs very well. Windows 10 under the hood has some big changes which will make it very interesting for development. The new Windows Universal is really new (it is not even released) and very interesting. I have seen it called Core and Windows IoT. I'm right now toying around with Windows IoT on a Raspberry PI and attempting to create a MySensors gateway. I have had some adventures, and am close to putting it away for now until the next build, but it could be very Interesting.
I would set it up to use the Vera http API first and then add support for Z-Wave, MySensors, then Insteon.
I was able to get the following working. Home Assistant (hass.io), Google Assistant installed, and The old Google Voice kit. Right now I'm not using any of the Google software that is part of the manual, I'm using the two mics on the very cool Pi hat that comes with it. The kit is about $10.00.
Here is my Raspberry Pi with the Google voice hat, hass.io, MySensors serial gateway, and Aeon Labs series 2 Z-Stick, and powered USB hub to get the amps it needs.
It seems we are going down similar paths. I had not touched my Vera in about 2 years, and started reading how things have changed. 2 years ago when I discontinued my Home Automation adventure, my thoughts were, I was not getting enough return on the time invested. The time spent, effort required and fragility of the whole thing was just not creating enough benefit. So I jumped back into Home Automation again about a month and a half ago, and am real happy.
I did abandoned Vera and went with Home Assistant (hass.io), Aeotec Z-Stick Gen5 (z-wave), and Node-Red on a Raspberry Pi and am real happy. I pulled out my old MySensors I had built and updated them, connected the serial gateway to a powered hub connected to the Raspberry Pi with hass.io, and they are all working fine. It is still not for the faint of heart, but it is so much easier for me then with Vera as the foundation. I'm able to fairly easily integrate, Z-Wave, Google Home Assistant, Cast Audio & Video, Hook hub, Rachio Irrigation, MotionEye cameras, and Tasmota flashed Sonoff devices to name a few pretty seamlessly.
With my current direction I am getting great results, I'm real happy with the way all the different components integrate, and the feeling that the fragility has been reduced tremendously is making this feel like it was the right foundation choice for me, and is going to be a part of my home for years to come.
@tbowmo thanks for the quick response. I had started with Raspian Stretch.
To install node-red I used the following:
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/raspbian-deb-package/master/resources/update-nodejs-and-nodered)
I then installed sqlite3, and phliteadmin, and finally mySensors.
I just started over, and skipped the whole sqlite3 and phpliteAdmin, and it seems to be working great, thanks again for the response.
Here is what I'm getting when I start node-red:
Start Node-RED
Once Node-RED has started, point a browser at http://192.168.1.168:1880
On Pi Node-RED works better with the Firefox or Chrome browser
Use node-red-stop to stop Node-RED
Use node-red-start to start Node-RED again
Use node-red-log to view the recent log output
Use sudo systemctl enable nodered.service to autostart Node-RED at every boot
Use sudo systemctl disable nodered.service to disable autostart on boot
To find more nodes and example flows - go to http://flows.nodered.org
Starting as a systemd service.
Started Node-RED graphical event wiring tool.
25 Jun 01:15:56 - [info]
Welcome to Node-RED
===================
25 Jun 01:15:56 - [info] Node-RED version: v0.18.7
25 Jun 01:15:56 - [info] Node.js version: v8.11.3
25 Jun 01:15:56 - [info] Linux 4.14.50-v7+ arm LE
25 Jun 01:15:57 - [info] Loading palette nodes
25 Jun 01:16:03 - [info] Dashboard version 2.9.4 started at /ui
25 Jun 01:16:06 - [warn] ------------------------------------------------------
25 Jun 01:16:06 - [warn] [node-red-contrib-mysensors/mysdb] Error: Cannot find module '/home/pi/.node-red/node_modules/sqlite/node_modules/sqlite3/lib/binding/node-v57-linux-arm/node_sqlite3.node'
25 Jun 01:16:06 - [warn] ------------------------------------------------------
25 Jun 01:16:06 - [info] Settings file : /home/pi/.node-red/settings.js
25 Jun 01:16:06 - [info] User directory : /home/pi/.node-red
25 Jun 01:16:06 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false
25 Jun 01:16:06 - [info] Flows file : /home/pi/.node-red/flows_HS-HomeAuto.json
25 Jun 01:16:06 - [info] Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:1880/
25 Jun 01:16:06 - [info] Starting flows
25 Jun 01:16:06 - [info] Started flows
25 Jun 01:16:06 - [info] [sqlitedb:d9370fe2.50bc5] opened /home/pi/dbFiles/ByronWorld.db ok
If I was to guess it is not finding the sqlite database file. If this is the case I already had sqlite installed before I added node-red-contrib-mysensors, and have a folder I have an other database file in. Can I configure this to have the db files in the same directory?
If I'm completely off on what I think is going on here, and somebody can guide me on getting this resolved, I would be great-full.
Thanks Glenn
Very cool stuff you are doing here.
I have been messing with my Media Center and ways of getting all this media played easily anywhere whether it is movies, TV shows or music for several years. I also wanted all my media to be stored in a single place and be available not only in the house, but also anywhere I have internet access. Here is most of what the latest version look likes. I currently have two Raspberry Pi running Kodi in my office and Family room. I have a third Raspberry Pi running MySQL to store the common media's meta data in for both media centers. This is great stuff. One of them is my DNLA media server, and I use Kodi to setup the connections to the network shares on my NAS for use in the DNLA server.
About 2 years ago I put together the following. I have one of these in the master bedroom and the backyard. They have been working very well.
The other part of my adventure has been a BubbleUPnP server and BubbleUPnP android app on my phone. The sever brings some additional features.
Secure access to my media from the internet.
It enables you to create a second OpenHome DNLA render for every one on your network. This lets you queue up your music or videos using your phone and be able to leave to go get some beer during the party and not loose the music.
Re-encode on the fly my Blu-Ray quality movie files to a smaller size so I can watch them remotely through via internet.
I am right in the middle of my next generation Music rendering adventure. It will be using Chomecast Audio. You are now able to group more then one of these together to be able to play the same music in multiple rooms for very little money. I will be connecting one of these to my stereo in my office and family room. I will be putting something close to the following in the living room, backyard and side yard. The BubbleUPnp app on my phone and the BubbleUPnP server app has added additional features to the Chromcast Audio to make this even better.
http://www.amazon.com/Micca-COVO-S-Compact-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B00N8265I8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00. These will be used for a couple of them.
Good luck everyone on your DIY adventures.
Glenn
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Huntington Beach, California USA.
@Zelenaar Yes the latest build of Windows IoT has opened up those pins to help with getting more flexibility when working with Serial ports. Rumor has it that if I follow this example:
https://ms-iot.github.io/content/en-US/win10/samples/SerialSample.htm
and use the latest build it could work. I now have all the hardware I need. I have not yet gotten around to testing this yet. Thanks for the input.
It's very interesting out there with the whole JavaScript adventure. Its use is sky rocketing and is being used across the whole stack. One thing that is very interesting to watch is the adaptation of Microsoft's TypeScript and I read something the other day that the Google V8 JavaScript engine that is what Node.JS uses will have an option to use Strong data Typing. Having the data strong typed makes it a lot easier for IDE applications like Visual Studio to provide all the features you get using C#.
@derwish I have downloaded you new code. Very nice work.
@derwish Yes it would replace IIS. One of the big things is the small footprint and it would run anywhere. Microsoft seems to be putting a lot effort into getting it into the Visual Studio world. Which you know how working in Visual Studio is a great deal. Using Node.js, Express, TypeScript, Bootstrap & Angular to name a few looks very interesting to me. As you may know I'm messing around with Windows 10 IoT (core) on a Raspberry Pi. It just seems like it could turn into a nice Automation Hub, but if this is done right it could work on a lot of platforms. You could start with a headless Raspberry Pi and make it as powerful as you need.
