Im having problem to make it work

[erickkowalski]

Hi

Im having problem to make it work

Im running Homebridge v1.1.6 on Raspberry PI4, texecom ELite24, v4

I Have installed the plugin, set all the zones as they are programmed in the panel, connected Raspberry PI to Elite24 via Com - Usb cable on the COM1 port of the panel.

PS should the com-usb cable be connected to the elite24 panel all time??????

I can see the Area and zones created in Homebridge, but i can not see the Pir or Doors Contacts changing their states or status of the alarm state

Any ideas where im doing something wrong???????

Advise really appreciated

cheers Erick

[max-christian]

Hi Erick, if you don't have an IP connection to your alarm then you'll need that cable attached all the time, yes.

Is it possible to capture what the alarm is currently sending as you walk round the house to check it's Crestron format? If you've not set it to that format yet then that'll be the problem.

[erickkowalski]

Max thanks for quick reply,

I have a smartcom but as i read its not working so i disconnected it for now.

Is it possible to capture what the alarm is currently sending as you walk round the house to check it's Crestron format? Not sure how to do it

do I need to set the com1 port to Creston System ????

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[max-christian]

Yeah, you need to set COM1 to Crestron for this to work.

[erickkowalski]

thats exactly what i did see attached screenshot

still nothing, i must be doing something wrong

see the logs [Texecom] Initializing Texecom platform... [21/11/2020, 14:22:44] [Texecom] Computed SN IhQHwDrlxzEJzOcdJ+JGN4JPMzM= [21/11/2020, 14:22:44] [Texecom] Computed SN 4ZOgHs+NMK0K/+/TMs6TTjL/znI= [21/11/2020, 14:22:44] [Texecom] Computed SN 4ZOgHs+NMK0K/+/TMs6TTjL/znI= [21/11/2020, 14:22:44] Initializing platform accessory 'Living room pir'... [21/11/2020, 14:22:44] Initializing platform accessory 'Main entry doors'... [21/11/2020, 14:22:44] Initializing platform accessory 'Chata'...

any advise?

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[max-christian]

Can you have a look at what data the PI is receiving? I think just doing

cat /dev/YOURDEVICE should work

[erickkowalski]

Max

cat /dev/YOURDEVICE where YOURDEVICE Is???? believe me i tried anything heh

i really appreciate your help and patience

im completely new to Pi and homebridge

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[max-christian]

You need to find out what device your USB to serial is, I'm no PI expert but if it's the only USB device on the system them it's probably the same as the default in the homebridge-texecom config file:

"serial_device": "/dev/ttyUSB0"

So you can do

cat /dev/ttyUSB0

If you see nothing then have a look in /dev/ and see if you can spot the right device name.

[K1LL3R234]

Good day wil it work on a 832 system?