Re: [PLUG] Home Automation mochad netcat ha-bridge
Michael,
Put the startup command in the /etc/rc.local. The OS is a systemd system,
but you can turn on rc.local.service with systemctl. You should add the &
at the end on the command in rc.local so it can complete. If there is no
rc.local file create one and make it executable.
Ken
On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 1:22 PM Michael Barnes wrote:
> Anybody have any experience with mochad or netcat?
> My project is using a Raspberry Pi Zero with an X-10 CM-19A transceiver to
> control my Christmas lights from Alexa.
>
> There are two components to this. First is to install mochad to pipe
> commands to the CM-19A. I got mochad installed and it seems to work. From
> the command line or script, I do
>
> echo "rf A2 on" | nc localhost 1099
>
> to turn on the controllers at address A2. Apparently piping the command
> through netcat gets it to mochad and on to the CM-19A. While that works and
> turns on the lights, the command stays open and I have to hit ^C to end and
> get a prompt back. The other issue is mochad does not start automatically
> on boot. The information I found said mochad should start automatically
> when the CM-19A is plugged into the USB port. I'm far from a USB genius, so
> I'm not sure how this is supposed to work. I do have
>
> /etc/udev/rules.d/91-usb-x10-controllers.rules
>
> which contains
> SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0bc7", ATTR{idProduct}=="0001",
> RUN+="/usr/local/bin/mochad"
> SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0bc7", ATTR{idProduct}=="0002",
> RUN+="/usr/local/bin/mochad"
>
> That should do the deed, but it does not.
>
> So, those are my first two issues, the command not completing cleanly and
> mochad not starting automatically.
>
> The other aspect to this setup is ha-bridge, which is a java thing. It is
> supposed to interface with my Alexa to run scripts on command. I haven't
> gotten far enough along with that to have any questions, yet, but if anyone
> is familiar with it and has any tips to offer, I would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
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Re: [PLUG] Home Automation mochad netcat ha-bridge
On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 3:22 PM Michael Barnes wrote: > > Anybody have any experience with mochad or netcat? > My project is using a Raspberry Pi Zero with an X-10 CM-19A transceiver to > control my Christmas lights from Alexa. > > There are two components to this. First is to install mochad to pipe > commands to the CM-19A. I got mochad installed and it seems to work. From > the command line or script, I do > > echo "rf A2 on" | nc localhost 1099 > Does nc localhost 1099 << EOF rf A2 on EOF work? Some netcats need more persuasion, but some way of feeding it an EOF is needed. Bill ___ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Home Automation mochad netcat ha-bridge
On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 5:58 PM Bill Barry wrote: > On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 3:22 PM Michael Barnes > wrote: > > > > Anybody have any experience with mochad or netcat? > > My project is using a Raspberry Pi Zero with an X-10 CM-19A transceiver > to > > control my Christmas lights from Alexa. > > > > There are two components to this. First is to install mochad to pipe > > commands to the CM-19A. I got mochad installed and it seems to work. From > > the command line or script, I do > > > > echo "rf A2 on" | nc localhost 1099 > > > Does > nc localhost 1099 << EOF > rf A2 on > EOF > work? Some netcats need more persuasion, but some way of feeding it an > EOF is needed. > > Bill > Apparently, the EOF thing was an issue. Adding the -q flag fixed it. echo "rf A2 on" | nc -q 0 localhost 1099 An entry in /etc/rc.local seems to have fixed the startup problem. Got ha-bridge and mochad talking. Now the last hurdle is getting Alexa to talk to ha-bridge. Michael ___ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Home Automation mochad netcat ha-bridge
The last hurdle might be the realization that having an Alexa in the first place was a mistake ;-) On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 6:39 PM Michael Barnes wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 5:58 PM Bill Barry wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 3:22 PM Michael Barnes > > wrote: > > > > > > Anybody have any experience with mochad or netcat? > > > My project is using a Raspberry Pi Zero with an X-10 CM-19A transceiver > > to > > > control my Christmas lights from Alexa. > > > > > > There are two components to this. First is to install mochad to pipe > > > commands to the CM-19A. I got mochad installed and it seems to work. From > > > the command line or script, I do > > > > > > echo "rf A2 on" | nc localhost 1099 > > > > > Does > > nc localhost 1099 << EOF > > rf A2 on > > EOF > > work? Some netcats need more persuasion, but some way of feeding it an > > EOF is needed. > > > > Bill > > > > Apparently, the EOF thing was an issue. Adding the -q flag fixed it. > > echo "rf A2 on" | nc -q 0 localhost 1099 > > An entry in /etc/rc.local seems to have fixed the startup problem. > > Got ha-bridge and mochad talking. Now the last hurdle is getting Alexa to > talk to ha-bridge. > > Michael > ___ > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
