Install error about homebridge-texecom

[paskovitch]

So everything works. I'm sorry I thought it was just the serial port that needed this setting. Thanks!

[kieranmjones]

This issue is specifically from the serialport dependency which is failing to build, the key error is this bit:

Release/obj.target/serialport/src/serialport_unix.o ../src/serialport_unix.cpp:24:26: fatal error: linux/serial.h: No such file or directory

I would reach out to that project and see if they have advice, certainly a Google of the problem suggests it is an architecture or dependency type issue that perhaps you can overcome by installing serialport yourself rather than relying on the automatic install via the dependency from this module?

Sorry can't be more help, as I say this issue doesn't relate to this project so not really something that can be addressed here.

[paskovitch]

Is there a version that only has IP support?

[kieranmjones]

There is not no, that is not to say it wouldn't be possible to strip out the serial aspects of the plugin. To be honest I would have thought fixing the serialport install wouldn't be too difficult, I appreciate it's a bit of a wasted effort as your device has no serial ports present.

I will apply some thought to the matter, in the meantime you could take the code yourself and strip out references to serial, I'm not sure what might break though as it's all tied quite closely together.

[paskovitch]

Thank you for dealing with the problem! :)

[paskovitch]

I acquired a raspberry pi 3 for this I could install. But forever, I see the sequel in the log:
[2019-3-11 18:35:57] [Texecom] received data
[2019-3-11 18:35:59] [Texecom] received data
[2019-3-11 18:36:01] [Texecom] received data
[2019-3-11 18:36:03] [Texecom] received data
[2019-3-11 18:36:18] [Texecom] received data
[2019-3-11 18:36:19] [Texecom] IP connection ended
[2019-3-11 18:36:19] [Texecom] IP connection closed

My config:
{
"platform": "Texecom",
"ip_address": "192.168.0.160",
"ip_port": "10001",
"zones": [
{
"name": "Room 1",
"zone_number": "02",
"zone_type": "motion",
"dwell": 1000
},
{
"name": "Bedroom",
"zone_number": "04",
"zone_type": "motion",
"dwell": 1000
},
{
"name": "Room 2",
"zone_number": "03",
"zone_type": "motion",
"dwell": 1000
},
{
"name": "Door",
"zone_number": "01",
"zone_type": "contact",
"dwell": 1000
}
]
}

What could be the problem?

[max-christian]

Huh. How long does it run for before the IP connection ends? (P.S. This should probably be under a separate issue.)

[paskovitch]

When homebridge starts, there is no problem, but after I enter in the homekit, then throw the ip connection.

[paskovitch]

Texecom IOS app and in Wintex desktop app aren't any probleme.

[max-christian]

Sounds like you might not have the Crestron protocol configured on the COM-IP port?

[paskovitch]

How to configure it? Do you have a description of it?

[max-christian]

https://github.com/kieranmjones/homebridge-texecom/blob/master/README.md

(but since you have Wintex, use that instead as it's easier)

[simonlock]

So everything works. I'm sorry I thought it was just the serial port that needed this setting. Thanks!

Hi @paskovitch please could you share how you managed to install this on a raspberry pi? I've been trying to install this for a couple on months now. Did you strip out all references to serial port from the code?

I've tried installing this through Homebridge natively on a Pi, using docker on a Pi and also using a FreeBSD jail. Every Homebridge plugin installs for me except this one. Any help would be very much appreciated.

[paskovitch]

Hi @simonlock I use Raspbian OS on raspberry pi. On the user interface, I turned on the serial port in the interface settings. Then the plugin worked. [https://images.ctfassets.net/tvfg2m04ppj4/4owZNQS99yKFHzxClG7PnA/aa405e22555866c62395c1d6daa4f7b8/SSH.jpg?w=800]

[simonlock]

@paskovitch thank you for replying. I too use Raspian (Linux buster 4.19.75-v7+ #1270 SMP Tue Sep 24 18:45:11 BST 2019 armv7l GNU/Linux) but I'm using docker for homebridge. So I've just installed a fresh install of Raspian on another Raspberry Pi, enabled the Serial interface (raspi-config) as you indicated and installed Homebridge natively on the Pi. But this add-in still fails to install. I'm totally lost. Are you running Raspian Buster by any chance? Thanks again.